Claim: Every year, an Italian town punishes the politician behind the year’s worst decision by locking them in a cage and plunging them into a freezing river. Rating: What’s True The Tonca is a genuine annual festival held in Trento, Italy, as part of the Feste Vigiliane celebrations dedicated to the city’s patron saint. It … Read more
Are Lemons Naturally Occurring or Manmade? Social media platforms have frequently circulated the claim that lemons do not exist naturally and were instead invented by humans through the crossbreeding of a bitter orange and a citron. However, this assertion is false. While lemons are indeed a hybrid of these two species, there is no evidence … Read more
Claim: U.S. President Donald Trump demanded to equip all Navy ships with sails and considered adding cannons. Rating: In August 2026, social media users circulated a bizarre rumor claiming that U.S. President Donald Trump had issued a demand for all U.S. Navy vessels to be outfitted with sails, alongside potential plans to integrate cannons. The … Read more
Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, claims circulated widely on social media suggesting that U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries altered his stance on Medicare for All due to heavy financial backing from the healthcare sector. According to viral posts on platforms like Facebook and Threads, Jeffries accepted upwards of $300,000 in political action committee … Read more
Claim: During an August 2026 White House event, U.S. President Donald Trump remarked regarding the ocean rescue of 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai, “I don’t know if I’d do it. I wouldn’t, probably.” Rating: Context Certain social media users spun Trump’s comments to suggest he explicitly stated he would have refused to help Rai. However, the full … Read more
Claim: A fashion designer is producing shirts designed to trick automated license plate readers, such as Flock cameras, as of mid-2026. <div class=”rating_wrapper”> <span class=”wrapper_title”>Rating:</span> <a id=”main_rating” class=”rating_link_wrapper” href=”https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rating/mixture”> <div class=”rating_img_wrap”> <img class=”lazy-image” src=”https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/200/https://media.snopes.com/2018/03/rating-mixture.png” alt=”Mixture”/> </div> </a> </div> <div id=”outer_fact_context” class=”outer_fact_check_context”> <div class=”fact_check_info_wrapper”> <span class=”fact_check_info_title”>What’s True</span> <p class=”fact_check_info_description”>It is a fact that digital security specialist … Read more
WASHINGTON, DC — Continuing to push assertions that the 2020 presidential election was compromised, Donald Trump recently asserted on social media that the Census Bureau uncovered 24,000 ballots cast by non-citizens during that election cycle. The assertion, shared alongside a report titled “Noncitizen Voting in the 2020 Election, A Beginning Analysis” and accompanying data visualizations, … Read more
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has criticized the Trump-backed legislation, cautioning that it risks “disenfranchising” the American electorate. WASHINGTON, DC: Amid ongoing discussions surrounding Donald Trump’s contentious SAVE America Act, a fabricated rumor began spreading across social media alleging that independent Senator Bernie Sanders stated his congressional career would come to a close if the bill … Read more
The rumor emerged online following criticism over identification requirements at Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s newly announced municipal grocery stores. NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: A viral social media post recently claimed that the New York State Legislature issued a 72-hour ultimatum to Governor Kathy Hochul, demanding that she remove New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from … Read more
The rumor emerged following a push by 9/11 victim advocacy groups attempting to exclude Mamdani from the upcoming memorial NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: With the 25th anniversary of the September 11 World Trade Center attacks approaching, social media channels are spreading an unverified rumor. The posts allege that a Manhattan court issued an injunction … Read more