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A blurry image of someone line dancing, wearing cowboy boots. Overlaid on top there is an info box about the fake bill HB 417 and the Snopes "fake" rating.

Step away from claim 'House Bill 417' banned line dancing in several US states

Written by: Jack Izzo

June 8, 2026

The claim is part of a trend of social media posts, often produced using AI tools, sharing fake ...

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Several people line dancing, though the image only shows their legs. On top, a portion of the AI-generated letter announcing a ban on line dancing alongside the Snopes "fake" rating, a red stop sign.

Did several US states ban line dancing via 'House Bill 417'? Here's the truth

Written by: Jack Izzo

May 19, 2026

Hey, this isn't "Footloose"!

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U.S. President Donald Trump points to his right during his 2026 State of the Union address in Congress.

Did school officials try to 'secretly transition' Sage Blair, Trump's 2026 State of the Union guest? What we know

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

March 2, 2026

The claim was the focus of a lawsuit that a federal court dismissed in 2024.

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Virginia AG-elect Jay Jones sent violent texts about GOP opponent and his children in 2022

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 11, 2025

Jones admitted to sending the texts and apologized. Ultimately, the controversy did not impact h ...

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Don't fall for claims of 'mass abduction' of children in Virginia in 2025

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Aug. 20, 2025

Here's why Virginia reports more missing kids than other states, why police rarely issue Amber A ...

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Virginia Nurse Charged With Breaking Bones of Infants in NICU, But Attacks Not Racially Motivated

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 8, 2025

Viral posts on X suggested all of the babies harmed were Black.

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This is a Fake Video of Massive Crowd at Virginia Trump Rally

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Nov. 5, 2024

Social media posts claimed the footage authentically showed the crowd at Trump’s Nov. 2, 2024, r ...

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Justice Department Suing Virginia for Removing Noncitizens from Voter Rolls?

Written by: Jack Izzo

Oct. 17, 2024

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order requesting the state to audit its voter r ...

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Minnesota Repeatedly Refuses to Return Captured Confederate Battle Flag to Virginia?

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Sept. 21, 2024

One Reddit user quipped: "Well, what are the rules for capture the flag?"

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Two white men wearing black suits are shown.

The Facts About Former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's 2019 Abortion Remarks

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

July 1, 2024

Former U.S. President Donald Trump repeated the claim about Northam during the first 2024 presid ...

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Trump Mistakenly Said 'Obama' When He Meant 'Biden' During Richmond Speech?

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 4, 2024

"Putin, you know, has so little respect for Obama that he's starting to throw around the nuclear ...

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Yes, UVA Told Students to 'RUN HIDE FIGHT' During Active Shooter Situation

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 14, 2022

A chilling tweet from University of Virginia Emergency Management reflected training in an activ ...

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Police in riot gear

Were Police Told to 'Stand Down' Amid Violence in Charlottesville?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 17, 2017

Despite rumors, there was no "stand-down" order issued to police overseeing a white supremacist ...

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Votes being counted

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Registering Dead People as Voters

Written by: Arturo Garcia

June 29, 2017

Andrew J. Spieles admitted to filling out eighteen fake voter registration forms.

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Lights on a police car

Did Virginia Police Kill a Three-Year-Old Child During a Shootout?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

June 8, 2017

A 'prank' web site published a fake story using a real picture of police shooting and killing an ...

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Police officer and chief Karl Baker was purportedly refused service at a diner and the online ad read as follows Cop Refused Service At A Restaurant Next Day He Does This.

Was Black Police Officer Karl Baker Refused Service at Restaurant?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 22, 2021

According to the story, the police officer who was refused service decided to return to the rest ...

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No, Fairfax County Didn't Give Biden 100K Extra Votes in Virginia

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 5, 2020

A quickly corrected clerical error was exploited to further yet another false claim about voter ...

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Mike Huckabee.

Did a Business Owner Picket Sarah Huckabee Sanders' Family After They Left Her Restaurant?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 28, 2018

Mike Huckabee claimed in interviews that the owner of the Red Hen in Lexington, Virginia, organi ...

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Is the Red Hen Located at 666 E. Washington?

Written by: Dan Evon

June 27, 2018

Hacked Google Reviews and manufactured Yelp pages led some to believe that the Red Hen restauran ...

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Klan members holding a Confederate flag.

Did a Virginia Newspaper Run a KKK Ad on the Front Page?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

April 28, 2018

The Westmoreland News published a photograph of a KKK recruitment flyer, a decision that was cri ...

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