Snopes Now available in the app store!
Open
Donald Trump
Dolly Parton
Trump Administration
AI-generated Content
Quotes
Osama bin Laden
Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul el-Sayed, an Egyptian American man with short black hair and a short beard wearing a navy blue suit.

Claim linking Abdul El-Sayed's mother to charity with ties to Hamas, terrorist groups is missing key context

Written by:
Rae Deng
Aug. 25, 2026 "She was working to help orphaned children," Roxie Richner, a spokesperson for the Michigan Demo ...
Read More

Unpacking claim photo shows Obama laughing at meme of himself the day he ordered the killing of bin Laden

Written by:
Amelia Clarke
March 27, 2025 The text of the meme read: "Sorry it took so long to get you a copy of my birth certificate. I w ...
Read More
A white man and woman stand next to each other. The man on the left is wearing a jersey with "5" on it, while the woman is wearing a white tank top and cargo pants. A tie is draped around her neck.

Photo of Avril Lavigne, Steven Anthony Lawrence Wasn't Found on Osama bin Laden's Hard Drive

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 2, 2025 The image was a digital composition — that is, a combination of multiple photographs.
Read More

Real Photos of Bin Laden Posing with Obama, Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Nov. 16, 2024 "I'm not a betting man but I would take the odds that you won't hear a peep from them," one X us ...
Read More

Bin Laden Was Photographed with Obama, Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 12, 2024 People have shared the collage since at least 2015 and in various languages, such as Korean, Per ...
Read More

Real Photo of Osama Bin Laden Meeting with George W. or George H.W. Bush?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 28, 2024 “Oh dear!!! Who's on the left?” a post on X exclaimed about the alleged photo of a clandestine P ...
Read More

Are Pics of Bin Laden Posing with Obama, Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton Real?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Nov. 19, 2023 Some social media users claimed the viral images proved that U.S. politicians met with Osama Bin ...
Read More

Is This a Real Pic of Tupac with Osama Bin Laden?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 21, 2023 The image has circulated online at least since 2008, with endless theories on when and where it ...
Read More

Netflix Taps Tom Hanks To Play Osama Bin Laden?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 4, 2023 Is this one of the actor’s iconic roles?
Read More

Is This Osama Bin Laden Singing Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face'?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sept. 6, 2019 Osama bin Laden wasn't exactly known for having an affinity for popular culture.
Read More

Did Donald Trump Predict Osama bin Laden Would Attack the US?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov. 19, 2018 President Trump mentioned Osama bin Laden in his 2000 book "The America We Deserve," but he didn ...
Read More

Does This Photograph Show John McCain with Osama bin Laden?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug. 27, 2018 A doctored photograph purportedly showing John McCain posing with terrorist Osama Bin Laden was ...
Read More

Did the Man Who Oversaw the Bin Laden Raid Say It Would Be 'An Honor' If President Trump Revoked His Security Clearance?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug. 23, 2018 William McRaven wrote "I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as ...
Read More

Edward Snowden Said Osama bin Laden is Alive

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 10, 2016 Edward Snowden did not claim Osama bin Laden was alive and living lavishly in the Bahamas on the ...
Read More

Hillary Clinton Meets Osama bin Laden

Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 5, 2015 A photograph of Hillary Clinton shaking hands with Osama bin Laden is a fabrication created for ...
Read More

Condoleezza Rice and Osama Bin Laden

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 19, 2015 Rumor: Photograph shows Condoleezza Rice posing with Osama bin Laden.
Read More

Bin Laden Shooter Rob O'Neill Mistakenly Attacked by Street Thugs Seeking to Collect Debt from Neighbor

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 16, 2014 Did Bin Laden shooter Rob O'Neill fight off five gang members during an attempted home invasion ...
Read More

Who Killed bin Laden?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 14, 2012 Item documents contradictory statements Barack Obama made about the killing of Osama bin Laden?
Read More

Osama bin Laden's Body Washes Ashore

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 6, 2011 Body of Osama bin Laden washes ashore?
Read More

Osama bin Laden Death Photos

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 5, 2011 Photographs show the corpse of Osama bin Laden.
Read More