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✅ Yes, Vice President JD Vance once compared the U.S. economy to the Titanic. snopes.com/fact-check/van…
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There is no evidence that a legitimate trans rights advocacy group sent mailers to Texas homes sharing resources for LGBTQ+ minors with unsupportive families, despite claims.
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We examined a video claiming to show Trump neglecting to salute two Marines upon disembarking Marine One. It's authentic. ✅
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Meta is allegedly updating the terms of its privacy policy to let it scrape data to train its AI models.

To investigate, we scoured news reports and contacted the company: snopes.com/fact-check/met…
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✅ Yes, George W. Bush's brother Neil Bush announced on his official Facebook account that he voted for James Talarico. snopes.com/fact-check/nei…
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Oct 24
Mexico, New York, didn't announce it would change its name to "Epstein List" to avoid being renamed by Trump.

Here's where the rumor originated from: snopes.com/fact-check/mex…
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People shared a clip of Trump emitting a strange, guttural sound while speaking at a campaign rally in South Carolina. It's real. ✅
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Oct 24
1) A campaign ad for Vivek Ramaswamy, Amy Acton's opponent in the Ohio governor's race, features her estranged mother accusing her of lying about her past.
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2) We reviewed public records surrounding Acton's childhood abuse and found her story checks out. See the evidence here. 👇
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Oct 24
1) People claim a video circulating online shows a voting machine deliberately "changing" a vote for a Democratic candidate to a Republican challenger.
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2) The video is not only being attached to false allegations of election rigging — it's also outdated.
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Oct 23
The Trump administration potentially removing cherry blossom trees from Washington, D.C., has continued to draw backlash.

Here's 4 such claims we've investigated about the Trump administration chopping down trees: snopes.com/collections/tr…
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✅ Yes, Democratic consultant James Carville said he would rather Republicans keep control of the House of Representatives over Democrats winning it.

Here's why: snopes.com/fact-check/car…
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Oct 23
Did you know Kmart sold pet monkeys in the 1960s?

To verify the claim, we tracked down authentic vintage newspaper ads: snopes.com/fact-check/kma…
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Oct 23
Kim Jong Un is back in the news as unfounded reports claiming he died spread online.

We dug into our archives to compile 10 investigations related to the North Korean leader: snopes.com/collections/ki…
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✅ Yes, Hegseth’s team broke one of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s historic globes while attempting to move it into his office.

In a statement, the Pentagon said "accidents happen, we are grateful no one was harmed and the globe is being repaired": snopes.com/fact-check/heg…
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Dolly Parton's sister, Stella Parton, amplified a rumor claiming voting machines in various states were intentionally swapping votes for Democratic candidates to Republicans. But state election officials provided a much more mundane explanation for the issues some voters are t.co/FURLDShy68
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Oct 22
🎃 Do you love carving pumpkins for Halloween?

We traced the history of the holiday tradition: snopes.com/news/2026/10/2…
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Oct 22
Claims of election fraud and lost ballots are spreading widely ahead of the midterms.

We have the facts: snopes.com/collections/po…
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We examined a video claiming to show Trump neglecting to salute two Marines upon disembarking Marine One. It's authentic. ✅
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