Brandon Echter, Author at Snopes.com

Yes, ‘There’s Always a Tweet’ — but Sometimes, It’s Fake

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Don’t Fall for Troll Bait

Entire careers and publications are built on content that makes you mad. The only way...

2020 in Fact Checks: The Snopes Year in Review

From COVID-19 rumors to protest hoaxes, from election disinformation to the truly bizarre, it's been...

‘Relieved’: US Health Workers Start Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

The first shipments of the newly-approved Pfizer vaccine arrived at hospitals around the country on...

Gmail, YouTube Down Briefly as Google Suffers Outage

Tens of thousands of complaints popped up around 7 a.m. Eastern along the East Coast...

US Agencies Hacked in Monthslong Global Cyberspying Campaign

The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity arm warned of an "unacceptable risk" to the executive...

Trump Says He’s Nixing Plan for Early Vaccine at White House

The announcement hours after his administration confirmed that senior U.S. officials, including some White House...

Sean Connery Has Died at the Age of 90

The iconic actor was known for originating the role of James Bond, as countless other...