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An image shows a close-up photo of a quality cross necklace and chain on top of a red, white and blue American flag.

Did Muslim cashier demand Christian boy remove cross necklace? Here's the truth

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 31, 2026 This isn't the first time we've debunked the rumor.
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Multiple shoppers pushing shopping carts are surrounded by products at Costco.

A sampling of 21 Costco rumors we've fact-checked

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Joey Esposito
Aug. 31, 2026 Fear not — it's unlikely that the hot dog combo will increase in price anytime soon.
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Joe Morale, a white man with black-framed glasses, gestures as he speaks. Behind him is a screen with the image of clouds gathering into a hurricane and a slide with text that reads "FEDERAL GOV'T CUTS FIRST WEATHER: Central & South Florida Nat'l Weather Service is 19-39% understaffed; 17% reduction in weather balloon launches across the United States; Degraded forecast accuracy."

Did Florida weatherman say he feared he could no longer predict hurricanes because of funding cuts?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 31, 2026 South Florida meteorologist John Morales expressed the sentiment — but not in 2026, as posts sug ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a tanned white man with gray hair, gestures and points with his right hand as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House.

RFK Jr. repeats false claim that MMR vaccine contains fetal tissue

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 31, 2026 The health secretary's inaccurate claim stems from a misunderstanding of how the measles, mumps ...
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24 things Trump actually posted on Truth Social

Written by:
Joey Esposito
Aug. 30, 2026 Snopes often comes across alleged screenshots of the president's posts that are fake. These ones ...
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Michigan Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson, a blonde, middle-aged woman in a black suit and purple T-shirt, speaks into a microphone.

Claim Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is linked to KKK lacks key context

Written by:
Rae Deng
Aug. 30, 2026 Benson has a long history with the Southern Poverty Law Center, a prominent civil rights organiz ...
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A line of Navy ships in the sea flying U.S. flags.

18 rumors about the US Navy, examined

Written by:
Rae Deng
Aug. 30, 2026 From claims about cats aboard vessels to stories about military actions, a variety of Navy-relat ...
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A fake, low quality image of Hakeem Jeffries sitting with Jeffrey Epstein at a restaurant. Jeffries, a middle-aged black with very short hair, wears a suit, while Epstein, an older white man, wears a blue, short-sleeved polo shirt.

Does photo show Hakeem Jeffries with Epstein?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Aug. 30, 2026 Thanks to generative AI tools, fake images showing politicians with Epstein are commonplace. Thi ...
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An illustrative graphic featuring a screenshot of the unlabeled Faroe Islands on Google Maps. Little sheep photos are overlaid atop the map. To the right of the islands is the Faroese flag and a giant red pin drop akin to the Googel Maps pin

Faroe Islands woman used sheep to map country. Here's how and why

Written by:
Emery Winter
Aug. 29, 2026 The Sheep View 360 campaign, launched in response to Google leaving the islands off of Street Vi ...
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A digitally-made image shows a golden lock suspended among representations of electronic circuits on a blue background.

Judge ruled certain AI-generated child sex abuse material is protected by First Amendment. Here's context

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 29, 2026 The federal judge said precedent forced him to make the ruling, but suggested that the law hasn’ ...
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Sign at the entrance to a Target store in Venice, Florida.

Target: 20 rumors we've analyzed

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Aug. 29, 2026 The U.S. retailer removed a Halloween costume from its website in August 2026 after social media ...
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Flowers, balloons and candles are seen placed at the entrance of Dollywood on August 26, 2026, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Did Disney buy Dollywood? Claim is pure fantasy

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Aug. 29, 2026 The rumor circulated as the Tennessee theme park's president vowed to keep Parton's legacy alive.
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A photo of Donald Trump (sitting, left) and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (standing, right) in the oval office. A map of the Great Lakes region that sits at the far right of the photo has been edited so "Lake Ontario" has been replaced by "Lake of America" in a red font that is far larger and in a different font style than all other place names on the map.

Lake Ontario isn't named after Canadian province

Written by:
Emery Winter
Aug. 28, 2026 Indigenous people inhabiting the nearby area gave the lake its name, which can be seen on maps f ...
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Dolly Parton, a white woman with bright blonde hair, speaking while seated in front of a pile of books.

Did Dolly Parton's Imagination Library donate books to children in Israel?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 28, 2026 PJ Library, which provides free books to Jewish children, was inspired by Parton’s organization. ...
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This image shows two screenshots from the Facebook post of CCTV footage depicting the flood that destroyed the Gyirong Port at the Nepal-China border against a textured background.

CCTV footage shows deadly flood destroying Nepal-China border crossing

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Aug. 28, 2026 Some social media users falsely claimed the video was AI-generated.
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U.S. President Donald Trump wears a navy suit jacket and red tie while looking to the right. The image's background shows a cooked steak.

USDA recalled 30K pounds of beef from Argentina. Trump's import plan wasn't to blame

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Aug. 28, 2026 The Trump administration said the planned beef imports would start on Sept. 1, 2026 — weeks afte ...
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Actor and director Ron Howard wearing glasses and a suit.

Did Ron Howard write letter about being liberal? Here's the truth

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
Aug. 28, 2026 Posts attributing the message to the director have circulated for years.
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Claim Trump paid tens of millions to settle sexual assault allegations involving minors lacks evidence

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 28, 2026 The long-standing rumor is based on an unverified list, with no credible evidence to back it up.
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Image shows Dolly Parton standing at the SiriusXM Nashville Studios.

15 false and misleading Dolly Parton rumors we've debunked

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 28, 2026 Some claims misrepresented Parton’s political opinions while others attributed false statements ...
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Mark Carney, wearing a dark blue suit, blue tie and white shirt, speaks into a microphone behind a podium. He is outdoors, as the blue sky behind him indicates.

12 rumors about Canada PM Mark Carney, fact-checked

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 28, 2026 From AI-generated images to false quotes, these rumors have fooled people about the leader of Ca ...
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