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Were Driscoll's strawberries confirmed to cause cancer? Posts exaggerate pesticide test results

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Aleksandra Wrona
June 1, 2026 Driscoll's described the online rumors as "misinformation and non-scientific claims." The eviden ...
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This image shows former President Bill Clinton speaking at an event in October 2024.

Did Bill Clinton say Palestinians 'never really wanted a homeland' and 'just wanted to kill the Jews'?

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Taija PerryCook
June 1, 2026 An altered quote spread online. The original had crucial differences.
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A composite image shows U.S. President Donald Trump over a display of gas prices at a Mobil gas station on May 11, 2026 in Pasadena, California.

Did Trump say he'd outlaw photographing or posting gas prices?

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Laerke Christensen
May 31, 2026 There was no trace of the alleged post on Trump's X or Truth Social profiles.
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A composite image shows Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger against a two-part ad for her documentary film Birth Control (1917) in Variety.

Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger didn't call Black people 'human weeds' that should be 'exterminated'

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
May 31, 2026 Snopes previously found no evidence Sanger said the same about "Slavs and Jews."
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A fake image shows a male teacher with white hair walking out of a classroom.

Did 65-year-old Georgia history teacher quit over 'controversial' syllabus?

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Laerke Christensen
May 30, 2026 "Elias Vance" appeared to be a popular character name in stories written by artificial intelligence.
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Image shows actress Helen Mirren at an event.

Did Helen Mirren say she saw 'Arabs being thrown out' of their Jerusalem homes amid 'amazing time' in Israel?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 30, 2026 The actor has long been a supporter of Israel, but this viral quote needs context.
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A brown tick with a white spot on its torso sits on a blade of grass.

Paper argued it's 'morally obligatory' to engineer ticks to spread alpha-gal syndrome … as a philosophical exercise

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 30, 2026 The philosophy paper appeared in Bioethics, a journal that explores urgent ethical questions in ...
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Photo of arches with American flags, a crane, and some boxes sitting on the White House lawn, showing preparations for a UFC octagon cage.

Don't be fooled by fake post in which Trump challenges Pope Leo XIV to cage fight

Written by:
Emery Winter
May 29, 2026 At the time the fictional screenshot was posted, a crew was building a UFC fighting cage on the ...
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James Talarico, a young white man with short, well maintained hair, wearing a suit, talking at a podium while holding a microphone.

Republicans claim James Talarico, Texas candidate for US Senate, is vegan. He's not

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Jack Izzo
May 29, 2026 The insinuation seems to be that not eating meat is un-American.
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Bill Gates, a white man with dark-framed glasses, smiles as he sits before a microphone.

Gates Foundation backed research on different ticks than ones that cause meat allergy

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 29, 2026 The Asian blue tick doesn't spread alpha-gal syndrome; the lone star tick does.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton's office let man accused of child sex abuse receive short jail term

Written by:
Joey Esposito
May 29, 2026 Adam Hoffman served only 30 days behind bars as part of a plea deal.
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A red freight train moving along the tracks in snowy weather

Did Canada deny $573B railroad bailout request from Trump? Don't go off the rails

Written by:
Emery Winter
May 29, 2026 Many posts spreading the claim included videos featuring a commonly used AI-generated avatar.
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A headshot of the historian Heather Cox Richardson, a middle-aged white woman. Behind her, a collage of Snopes "false" logos, red stop signs.

Did historian Heather Cox Richardson go live after receiving threatening message?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
May 29, 2026 She joins Stephen Colbert, Ilia Malinin and Pope Leo XIV on the list of people targeted by versi ...
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Image shows actor Sean Penn at an event.

Sean Penn called Trump 'an enemy of mankind' and 'the state'

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 29, 2026 The actor has long been a critic of the president.
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing titled "FY2027 Department of Health and Human Services Budget," in Dirksen building on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

Did RFK Jr. claim children circumcised early had 'double' rate of autism tied to Tylenol use?

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
May 29, 2026 Kennedy referenced a study published in a journal co-founded by Jay Bhattacharya, the Trump-nomi ...
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A police car labeled "Vancouver Police."

Vancouver man's arrest prompts claims about Canadian mental health laws. Here are the facts

Written by:
Rae Deng
May 28, 2026 Rumors spread amid a legitimate debate in Canada about potential civil liberty violations throug ...
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Four perfume bottles of varying sizes and shapes sit atop what appears to be a table.

Thieves aren't using perfume to knock out victims, despite persistent rumors

Written by:
Joey Esposito
May 28, 2026 Versions of this longstanding urban legend have lurked on the web since the 1990s.
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An older white man — Larry Fink — wearing a suit, sitting in a chair and gesturing with his hands while talking.

BlackRock CEO said Americans' savings and investments will fund data centers, new power infrastructure

Written by:
Jack Izzo
May 28, 2026 At a news conference with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Larry Fink said he thinks the U.S. needs to bu ...
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Donald Trump Jr., a white man, wears a suit and waves while standing in front of an American flag.

Donald Trump Jr. said Arlington National Cemetery visit reminded him of family's financial 'sacrifices'

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Joey Esposito
May 28, 2026 The eldest Trump child made the statement in his 2019 book.
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U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a speaker during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

Was bad weather forecast nonexistent before Trump moved Cabinet meeting from Camp David?

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
May 27, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump said a May 27, 2026, Cabinet meeting planned at Camp David would ins ...
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