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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?

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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

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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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An aerial shot of a rendering of the Meta-owned data center under construction in Cheyenne, Wyoming

Is rare bacteria in Wyoming city's water linked to Meta data center? What we know

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Jack Izzo
July 17, 2026 In June 2026, the Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities said it identified Cupriavidus gilardii in ...
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Rows of Taylor Farms-branded salad kits in the produce aisle of a grocery store.

Is Taylor Farms produce source of cyclosporiasis outbreak? What we know

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Rae Deng
July 16, 2026 The Washington Post reported July 16 that investigators were looking at the company as a potenti ...
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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?

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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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President Donald Trump, an older white man with light hair, wears a blue suit jacket and multicolored tie while speaking into a microphone.

Are major TV networks 'refusing' to air Trump's July 16 speech?

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Joey Esposito
July 16, 2026 Major networks listed their regularly scheduled programming, but claims that they were "refusing ...
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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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The illustration is composed of two side-by-side screenshots of Franco's video in which he is standing behind an open laptop that shows black-and-white images of a tree or a window. In both images, a strange figure appears looking like an alien.

James Franco posted alleged security footage of an alien. Is it real?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 16, 2026 Franco has been posting strange videos on TikTok since early June 2026.
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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

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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

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Jordan Liles
July 15, 2026 The fabricated story claimed Hale, a transgender woman working at a women's prison, impregnated ...
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A white Kia sedan with apparent bullet holes in the windshield. The victim of a fatal shooting with four bullet holes in the windshield at the scene on Pool Street in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, July 13, 2026.

Did Johan Sebastian Guerrero's daughter witness ICE agent fatally shooting him? What we know

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
July 15, 2026 (Updated: July 16, 2026) Witnesses told Snopes that the young girl was present in the aftermath of the shooting in Biddef ...
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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 the White House from afar, with a large construction site immediately to the right.

Breaking down claim Trump paid himself 2.5% contractor fee on new White House ballroom

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 15, 2026 Social media users appeared to misunderstand a document made public in April 2026.
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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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