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Old Trump post about Putin call spreads online after Russian strike on Ukrainian train

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 30, 2026

Trump posted, deleted and reposted a message about a call with the Russian leader in June 2025.

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Image of a town full of 6+ story apartment buildings, some of which have what appears to be a tidal wave of snow on top of them at about twice the apartment buildings' height

Avalanche of fake snow images from Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula hits social media

Written by: Emery Winter

Jan. 27, 2026

Real photos of the January 2026 snowstorm in Kamchatka's capital were dramatic, but some images ...

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Did Ukraine run 'sting operation' providing false intelligence to US that was leaked to Russia? We inspected

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 19, 2026

The rumor appeared to stem from a mistranslation of an interview on French news television.

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Don't believe claim video shows ICE agents in NYC being pelted with snowballs

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 17, 2026

The footage depicts a crowd of people in a setting somewhat resembling Central Park throwing sno ...

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Did former Trump adviser Fiona Hill once speak of 'strange swap arrangement' involving Venezuela and Ukraine?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 5, 2026

Hill said Russian officials had suggested a "swap arrangement" based on the principles of the Mo ...

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Investigating claim Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez fled to Russia after Maduro's capture

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 5, 2026

Posts citing Reuters claimed that Rodríguez fled to Russia, but later reporting and denials comp ...

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Does a video show ICE agents in NYC being pelted with snowballs? Not so fast

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 1, 2026

The footage, displaying no visible signs of AI, showed dozens of people throwing snowballs at la ...

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Looking back on 2025: Rumors that took us down research rabbit holes

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Dec. 25, 2025

Snopes works hard to get to the bottom of every claim it investigates. These rumors took more ti ...

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Beware, listing of Louvre heist jewels on Russian classifieds site is a 'prank'

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 22, 2025

French investigators continued to search for eight stolen items after unidentified thieves carri ...

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What we know about claims Russia attacked Poland

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Sept. 16, 2025

On Sept. 15, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, "NATO is at war with Russia. This is obvio ...

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Screenshot of Instagram post. Closeup of someone holding a vial labeled "CANCER VACCINE." Text beneath says "Russia develop world's first cancer vaccine"

Analyzing claim Russian cancer vaccine is ready for use

Written by: Emery Winter

Sept. 14, 2025

Russian scientists are working on several different cancer vaccines, but some are not out of tri ...

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Examining Trump's post about Putin, Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping conspiring against the US

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Sept. 3, 2025

The three leaders – alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others – reaffirmed their ...

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11 rumors we've investigated about Brittney Griner

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Aug. 26, 2025

The WNBA star and three-time Olympic gold medalist has been the target of much fake news, includ ...

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Russian hackers claim 1.7M Ukrainians died or went missing in war. Here's what we know

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 25, 2025

The hackers offered no proof for their claim, which spread mainly through pro-Kremlin sources an ...

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What we know about video allegedly showing captured US tank flying Russian and American flags

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Aug. 19, 2025

The video circulated ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's August 2025 meeting with Ukrainian P ...

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Unraveling claims Russia created online 'marketplace' for kidnapped Ukrainian children

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 19, 2025

Ukrainian officials say Russia has unlawfully taken more than 19,000 children since its full-sca ...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, a balding white man, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump, a white man with short white-blonde hair.

Unpacking rumor Trump plans to offer Alaska's natural resources to Putin

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 15, 2025

According to UK newspaper The Telegraph, offering Alaskan natural resources to Russia could be p ...

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Video shows people fleeing tsunami caused by Russia earthquake?

Written by: Cindy Shan

July 30, 2025

The footage actually documented a separate tsunami that occurred eight years earlier.

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In the foreground: A black and white headshot photo of a stern man holding what appears to be a Siamese cat. In the background: Russian text.

Soviet scholar who deciphered Maya text tried to cite his cat as co-author at least once, academics say

Written by: Rae Deng

July 29, 2025

While Yuri Knorozov's cat, Asya, reportedly clawed her way into his heart, internet users may ha ...

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Examining reports Texas man who moved family to Russia died in Ukraine war

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 25, 2025

Derek Huffman's wife, DeAnna Huffman, denied reports of his death on the family's YouTube channel.

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