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False story about fire hoses running dry during 1963 Birmingham Civil Rights protests spreads online

Written by: Joey Esposito

Dec. 3, 2025

A popular rumor circulating online couched a fake inspirational tale within real world context.

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A graphic shows a headline that reads: "Black trucker vanishes mid-route — family says GPS 'just went dark'." The background features a split image: on the left is a portrait of a Black man with a beard wearing a denim shirt, and on the right is a white semi-truck on a highway. In the center is a small circular logo with a raised fist and the words "The Culture's Ours 2.0."

Story about missing truck driver Eric Darnell falls apart under scrutiny

Written by: Megan Loe

Aug. 5, 2025

Social media posts claimed Darnell, 38, from Birmingham, Alabama, mysteriously vanished and his ...

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Unpacking rumor about Alabama Young Republican arrested on murder, sexual torture charges

Written by: Joey Esposito

Aug. 5, 2025

Kyle Haden Lewter, arrested in March 2024, was a campaign chairman for a GOP state senator.

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Request for a Gun Permit Was Denied?

Written by: Sean Eifert

June 24, 2024

Posts say the civil rights icon wanted the ability to carry a weapon after his home was firebomb ...

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The Miss Alabama Controversy, Explained

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

June 7, 2024

A plus-size model won the top spot in an Alabama pageant and the internet had a meltdown.

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Dad Found Buried Chain After Landscaping His Yard and Instantly Regretted It?

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 5, 2024

A photo of a chain coming out of a hole in the ground was shared with an inspiring story. Snopes ...

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Skip Bayless Said Deion Sanders' Colorado Football Team Is 'the Next Alabama Dynasty'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 20, 2024

"We are looking at the next Alabama dynasty," the sports commentator purportedly said, regarding ...

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A rumor claimed without providing evidence that Terry Saban better known as Nick Saban's wife or Miss Terry was undergoing an illness, dementia, Alzheimer's disease or other medical illnesses.

Nick Saban Says Wife 'Miss Terry' Is 'Fine' Following Illness Rumors

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 11, 2024

Saban's retirement from being the head coach of the University of Alabama's football team brough ...

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A rumor claimed that Talladega Superspeedway held a Pride Day that achieved the lowest attendance in the Alabama track's history.

Did a Talladega 'Pride Day' Achieve Lowest Attendance in the Track's History?

Written by: Jordan Liles

June 22, 2023

A rumor about Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway hosting a "Pride Day" was virally shared in June ...

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A local Republican group in Alabama posted a picture of a GOP elephant with Ku Klux Klan imagery.

Did Alabama GOP Group Post Elephant Photo with KKK Imagery?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 19, 2022

According to the Lawrence County Republican Party, the group accidentally used an altered image ...

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A photo of a 44 inch cottonmouth snake in Lowndes County Alabama is real and was not altered with Adobe Photoshop.

Is the '44-Inch Cottonmouth' Snake Photo on Facebook Real?

Written by: Jordan Liles

June 9, 2022

A picture of a fairly large snake was posted by a user named Chad Payne in the Alabama Reptile a ...

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Online ads and YouTube videos claimed man finds buried chain and said he would keep pulling the old buried chain. However, this was all misleading.

Man Finds Buried Chain, Pulls It Up, and Jumps Back?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 11, 2022

Wales is a long way from Alabama.

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Person, Human, Clothing

No, AL Gov. Kay Ivey Is Not in This Photo Protesting Desegregation in Louisiana

Written by: Jordan Liles

Oct. 26, 2021

A misleading and viral tweet became so popular that its content was later shared on TikTok.

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Audience, Person, Crowd

Did Ex-Judge Roy Moore Write Anti-Abortion Poem 'America the Beautiful'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 2, 2021

"You think that God’s not angry, that our land’s a moral slum?" the poem asks. But who actually ...

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No, A Nurse in Alabama Did Not Die from COVID-19 Vaccine

Written by: David Mikkelson

Dec. 19, 2020

Social media posts are untrue: no persons who received COVID-19 vaccine in Alabama have died.

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Did Alabama Bless 'Incest' Marriages Between Brothers and Sisters, Uncles and Nieces?

Written by: Snopes Staff

Sept. 13, 2019

A routine review of content labeled satire.

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Did Trump Display an Altered Hurricane Dorian Map Showing Alabama in Its Path?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 4, 2019

A National Hurricane Center graphic purporting to show the storm's path and displayed at the Whi ...

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Did CNN Mislabel Alabama as Mississippi on Hurricane Dorian Weather Map?

Written by: Dan Evon

Sept. 3, 2019

The state of Alabama received some strange news coverage during Hurricane Dorian in the summer o ...

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Walmart edifice

Did Police Discover a Meth Lab in a Back Room of an Alabama Walmart?

Written by: Dan Evon

Dec. 27, 2017

Rumors that a facility for making methamphetamines was found at a store in Decatur originated wi ...

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Doug Jones

Did Alabama Election Officials Find Thousands of Dead People Who Voted for Doug Jones?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Dec. 23, 2017

Reports that Democrat Doug Jones received votes from over 12,000 dead people in a special Senate ...

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