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New Girl Scout Cookie Flavor Will Have Chocolate Lovers Drooling

21 August 2021

The "Adventurefuls" cookie is said to evoke the “adventures Girl Scouts go on through the...

Washington State Sues Motel 6 for Giving ICE Guest Information

7 November 2018

The attorney general's lawsuit alleges employees gave immigration officials information for more than 9,000 guests.

Did ‘Bots’ Force Al Franken to Resign?

20 February 2018

The accuracy of stories blaming bots for duping Democrats into pressuring the former Minnesota senator...

Fake News and Bots Target Author of Democratic Memo

7 February 2018

California Democrat Adam Schiff is the latest target of the disinformation campaign.

‘Noise and Confusion’: Fake News in Ecuador

7 February 2018

Editors at Ecuadoran media outlets told Snopes how fake news and disinformation affected two recent...

Was Lettuce Linked to an E. Coli Outbreak?

5 January 2018

Health officials in Canada linked an E. coli outbreak to romaine lettuce in late 2017.

Amtrak Commuter Train Derails on I-5 Freeway in Washington State

18 December 2017

The train was carrying 78 passengers and five crew.

Reading a Story With Unnamed Sources

14 December 2017

A frightening story about President Trump's "deep state spies" citing unnamed sources sparked readers to...

Did Cash-Strapped Puerto Rico Pay Government Employees More Than $100 Million Christmas Bonuses?

6 December 2017

Controversy over the commonwealth's budget is not new, but attention on the bonuses as Puerto...

Los Angeles Alt-Weekly Staff Abruptly Gutted Immediately After Sale

1 December 2017

No explanation has been offered as to why the LA Weekly's reporters and editors were...

Racist Graffiti Hoax Causes Outrage at Kansas State University An African-American man painted racist language on his car as a Halloween prank that law...

Multiple People Killed in Manhattan Terror Attack

31 October 2017

Police shot and wounded the driver, who is in custody.