| 04/02 | AOC didn't collect dead grandmother's Social Security checks
The rumor about the New York congresswoman originated from a network of Facebook p... |
| 04/02 | Cory Booker's marathon Senate speech broke record, but it wasn't a ...
The senator spoke for more than 25 hours, breaking a record set by Sen. Strom Thur... |
| 04/02 | Unpacking claims ICE is holding 4K detainees in 500-person capacity...
Rumors spread that three people have died due to lack of water at the Florida faci... |
| 04/02 | Fact Check: Wisconsin Did NOT Run Out Of Ballots 'In Red Areas' On ...
Did Wisconsin run out of ballots in Republican-leaning "red areas" on the day of t... |
| 04/02 | Yes, photographer who took bloodied Trump fist-pump photo was eject...
Associated Press photojournalist Evan Vucci still has access to the White House pr... |
| 04/02 | Home Depot didn't announce it will begin charging customers for par...
An April Fools' joke duped some social media users. |
| 04/02 | Rumor Warren Buffett bought Tesla is April Fools' Day joke
The fictional story claimed he made the purchase with cash. |
| 04/02 | DOGE didn't find that the number of Social Security recipients exce...
The rumor alleged that DOGE found 394 million Social Security recipients in the U... |
| 04/02 | Fact Check: R. Kelly Was NOT Pardoned By Donald Trump, Released Fro...
Does a viral video show singer R. Kelly walking out of prison after being pardoned... |
| 04/02 | Don't fall for fake Trump Truth Social post about ending dual citiz...
Given the president's isolationist agenda, the April Fools' Day post made people w... |
| 04/02 | Fact Check: Posts About 'Missing Police Officer' Katie Cunningham A...
Did a series of Facebook posts in late March and early April 2025 offer genuine co... |
| 04/02 | Your Snopes toolkit to guard against online misinformation
Learn how to perform reverse-image searches, spot deepfake videos, identify photos... |
| 04/02 | Fact Check: Warren Buffett DID NOT Acquire Elon Musk's Tesla for $1...
Did investor Warren Buffett pay $1 trillion in cash to acquire Elon Musk's Tesla M... |
| 04/02 | Yes, Val Kilmer has died
His daughter confirmed the news with The New York Times and Associated Press. |
| 04/02 | How to Combat Misinformation
Misinformation is nothing new. It has, however, become ubiquitous and, in some cas... |
| 04/02 | SSA marked millions aged 120+ 'deceased' to clean up records. This ...
Auditors have recommended that the Social Security Administration update its death... |
| 04/02 | Trump uses 'toe pads' to stop himself from falling? Image's origin ...
It's not clear if the image supposedly showing Trump standing on "toe pads" at an ... |
| 04/02 | Happy International Fact-Checking Day!
April 2 is International Fact-Checking Day, a global celebration of truth and accu... |
| 04/01 | Still no evidence Ilhan Omar's father committed war crimes while se...
Nur Omar Mohamed died of COVID-19 in 2020. |
| 04/01 | Trump rumor alleging he ordered 'military raids on Vatican tunnels'...
The claim, hearkening back to baseless QAnon conspiracy theories, began, "BREAKING... |
| 04/01 | Yes, Musk offered money to Wisconsin residents for voting
The billionaire quickly changed the terms of his giveaway to fall just within Wisc... |
| 04/01 | Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic Ronald Reagan Speech Abou...
Does a viral clip show authentic archival footage of U.S. President Ronald Reagan ... |
| 04/01 | Musk's claim Biden administration gave Social Security numbers to m...
The Enumeration Beyond Entry program grants Social Security numbers to successful ... |
| 04/01 | No, Mark Carney is not related to Justin Trudeau by marriage
A rumor claims the current and former Canadian prime ministers were connected thro... |
| 04/01 | Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Trump Threw Away 20 Truckloads Of Food En R...
Did President Donald Trump cancel 20 truckloads of food en route to Ohio food bank... |
| 04/01 | RFK Jr. has suggested vaccines caused 1918 Spanish flu pandemic at ...
Kennedy made the claim at least twice during his 2024 presidential election campaign. |
| 04/01 | Yes, Georgia woman was arrested after having miscarriage. Here are ...
Police charged the 24-year-old woman with counts related to improper disposal and ... |
| 04/01 | Trump’s Misleading Claim on Canadian Dairy Tariffs
To support his plan to increase tariffs, President Donald Trump has repeatedly sai... |
| 04/01 | Fact Check: FAKE Truth Social Screenshot Shows Trump Announcing End...
Did President Trump post a message to Truth Social about denaturalizing and deport... |
| 04/01 | Yes, Pope Francis wrote letter criticizing 'major crisis' of mass d...
The pope appeared to push back against a statement JD Vance made regarding "ordere... |
| 04/01 | Don't fall for Pete Hegseth rumor claiming he stormed off Stephen C...
Despite misleading YouTube videos, U.S. President Donald Trump's defense secretary... |
| 04/01 | Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Pam Bondi Issued an Arrest Warrant for Hill...
Did a March 2025 video demonstrate that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi had issued... |
| 04/01 | Liz Cheney once told fellow Republicans that Trump will be 'gone,' ...
She made the remark at a 2022 hearing on the investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, at... |
| 04/01 | Running List Of April Fools' Day Pranks And Jokes Spotted On April ...
It's that day of the year again! April Fools' Day is upon us. We're keeping a runn... |
| 04/01 | Running List Of April Fool's Day Pranks And Jokes Spotted On April ...
It's that day of the year again! April Fool's is upon us. We're keeping a running ... |
| 04/01 | Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post 'I Am Ending All the Tariffs Today' ...
Did U.S. President Donald Trump write "I am ending all the tariffs today against C... |
| 04/01 | Fact Check: Audio Of Elon Musk Telling President Trump 'Tesla Is Go...
Is "leaked" audio of Elon Musk telling President Donald Trump that "Tesla is going... |
| 04/01 | Don't fall for image of shirtless Musk with large gut holding leash...
Users shared the purported photo of the tech billionaire, also an adviser to U.S. ... |
| 04/01 | Story about Tabitha Babbitt inventing 'first practical' circular sa...
The first documented circular-saw patent in an English-speaking country was grante... |
| 04/01 | Fact Check: Hollywood Legend Will Smith Has NOT Passed Away -- Clic...
Has actor Will Smith died as of March 25, 2025? No, that's not true: Smith appeare... |
| 04/01 | Fact Check: Richard Gere Announced Leaving The United States For Sp...
Did actor Richard Gere leave the United States after Donald Trump became president... |
| 04/01 | Fact Check: Clickbait 'High School Janitor Gifted SUV' Stories Use ...
Did Karoline Leavitt, Barron Trump, Patrick Mahomes, Dawn Staley, Connor McDavid a... |
| 03/31 | Rumor Ford plans to move 4 factories back to US due to Trump tariff...
Users shared and discussed a meme crediting U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs ... |
| 03/31 | Breaking down rumor that Trump's faith adviser promised '7 supernat...
White House faith adviser Paula White-Cain faced criticism for allegedly solicitin... |
| 03/31 | Unpacking claims that Canadian PM Mark Carney plagiarized economics...
Snopes was able to review Carney's Oxford University thesis. |
| 03/31 | Fact Check: Video Demonstrates A Prop Syringe, NOT Vaccine Avoidanc...
Does video of a syringe with a retracting needle prove that "the elites" faked rec... |
| 03/31 | No evidence Musk invested $5M to build affordable housing for low-i...
The claim was one of many positive — but fictional and seemingly AI-generated — st... |
| 03/31 | Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Dwayne 'The Rock Johnson' Promised On Soci...
Did wrestler Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, threaten to "punch" Elon Musk... |
| 03/31 | Fact Check: Posts About 'Missing Daughter' Blasia Lackey Are SCAMS
Did a series of Facebook posts in late March 2025 offer genuine concern over Blasi... |
| 03/31 | Fact Check: Ben Shapiro Did NOT Criticize the Work of Artist Georgi...
Did commentator Ben Shapiro criticize the work of American painter Georgia O'Keeff... |
