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Brandon Echter
Brandon Echter
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Yes, 'There's Always a Tweet' — but Sometimes, It's Fake

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Aug 5, 2021 Reader beware!
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Don't Fall for Troll Bait

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May 19, 2021 Entire careers and publications are built on content that makes you mad. The only way to win is ...
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The Real Truth about Breonna Taylor

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May 11, 2021 Memes claiming to expose the "truth" about Black people after they are killed by police are usua ...
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Love Stinks

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Feb 2, 2021 For some reason, the internet is not a big fan of romance.
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Fact-Checking the Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

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Jan 15, 2021 From Jake Angeli to secret infiltration, Snopes fact-checked these rumors and myths about the de ...
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2020 in Fact Checks: The Snopes Year in Review

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Dec 29, 2020 From COVID-19 rumors to protest hoaxes, from election disinformation to the truly bizarre, it's ...
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Snopes Fact-Checks Post-Election Day Misinformation

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Nov 6, 2020 In the aftermath of the Election Day 2020 and the days of counting that followed, misinformation ...
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Snopes Fact-Checks the 2020 US Election, Live

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Nov 5, 2020 Lies don't wait — and neither does Snopes.
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The 2020 Election Collection: Mail-in Voting

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Sep 25, 2020 The U.S. has seen a massive surge of disinformation about mail-in voting. Snopes is here to chec ...
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The 2020 Election Collection: Claims About Kamala Harris

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Sep 25, 2020 The Democratic vice presidential candidate has been a focus of rumors and claims since before he ...
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The 2020 Election Collection: Claims About Mike Pence

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Sep 25, 2020 The former governor of Indiana has been the subject of many rumors about his record.
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The 2020 Election Collection: Claims About Joe Biden

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Sep 25, 2020 With more than 30 years in politics, the Democratic presidential nominee has been the subject of ...
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The 2020 Election Collections: Claims About Donald Trump

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Sep 25, 2020 A collection of misinformation and rumors around the 45th president of the United States.
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The 2020 Election Collection: Fact-Checking the Presidential Race

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Sep 25, 2020 Claims, hoaxes, and misinformation abound. Snopes investigates the claims of the 2020 U.S. Election.
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Greatest Hits of the Snopes Inbox

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Brandon Echter
Sep 14, 2020 Some rumors just keep coming back.
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The Moon Landing Collection

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Jul 20, 2020 That's one small step for man, one giant leap for conspiracy theorists.
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'Snopes Says Nope' Category on 'Jeopardy!'

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Apr 28, 2020 We'll take fact-checking for $200, Alex.
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A Collection of Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior

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Apr 27, 2020 Snopes investigates the coordinated efforts of trolls, scams, and campaigns that aren't quite wh ...
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The Coronavirus Collection: Origins and Spread

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Mar 5, 2020 Snopes investigates rumors and memes about the origins and spread of COVID-19.
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The Coronavirus Collection: US Government Response

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Mar 5, 2020 Snopes investigates rumors about how the United States government and other organizations have r ...
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