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I bust fake news for Snopes. Here's how I spot viral hoaxes, photoshops, 'deepfakes,' and misinformation.
With training and a careful eye, social media users can help stop the spread of false information —…
Madison Dapcevich
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I'm a fact-checker at Snopes, the internet's authority on viral hoaxes. Here's how I tell if news is fake.
My team covers stories like $1 million bounties on Vladimir Putin and "Ukrainian Army Cats." Discer…
Madison Dapcevich
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Elon Musk says Tucker Carlson will be subject to Twitter's fact-checking force, Community Notes. This might be a problem for a TV host whose record on Snopes isn't exactly the cleanest.
Tucker Carlson never had to face followers on Fox News, but on Twitter, he's opening himself up to …
Hannah Getahun,Lloyd Lee
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The CEO of fact-checking site Snopes was caught plagiarizing dozens of articles
"There is no excuse for my serious lapses in judgement," Snopes CEO and cofounder David Mikkelson s…
Ben Gilbert
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Facebook is going to use Snopes and other fact checkers to combat fake news
A team of Facebook researchers will also review website domains and send sites that appear to be fa…
Alex Heath
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Glen Powell said a family friend was once groomed by a cannibal — but it sounds a whole lot like an urban myth
As celebrity podcast anecdotes go, a cannibal story is pretty hard to beat — but this one also soun…
Eammon Jacobs
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The author of the viral joke post about JD Vance having sex with a couch breaks his silence
The man behind a viral joke post about JD Vance making love to a couch has stayed quiet — until now.
Katherine Long
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Elon Musk speaks out over reports linking Starlink with the missing submersible by taking a dig at a fact-checking site
The search is still underway for the lost Titan submersible, which went missing on Sunday with five…
Beatrice Nolan
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Ted Cruz shares fake photo of a shark swimming on a flooded highway as Tropical Storm Hilary batters California: 'Holy crap'
"I'm told this is a joke. In LA, you never know…," Ted Cruz later wrote of the 12-year-old fake pho…
Taylor Berman
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Could Chipotle's burrito bowl robot crack down on customers' favorite portion-maximizing hacks?
Chipotle fans have found subtle methods to ensure they get larger servings and a bigger burrito bow…
Lloyd Lee
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Video appears to show the dramatic moment a Russian missile boomerangs and plunges to earth
An unverified video appears to show the Russian missile's explosive malfunction over the city of Al…
Alia Shoaib
1 min read
'Bob's Burgers' actor banned from voicing cartoon character over alleged Capitol riot involvement, report says
Jay Johnston will no longer voice Jimmy Pesto Sr. after unconfirmed reports emerged he attended the…
Joshua Zitser
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Fake footage of The Simpsons 'predicting' the Queen's death has gone viral as part of a controversial trend of Simpsons-based misinformation
A doctored image appearing to depict the death of Queen Elizabeth II on "The Simpsons" is going vir…
Charissa Cheong
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People are spreading misinformation about Alec Baldwin and the on-set incident that killed a cinematographer
Fake newspaper articles with made-up quotes from Alec Baldwin about the deadly incident involving a…
Rebecca Cohen,Kat Tenbarge
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Mel Gibson appears to salute Donald Trump at a UFC event: video
Mel Gibson was apparently seen making a military-style solute toward Trump as the former president …
Kelly McLaughlin
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Here's why you should put a quarter in a cup of frozen water during a hurricane
Fill a cup with water, freeze it, and stick a quarter on top, and you'll be able to tell if your fo…
Joanna Fantozzi,Lloyd Lee
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A TikTok streamer re-aired an old video of Billie Eilish and appeared to solicit 'gifts' that cost real money
Some who tuned in appeared to send virtual gifts that cost users real money and could be redeemed f…
Connor Perrett
3 mins read
Videos claiming to show a 'real mermaid' have gone so viral that police had to tell viewers they're fake
Footage said to be of a "mermaid" spotted on a beach has been viewed millions of times as videos sp…
Charissa Cheong
2 mins read
An old photo of Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell was tagged with a note on Twitter saying there is 'no photo evidence that suggests they conversed' after a new 'context' feature rolled out
The context note attached to the widely shared Musk and Maxwell photo is part of Twitter's new Bird…
Travis Clark
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A conspiracy claiming Shein workers send secret pleas for help in clothing has tens of millions of views on TikTok
There's no evidence to the claims against the Chinese fast-fashion brand, but that hasn't stopped t…