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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.

Apple Quickly Patches Siri's Profane 'Mother' Glitch

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Kim LaCapria
April 30, 2018 Apple users found yet another way to make iOS's digital assistant Siri misbehave.
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Did Rep. Mike Kennedy Say 'Access to Hospitals' Was Responsible for Deaths?

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Kim LaCapria
April 27, 2018 According to rumors, the Utah Republican says access to hospitals killed a million or more Ameri ...
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Maine State Capitol Building, Augusta.

Did Maine House Democrats Vote to Allow Female Genital Mutilation?

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Kim LaCapria
April 25, 2018 Legislators in Maine did not pass a bill or any legislation permitting female genital mutilation ...
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Did Jane Goodall Compare Donald Trump's Actions to Primate Dominance Behavior?

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Kim LaCapria
April 25, 2018 A meme about United States President Donald Trump and French leader Emmanuel Macron possibly ref ...
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Is This a Photograph of a 12-Week Fetus?

Can Rapists Sue for Child Custody, While Rape Victims Cannot Sue for Child Support?

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Kim LaCapria
April 24, 2018 A meme's claims about rape, child custody, and child support oversimplified a very complicated l ...
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Did Planned Parenthood Donate $30 Million to Democrats to Influence the Midterm Elections?

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Kim LaCapria
April 23, 2018 Social media memes misleadingly conflated Planned Parenthood itself with a coalition of organiza ...
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Are Michigan Lawmakers Marking Immigrants' Licenses with Yellow Stars?

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Kim LaCapria
April 19, 2018 Memes suggesting Michigan lawmakers wanted to place a yellow star on immigrants' licenses were c ...
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Flag Controversy at Jaguar Power Sports in Florida

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Kim LaCapria
April 17, 2018 City of Jacksonville employee Melinda Power was targeted by Jaguar Power Sports after citing the ...
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Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Did Hillary Clinton Say 'We Must Destroy Syria for Israel' in a Leaked E-Mail?

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Kim LaCapria
April 16, 2018 Controversy around military action in Syria led to the recirculation of an inaccurate claim abou ...
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Is Article 54 of Obamacare Taking Effect in May 2018?

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Kim LaCapria
April 16, 2018 A meme proclaims that "Article 54 of Obamacare" will take 30 percent of seniors' social security ...
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Are Parent's Choice Diapers Giving Babies Chemical Burns?

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Kim LaCapria
April 12, 2018 Parent's Choice brand diapers are the latest to be a rumored cause of purported chemical burns i ...
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Is Facebook Removing the Share Button from Pro-Trump Posts?

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Kim LaCapria
April 11, 2018 Rumors about Facebook's suppression of content (in this case posts supportive of President Trump ...
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Was a Russian Woman 'Embalmed Alive' with a 'Formalin Drip'?

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Kim LaCapria
April 10, 2018 (Updated: April 11, 2018) A number of international news reports about a Russian woman who was "embalmed alive" sensationa ...
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A child sitting on a floor watching a YouTube channel on a laptop.

Consumer Groups File FTC Complaint over YouTube Ads Targeting Children

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Kim LaCapria
April 9, 2018 Several consumer and child privacy advocacy groups asked the Federal Trade Commission to examine ...
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Did Joy Behar Publish a Crude Tweet About a Fire at Trump Tower?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria Dan MacGuill
April 9, 2018 Shortly after a fatal fire at Trump Tower, a fake tweet attributed to Joy Behar of 'The View' be ...
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Did Donald Trump Say Community College Is '13th Grade' for 'Dummys'?

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Kim LaCapria
April 6, 2018 An image suggesting that the president called community college "13th grade ... for dummies" is ...
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Can Facebook Users Receive $17,500 Each Over a 'Data Breach'?

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Kim LaCapria
April 6, 2018 Facebook users everywhere are not entitled to collect cash in compensation over the Cambridge An ...
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Teenager getting ready to eat Tide Pods, as one does.

Fake Teen Challenges

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Kim LaCapria
April 5, 2018 Tide Pods and condom snorting are far from the first fake parental panics — are kids today reall ...
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Is Amazon Bankrupting the United States Postal Service?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria David Emery
April 4, 2018 President Donald Trump has claimed the giant online retailing company is jeopardizing USPS's fin ...
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YouTube Shooting Suspect Nasim Aghdam Purportedly Angry About Monetization

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Kim LaCapria
April 4, 2018 Police disclosed additional information about the motives of Nasim Aghdam after a shooting at Yo ...
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