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50 Cent, a Black man with a short beard, smiles while wearing a a white collared shirt. He also wears an all-black hat reading "G Unit" and a large gold chain.

Is 50 Cent being boycotted? The truth about his alleged comments on pro-LGBTQ+ cartoons

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 25, 2026

A nearly identical claim recently targeted actor Kurt Russell.

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Pope Leo, an elderly white man, wears the traditional all-white outfit and papal frock and waves to a crowd.

Tune out claim Pope Leo XIV went live at 3 a.m. to share 'urgent message'

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 25, 2026

Snopes has debunked multiple claims that various prominent figures have shared such messages.

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Did Barack Obama announce Michelle Obama had surgery?

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 19, 2026

Online users searched for answers after viewing images and reading articles about the former U.S ...

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Barbra Streisand-like figure in a posed outdoor portrait overlaid with a "Breaking News" banner.

Barbra Streisand doesn't have brain cancer, despite rumor claiming otherwise

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 19, 2026

Posts claimed Barbra Streisand was battling glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, wi ...

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A white man wearing a black suit speaks.

Did Trump say truckers should switch to gasoline to cut fuel costs?

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 18, 2026

Users shared the rumor weeks after the Trump administration and Israel started a war with Iran, ...

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Pope Leo XIV, an older white man with glasses wearing a white frock and simple, papal hat, raises his hands as he speaks into a microphone.

Did Pope Leo XIV say about Trump, 'Do not let power turn leaders into kings'?

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 18, 2026

The pontiff's alleged quote about U.S. President Donald Trump was said to have "set the Internet ...

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Don't fall for rumor about soldiers sarcastically yelling 'for Epstein' during salutes

Written by: Taija PerryCook

March 17, 2026

We traced the false rumor back to a familiar satire creator.

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Altered photo rekindles baseless trans conspiracy theory surrounding Michelle Obama

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 16, 2026

For several years, the former first lady has been the subject of conspiracy theories about her g ...

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Did Ted Lieu play recording in Congress of Kash Patel admitting he was told to 'bury' Epstein investigation?

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 12, 2026

Posts sharing the rumor also alleged the FBI director invoked his Fifth Amendment right against ...

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Screencapture of video in which Trump is pulling back drapes to reveal a cardboard depiction of Iran supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a frame in the oval office. A Fox News chyron says Trump is showing Laura Ingraham "the Cardboard Ayatollah"

Video of Trump showing Laura Ingraham 'Cardboard Ayatollah' isn't real. Here's the proof

Written by: Emery Winter

March 11, 2026

The video was originally posted and shared by a meme page and tagged with a label indicating it ...

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On the left, an electronic sign showing gasoline prices above $7 per gallon. On the right, U.S. President Donald Trump, an old white man wearing a navy blue suit.

Don't add fuel to claim Trump's 'Operation Invisible Pump' bans gas price signs

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 11, 2026

No credible news outlet reported on the alleged ban.

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Does this photo show Erika Kirk with alleged Charlie Kirk shooter? Here's the truth

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 10, 2026

Social media users shared the alleged photo as part of baseless conspiracy theories about Charli ...

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Did Mark Twain say, 'God created war so that Americans would learn geography'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 7, 2026

The quote has appeared with the author's name in numerous social media posts and as an alleged c ...

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This image depicts Barron Trump, U.S. President Donald Trump's youngest son alongside first lady Melania Trump, tech billionaire Elon Musk and others.

Did White House say Barron Trump was 'too tall' for military service? Here's the truth

Written by: Taija PerryCook

March 4, 2026

Calls for Trump's youngest son to enlist intensified in March 2026 during the U.S.-Israel war wi ...

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A split-screen image shows U.S. President Donald Trump and poet and activist Amanda Gorman.

Did poet Amanda Gorman 'confront' Trump in TV debate?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 27, 2026

Gorman's alleged takedown of Trump mirrored other, similar false stories about celebrities repor ...

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A split-screen image shows former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and pop star Katy Perry.

Is Katy Perry pregnant with twins? Don't be fooled

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 27, 2026

The pop star had not announced a pregnancy with Justin Trudeau, despite posts claiming otherwise.

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AI-generated image showing Willie Nelson at left and a woman at right singing into a microphone. Text on the image says "No One Was Ready"

Posts claim Willie Nelson helped woman named Sarah Mitchell become country singer. Block out the noise

Written by: Emery Winter

Feb. 26, 2026

The tale was described as a "dramatized narrative" in which the events were "fictionalized for s ...

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A pair of black-and-white AI-generated images of a nun feeding Nazis soup, overlaid atop a sepia image of the same. The B&W images are a vertical pair. The bottom black and white image curiously includes Hitler himself at the table with the bowl of soup next to him.

Story about Canadian WWII nun poisoning Nazis with soup can be laid to rest

Written by: Emery Winter

Feb. 26, 2026

We found numerous signs the rumor was AI-generated.

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Epstein files don't reveal Leonardo DiCaprio ate 70 pounds of 'child meat'

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Feb. 25, 2026

Social media posts cited the Department of Justice's Epstein document release, but no credible e ...

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Late show host Stephen Colbert, a white man with dark hair and glasses, wearing a suit and tie

Tune out claim about Stephen Colbert's impromptu 3 a.m. broadcast

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 23, 2026

Posts implied the late-night host had received a threat from U.S. President Donald Trump.

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