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A bright photo shows a person seated in a short sleeve shirt on a wooden bench holding a Bible up on a wooden table with the words "Holy Bible" facing the camera, with the camera pointed to focus on the Bible, each of the person's hands holding part of the bottom of the book, and the person's face and head out of frame and not visible above the image.

Posts claim Muslim family bought major Bible publisher. There's no proof

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Jordan Liles
Aug. 15, 2026 We contacted more than 20 major Bible publishers about the rumor.
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A Times Square advertisement in New York City shows Mayor Zohran Mamdani alongside the message: "MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI: FLORIDA ECONOMIC DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR THANKS FOR THE JOBS!" and "*Paid for by the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Not authorized, approved, or endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mandani."

Florida Chamber of Commerce paid for Times Square billboard with dig at Mamdani

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Aug. 13, 2026 The chamber purchased prime advertisement real estate referring to the New York City mayor as Fl ...
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Side-by-side image showing Eminem and Michael Jackson.

Did Michael Jackson buy Eminem's catalog after being mocked in 'Just Lose It'? Here's the real story

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
May 11, 2026 Jackson had a stake in a company that acquired publishing rights connected to some Eminem songs, ...
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Beware of claim Usha Vance appeared in 2017 video with White House correspondents' dinner shooting suspect

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
April 27, 2026 We found the woman who actually appears in the video.
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Image depicts Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos in front of the Netflix logo and falling dollar bills.

Is Netflix raising subscription cost to $49.99 as of March 1?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Feb. 8, 2026 It's unclear how the looming merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. would affect costs, though ...
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A close up photo of Costco Wholesale branding on a store. The top half of the photo is a blue sky covered by out-of-focus leaves close to the camera

Is Costco building apartments over its stores? We inspected

Written by:
Emery Winter
Jan. 1, 2026 A Costco store being built in Los Angeles will have affordable apartments above it, but as of la ...
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Graphic showing a trio of pill bottles labeled "SCAM" with FDA certification labels on them. A graphic of a button below includes the text "BUY NOW." In the background is a collage of the Snopes scam rating icon.

How to spot suspicious health supplements and avoid getting scammed

Written by:
Emery Winter William Kramer
Dec. 12, 2025 Snopes readers regularly ask whether supplement brands like Neurocept and Burn Peak are legit. H ...
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Hershey's Chocolate founder opened boarding school for orphaned boys in 1909

Written by:
Joey Esposito
Nov. 15, 2025 The Milton Hershey School is still in operation with over 2,100 students.
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Photo of several American Airlines passenger planes at an airport terminal

Why false rumors about American Airlines shutting down took flight online

Written by:
Emery Winter
Nov. 12, 2025 The misunderstanding stemmed from the real closure of a different, much smaller airline.
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Founder of Hershey's Chocolate opened boarding school for orphans

Written by:
Joey Esposito
Nov. 10, 2025 Initially for “poor, white orphan boys” the Milton Hershey School is now self-described as “one ...
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Photo of an American Airlines commercial passenger plane flying through a cloudless blue sky

American Airlines didn't announce it's shutting down

Written by:
Emery Winter
Nov. 6, 2025 The confusion stemmed from a headline about Kenai Aviation, a small airline serving a handful of ...
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Crocs has new 'instant classic' logo?

Written by:
Emery Winter
Oct. 12, 2025 Crocs' iconic clogs still feature the decades-old cartoon crocodile.
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Did Maxwell House coffee change its name to Maxwell Apartment?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Oct. 3, 2025 Kraft Heinz, Maxwell House's parent company, said "Maxwell Apartment" would be cheaper, helping ...
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A white man wearing a blue suit is pictured next to a red Disney sign. In the background, numbers and line graphs can be seen.

Did Disney lose $4B in market cap after suspending Jimmy Kimmel's show? What we know

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Sept. 23, 2025 The stock did not drop this much overnight, but it did fall this much, and more, over several da ...
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What we know about Tesla's alleged plan to replace Elon Musk as CEO

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 1, 2025 Since early 2025, Musk has been spending a lot of time in Washington, D.C., as the public face o ...
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No evidence South Africa has banned all US businesses and stopped mineral exports

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Feb. 20, 2025 The claim spread after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing aid to the ...
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The Truth Behind Allegations Louis Vuitton Burns Unsold Merchandise

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Aleksandra Wrona
Dec. 23, 2024 Reports allege the company burns unsold items, including its handbags, to preserve the brand's e ...
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A handbag that colorfully shows a face is held on display inside a room.

No Evidence Louis Vuitton Burns Unsold Handbags

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Dec. 19, 2024 The company was rumored to destroy its unsold stock at the end of each year to preserve its excl ...
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Home Salon Email That 'Fired' Stressed Employees Was PR Stunt

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Dec. 10, 2024 A LinkedIn post allegedly showing an email sent to YesMadam staff spread online in early Decembe ...
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Musk Said Bezos' Ex-Wife, MacKenzie Scott, Was a Reason 'Western Civilization Died'

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Nov. 20, 2024 In 2022, Musk also suggested Scott had turned on all tech billionaires in her drive to retaliate ...
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