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People Claim a Majority of Palestinians in Gaza Elected Hamas — Here's Why It Isn't That Simple

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Nov 1, 2023 As violence intensifies in Gaza and Israel, claims about Hamas' place in Gaza's electoral histor ...
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A rumor said that Hobby Lobby had discontinued its Jewish and Hanukkah merchandise.

Did Hobby Lobby Discontinue Hanukkah Merchandise?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov 14, 2023 This wouldn't be the first time that the American arts-and-crafts retailer and its Christian own ...
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Did Joe Biden Lie About a Drunken Driver's Killing His Wife?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 28, 2020 A few weeks after Biden was first elected to the U.S. Senate, his wife and 1-year-old daughter w ...
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Is This the Grinch's Phone Number?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec 3, 2020 The Grinch wouldn't touch his phone with a 39-and-a-half-foot pole!
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Can Water Boiled in a Microwave Suddenly 'Explode'?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 27, 2000 (Updated: Mar 11, 2010) Fears of superheated water from the microwave have been around since the earliest days of the in ...
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A Black woman is pictured next to three woman, two who are white and one who is Black. You can see one person is cut off on either side of the three women. "The View" is written overtop of the women. Below, it says, 'Whoopi, Joy, and Sunny Threaten To Resign "'Immediatly' If Candace Owens Joins The Panel."

Whoopi, Joy, and Sunny To Quit 'Immediately' if 'The View' Adds Candace Owens?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sep 14, 2023 We found the claim had been spread online since the beginning of 2023.
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An ad claimed to always put a plastic bottle on your tires when parked and here's why.

Should a Bottle Always Be Put on Tires When Parked?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov 10, 2021 We tracked down the origins of the rumor that was displayed in online advertisements.
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Are Electric Vehicles and Batteries Bad for the Environment?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Mar 28, 2022 We broke the viral Facebook post down claim by claim.
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Background Check: Investigating George Floyd’s Criminal Record

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Jun 12, 2020 (Updated: Feb 24, 2021) The question of past arrests often surfaces among people who want to rationalize police officers ...
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Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis: Male and Female?

Written by:
Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
Apr 6, 2001 Long-standing rumor holds that actress Jamie Lee Curtis acknowledged in an interview that she wa ...
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Was Doc Who Treated Booth After Shooting Lincoln Arrested for Providing Care?

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Alex Kasprak
Dec 4, 2023 Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, who set John Wilkes Booth's broken leg after he killed Lincoln, was arrested ...
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Is This an Official Movie Poster for the Film 'Wicked'?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Nov 30, 2023 The movie is scheduled to be released in November 2024.
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Henry Kissinger

Is It True That Henry Kissinger Once Said Trump Is 'the One True Leader'?

Written by:
David Emery
Nov 30, 2023 Kissinger, who was U.S. Secretary of State under Richard Nixon, did predict that Trump could go ...
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Does FBI Have Evidence That Joe Biden Received $5M Bribe from Burisma Exec?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jun 22, 2023 GOP investigators and Rudy Giuliani have both claimed to know the identity of a whistleblower wi ...
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Did a Military Chaplain Pray with Biden for Trump to Come Back to the White House?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec 4, 2023 The video in question was originally recorded at a Thanksgiving-themed function at Norfolk Naval ...
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Grand Jury 'Confirmed' Sean Combs Was Involved in Tupac Shakur's Murder?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct 6, 2023 We've previously fact-checked other claims from a purported celebrity gossip YouTube channel abo ...
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The Origins of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 16, 2013 Was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer created to bring comfort to a girl whose mother was dying of ...
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Does the Starbucks Employees' Union Support Hamas?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Oct 27, 2023 Tensions between Starbucks and the union intensified as calls for boycotts of the company increased.
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Did a Plane Disappear and Land 37 Years Later?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jul 1, 2019 Armed with facts, we find that the mystery of Pan Am Flight 914 isn't much of a mystery.
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Greg Comer Prayer Request

Written by:
Dan Evon
Apr 25, 2017 The lack of dates in prayer chains often causes confusion about the validity of such messages.
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Is This 'Invisibility Cloak' Video Real?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec 11, 2017 "Quantum cloak is composed of quantum stealth material made into clothing."
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Are Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw Getting Divorced?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 20, 2019 "I think it's the belief that you can't live in Hollywood and be happily married, but you can," ...
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Do Oreo Cookies Have a Hidden Meaning?

Written by:
David Emery
Jan 4, 2017 The meaning of the ornate design stamped on Oreo cookies is a riddle wrapped in an enigma betwee ...
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Donald Trump

Did Donald Trump Say 'Mein Kampf' Had a 'Profound Effect' on Him?

Written by:
David Emery
Apr 17, 2019 The same internet meme quoted Trump as saying he has 'tremendous respect' for Adolf Hitler.
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Facebook posts claimed that archaeologists discovered scrolls in 1892 which led to the discovery that the Lord's Prayer when translated from Aramaic to English begins with the words O cosmic Birther of all radiance and vibration soften the ground of our being and carve out a space within us where your Presence can abide.

Is Aramaic-to-English Translation of Lord's Prayer on Facebook the 'Correct' One?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug 3, 2022 (Updated: Aug 4, 2022) A popular Facebook post claimed that an Aramaic-language scroll discovered by archaeologists in ...
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