Election authorities across North Carolina and several other states are actively pushing back against a wave of viral misinformation regarding how ballots are handled and counted. Widely shared posts on platforms like X, TikTok, and Facebook have falsely asserted that any writing by a poll worker on a voter’s ballot will automatically invalidate it. For … Read more
Claim: A viral video showing a beauty pageant contestant struggling to answer a geography question is actually vintage footage of current White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia. Rating: Following her White House press briefing debut on Oct. 13—where she took questions primarily from outlets friendly to President Donald Trump, stumbled through several responses, and wrapped … Read more
Claim: Court documents confirm that last weekend, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump cut down 430 trees—with plans to remove hundreds more—at East Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., which is the proposed site for a golf course renovation backed by Trump. <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/true”> <div class=”rating_img_wrap”> <img class=”lazy-image” src=”https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/200/https://media.snopes.com/2018/03/rating-true.png” … Read more
Diversas figuras conservadoras en redes sociales han difundido una supuesta grabación telefónica con la que aseguran demostrar que el representante estatal y aspirante demócrata al Senado por Texas, James Talarico, se encontraba alejado de los actos de campaña debido a su internamiento en una clínica psiquiátrica. “EXCLUSIVA DE ÚLTIMA HORA: Un hospital psiquiátrico de Ohio … Read more
<section id=”fact_check_rating_container”> <div class=”claim_wrapper”> <span class=”wrapper_title”>Claim:</span> <p> A proposal has been put forward to construct an underwater data center in the Bay of Fundy near Maine’s coastline, a critical habitat for endangered North Atlantic right whales. </p> </div> <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/true”> <div class=”rating_img_wrap”> <img class=”lazy-image” src=”https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/200/https://media.snopes.com/2018/03/rating-true.png” alt=”True”/> </div> </a> </div> … Read more
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Claim: In October 2026, a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee allegedly published an open letter explaining why the Nobel Peace Prize was not awarded to U.S. President Donald Trump. Rating: A viral rumor (archived) gained traction in October, claiming that an official on the Norwegian Nobel Committee had released a statement detailing the panel’s … Read more
WASHINGTON, DC — Amid ongoing conversations surrounding high-profile political investigations, a viral post on X has generated widespread speculation regarding former Vice President Mike Pence and former National Security Adviser John Bolton. The social media post alleged that both figures were tied to a Department of Justice (DOJ) probe encompassing a wide array of serious … Read more
Claim: U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) updated her official birth year from 1981 to 1982. Rating: Context According to reports from The Washington Post, Omar explained that the adjustments to her birth year were made to correct inaccurate data rather than to conceal any facts. Available records indicate she was indeed 17 years old in … Read more
The rumor emerged online following outspoken criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding a fuel agreement between Washington and Moscow. WASHINGTON, DC: In the wake of Ukraine’s dissatisfaction with a recent US-Russia diesel agreement, a viral social media rumor claimed that Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, publicly accused Volodymyr Zelenskyy of meddling in … Read more