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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: www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
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.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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. www.snopes.com/articles/471...
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.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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: www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
What Megyn Kelly said about Epstein victims and whether he was a pedophile
She said she was quoting someone close to the Epstein case.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
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.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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. www.snopes.com/fact-check/n...
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Rumors claiming Sen. John Fetterman is dead are false. He is alive but was recently hospitalized after a fall near his home. www.snopes.com/fact-check/j...
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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. www.snopes.com/fact-check/e...
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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: www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
✅ Yes, Senate Republicans added an amendment to the funding bill allowing them to sue the government for $500,000 over the Jan. 6 investigations. www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
❌ No, Trump didn't order ICE to arrest 67,000 fans who booed him at a recent NFL game. www.snopes.com/fact-check/n...
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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: www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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. ❌ www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
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."
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November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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: www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Karoline Leavitt didn't say, "Jeffrey Epstein was talking about a different Donald Trump.” A satirical website made up the story: www.snopes.com/fact-check/e...
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."
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November 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
❌ No, a video doesn't authentically show ICE agents arresting and deporting Pizza Hut employees. The video was AI-generated. www.snopes.com/fact-check/p...
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.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
❌ No, Sen. John Kennedy didn't 'execute' AOC, Schumer and other Democratic leaders on C-SPAN. We dug into the false rumor:
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.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
❌ 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. www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
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.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Did Trump really warn of "bread lines" under Kamala Harris? We found no evidence he did. www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
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.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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: www.snopes.com/fact-check/e...
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.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
😷 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. www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
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.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM