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A close-up image showing strawberries.

Have Driscoll's strawberries been linked to cancer-causing chemicals? We investigated

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Aleksandra Wrona
May 23, 2026 (Updated: May 27, 2026) In May 2026, a website reported pesticide residues in one Driscoll's sample — not that the berri ...
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A well-dressed man and a woman, both middle aged and white, walk with their arms linked.

Is Donald Trump Jr.'s wife Bettina Anderson the daughter of Epstein's former banker?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
May 27, 2026 It's unclear exactly how involved her father Harry Loy Anderson was in Epstein's finances.
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A close-up image shows US President Donald Trump squinting while wearing a suit and tie, and attending a Memorial Day event on May 25, 2026, at Arlington National Cemetery, in Washington.

Did Trump fall asleep during 2026 Memorial Day ceremony? We examined footage

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Jordan Liles
May 26, 2026 People online shared a video purportedly showing the president dozing off during a ceremony hono ...
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Image shows President Donald Trump pointing to a White House column.

Does video show Trump pooping himself while staring at White House columns? There's no proof

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 28, 2026 This is not the first time the president has faced incontinence rumors.
#4
An image shows an alleged photo of a McDonald's employee wearing a red hat in one of the restaurant's kitchens while chained to a food preparation station with a chain and strap, as well as a circle-shaped closer look at the chain and strap appearing on the left side of the image.

Investigating alleged image of chained McDonald's worker preparing food

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Jordan Liles
May 31, 2026 The image supposedly shows a locked chain and strap tying an employee's ankle to a food preparat ...
#5
Bust-up photo of Warren Buffett wearing a suit and tossing his out-of-focus hand into the air. The background behind him is also out of focus.

Did Warren Buffett warn of Trump declaring martial law and 'canceling' democracy? Here's the truth

Written by:
Emery Winter
May 25, 2026 This fictitious broadcast sounds eerily similar to another AI-generated post Snopes debunked.
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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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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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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 ...
#9
A split-screen image shows Donald Trump Jr. and his wife Bettina Anderson alongside U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump wasn't banned from son's Bahamas wedding over rule barring convicted rapists from entering country

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
May 26, 2026 While a civil jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse in 2023, he's never been convicted of rape.
#10
Erika Kirk, a blonde woman in a sequined gold suit with blue eyes, stands on a stage with a pattern of "TURNING POINT USA" logos behind her.

10 claims about Turning Point USA, investigated

Written by:
Rae Deng
May 25, 2026 Rumors about the conservative youth organization have continued to spread months after the fatal ...
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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 ...
#12
Image shows a screenshot of an appearance by retired Navy Vice Adm. Robert Harward, a bald white man, on Fox News. There is what appears to be an unusual shadow on his neck.

Retired Navy SEAL Robert Harward's Fox News appearance sparks mask conspiracy theory

Written by:
Joey Esposito
May 22, 2026 (Updated: May 29, 2026) Harward appeared on "America's Newsroom" on May 19, 2026, and seemed to be the victim of some un ...
#13
A shoulders-up image of Heather Cox Richardson, a middle-aged white woman with long, dark brown hair.

Historian Heather Cox Richardson didn't go live at 3 a.m. after receiving threat. Here's how we know

Written by:
Jack Izzo
May 23, 2026 This is the fourth impromptu early-morning livestream we've debunked this year.
#14
A fake image of a white man wearing red robes is shown. A quote on the image says "Islam is a religion of peace we can learn from." A red Fake symbol can be seen on the image's top left corner.

Video of Pope Leo XIV saying that 'Islam is a religion of peace we can learn from' isn't real

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Rae Deng
May 26, 2026 Leo has called for peace and cooperation between Christians and Muslims, but this particular quo ...
#15
Bill Gates, an older white man with black-frame glasses, smiles and looks to his right. He is wearing a dark suit and a white shirt. The background is blue with blurry white symbols.

Bill Gates' foundation funded research into ticks, but not those that cause meat allergy

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 22, 2026 The Microsoft founder was the focus of yet another baseless conspiracy theory.
#16
A split-screen image shows U.S. President Donald Trump on the left and gas prices on a billboard on the right.

Did Trump say he'd make it illegal to photograph or post gas prices?

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
May 21, 2026 The U.S. president allegedly called the act of sharing gas prices "ECONOMIC TREASON."
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A dog that appears to be a chihuahua or chihuahua mix wears a vest with the words "emotional support."

What updated HUD guidelines say about emotional support animals

Written by:
Joey Esposito
May 27, 2026 The federal housing agency said the change would free up resources for real claims rather than " ...
#18
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'

Written by:
Joey Esposito
May 28, 2026 The eldest Trump child made the statement in his 2019 book.
#19

No, Criminals Are Not Using Drugged Perfume to Rob People

Written by:
Joey Esposito
Jan. 20, 2025 The widespread internet rumor has been frightening readers since the late '90s.
#20
An aerial shot of the Lincoln Memorial, a white marble building with a facade of 12 columns. In the foreground, a bunch of repair equipment and vehicles are parked on the drained bed of the reflecting pool. About one-third of it has been painted blue.

How the cost of Trump's reflecting pool renovation compares to Obama's

Written by:
Jack Izzo
May 16, 2026 Conservative social media accounts claimed the news had unfairly criticized Trump's repairs whil ...
#21
This image shows New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim holding a megaphone and protesting at a detention facility in May 2026. In the lower right corner circled in yellow, an image shows Kim purportedly receiving medical treatment for pepper spray in the eyes.

Was Sen. Andy Kim pepper sprayed by ICE at protest outside New Jersey detention facility?

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Aleksandra Wrona Taija PerryCook
May 27, 2026 Kim visited Delaney Hall on May 25, 2026, and later described a confrontation outside the facili ...
#22
Photos of two Big Mac cheeseburgers from McDonald's overlaid on background featuring dollar bills.

Did Big Mac shrink by 40% while price skyrocketed from 50 cents to $8?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
May 24, 2026 The burger has become more expensive over time, but available records do not show it lost 40% of ...
#23
A person holds up a pregnancy test in a bedroom.

Would North Carolina bill allow anyone to kill people seeking abortions? Here's what experts think

Written by:
Rae Deng
May 29, 2026 The Republican behind the bill, state Rep. Keith Kidwell, has a history of introducing similar b ...
#24
A group of people are sitting. A Black couple in the foreground, Michelle and Barack Obama, are talking animatedly. Behind them sits a young Black woman, their daughter Sasha Obama.

Posts falsely claim Sasha Obama said Barack is gay and Michelle is trans

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 24, 2026 One user who shared the story has a history of false posts targeting Barack Obama.
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