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Did Republicans Actually Say These Things About Rape?
A list purportedly offers controversial and embarrassing statements about rape made by Republican politicians.
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Did Biden Disparage Troops as ‘Stupid Bastards’?
An offhanded remark during a 2016 speech was "made in jest," according to the Biden campaign.
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Are These Giant Human Skeleton Photographs Real?
According to the Old Testament, the Nephilim were were the offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men" before the Deluge.
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Snopes Coverage of the First 2020 U.S. Presidential Debate
Joe Biden and Donald Trump are scheduled to debate three times ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. One debate will be held for just the veeps, too.
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Saving Plastic Bottle Caps for Medical Treatment
Will collecting plastic bottle caps provide chemo treatments to cancer sufferers or prosthetic limbs for wounded soldiers?
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Did Jared Kushner Delete Tweets After News Surfaced About Trump’s Taxes?
It's decidedly difficult to remove something that never existed.
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Did Joe Biden Lie About a Drunken Driver’s Killing His Wife?
A few weeks after Biden was first elected to the U.S. Senate, his wife and 1-year-old daughter were killed in an automobile accident while Christmas shopping.
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Did Trump Ask Advisers About ‘Nuking’ Hurricanes?
A report from Axios suggested the question was raised on more than one occasion.
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Did Joe Biden Say He Didn’t Want His Kids Growing Up in a ‘Racial Jungle’?
The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate's history with busing has haunted him on the campaign trail.
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9 Discarded Military Ballots Found in Pennsylvania Raise Questions
A decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to make details public in an ongoing investigation drew strong rebuke.
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Did Amy Coney Barrett’s Religious Group Inspire ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’?
In the dystopian Margaret Atwood novel, a futuristic American society is ruled by a Christian fundamentalist government, and women are deprived of their rights, including reproductive rights.
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Is Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron Married to Mitch McConnell’s Granddaughter?
Cameron and McConnell are both prominent politicians in Kentucky and have previously worked together.
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The Republican Senate Report on Hunter Biden, Explained
The allegations against Joe Biden's son are complicated, but the report is also flawed in important ways.
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Did Kamala Harris Support Abortion Until the Time of Giving Birth?
The Democratic vice-presidential candidate's pro-abortion-rights record has come under scrutiny from conservatives.
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Exclusive: Facebook Groups Removed for Trump Train, Candace Owens, and Ivanka Trump
Three pro-Trump Facebook Groups with more than 1.6 million total members all disappeared in September 2020.
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Did Senator Richard Blumenthal Misrepresent His Military Service?
The Connecticut Democrat admitted making false and misleading claims about his military service record but insisted he had "misspoken."
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Did Trump Inherit a ‘Depleted’ Military From Obama?
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly exaggerated the "depleted" state of the military when he took office.
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Did Donald Trump Say Not Paying Taxes ‘Makes Me Smart’?
Donald Trump proclaimed during the first presidential debate of 2016 that not paying federal taxes made him "smart," then denied having said it.
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Did Trump Pay $35M to Settle Child Rape Claims Against Him?
An "utterly deranged nutter with a mind unclouded by facts, evidence, or reason" may not be the best of sources.
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Did Kamala Harris Prosecute Journalists Who Exposed Planned Parenthood?
Two people associated with the Center for Medical Progress entered several meetings with Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Federation under the false company name Biomax.
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Did Kamala Harris Have an Extramarital Affair with Willie Brown That Boosted Her Career?
Harris long ago distanced herself from the relationship.
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Where Did President Trump Donate His Salary?
A list of announced recipients of U.S. President Donald Trump’s donated paychecks since January 2017.
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Did Jared Kushner Scrub His Twitter Account After Manafort Indictment?
A baseless rumor that Jared Kushner had scrubbed his Twitter account was circulated in the wake of Paul Manafort's indictment.
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Were These Mail-In Ballots Discovered in a California Landfill?
Images and stories like these are being used to mislead people about the integrity of the 2020 U.S. election and of mail-in ballots in particular.
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What’s True and False About Kyle Rittenhouse’s Alleged Victims
Fans of the 17-year-old, charged in a double killing, launched an online campaign to smear the reputations of his victims.
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Biden ‘Secret Earpiece’ Rumor Sounds a Lot Like False Claims Made About Clinton in 2016
Snopes cannot predict the future, but we can recognize false claims we have debunked in the past.
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Were Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Created as an ‘Anti-Masturbatory Morning Meal’?
Numerous websites exaggerated the role of J.H. Kellogg's odd beliefs about sexual health in the creation of the breakfast cereal.
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Did Hitler Invent the Inflatable Sex Doll?
Nothing attracts curiosity like a lurid combination of Nazis and sex.
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Did Pepsi Omit ‘Under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance?
A 17-year-old rumor about the Pledge of Allegiance that never had anything to do with Pepsi continues to dog the soft drink company.
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Did a Mom Shave Her Daughter’s Head After She Bullied a Girl with Cancer?
A viral video purportedly shows a mother shaving her daughter's head as punishment for making fun of a cancer patient, but that backstory is uncertain.
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Lawsuit Charges Donald Trump with Raping a 13-Year-Old Girl
A civil suit against Donald Trump alleging he raped a 13-year-old girl was dismissed in California in May 2016, refiled in New York in June 2016, and dropped again in November 2016.
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Were Trays of Mail, Including Mail-In Ballots, Found in a Ditch?
The U.S. Postal Service has been under fire for several problems concerning mail-in ballots in 2020.
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Does Facebook Prohibit Posting of the Lord’s Prayer?
If it were banned, you wouldn't be seeing this message ...
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Has Trump Spent ‘278.5 Years’ of Salary on Taxpayer-Funded Golf Outings?
The president of the United States is paid $400,000 a year.
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Did Trump Inherit a ‘Depleted’ Stockpile of Ventilators From Obama?
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly tried to buck the blame for the “empty cupboards” of federal emergency medical supplies.
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Did Trump Pay 8 Women to Have Abortions?
Rumor holds that Donald Trump has paid off multiple sexual partners to obtain abortions and sign nondisclosure agreements.
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Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Marry Her Brother?
Rep. Ilhan Omar has been the subject of recurrent controversies, including ones regarding her marriages and family immigration history.
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Is a Testicular Blow Exponentially More Painful Than Childbirth?
There are no real winners in this contest.
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Background Check: Investigating George Floyd’s Criminal Record
The question of past arrests often surfaces among people who want to rationalize police officers' actions when Black men are killed in custody.
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Did Chinese Virologist Dr. Li-Meng Yan Say COVID-19 Was Made in a Wuhan Lab?
It's not the first time the controversial doctor made such claims about the origin of the global pandemic.
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Did Biden Call Trump ‘Xenophobic’?
The Democratic presidential nominee's critique of the incumbent came amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Are Schools Removing Analog Clocks Because Students Can’t Read Them?
A news report about analog clocks and timed exams morphed into a Internet-wide bashing of "kids today."
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Did Obama Get Caught ‘Spying’ on Trump’s 2016 Campaign?
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed his predecessor, or unidentified political opponents, "spied on our campaign illegally" numerous times.
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Viral Video Spreads Unfounded Claim About Rep. Ilhan Omar and Voter Fraud
Omar is a frequent target of disinformation campaigns.
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Did Biden Twice Vote To Tax Social Security While in the Senate?
A meme circulating on social media lacked historical context.
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Does Al Sharpton Owe Millions in Back Taxes?
Mr. Sharpton said the federal liens resulted from a demand by the I.R.S. that he pay taxes on earnings from speaking engagements.
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Did Obama Admin Build Cages That House Immigrant Children at U.S.-Mexico Border?
While under scrutiny for treatment of migrants, the Trump administration has been shifting blame to its predecessor.
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Did Flight Attendant Shelia Fedrick Save a Girl from Human Trafficking?
The details of a compelling in-flight rescue account remain elusive and difficult to verify.
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Is This 450-Pound Dog Real?
And who is walking whom in this relationship?
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RapeX, the South African Anti-Rape Condom
A prototype anti-rape device was fashioned as a female condom with teeth lining the inside.
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Did Republicans Actually Say These Things About Rape?
A list purportedly offers controversial and embarrassing statements about rape made by Republican politicians.
Saving Plastic Bottle Caps for Medical Treatment
Will collecting plastic bottle caps provide chemo treatments to cancer sufferers or prosthetic limbs for wounded soldiers?
Are These Giant Human Skeleton Photographs Real?
According to the Old Testament, the Nephilim were were the offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men" before the Deluge.
Is Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron Married to Mitch McConnell’s Granddaughter?
Cameron and McConnell are both prominent politicians in Kentucky and have previously worked together.
9 Discarded Military Ballots Found in Pennsylvania Raise Questions
A decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to make details public in an ongoing investigation drew strong rebuke.