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About: When misinformation obscures the truth and readers don’t know what to trust, Snopes’ fact-checking and original, investigative reporting lights the way to evidence-based and contextualized analysis. We always link to and document our sources so readers are empowered to do independent research and make up their own minds.

Snopes got its start in 1994, investigating urban legends, hoaxes, and folklore. Founder David Mikkelson, later joined by his wife, was publishing online before most people were connected to the internet. As demand for reliable fact checks grew, so did Snopes. Now it’s the oldest and largest fact-checking site online, widely regarded by journalists, folklorists, and readers as an invaluable research companion.

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About: When misinformation obscures the truth and readers don’t know what to trust, Snopes’ fact-checking and original, investigative reporting lights the way to evidence-based and contextualized analysis. We always link to and document our sources so readers are empowered to do independent research and make up their own minds.

Snopes got its start in 1994, investigating urban legends, hoaxes, and folklore. Founder David Mikkelson, later joined by his wife, was publishing online before most people were connected to the internet. As demand for reliable fact checks grew, so did Snopes. Now it’s the oldest and largest fact-checking site online, widely regarded by journalists, folklorists, and readers as an invaluable research companion.

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15 doctors once saved 67-year-old woman having heart attack midflight?


The woman, Dorothy Fletcher, was still alive and well 22 years later, an employee from her daughter's company said.


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Bill Clinton did not sign law in 1996 allowing deportation without due process


The act created a legal mechanism called "expedited removal," a process that allows the deportation of certain noncitizens without a court hearing.


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Trump mention in Epstein's 'black book' resurfaced during Musk spat. Here's the context


Epstein, a sex offender who died in 2019, was fodder for an online feud between the U.S. president and tech mogul Elon Musk in June 2025.


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Trump once calling Epstein 'fun' and 'terrific guy' resurfaced during feud with Musk


The future U.S. president added, of the "beautiful women" in Jeffrey Epstein's social life, "and many of them are on the younger side."


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Real 1997 photo of Trump and Epstein together thrown into new light by X post from Musk


In June 2025, Elon Musk claimed Trump was "in the Epstein files," and that that was why they "have not been made public."


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Yes, Musk shared post calling for Trump's impeachment


A post from conservative influencer Ian Miles Cheong defended the tech billionaire during an internet feud with the U.S. president.


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Trump posted 'easiest' way to save money in the federal budget is to cancel Musk's government contracts


Canceling Musk's "Subsidies and Contracts" would save "Billions and Billions of Dollars," according to Trump.


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Ye asked Musk and Trump to settle their social media feud?


Ye, formerly Kanye West, posted less than 30 minutes after Musk claimed Trump was named in documents related to sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.


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Musk said 'Trump would have lost the election' without him


The billionaire took credit for Republicans winning the presidency and both chambers of Congress.


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Musk accused Trump of being in Epstein's files. Here are 19 rumors we've looked into about the disgraced financier


In the wake of Elon Musk's claim that Trump appears in Epstein's files, we look back on years of rumors about the high-profile sex offender.


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Yes, Musk alleged Trump appears in the Epstein files


In posts on X on June 5, 2025, Musk alleged Trump's purported inclusion in the convicted sex offender's files was why the files remained unreleased.


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Musk posted X poll asking if it's time for 3rd US political party


Musk posted and pinned the poll on June 5, 2025. Within hours, it garnered over 1.3 million votes, with 82.3% responding “Yes.”


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Morgan Freeman didn't lecture Karoline Leavitt about racism on live TV


The rumor originated as so-called "AI slop" — cheap, low quality content generated by artificial intelligence.


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Unpacking claim Trump admin ordered scientists not to publish research without approval


A Trump executive order could change long-established principles that say political appointees cannot "suppress or alter" scientific findings.


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Lindsey Graham, Richard Blumenthal didn't spend $800K on hotels during Kyiv visit. We crunched the numbers


The senators visited Kyiv on May 30, 2025, but the alleged $814,000 expense covered a State Department hotel contract for June lodging in Kyiv.


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7 rumors we've investigated about former FBI director James Comey


Comey found himself under investigation in mid-2025 after posting an Instagram post some interpreted as a threat to U.S. President Donald Trump.


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Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen performed together after Trump attacked them on Truth Social?


The president called Springsteen a "dried out prune" and said he hated Swift.


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What do 'e.g.' and 'i.e.' really stand for?


This meme is incorrect, i.e., it is false.


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Clarifying claims that Colorado mandated use of a person's chosen name and pronouns


The claim circulated in connection with the Kelly Loving Act, a bill named in honor of a transgender woman killed in an anti-LGBTQ+ mass shooting.


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Ms. Rachel didn't say Palestinian children's lives are 'worth more' than others


Online users shared quote memes alleging Rachel Accurso, a YouTube children's educational star, made the remark.


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