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Kim LaCapria

Kim LaCapria worked for Snopes between August 2014 and 2018. LaCapria is a New York-based Content Manager, Snopes community member, and folklore enthusiast. When not working, she enjoys air hockey, jjimjilbangs, and casual mermaiding.

Is This a Photograph of Women 'Screaming Through Their Vaginas' to Protest Trump?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 28, 2018 A long-circulating image from an art project became attached to an unrelated backstory about pur ...
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Will Canadians' Cell Phones Now Be Searched at the U.S. Border?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 27, 2018 (Updated: Jun 28, 2018) In late June 2018, a web site resurrected months-old news about potential cellphone searches by ...
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Did Harley Davidson's CEO Call President Trump 'a Moron'?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 27, 2018 Matthew Levatich was accused of calling Donald Trump a "moron" after the president objected to t ...
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Did ICE Hurl a Pregnant Woman Over a Border Wall?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 26, 2018 In June 2018, a piece of satire from "The Onion" became more confusing to social media users.
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Did Melania Trump's Controversial Jacket Contain a Pro-Fascism Message?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 25, 2018 Some elements of a viral post about Melania Trump's jacket are factual, but there's no proof it ...
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Was a Gay Man from South Dakota Sentenced to Death for Fear He Would 'Enjoy' Prison?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 25, 2018 Appeals for a death row inmate include claims of bias in a 1993 sentencing due to juror reaction ...
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Did Melania Trump Wear This Jacket on Her Way to Visit Children Separated from Their Families?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 21, 2018 The First Lady made a surprise visit to detained immigrant children while wearing a jacket beari ...
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Were These Children Separated From Their Parents Under Obama?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 21, 2018 A 2014 photograph of unaccompanied minor immigrants is misleadingly being described as showing c ...
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Are Immigrant Children Separated From Their Families Being Forcibly Sedated?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 20, 2018 A lawsuit filed in April 2018, compiled before a new family separation policy was instituted, al ...
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Are Under Armour Garments Flammable?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 20, 2018 Clothing made from certain synthetic fibers has been known to exacerbate burns, but there's no i ...
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Is This Audio of Detained Children Crying for Their Parents?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 19, 2018 ProPublica published a surreptitious recording of distressed immigrant children inside an unname ...
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Does a Specific Law Mandate Family Separation and Detention of Minors?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 19, 2018 As public debate over the policy of separating families at the border continued, rumors appeared ...
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Are Children Being Assigned Numbers in Detention Centers?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 18, 2018 Viral posts on social media contain claims that immigrant children are receiving numbers like Ho ...
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Was the 'Law to Separate Families' Passed in 1997 or 'by Democrats'?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 18, 2018 There is no federal law mandating children and parents be separated at the border; a policy resu ...
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Did a VA Hospital Replace Military Flags with a Pride Flag?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 15, 2018 An Indiana veterans facility temporarily removed military flags to fly a rainbow flag, an action ...
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Is the Trump Administration Putting Immigrant Children in 'Tent Cities'?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 15, 2018 Multiple news outlets reported that the Department of Health and Human Services is planning tent ...
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Did Jeff Sessions Say 'If We Inflict Fear and Pain on Children, Adults Won’t Want to Come Here'?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 14, 2018 A quote widely attributed to the Attorney General appeared to stem from a viral video shared by ...
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Did Pierre Trudeau Say of Richard Nixon, 'I Have Been Called Worse Things by Better People'?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 13, 2018 When President Donald Trump lashed out at Canadian leader Justin Trudeau, a quote attributed to ...
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Was Robert De Niro Involved in a Child Sex Trafficking Ring?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 12, 2018 The Hollywood actor's profane Tony Awards speech led to the recirculation of rumors that he was ...
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Does This Photo Show a Toddler in a Cage Detained by ICE in 2018?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 12, 2018 A heart-rending photograph of a crying child in a cage was part of a protest to call attention t ...
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