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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Izz Scott LaMagdeleine is the web producer/production editor for Snopes. They were first hired as a fact-checker, and 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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Bruce Willis' Wife Shares 'Final Update' About His Dementia Diagnosis?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 6, 2023 The video was posted after Emma Heming Willis, Willis’ wife, appeared on the "Today" show to dis ...
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NFL Coaches Unanimously Vote To Ban Anthem Kneeling Permanently?

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Oct. 3, 2023 Upon hearing this report, many social media users commented that it was about time such a policy ...
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Sean Combs 'Losing It' After Tupac Shakur's Alleged Murderer Threatens To 'Rat Him Out'?

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Oct. 2, 2023 A video was posted after news broke that Duane “Keffe D” Davis had been arrested in connection w ...
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Did Einstein Warn That a Time Will Come When the Rich Control the Means of Communication?

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Sept. 30, 2023 Einstein wrote an essay titled "Why Socialism?" for the first issue of the independent socialist ...
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'Frozen' Was So Named To Keep People from Seeing Google Results About Walt Disney's Frozen Head?

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Sept. 29, 2023 What, you've never heard that Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen and his body preserved in a s ...
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Sneak Peek at Poster for Upcoming Disney Film 'Two Girls, One Cup'?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 28, 2023 (Updated: Sept. 29, 2023) If you look closely at the poster, one girl’s hands appear to be fused to her shorts and the cup ...
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Are the Obamas 'Panicking' Over Melissa Rivers' 'Confession'?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 27, 2023 We've fact-checked plenty of other celebrity gossip rumors about the Obamas.
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NFL Stopped Playing National Anthem Before Games: 'Politics Should Stay out of Sports'?

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Sept. 27, 2023 "The latest move by the NFL, however, could be its boldest yet," SpaceXMania reported.
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Bill Gates Takes a Pie to the Face in Classic Video Prank?

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Sept. 26, 2023 Were tarts hidden under coats and in camera bags to pie the billionaire?
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Cowboys Coach Mike McCarthy Suspends Player for Kneeling During National Anthem?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 25, 2023 "Not on my field," McCarthy supposedly said.
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Taylor Swift Airs Feelings About Donald Trump in Viral Clip?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 25, 2023 The X (formerly Twitter) post that shared this claim had 1.9 million views on the social media p ...
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Sam Smith Panics as 'Connection' to Jeffrey Epstein's Island Is Leaked?

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Sept. 25, 2023 We've also previously fact-checked other celebrity gossip rumors surrounding Epstein.
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Christina Ricci Reveals Why Ashton Kutcher 'Should Be Jailed'?

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Sept. 22, 2023 The rumor surfaced after Kutcher and his wife Mila Kunis authored letters seeking leniency in se ...
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Red States Mandate All Public Schools To Display 'In God We Trust'?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 20, 2023 "Hallelujah!," one person simply commented on Facebook.
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New York Jets' Head Coach Will 'Quit on the Spot' if Team Signs Kaepernick?

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Sept. 19, 2023 The claim began to spread after the Jets' starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles t ...
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Janet Yellen Was 'Arrested for Treason'?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 18, 2023 We've previously fact-checked other satirical claims stemming from the website Real Raw News.
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Stephen King Once Said, 'Hard to Believe There Was Ever a World Leader as Dumb as Donald Trump'?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 18, 2023 The author has long been outspoken about his distaste for the former U.S. president.
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Did You Know Wendy's Offered a 'SuperBar' All-You-Can-Eat Buffet from 1988 to 1998?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 15, 2023 One TikTok post from January 2022 claimed to show a 1988 news report about the buffet, with patr ...
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Keanu Reeves Slammed 'Hollywood Elites' for Their 'Shady Role' In Maui Fires?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 15, 2023 We've previously fact-checked the quote attributed to Reeves in the video.
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Whoopi, Joy, and Sunny To Quit 'Immediately' if 'The View' Adds Candace Owens?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 14, 2023 We found the claim had been spread online since the beginning of 2023.
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