Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Izz Scott LaMagdeleine joined Snopes' newsroom as a fact-checker in February 2023. They previously worked in audience engagement at publications like CalMatters, The Texas Tribune, and PolitiFact. Their explainer on gender-affirming care was a finalist for an award by the Institute of Nonprofit News, as part of the Tribune’s package “Gender Affirming Care in Texas.” The explainer was also cited as a source on Wikipedia. Izz is a proud member of the Trans Journalists Association, Online News Association, and Ida B. Wells Society. In addition to their work at Snopes, they love Studio Ghibli movies, singing along to Carly Rae Jepsen bops, and soup.

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A Lebanese man wearing a black hoodie with a New York Jets patch on it stands at a podium.
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A white woman with white hair stands before a podium that says Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
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A white man wearing glasses looks forward. Next to him, a quote says, "Hard to believe there was ever a world leader as dumb as Donald Trump. Can't spell, can't read, has never managed." The first sentence of the quote is yellow, while the rest of the quote and the attribution are white. In cursive font towards the bottom of the image, it says, "Occupy Democrats."
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A logo that says "Wendy's Old-Fashioned Hamburgers" below a red-haired girl with pigtails wearing a blue dress is at the top of the image. Below, the word "SuperBar" is in orange and red. "The word "Super" is in red with orange outlining, while the word "Bar" is in orange with red outlining. Both words are underline. At the bottom in white, it says, "After 4 p.m. and All Day Weekends."
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A man of white and Asian heritage wearing a gray suit stands on a stage. Behind him are four guitars hanging on display.
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A Black woman is pictured next to three woman, two who are white and one who is Black. You can see one person is cut off on either side of the three women. "The View" is written overtop of the women. Below, it says, 'Whoopi, Joy, and Sunny Threaten To Resign "'Immediatly' If Candace Owens Joins The Panel."
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A Black girl wearing a camo outfit flexes her right bicep and looks up as a Black woman next to her (also wearing camo) sings.
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Text says "Disney World Now Selling Park Tickets for All Pets" over a close-up picture of a dog. Cinderella's castle is in the background.
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A white man is wearing a black button up and holding a microphone with red E's on each side.
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An image says "Disney World officially removes drinking age" over a picture that shows Cinderella's Castle in the distance. You can also see people are walking around the park outside.
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A Black man wearing a black tanktop holds a football in his left hand, looking like he is about to throw it. People sit in the stands behind him.
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White text on an orange background says "Toll Booths Being Built Inside Disney World Parks!" over a stop light and a building that says "Hollywood Tower."
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A Black man looks forward with a rainbow halo surrounding his head. Above the halo, it says Newsweek and is dated May 21, 2012. In the left cover, it says "The First Gay President by Andrew Sullivan."
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A white man wearing a suit looks towards the camera.
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A Polynesian man with a beard wearing a gray suit is photographed smiling.
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White text on a red background says "NEW Moana Water Ride Coming to EPCOT!' is above a rollercoaster track.
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A white man wearing a black suit looks and listens to a white man standing at a podium that says President of the United States. A blue backdrop behind the two men says "Holding Airlines Accountable."
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