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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 FoodNet, a CDC-led federal collaboration, made tracking the cyclospora parasite optional in 2025.
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A photo of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, an older white man with white hair, on a yellow background featuring Snopes' red "fake" logo.

8 misleading rumors about Lindsey Graham we've fact-checked

Written by:
Joey Esposito
July 14, 2026 Snopes investigated many claims about the late politician over the years, including several that ...
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8 times we've investigated claims about Mitch McConnell's health

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Joey Esposito
July 14, 2026 The longest-serving senator in Kentucky's history is no stranger to rumors about his well-being.
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Photo shows Mitch McConnell, an elderly white man, wearing a checkered shirt while in a hospital bed. His wife, Elaine Chao, is photographed next to him.

Is this Mitch McConnell photo real? There's no evidence of AI, despite claims

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Nur Ibrahim
July 13, 2026 The Kentucky senator's team shared a photo of McConnell in the hospital with his wife, but the i ...
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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?

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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

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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

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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

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Taija PerryCook
July 13, 2026 People misunderstood a resurfaced post from 2023 in which Vance satirized liberal ideology.
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Two photos side-by-side. The one on the left is Donald Trump wearing a blue suit and tie, speaking with his head tilted. The one on the right is of Bruce Springsteen singing into a microphone on a stage.

Did Bruce Springsteen call Trump an 'unfit president'?

Written by:
Emery Winter
July 12, 2026 Springsteen spoke about the state of the U.S. and Trump before a song in a May 2025 concert.
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An image shows a low angle, zoomed-in shot of US Senator Lindsey Graham, representing South Carolina, speaking and gesturing behind a podium while wearing a suit and tie.

Yes, Sen. Lindsey Graham has died

Written by:
Jordan Liles
July 12, 2026 He died at 71 after suffering a "brief and sudden illness."
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An aerial shot of a road through a pine forest with lots of car traffic. At the top of the photo, the road widens to accommodate an entrance station to Yellowstone National Park

Trump admin hasn't proposed building interstate through Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Parks

Written by:
Jack Izzo
July 12, 2026 Legislation introduced in Congress would designate U.S. Highway 287 as future Interstate 47, but ...
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce attend Game Three between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Rocket Arena on May 23, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio.

The facts behind 25 Taylor Swift claims

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Joey Esposito
July 12, 2026 Taylor Swift is always in the spotlight, but her marriage to NFL star Travis Kelce sparked new r ...
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U.S. President Donald Trump purses his lips as he speaks in to a microphone.

Did Trump say he talked to Jesus?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 12, 2026 Some social media users argued that the post illustrated the U.S. president showing symptoms of ...
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Was Tom Homan honored for deportations as Obama's 'ICE chief'? Here are the facts

Written by:
Jack Izzo
July 11, 2026 Homan received the Presidential Rank Award during the Obama administration, but did not lead ICE ...
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