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The top rumors Snopes readers are checking out right now.
Written by: Nick Hardinges
May 11, 2024
Rumors about the Princess of Wales' health circulated social media after she announced her cance ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 13, 2024
Diesel purportedly said of the name change from Boy Scouts of America to Scouting America, "It's ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
May 6, 2024
"I thought the first set of humans would be, idk, hairier than this," wrote one commenter.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 26, 1996 (Updated: June 29, 2021)
The true story went viral on TikTok 47 years to the day.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Feb. 1, 2024
Whether someone or something can be truly "unbiased" is a long-standing argument in journalism.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 13, 2024
The state falls just outside the borders of treaty, internet users said.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
May 8, 2024
The true history of how pigeons went from being prized possessions to "rats with wings."
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 13, 2024
The claim stems from an urban explorer on TikTok.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Jan. 9, 2024
The viral photograph had various signs of being AI-generated.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 5, 2013
Alarmist warnings about beaver-derived castoreum are overblown: its use is now exceedingly rare, ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 10, 2024
The U.S. president made the claim in an interview with CNN journalist Erin Burnett.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 14, 2024
The patient had been diagnosed with an “aplastic distal vagina,” a condition in which the vagina ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
July 5, 2018
People could "survive" eating a very limited diet, health experts told us, but they wouldn't get ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 31, 2014
"People really believe that people are 100% honest on their deathbed, so I'm going to make sure ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
May 13, 2024
The proposed bill stipulates a minimum of six months of community service in Gaza for those conv ...
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
May 6, 2024
The story traces back to 2018, when he told the anecdote while recounting his decision to join p ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 6, 2024
We've seen this one before.
Written by: Nick Hardinges
May 13, 2024
The mom allegedly told her son not to look in a box that had been in their freezer for decades.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 10, 2017
A widely circulated photograph was a stain on the presidential image.
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 7, 2024
"The Oceanic Reserve Champagne, produced by the 'Maritime Vineyards,' is one of few intact bottl ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 16, 2001
The eventual standardization of railroad gauge in the U.S. was due far less to a slavish devotio ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 8, 2024
Users were told to post "I do not authorize META, Facebook or any entity associated with Faceboo ...
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
May 5, 2024
During the production of the movie masterpiece, director Francis Ford Coppola found himself enta ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 8, 2024
"She wants to use my name to add credibility to hers," Kid Rock purportedly said of Beyoncé's offer.
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
April 11, 2024
While there's no official confirmation of a new Bieber song, the purported track is doing the ro ...
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