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The top rumors Snopes readers are checking out right now.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 1, 2026 (Updated: Sept. 2, 2026)
The rumor spread days before construction was set to begin on the alleged golf course project.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Aug. 28, 2026
The Trump administration said the planned beef imports would start on Sept. 1, 2026 — weeks afte ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Sept. 2, 2026
The center's vice president of facilities told a court in April 2026 that the center removed the ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Aug. 30, 2026
Snopes often comes across alleged screenshots of the president's posts that are fake. These ones ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Sept. 3, 2026
The post was authentic, but it wasn't a Labor Day 2026 message, as some people claimed.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 31, 2026
A fabricated post claimed Trump said he "ran 110 floors at least 50 times within 30 minutes" sav ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Sept. 2, 2026
Maj. John “Alex” Klinner died in a plane crash in Iraq. His wife said benefits for his family "a ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Sept. 2, 2026
The claim relies on an announcement from Florida officials about a statewide operation to rescue ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Aug. 31, 2026 (Updated: Sept. 1, 2026)
It was unclear whether such a system could have saved lives when glacial floodwaters swept away ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Sept. 1, 2026
Posts inaccurately claimed the health secretary said hospice patients cost taxpayers too much mo ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 29, 2026
The federal judge said precedent forced him to make the ruling, but suggested that the law hasn’ ...
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
June 22, 2024
The country music legend is famous for her glamorous, high-maintenance style and is rarely seen ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Sept. 4, 2026
Some people shared the edited version of a real map to claim Trump had restored the lake's origi ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 28, 2026
PJ Library, which provides free books to Jewish children, was inspired by Parton’s organization. ...
Written by: Emery Winter
July 9, 2026 (Updated: Sept. 2, 2026)
The rumor spread amid plans to renovate the East Potomac Park golf course, where some of the cap ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Sept. 1, 2026
Arch "Beaver" Aplin III said the convenience store chain would no longer build in places where " ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 3, 2026
While Rush has called Trump a "worker," we haven't directly confirmed if he said the president i ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 27, 2026
Trump's financial disclosures indicate that he has traded millions of dollars worth of shares th ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Aug. 28, 2026
Indigenous people inhabiting the nearby area gave the lake its name, which can be seen on maps f ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Aug. 26, 2026
The rumor is based on a number of events that are only tangentially related to one another.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 24, 2020
Misinformation surrounded one of the most controversial topics in the 2020 general election — ma ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Aug. 28, 2026
Some social media users falsely claimed the video was AI-generated.
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 31, 2026
Online posts claimed ships were stuck at the entrance of the Welland Canal, which connects Lake ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 2, 2026 (Updated: Sept. 3, 2026)
The National Park Service announced two deaths, one missing person and about 80 rescues after th ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 25, 2026 (Updated: Aug. 27, 2026)
Trump floated the idea after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from tariff negotia ...
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