Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to footer

Is it fake news or a hoax?

Is it fake news or a hoax?

Decrease Text Size Increase Text Size

Page Article

05/20  14 rumors about Michelle Obama we've investigated
The former first lady of the U.S. has been at the center of many false rumors.
05/20  Fact Check: Mo'Nique Did NOT Testify in Diddy Trial About Oprah, Ty...
Did comedian Mo'Nique testify during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in May 2025? ...
05/20  Fact Check: Sheila E. Did NOT Testify About Prince's Fears at Trial...
Did percussionist Sheila E. testify during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in May ...
05/20  No evidence King Harald of Norway snubbed Trump to meet Obama instead
Former U.S. President Barack Obama was already in Oslo delivering a lecture.
05/20  AstraZeneca means 'a road to death' in Latin?
Google Translate often gets it wrong.
05/20  Fact Check: AI Video Has Trump Cancel Pride Month, Replace It With ...
Did President Donald Trump announce in a video that "Pride Month is canceled" and ...
05/20  Fact Check: AI Video Does NOT Show Actual Cruise Ships Dumping Sewa...
Does a viral video authentically show several cruise ships dumping raw sewage into...
05/20  Fact Check: Antifa Did NOT Hang Jeffrey Epstein Banner Next To Dona...
Did Antifa hang a Jeffrey Epstein banner next to Donald Trump's banner on the Depa...
05/19  Linda McMahon's claim that 70% of 8th-graders 'can't read proficien...
McMahon appeared to be referencing National Assessment of Educational Progress pro...
05/19  Fact Check: Kentucky Weather Service DID Send Out Tornado Warning D...
Were people in Kentucky not warned ahead of the May 16, 2025 tornado that killed m...
05/19  Fact Check: Kamala Harris Campaign Did NOT Illegally Pay Beyoncé $2...
Did a legitimate news report reveal the Kamala Harris presidential campaign was ma...
05/19  Secret Prince recording wasn't played at Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial
Online users shared a rumor in May 2025 alleging a secret recording of Prince feat...
05/19  Beware AI-generated audio claiming Qatari leader said he regrets in...
Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met with U.S. President Donald Trum...
05/19  Fact Check: Graph Does NOT Show Romanian Presidential Candidate Nic...
Does a viral graph accurately represent the outcome of the 2025 Romanian president...
05/19  What we know about claims Biden admin started negotiations for Boei...
An Oklahoma senator claimed during a CNN interview that discussions around the pla...
05/19  Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Tesla Cybertruck Not Destroyed When 'A...
Does authentic video show a Tesla cybertruck is not destroyed when a boulder descr...
05/19  Authentic video of WWII vet Henry Whitaker singing on 'America's Go...
Videos allegedly showing "AGT" performances by a World War II veteran and a 54-yea...
05/19  Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show China Air-dropping Aid To Gaza in 2...
Does a video show China air-dropping humanitarian aid into Gaza in May 2025? No, t...
05/19  Trump’s Growing Exaggeration of U.S. Investments
President Trump has repeatedly touted the value of announced financial investments...
05/19  Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show China Fighter Jets And Cargo Plane ...
Does a video show Chinese fighter jets escorting a Chinese cargo plane over Egypt'...
05/19  Fact Check: Bruce Springsteen Was NOT Met With 'A Strong Chorus Of ...
Was Bruce Springsteen booed off the stage at the Atlanta Southern Fried Rock Fest ...
05/19  Bruce Springsteen lost advertising contract with Jeep after critici...
The claims originated with an account that notoriously spreads "satirical" news.
05/19  Fact Check: A 'Secret' Recording of Prince Was NOT Played in Court ...
Did prosecutors in the sex trafficking trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs play in court a...
05/19  No, Obama didn't get $22.9M from Venezuelan government for apartmen...
Users shared a rumor alleging Barack Obama received the donation, and that Bill Cl...
05/19  Fact Check: Billy Joel Did NOT Cancel Non-Existent Concerts With Br...
Did Billy Joel cancel a series of concerts with Bruce Springsteen in May 2025, dur...
05/19  11 Snopes investigations about Qatar
From the 2022 FIFA World Cup to the country’s relations with Trump and his son-in-...
05/19  Don't fall for Exxon sign that says 'Free gas any day Trump doesn't...
The purported sign making the rounds on social media was created with a once-popul...
05/19  Fact Check: Satire Story About LeBron James Calling Karoline Leavit...
Did basketball player LeBron James call Karoline Leavitt "KKK Barbie" in an interv...
05/19  Fact Check: Whoopi Goldberg Did NOT Collapse In Court Or Lose Ficti...
Did several viral videos accurately report Whoopi Goldberg collapsed in court afte...
05/18  Stockholm officials refused to comply with US Embassy's request reg...
Stockholm's city planning department received a letter stating U.S. State Departme...
05/18  Lana Del Rey and Lindsay Lohan modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch toge...
According to Del Rey, the future superstars appeared on an Abercrombie & Fitch sho...
05/18  Bill Clinton didn't receive $17M helicopter from Saudi Arabia as pr...
The meme spread after reports of Qatar gifting Trump's Department of Defense a Boe...
05/18  Don't fall for video of woman saying she wished her son died instea...
Diana, Princess of Wales, died on Aug. 31, 1997, following a car crash in Paris.
05/17  Real photo of phoenix-shaped lava flow from Sicily's Mount Etna?
The image captured a July 2019 lava flow that lasted several days.
05/17  What we know about Pope Francis donating popemobile to children in ...
The vehicle will serve as a mobile medical aid clinic to treat injured children.
05/17  20 fact-checked claims about Bill Gates
Snopes has investigated a wide variety of claims related to the tech mogul, from h...
05/17  Marjorie Taylor Greene latest public figure to falsely claim George...
Ever since Floyd's autopsy was released in 2020, people have incorrectly claimed t...
05/16  Breaking down claims that Spanish prime minister called Israel a 'g...
The statement repeated phrasing used by a colleague during a Parliament plenary se...
05/16  RFK Jr.’s Misleading Line on the Chickenpox Vaccine
Speaking before Congress, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert. F. Kennedy J...
05/16  Hakeem Jeffries received $1.2M luxury apartment from Mexican govern...
According to the untrue rumor, the Mexican government gifted the apartment to the ...
05/16  No evidence Pope Leo XIV said, 'You cannot follow both Christ and t...
Social media users jumped to conclusions over a quote circulating online.
05/16  Trump’s South Africa ‘Genocide’ Spin
Asked by a reporter why he was welcoming white South Africans to the U.S. as refug...
05/16  Sean 'Diddy' Combs' testimony didn't link Hakeem Jeffries to 'freak...
The story about Combs and the House Democratic leader originated from a comedian's...
05/16  See moment where RFK Jr. said he doesn't think people should take h...
Kennedy made the remark during a House committee hearing.
05/16  What to know about brain-dead Georgia woman reportedly being kept o...
The doctors reportedly said the gestation should reach 32 weeks, at which point th...
05/16  Fact Check: Image Does NOT Prove Ukrainian Government Issued 'Rules...
Does a viral image confirm that the Ukrainian government issued new rules prohibit...
05/16  Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Air Graphic Claiming 'Pakistan Strikes Indi...
Did CNN broadcast a graphic touting Pakistan's supposed military success against I...
05/16  What we know about Trump admin's reported deal allowing Mexican car...
Mexican authorities said that the family members crossed into the United States, b...
05/16  Unpacking rumor DHS Secretary Noem supports reality TV show where i...
According to the Daily Mail, TV producer Rob Worsoff pitched "The American," which...
05/16  Fact Check: Mexican Government Did NOT Gift House Minority Leader H...
Does House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries not want to discuss a $1.2 million luxu...



Page Footer has no content