The recent opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has seen the resurgence of a discredited claim. A social media post, purporting to show old news footage, alleges that former President Barack Obama’s birth certificate was forged and that he was not born in the United States. The viral post claims to present comparisons … Read more
Viral social media posts are circulating with claims that President Donald Trump is ordering arrests for individuals who touch the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. These posts suggest that National Guard troops have been deployed and that even minor contact with the water is being treated as a criminal offense. However, the available information indicates that … Read more
A viral social media claim suggests President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial. This has led to widespread discussion and some ridicule online. The claim states that the National Guard is now stationed at the Reflecting Pool to prevent vandalism. Social media users have reacted with … Read more
A viral social media claim suggesting that former President Donald Trump criticized a US-Iran deal as a “dud” has been circulating online. The claim, which gained traction on platforms like X and Facebook, attributed the remark to Trump at Mar-a-Lago regarding negotiations led by Vice President JD Vance. However, an examination of available information reveals … Read more
What the Research Revealed Some social media claims about sunscreen are partly based on scientific investigation. In 2019 and 2020, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) published studies examining whether specific chemical sunscreen ingredients could be absorbed into the skin and subsequently detected in the bloodstream. Snopes had previously looked into a similar assertion … Read more
Actor Sean Penn is correctly quoted as calling President Donald Trump an “enemy of mankind” and “of the state.” These words were published in a 2018 opinion piece by Penn in Time magazine. The essay was a response to Trump’s use of the derogatory term “s—hole countries” when referring to Haiti and several African nations. … Read more
A video authentically features interviews with individuals born in the 1800s. The footage was colorized from clips originally recorded in 1929. A reader inquired in June 2026 about the authenticity of a 14-minute YouTube video, questioning if it depicted genuine interviews with people born in the 19th century or was AI-generated. The video, titled "Interviews … Read more
A social media post claiming that historians ranked President Donald Trump’s second term as the worst in American history has circulated widely, garnering over 700,000 views. While some users accepted the claim, others expressed skepticism regarding its accuracy. The viral rumor, shared on X (formerly Twitter), suggested that Trump was upset by an annual presidential … Read more
Social media platforms have been circulating a quote falsely attributed to actor Matthew McConaughey, suggesting he expressed strong admiration for Donald Trump, calling him a "great friend" and a "better president." The fabricated quote, which claims McConaughey has "never met anyone braver, smarter, or who cares more about America than Donald Trump," emerged as criticism … Read more
WASHINGTON, DC: Recent social media discussions, amplified on platforms like X, Facebook, and Instagram, have put forth a claim that President Donald Trump is orchestrating a regime change in Israel. This speculation emerged following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran, an event that reportedly created friction with Benjamin … Read more