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A story began spreading online claiming a Missouri museum had unknowingly displayed the mummified body of a missing man, believing it to be a wax figure. But it's completely made up:
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Did 'Pine Bluff Historical Museum' wax figure turn out to be mummified missing man?
According to the story, tourists joked about how lifelike the figure, nicknamed "Sam the Silent Man," looked.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/museum-wax-figure-missing-man/
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A controversy erupted online over claims that Zohran Mamdani fabricated a story about his aunt’s experience after 9/11. We broke down what happened and how Mamdani responded:
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Zohran Mamdani faced backlash over 9/11 story about his aunt. Here's what he said
After the mayor-elect said his aunt stopped taking the subway following 9/11 because she didn't feel safe in her hijab, people said he made it up.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/11/zohran-mamdani-aunt-story/
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🐾 Dogs near Chernobyl have been spotted with blue fur. But Dr. Jennifer Betz, medical director of the Dogs of Chernobyl program, says radiation isn't the cause. Here's the likely explanation:
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Dogs in Chernobyl mysteriously turned blue?
Blue's Clues: now in Chernobyl!
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/blue-dogs-chernobyl/
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Do private jets really make up 12% of US air traffic? That’s close, but the real number is lower. Here’s what the data show:
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Posts online claim 12% of US air traffic is private jets. We broke down the data
The statistic spread online amid calls for the FAA to cancel private flights before reducing public air travel amid the 2025 government shutdown.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/private-jets-air-traffic-data/
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✅ Yes, Epstein's brother sent an email about Trump "blowing" someone named "Bubba."
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Epstein's brother sent email about Trump 'blowing' someone named 'Bubba'
Some people online claimed "Bubba" referenced Bill Clinton, but that hasn't been confirmed.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/epstein-bubba-trump-blowing/
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ICE tried to deport a 24-year-old Native American woman named Leticia Jacobo. But Iowa authorities say it was a "clerical error." Here's everything we know:
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Did ICE attempt to deport a Native American woman?
Iowa authorities held Leticia Jacobo for ICE, later saying they mistook her for someone with the same last name.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/14/ice-deport-native-woman/
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A chart shared by conservative podcaster Tim Pool painted a misleading picture of violent crime in "Democrat" cities. Our investigation found it greatly overstated the difference between cities with Democratic vs. Republican mayors — and ignored other key factors.
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Chart allegedly proved Democrat-led cities have more violent crime. We crunched the numbers
Tim Pool's chart is just one example of the countless claims attempting to associate violent crime with a political party.
https://www.snopes.com/articles/471418/democrat-cities-more-violent-crime/
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Megyn Kelly cited someone close to the Epstein case as saying he “was not a pedophile” because he preferred 15-year-olds, not younger children. Read her full comments here:
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What Megyn Kelly said about Epstein victims and whether he was a pedophile
She said she was quoting someone close to the Epstein case.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/megyn-kelly-epstein-not-pedophile/
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A rumor claiming Trump asked the DOT to introduce 15-year car loans spread on social media. But there’s no evidence this happened — the claim is satirical.
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Don't buy claim that Trump proposed 15-year car loan
A graphic claiming the U.S. president had proposed a 15-year car loan stemmed from an X account known to post satirical content.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-15-year-car-loan/
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The New York Stock Exchange isn't moving to Texas due to Zohran Mamdani's election win. Mamdani was far from winning when the stock exchange announced it was moving its Chicago operations to Texas in February — which won't impact its New York location.
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Is the New York Stock Exchange moving to Texas because of Mamdani's win?
The rumor spread after self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the 2025 New York mayoral election.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/new-york-stock-exchange-texas/
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There's no evidence that Trump moved the Resolute Desk from the Oval Office to Mar-a-Lago. An image circulating online appears to show a replica, not the real desk.
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No, Trump did not move the Resolute Desk from Oval Office to Mar-a-Lago
Evidence overwhelmingly indicated that the historic, 1,300-pound desk remained in place.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/resolute-desk-moved-to-mar-a-lago/
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Rumors claiming Sen. John Fetterman is dead are false. He is alive but was recently hospitalized after a fall near his home.
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Why John Fetterman death hoax spread online after fall sent him to hospital
An X user who started the rumor previously shared the same death hoax about the Pennsylvania U.S. senator in 2023 and 2024.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-fetterman-dead-fall/
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Snopes tested an AI chatbot on Truth Social to see how it responded to a handful of the president's claims. Here's what we found. 👇
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Trump's Truth Social AI chatbot disputes his false claims
The chatbot, powered by the Perplexity AI engine, provides factual answers about rising U.S. grocery prices, the 2020 election and other topics.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-truth-social-ai/
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Social media posts claim a 2014 email from Jeffrey Epstein to former White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler shows him offering girls to multiple elite figures. But we found this particular email was shared out of context and the claim is false.
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Email doesn't show Epstein offering girls for sex to Peter Thiel, Gordon Brown among, others
In November 2025, U.S. House Democrats released thousands of pages of documents related to the late, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/email-epstein-girls-peter-thiel-gordon-brown/
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Posts claim Tom Brady cloned his late dog Lua using Colossal Biosciences' "non-invasive" pet cloning tech. But did the NFL legend really bring his furry friend back? Here's what we know:
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Did Tom Brady say he cloned his dog that died in 2023?
The former NFL star is an investor in Colossal Biosciences, which acquired pet-cloning company Viagen.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/06/tom-brady-cloned-dog/
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✅ Yes, Senate Republicans added an amendment to the funding bill allowing them to sue the government for $500,000 over the Jan. 6 investigations.
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Did Republican senators amend funding bill to allow them to sue government over Jan. 6 investigations?
The government funding bill passed by the Senate retroactively allows senators to sue for $500,000 when their data is searched without notifying them.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/republican-senators-sue-jan-6/
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❌ No, Trump didn't order ICE to arrest 67,000 fans who booed him at a recent NFL game.
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Trump didn't order ICE to arrest 67K NFL fans who booed him
Many fans booed Trump at an NFL game between the Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions on Nov. 9, 2025.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nfl-trump-ice-fans-arrested/
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Posts claimed that Trump called Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert and Nancy Mace to urge them to drop their names from a petition seeking a House vote to release the Epstein files. Here are all the details we could confirm:
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Did Trump call Lauren Boebert and Nancy Mace about Epstein petition? What we know
Posts claimed Trump called the GOP congresswomen to urge them to drop their names from a petition seeking a House vote to release the Epstein files.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/13/trump-call-boebert-mace-epstein/
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Yes, an Epstein email said Trump was the "dog that hasn't barked" and claimed he "spent hours" with one of his victims. The email was released today by the House Oversight Committee.
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Epstein email called Trump the 'dog that hasn't barked,' claimed he 'spent hours' with victim
The email from 2011 was part of thousands of documents released by the Epstein estate in November 2025.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-epstein-email-dog-that-hasnt-barked/
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The funding law signed to reopen the federal government included a provision changing the definition of industrial hemp. Some people claimed this would severely restrict or even shut down the cannabis industry. We investigated. Here's what we found. 👇
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Unpacking the federal ban on certain hemp products included in deal to end shutdown
Laws around cannabis in the United States are confusing. Here's what the change might actually mean.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/13/shutdown-hemp-ban-explained/
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Did Trump post, "The dog didn't bark because the dog didn't have time. Too busy making the country great, building towers, eating tremendous steaks," on Truth Social? No, that's fake. ❌
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Don't buy into alleged Trump post addressing 'dog that hasn't barked' email from Epstein
An alleged post by Trump called the disgraced financier a "total creep" and claimed reports about newly released Epstein emails were "fake stories."
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-post-dog-hasnt-barked-epstein/
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Republican Rep. Tim Burchett claims Democrats blocked his push to release the Epstein files — but the facts are murkier. Here’s what’s clear and what's still unknown:
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House Democrats blocked Republican Tim Burchett's motion to get Epstein files 'straight to the floor'?
Burchett's request required the unanimous consent of the House.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/13/democrats-block-burchett-epstein/
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Karoline Leavitt didn't say, "Jeffrey Epstein was talking about a different Donald Trump.” A satirical website made up the story:
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Karoline Leavitt didn't say Epstein emails were about 'different Donald Trump'
Leavitt actually said that emails naming the president "prove absolutely nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong."
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/epstein-emails-different-trump-quote/
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❌ No, a video doesn't authentically show ICE agents arresting and deporting Pizza Hut employees. The video was AI-generated.
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Video claiming to show ICE agents deported Pizza Hut employees isn't what it seems
The popular Facebook reel received around 40 million views in three days.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pizza-hut-ice-video/
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❌ No, Sen. John Kennedy didn't 'execute' AOC, Schumer and other Democratic leaders on C-SPAN. We dug into the false rumor:
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Sen. John Kennedy didn't 'execute' AOC, Schumer and other Democratic leaders on C-SPAN
This false story originated from a Facebook page hosting numerous fabricated stories about U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/schumer-aoc-john-kennedy/
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❌ No, a video doesn't authentically show a "racist cop" kicking a Black FBI agent out of a coffee shop. It was created using AI.
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Video shows 'racist cop' kicking Black FBI agent out of coffee shop?
A YouTube account hosting the alleged police body camera video said the incident occurred in Seattle and led to a $6 million lawsuit.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/racist-cop-black-fbi-agent-video/
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Did Trump really warn of "bread lines" under Kamala Harris? We found no evidence he did.
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Did Trump say Kamala Harris would cause 'bread lines'?
The purported quote circulated online amid a government shutdown that impacted food benefits for millions of Americans.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/11/trump-said-kamala-harris-bread-lines/
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released an email in which Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Trump “knew about the girls.” Here's how author Michael Wolff, who received the email, and the White House responded:
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House Oversight Democrats released Epstein email alleging Trump 'knew about the girls'
"Of course he knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop," Epstein wrote in an email to author Michael Wolff.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/epstein-email-trump-knew-girls/
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A false rumor that American Airlines was closing took flight online. So why did it spread like wildfire? We explain. 👇
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Why false rumors about American Airlines shutting down took flight online
The misunderstanding stemmed from the real closure of a different, much smaller airline.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/american-airlines-cease-operations/
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😷 An online rumor claims a new “COVID-25” strain has completely different symptoms. In reality, there’s no new strain — just two Omicron subvariants with mostly familiar symptoms.
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No, doctors weren't warning about new 'COVID-25' strain with 'very different signs'
Different strains of the COVID-19 virus sometimes come with symptoms that are specific to them.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/11/covid-25-strain-new-symptoms/
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❌ No, Trump didn't say, "I got an MRI, it was perfect. They found nothing. The doctors were amazed. They said of all the MRIs done on presidents going back to George Washington, this is the first time nothing was found.”
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Did Trump say George Washington received MRI scan while discussing his own 'perfect' results?
The president did say he received an MRI scan in October 2025.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-mri-george-washington-quote/
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In a speech at the U.N. General Assembly, Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for a criminal investigation into U.S. officials, including Trump, over boat strikes targeting alleged narco-terrorists.
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Did Colombia's president call for The Hague to investigate Trump over boat strikes?
In a speech at the U.N., Petro called for criminal inquiry against U.S. officials, including Trump, who were involved in the strikes.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/petro-trump-the-hague-colombia-us/
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A chart shared by conservative podcaster Tim Pool painted a misleading picture of violent crime in "Democrat" cities. Our investigation found it greatly overstated the difference between cities with Democratic vs. Republican mayors — and ignored other key factors.
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Chart allegedly proved Democrat-led cities have more violent crime. We crunched the numbers
Tim Pool's chart is just one example of the countless claims attempting to associate violent crime with a political party.
https://www.snopes.com/articles/471418/democrat-cities-more-violent-crime/
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Trump shared a meme claiming that DOGE stopped a $2.5 million annual "Obamacare royalties" payment to Obama. But it's satire — not fact.
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No evidence DOGE stopped alleged $2.6M annual 'Obamacare' royalty payments to Obama
Trump rehashed the rumor from early 2025, but it’s just as fake as when we first reviewed the claim.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/no-evidence-26m-obamacare-royalties/
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In 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower declared November 11 would be the first Veterans Day honoring people who have fought in the U.S. military. We put together a brief timeline of the holiday's history:
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Why is Veterans Day celebrated on November 11?
U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower issued the first "Veterans Day Proclamation" in 1954.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/11/veterans-day-history-november-11/
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✅ Yes, Trump said, “Nobody knows what a magnet is.” He made the comment while discussing how everyday products like vehicles and computers rely on magnets, and in support of his administration's threat of high tariffs on Chinese goods.
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Posts depict real Trump quote: 'Nobody knows what a magnet is'
The president made the comment while discussing how manufacturers need magnets to make a variety of products, including vehicles and computers.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-nobody-knows-what-magnet-is-quote/
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Social media users are claiming that Shauni Rae Kerkhoff, a former U.S. Capitol Police officer, was "identified by a forensic match as the Jan. 6 pipe bomber." But the claim is unconfirmed, and federal authorities have not named her as a suspect.
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Report links ex-Capitol Police officer Shauni Rae Kerkhoff to 'Jan. 6 pipe bomber': What we know
As of this writing, the Blaze News report remained unconfirmed, and federal authorities had not identified Kerkhoff as a suspect.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/11/capitol-police-kerkhoff-j6-bomber/
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There's no evidence that Trump moved the Resolute Desk from the Oval Office to Mar-a-Lago. An image circulating online appears to show a replica, not the real desk.
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No, Trump did not move the Resolute Desk from Oval Office to Mar-a-Lago
Evidence overwhelmingly indicated that the historic, 1,300-pound desk remained in place.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/resolute-desk-moved-to-mar-a-lago/
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Trump recently said most Americans would get $2,000 payments through funds obtained from "trillions" of dollars the U.S. has made in tariffs. Here's what we know:
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Trump said most Americans would get $2K payments from tariffs revenue. Here's what we know
Trump said “high income” people would not be getting those purported dividends.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/10/trump-payments-tariffs-revenue/
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A claim spread online that the Trump administration removed a memorial honoring fallen Black US soldiers in the Netherlands. Here's what we know:
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Did Trump admin remove panels honoring fallen Black US soldiers in the Netherlands? What we know
The widow of a soldier whose story was featured in one of the panels said it was never meant to be a rotating exhibition.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/11/black-soldiers-netherlands-american-cemetery/
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❌ No, Social Security payments were not renamed "Federal Benefit Payments." Here's why people are saying that:
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Were Social Security payments renamed 'Federal Benefit Payments'?
The Social Security Administration has long classified its disbursements as "benefits."
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/social-security-federal-benefit-payments/
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A video claiming to show red rain falling in Branson, Missouri, tricked some people on social media. But the clip was both AI-generated and intended as satire.
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Sorry to rain on your parade, but this red rain didn't fall in Missouri
An AI-generated video appeared to fool thousands of users.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/missouri-red-rain/
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❌ No, a planned update to Meta's privacy policy won't give it permission to read all DMs sent by its users and use the data to train its generative AI. Here's the truth about what the update will really do:
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Will Meta's planned policy update let it read users' DMs starting December 2025?
Meta's update to its privacy policy will change what it does with data it already collects from interactions with Meta AI.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/meta-dms-privacy-policy/
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Don't fall for the rumor that Sen. John Kennedy read a "trust-fund manifesto" for New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Fox News. It's completely false. ❌
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Sen. John Kennedy didn't read Zohran Mamdani's 'trust-fund manifesto' on Fox News
Users shared the text of a fabricated story about the Louisiana senator and New York mayor-elect appearing together on Fox's "Hannity" TV show.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kennedy-mamdani-manifesto-fox/
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Third-party sellers listed a shirt showing a Nazi salute over a raised fist on Walmart's website. The listings were quickly removed.
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Shirt with Nazi salute was briefly sold on Walmart's website
Walmart removed the third-party listings for violating its prohibited products policy following a social media campaign to report the shirts.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walmart-paper-beats-rock-shirt/
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Did Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy say pilots should "go with their gut" instead of depending on air traffic controllers? No — that's false. ❌ Here's how we debunked the rumor. 👇
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Sean Duffy didn't say pilots should 'go with their gut' instead of relying on air traffic controllers
The Federal Aviation Administration cut flights at major airports by 10% as the longest government shutdown continued in November 2025.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/duffy-gut-air-traffic-controllers/
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🍫 Did you know that chocolate magnate Milton Hershey and his wife, Catherine, founded a boarding school for orphaned boys in the early 1900s? Their legacy lives on today through the Milton Hershey School.
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Founder of Hershey's Chocolate opened boarding school for orphans
Initially for “poor, white orphan boys” the Milton Hershey School is now self-described as “one of the world’s best private schools.”
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hersheys-chocolate-boarding-school/
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Hitler commissioned a ballroom in the garden of the Reich Chancellery, which was later destroyed during WWII. We explored the history behind it.
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Did Hitler build a ballroom after coming into power?
The leader of the Nazi Party built a ballroom in the garden of the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, which was later destroyed during WWII.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/10/hitler-ballroom-1933/
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Trump drew a mixed reaction at the Commanders–Lions game on Nov. 9. Many attendees booed, while others clapped and cheered.
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Trump booed at Washington Commanders game?
Multiple videos of the event appeared online.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-booed-commanders-game/
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A fictional story claimed Zohran Mamdani's swearing-in ceremony was abruptly canceled after he refused to take his oath of office on the U.S. Constitution. It's just one of many untrue rumors that have spread online about Mamdani:
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Zohran Mamdani's swearing-in wasn't canceled after he refused to swear oath on Constitution
The New York mayor-elect appeared in many untrue rumors in November 2025, with no shortage of Facebook commenters believing the claims.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mamdani-swearing-in-cancelled/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1762806928
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