Can Epstein files be unredacted with a simple copy and paste? What we know
There is at least one document among the files currently released in which redacted text can be viewed through copy and paste.
Trump's Christmas message on Truth Social highlighted Epstein
The president began his holiday wishes by saying, "Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein."
Unpacking rumor White House is managing DOJ X account
Some social media users suggested the White House took over the account to protect President Donald Trump.
Why Steve Wozniak can show off homemade $2 bills without getting arrested
The Apple co-founder's $2 bills are real, but he isn't actually printing them.
Looking back on 2025: Unexpectedly true rumors we fact-checked
Even our reporters were surprised by the truth behind some of this year's wildest rumors.
Epstein owned painting of Bill Clinton in a blue dress. Here's context
At Congress' behest, the U.S. Department of Justice released hundreds of files related to Epstein, a convicted sex offender, on Dec. 19, 2025.
Yes, Nicki Minaj's husband is registered sex offender
In 1995, Kenneth Petty was convicted on a charge of attempted rape in the first degree.
Don't sleep on this story about English town canceling fireworks show to let walrus rest
Shouts of "goo goo g'joob" would likely have been just as unwelcome to the walrus as the pops and booms of fireworks.
Looking back on 2025: Rumors that took us down research rabbit holes
Snopes works hard to get to the bottom of every claim it investigates. These rumors took more time than most in 2025.
Was Christmas song with lyric 'Santa came down my chimney' once banned for being too risqué?
The provocative song comes from Sus Records, a YouTube channel known for using AI to make musical "parodies."
Shaking up rumor that first snow globe was invented by accident
The story points to Austrian mechanic Erwin Perzy in 1900, but records show snow globes existed by at least 1878.
Trump took Epstein's jet 'many more times than previously reported,' according to assistant US attorney
A 2020 email from a federal prosecutor, released by the Department of Justice, said Trump flew on the sex offender's jet "at least" eight times.
A brief history of the Christmas tree
Three different theories trace the Christmas tree back to the 1400s or 1500s. Two others go even further back.
Snopes' Christmas playlist: Holiday song rumors we've fact-checked
From "The Twelve Days of Christmas" to "Jingle Bells," this playlist has it all.