💵 Social media posts about Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak printing his own $2 bills and spending them legally mix fact with fiction. The bills are real, but Wozniak isn't printing them himself.
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Why Steve Wozniak can show off homemade $2 bills without getting arrested
The Apple co-founder's $2 bills are real, but he isn't actually printing them.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
💵 Social media posts about Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak printing his own $2 bills and spending them legally mix fact with fiction. The bills are real, but Wozniak isn't printing them himself.
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At least one document in the latest batch of Epstein files could be unredacted with a simple copy and paste. We didn't find other examples of this "hack" working, though more might exist among the thousands of documents released.
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Can Epstein files be unredacted with a simple copy and paste? What we know
There is at least one document among the files currently released in which redacted text can be viewed through copy and paste.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
At least one document in the latest batch of Epstein files could be unredacted with a simple copy and paste. We didn't find other examples of this "hack" working, though more might exist among the thousands of documents released.
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❌ Sorry, "Home Alone" fans. These photos don't show Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern grabbing coffee and dessert. Here's how we know they're fake: www.snopes.com/fact-check/h...
'Home Alone' cast reunited after 35 years?
Social media users shared alleged photos of Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern meeting for coffee and dessert.
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December 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
❌ Sorry, "Home Alone" fans. These photos don't show Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern grabbing coffee and dessert. Here's how we know they're fake: www.snopes.com/fact-check/h...
Some of the wildest rumors we fact-checked this year turned out to be true — sometimes even surprising our reporters. Here are 20 unexpectedly true rumors picked by Snopes journalists. 👇
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Looking back on 2025: Unexpectedly true rumors we fact-checked
Even our reporters were surprised by the truth behind some of this year's wildest rumors.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Some of the wildest rumors we fact-checked this year turned out to be true — sometimes even surprising our reporters. Here are 20 unexpectedly true rumors picked by Snopes journalists. 👇
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Axios reported that the White House has begun managing the DOJ's X account, a claim that a White House official denied in an email to Snopes. Here's what we know so far: www.snopes.com/news/2025/12...
Unpacking rumor White House is managing DOJ X account
Some social media users suggested the White House took over the account to protect President Donald Trump.
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December 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Axios reported that the White House has begun managing the DOJ's X account, a claim that a White House official denied in an email to Snopes. Here's what we know so far: www.snopes.com/news/2025/12...
After the DOJ released a new batch of Epstein files, social media users began sharing claims about an FBI tip involving Trump that appeared in the release. While the document containing the tip is authentic, its claims haven't been independently verified.
December 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
After the DOJ released a new batch of Epstein files, social media users began sharing claims about an FBI tip involving Trump that appeared in the release. While the document containing the tip is authentic, its claims haven't been independently verified.
✅ Newly released Epstein documents reveal he owned a painting depicting former President Bill Clinton in a blue dress.
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Epstein owned painting of Bill Clinton in a blue dress. Here's context
At Congress' behest, the U.S. Department of Justice released hundreds of files related to Epstein, a convicted sex offender, on Dec. 19, 2025.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
✅ Newly released Epstein documents reveal he owned a painting depicting former President Bill Clinton in a blue dress.
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On Christmas Day, Trump posted on Truth Social: "Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein." He also said he "was actually the only one who did drop Epstein, and long before it became fashionable to do so." www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Trump's Christmas message on Truth Social highlighted Epstein
The president began his holiday wishes by saying, "Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein."
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December 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
On Christmas Day, Trump posted on Truth Social: "Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein." He also said he "was actually the only one who did drop Epstein, and long before it became fashionable to do so." www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Online claims that Kenneth Petty, Nicki Minaj's husband, is a registered sex offender are true. His name appears on the national sex offender registry.
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Yes, Nicki Minaj's husband is registered sex offender
In 1995, Kenneth Petty was convicted on a charge of attempted rape in the first degree.
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December 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Online claims that Kenneth Petty, Nicki Minaj's husband, is a registered sex offender are true. His name appears on the national sex offender registry.
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❌ No, John Legend didn't announce he was pulling his music off of Amazon over Bezos' ties with Trump. Don't fall for the false rumor:
Did John Legend pull music from Amazon over Bezos' ties to Trump?
The rumor didn't line up with any actual events.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
❌ No, John Legend didn't announce he was pulling his music off of Amazon over Bezos' ties with Trump. Don't fall for the false rumor:
For years, we've covered the rumors surrounding classic holiday songs like "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and "Jingle Bells." Here's the full (play)list: www.snopes.com/collections/...
Snopes' Christmas playlist: Holiday song rumors we've fact-checked
From "The Twelve Days of Christmas" to "Jingle Bells," this playlist has it all.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
For years, we've covered the rumors surrounding classic holiday songs like "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and "Jingle Bells." Here's the full (play)list: www.snopes.com/collections/...
Decorating fir trees for Christmas can be traced back to the 1800s in both the US and UK. But exactly when and where did the tradition began? Here's a brief history of what we know: www.snopes.com/articles/472...
A brief history of the Christmas tree
Three different theories trace the Christmas tree back to the 1400s or 1500s. Two others go even further back.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Decorating fir trees for Christmas can be traced back to the 1800s in both the US and UK. But exactly when and where did the tradition began? Here's a brief history of what we know: www.snopes.com/articles/472...
❌ No, Coca-Cola didn't invent the modern-day version of Santa Claus. Here's the full story: www.snopes.com/fact-check/c...
Coca-Cola didn't invent modern image of Santa Claus. Here's how centuries of Christmas tradition shaped it
Coca-Cola may have helped popularize Santa's look, but his modern image was already taking shape long before the soft drink company's ads.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
❌ No, Coca-Cola didn't invent the modern-day version of Santa Claus. Here's the full story: www.snopes.com/fact-check/c...
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:
Did Mamdani say city-run grocery stores won't sell alcohol, cigarettes or lottery tickets? Here's the truth
New York City's mayor-elect said the stores would sell no lottery tickets or cigarettes but made no mention of alcohol. City rules regulate all three.
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December 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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:
Amnesty International published a report alleging multiple examples of human rights abuses committed at the Florida detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz." Here's what we know:
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Unpacking Amnesty International report alleging 'torture' and 'human rights violations' at Alligator Alcatraz
The Trump administration's policies of mass deportation led to direct suffering, according to the report.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Amnesty International published a report alleging multiple examples of human rights abuses committed at the Florida detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz." Here's what we know:
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A recent rumor about Rob Reiner is just the latest in a trend of fabricated claims that celebrities had secret tunnels beneath their homes, which were only discovered after their deaths.
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False claim of secret tunnels beneath Rob Reiner's home spreads online
The slain director was the latest celebrity to be targeted in the regularly peddled AI-generated rumor.
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December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A recent rumor about Rob Reiner is just the latest in a trend of fabricated claims that celebrities had secret tunnels beneath their homes, which were only discovered after their deaths.
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Yes, an email from an assistant U.S. attorney said Trump had flown on Epstein's jet "many more times than previously reported" and "on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996." www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Trump took Epstein's jet 'many more times than previously reported,' according to assistant US attorney
A 2020 email from a federal prosecutor, released by the Department of Justice, said Trump flew on the sex offender's jet "at least" eight times.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Yes, an email from an assistant U.S. attorney said Trump had flown on Epstein's jet "many more times than previously reported" and "on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996." www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Social media users have claimed the bones of St. Nicholas — the inspiration for Santa Claus — have supposedly been leaking a "clear, water-like liquid" for 1,700 years. Here's what we know: www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...
Have Santa's bones been leaking liquid for 1,700 years?
God rest ye leaky gentleman.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Social media users have claimed the bones of St. Nicholas — the inspiration for Santa Claus — have supposedly been leaking a "clear, water-like liquid" for 1,700 years. Here's what we know: www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...
❌ No, AOC didn't spend $50K in campaign funds to attend a Bad Bunny concert while on a trip to Puerto Rico. Here's how her campaign really spent the money:
AOC didn't spend $50K on Bad Bunny concert. Here's how her campaign really spent the money
Ocasio-Cortez would not be the first person in the world to travel for work and go to a concert while in the area.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
❌ No, AOC didn't spend $50K in campaign funds to attend a Bad Bunny concert while on a trip to Puerto Rico. Here's how her campaign really spent the money:
Think you know that iconic Forrest Gump line? Many people actually remember it incorrectly. Here's what he really said: www.snopes.com/fact-check/f...
Forrest Gump actually said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates'?
The alleged quote from the 1994 film "Forrest Gump" is yet another example of the so-called Mandela Effect.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Think you know that iconic Forrest Gump line? Many people actually remember it incorrectly. Here's what he really said: www.snopes.com/fact-check/f...
Social media users have claimed the bones of St. Nicholas — the inspiration for Santa Claus — have supposedly been leaking a "clear, water-like liquid" for 1,700 years. Here's what we know: www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...
Have Santa's bones been leaking liquid for 1,700 years?
God rest ye leaky gentleman.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Social media users have claimed the bones of St. Nicholas — the inspiration for Santa Claus — have supposedly been leaking a "clear, water-like liquid" for 1,700 years. Here's what we know: www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...
A claim spread online that Trump's name was redacted by the DOJ from a document related to the Epstein case after it had been released. Here's what we know: www.snopes.com/news/2025/12...
Unpacking claim Trump's name was redacted by DOJ from Epstein document after release
There was no proof the DOJ redacted the document after posting it. In fact, there was a copy of it on the DOJ website that didn't redact Trump's name.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A claim spread online that Trump's name was redacted by the DOJ from a document related to the Epstein case after it had been released. Here's what we know: www.snopes.com/news/2025/12...
A recent rumor about Rob Reiner is just the latest in a trend of fabricated claims that celebrities had secret tunnels beneath their homes, which were discovered after their deaths.
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False claim of secret tunnels beneath Rob Reiner's home spreads online
The slain director was the latest celebrity to be targeted in the regularly peddled AI-generated rumor.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A recent rumor about Rob Reiner is just the latest in a trend of fabricated claims that celebrities had secret tunnels beneath their homes, which were discovered after their deaths.
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❌ No, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce haven't announced their pregnancy. The false rumor has spread online yet again.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce still didn't announce pregnancy, despite AI rumors
Baseless claims following their engagement announcement in August 2025 swirled online.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
❌ No, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce haven't announced their pregnancy. The false rumor has spread online yet again.
Sorry, "Home Alone" fans. These photos don't show Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern grabbing coffee and dessert. ❌
Here's how we know they're fake. 👇
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Here's how we know they're fake. 👇
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'Home Alone' cast reunited after 35 years?
Social media users shared alleged photos of Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern meeting for coffee and dessert.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Sorry, "Home Alone" fans. These photos don't show Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern grabbing coffee and dessert. ❌
Here's how we know they're fake. 👇
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Here's how we know they're fake. 👇
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