✅ 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. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
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.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
✅ 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. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
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. www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
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.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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. www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
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. www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
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.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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. www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
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: www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
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.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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: www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
A claim spread online that the Trump administration removed a memorial honoring fallen Black US soldiers in the Netherlands. Here's what we know: www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
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.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A claim spread online that the Trump administration removed a memorial honoring fallen Black US soldiers in the Netherlands. Here's what we know: www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
❌ No, Social Security payments were not renamed "Federal Benefit Payments." Here's why people are saying that: www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...
Were Social Security payments renamed 'Federal Benefit Payments'?
The Social Security Administration has long classified its disbursements as "benefits."
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November 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
❌ No, Social Security payments were not renamed "Federal Benefit Payments." Here's why people are saying that: www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...
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. www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
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.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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. www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
❌ 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:
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.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
❌ 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:
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. ❌ www.snopes.com/fact-check/k...
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.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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. ❌ www.snopes.com/fact-check/k...
Third-party sellers listed a shirt showing a Nazi salute over a raised fist on Walmart's website. The listings were quickly removed. www.snopes.com/fact-check/w...
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.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Third-party sellers listed a shirt showing a Nazi salute over a raised fist on Walmart's website. The listings were quickly removed. www.snopes.com/fact-check/w...
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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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.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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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Here's how we debunked the rumor. 👇
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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.”
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November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
🍫 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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Hitler commissioned a ballroom in the garden of the Reich Chancellery, which was later destroyed during WWII. We explored the history behind it. www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
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.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Hitler commissioned a ballroom in the garden of the Reich Chancellery, which was later destroyed during WWII. We explored the history behind it. www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
Trump drew a mixed reaction at the Commanders–Lions game on Nov. 9. Many attendees booed, while others clapped and cheered. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Trump booed at Washington Commanders game?
Multiple videos of the event appeared online.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Trump drew a mixed reaction at the Commanders–Lions game on Nov. 9. Many attendees booed, while others clapped and cheered. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
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: www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
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.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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: www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
We fact-checked multiple rumors related to the government shutdown, including the claim that Democrats voted against SNAP funding 12 times and a quote about shutdowns attributed to Trump. Here's what we found: www.snopes.com/collections/...
2025 Government Shutdown: 16 claims we've checked
In November 2025, the U.S. government entered its second month of shutdown after failing to pass fiscal legislation.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We fact-checked multiple rumors related to the government shutdown, including the claim that Democrats voted against SNAP funding 12 times and a quote about shutdowns attributed to Trump. Here's what we found: www.snopes.com/collections/...
Snopes has worked to get to the bottom of a number of rumors related to New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Here are 10 we've investigated: www.snopes.com/collections/...
10 rumors we've investigated about Zohran Mamdani
Did he propose ending all misdemeanor charges? Did the Islamic State endorse him? Get caught up on the next mayor of New York.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Snopes has worked to get to the bottom of a number of rumors related to New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Here are 10 we've investigated: www.snopes.com/collections/...
A quote about government shutdowns attributed to Trump in 2013 is making the rounds online. But he didn't say those exact words. Here's what's true and false. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Did Trump once say a government shutdown 'means the president is weak'?
Memes claim the president said in 2013: "A government shutdown falls on the president's lack of leadership." They're not completely accurate.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A quote about government shutdowns attributed to Trump in 2013 is making the rounds online. But he didn't say those exact words. Here's what's true and false. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
ICE agents shot a U.S. citizen named Carlos Jimenez in the shoulder during a stop in Southern California. Details are still emerging, but here's what we know so far about the incident. 👇
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Unpacking reports ICE agents shot US citizen Carlos Jimenez during California stop
News reports said Jimenez asked agents to move away from a bus stop where children would be gathering. Authorities said he reversed toward an agent.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ICE agents shot a U.S. citizen named Carlos Jimenez in the shoulder during a stop in Southern California. Details are still emerging, but here's what we know so far about the incident. 👇
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As artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney entered the public consciousness, so too did a worrying trend of content called "AI slop." We looked into its real-world impact: www.snopes.com/articles/470...
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
As artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney entered the public consciousness, so too did a worrying trend of content called "AI slop." We looked into its real-world impact: www.snopes.com/articles/470...
❌ No, a federal judge hasn't ordered Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to swear-in Adelita Grijalva without further delay. The representative-elect and the state of Arizona sued Johnson last month over his refusal to swear her in. www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
Federal judge hasn't ordered Mike Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva
The representative-elect and the state of Arizona sued Johnson in October 2025 over his refusal to swear her in.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
❌ No, a federal judge hasn't ordered Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to swear-in Adelita Grijalva without further delay. The representative-elect and the state of Arizona sued Johnson last month over his refusal to swear her in. www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
A claim spread Zohran Mamdani said his proposed city-run grocery stores wouldn't sell alcohol, cigarettes or lottery tickets. We checked what he actually said: www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
Did Mamdani say city-run grocery stores won't sell alcohol, cigarettes or lottery tickets?
New York City's mayor-elect said his proposed stores would not sell lottery tickets or cigarettes, but he did not mention alcohol.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A claim spread Zohran Mamdani said his proposed city-run grocery stores wouldn't sell alcohol, cigarettes or lottery tickets. We checked what he actually said: www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
"I feel good about the Republican Party. I feel good about where we're going as a nation. We're killing all the right people, and we're cutting your taxes," Sen. Lindsey Graham said while speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Summit.
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Lindsey Graham said, 'We're killing all the right people' referring to Republican Party
Social media users expressed outrage over Graham's remarks at a Republican Jewish Coalition summit amid Israel's war in Gaza.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"I feel good about the Republican Party. I feel good about where we're going as a nation. We're killing all the right people, and we're cutting your taxes," Sen. Lindsey Graham said while speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Summit.
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Tom Nichols, who is a professor emeritus at the U.S. Naval War College, confirmed to Snopes that a quote describing Trump as "one of the least masculine, least adult people in public life" came from him: www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Tom Nichols, who is a professor emeritus at the U.S. Naval War College, confirmed to Snopes that a quote describing Trump as "one of the least masculine, least adult people in public life" came from him: www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Watch out for this video showing British children being instructed to bow and say "Allahu Akbar." We found it was AI-generated: www.snopes.com/fact-check/v...
Watch out for video showing British children being instructed to bow and say 'Allahu Akbar'
Online users blindly shared the alleged surveillance camera classroom video without first properly confirming its authenticity.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Watch out for this video showing British children being instructed to bow and say "Allahu Akbar." We found it was AI-generated: www.snopes.com/fact-check/v...