Is This Giant Fossil for Real?
21 June 2019The fossil was first discovered in 1947 and dubbed a “fossil truck tire” before geologists inspected it.
By Alex Kasprak
Is Trump Administration Reclassifying High-Level Radioactive Waste as Low-Risk?
12 June 2019The administration hasn’t changed the law, only the interpretation of a term in an existing law.
Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Say “We Are Here to Take Over America”?
11 June 2019Not only is the quote made up, it runs counter to several public statements Omar has made on the topic of being both Muslim and American.
Can You Tell If a Banana Is “Chemically Ripened” by Looking at It?
28 May 2019If the banana you are looking at came from a supermarket, it’s almost certain to have been ethylene treated anyway.
Network of Islamophobic Facebook Pages Exposed by Snopes Goes Dark
26 May 2019Facebook has still not responded to any of our requests for comment, however.
Do Studies Show That Tattooed Parents Are More Likely to Neglect Their Children?
23 May 2019A troll’s website from 2015 named “Christians Against Tattoos” produced dubious memes that remained alive and well years later.
Is Vaping ‘Linked’ to Brain Damage, Narrow Arteries, and Lung Damage?
22 May 2019A blog post selling detox solutions does not a peer-reviewed, scientific study make -- but we took a look at its claims anyway.
Did Joe Biden Once Say That Roe v. Wade “Went Too Far”?
17 May 2019The origin of this claim was an interview conducted with then-Senator Biden in 1974.
Is an Incurable “Mexican Blood Flu” Creating a Health Crisis at the Southern Border?
17 May 2019Claims of a virulent outbreak at the U.S.-Mexico border mix inaccurate assertions from politicians with the claims of a supplement-peddling conspiracy publisher.
Are Hazmat Suits Needed to Install 5G Cellphone Towers?
16 May 2019Blurry photographs of faraway objects rarely constitute credible evidence.
What We Learned Investigating a Network of Islamophobic Facebook Pages
16 May 2019Snopes traced at least 24 Facebook pages spreading anti-muslim vitriol and conspiracy theory back to one evangelical activist. Here's why that matters.
Disguising Hate: How Radical Evangelicals Spread Anti-Islamic Vitriol on Facebook
10 June 2019A small group of radical evangelical Christians is repurposing Facebook pages and PACs to build a coordinated, pro-Trump network that spreads hate and conspiracy theories.
