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This image shows U.S. President Donald Trump and former Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Did Pam Bondi release explicit photos of Trump in retaliation for firing?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
July 17, 2026 Social media users continue to fall for a claim that Bondi "accidentally" forgot to redact expli ...
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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens during a news conference at the at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building.

Did RFK Jr. say 'infertility is genetic'? Here's the truth

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
July 17, 2026 The health secretary has been raising the alarm on a so-called male fertility crisis, but there ...
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Pete Hegseth, a white man with gray hair, points forward as he speaks into a microphone.

Did Hegseth announce testosterone screening, replacement therapy for troops?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 16, 2026 The U.S. defense secretary said screening would be mandatory for service members 30 and older.
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An image of a very old white woman in hospital robes, standing handcuffed in a court room. The Snopes "false" rating is superimposed in the upper right corner of the image.

Was 91-year-old woman arrested after stealing costly heart medication for husband? Not so fast

Written by:
Jack Izzo
July 16, 2026 The woman supposedly stole the medication after its price jumped from $50 to $940.
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Fake image of dog protecting child spreads after deadly Venezuela earthquakes

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
July 16, 2026 In June 2026, earthquakes in Venezuela resulted in more than 4,700 deaths.
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Photo from behind a white fan blowing out toward a bed, in which sleeps a person without a shirt, back to the camera

Is it 'extremely dangerous' to sleep with a fan on? Claim exaggerates risk

Written by:
Emery Winter
July 16, 2026 Sleeping with a fan on can cause uncomfortable symptoms for some people, but it can be beneficia ...
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Photo collage of an ICE officer wearing a bulletproof vest and busy street scene with binary code on top of it.

ICE bought vehicles equipped with 'fake cell towers' used to spy on phones. Here's proof

Written by:
Rae Deng
July 15, 2026 The agency has used the controversial surveillance devices for more than a decade, according to ...
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President Trump, a white man with light hair, wears a blue suit jacket, white shirt and red tie. He sits in a black chair while gesturing with both hands.

Did Trump tell Christians they need to get involved in politics?

Written by:
Joey Esposito
July 15, 2026 Trump has said many things about Christianity, but this particular line was not among them.
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An image allegedly shows a mug shot image of a Lee County, Florida, corrections officer, for a prison for women, named Lena Hale.

Florida corrections officer Lena Hale wasn't arrested for impregnating female inmates

Written by:
Jordan Liles
July 15, 2026 The fabricated story claimed Hale, a transgender woman working at a women's prison, impregnated ...
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Lindsey Graham stands while talking to Trump, who is sitting down. Both men appear to be happy.

Trump said part of Lindsey Graham's body 'literally blew up'

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
July 15, 2026 The Republican senator died on July 11, 2026, after a "brief and sudden illness."
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The image shows an aerial view of a large construction site among trees.

Photo shows White House grounds under construction, not presidential residence itself

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 15, 2026 The picture was cropped to omit the original White House building that was still intact to the w ...
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The view of the Colorado House chamber from the gallery up above, showing rows of desks with legislators sitting in chairs.

Claim 17 Colorado Republicans voted against banning sexually explicit AI content of kids distorts truth

Written by:
Rae Deng
July 15, 2026 Posts spreading the claim may have confused multiple different bills.
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An image shows two photos separated by a vertical line, on the left displaying the Waze logo and a phone with the navigation mobile app, and on the right a person holding an Israeli flag.

Does Israel control Waze, surveil app's users? What we know

Written by:
Jordan Liles
July 15, 2026 Waze's terms of use state Israeli courts and laws govern the app's legal matters. But there's no ...
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 30, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Mike Johnson didn't say this quote about spending on seniors. Here's who did

Written by:
Emery Winter
July 14, 2026 Social media posts erroneously claimed the House speaker said, "Every dollar spent on seniors co ...
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An image shows a view of US President Donald Trump's motorcade driving through the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in May 2026, with a superimposed photo allegedly showing tire tracks made visible in the pool later in July.

Did Trump's motorcade leave tire tracks in reflecting pool? What photos show

Written by:
Jordan Liles
July 14, 2026 The president's motorcade drove through the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in early Ma ...
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Getty ImagesThe exterior of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campus...The exterior of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campus in Chamblee, Georgia.

Trump's CDC cut tracking of 'explosive diarrhea' parasite before 2026 outbreak

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Joey Esposito
July 14, 2026 (Updated: July 15, 2026) FoodNet, a CDC-led federal collaboration, made tracking the cyclospora parasite optional in 2025.
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Screenshot of AI-generated image of white woman with brown eyes in presumably a mug shot. She's overlaid on top of a background featuring a Costco

Was Florida woman arrested for posing as Costco employee, handing out tequila samples?

Written by:
Emery Winter
July 13, 2026 A post sharing the story claimed Brianna Keller turned the sample station at a Tampa Costco into ...
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Larry the Cable Guy, an old white man with a bristled, white goatee, wearing a camouflage baseball cap with wrap-around sunglasses, and a black windbreaker.

Tune out claim Larry the Cable Guy asked Trump supporters to 'unfollow' him

Written by:
Jack Izzo
July 13, 2026 We found nearly identical versions of the post attributed to NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. an ...
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Screenshot of AI-generated dog from Facebook post. It's missing its right eye (viewer's left) and is wear a blue ribbon for the Congressional Medal of Honor around its neck. A Black serviceman is putting the ribbon around the dog's next

Story claims 'K9 Valor' survived suicide bomber, saved 47 soldiers. Don't bite

Written by:
Emery Winter
July 13, 2026 The tale spreading online claimed the heroic dog received the Congressional Medal of Honor at th ...
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This image shows U.S. Vice President JD Vance alongside a screenshot of an X post he wrote in June 2023. It read: "In this house we believe: Black Lives Matter. No human is illegal. Prigozhin is a Liberal reformer. Love is love."

Vance once posted 'Black Lives Matter' and 'No human is illegal' message. It was a joke

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
July 13, 2026 People misunderstood a resurfaced post from 2023 in which Vance satirized liberal ideology.
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