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Unpacking claim Trump plans to deploy National Guard to 19 states
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snopes_feedThe Department of Defense announced in July 2025 the deployment of 1,700 troops to support deportation efforts, not to crack down on crime.
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Posts about German gel to help heal damaged joint cartilage greatly exaggerate facts
Aug. 25th, 2025 01:00 pmsnopes_feedThe gel treatment for osteoarthritis has been on the market since 2013 but social media posts presented it as new.
Russian hackers claim 1.7M Ukrainians died or went missing in war. Here's what we know
Aug. 25th, 2025 11:00 amsnopes_feedThe hackers offered no proof for their claim, which spread mainly through pro-Kremlin sources and which Kyiv called an "absurd fake."
Myth about origins of 'Taps' has existed for decades
Aug. 25th, 2025 10:00 amsnopes_feedA fabricated story about the U.S. military bugle call "Taps" long predates the creation of the internet. Here's the true story.
Girl Genius for Monday, August 25, 2025
Aug. 25th, 2025 04:00 amgirlgenius_main_feedThe Girl Genius comic for Monday, August 25, 2025 has been posted.
Did Pete Hegseth invest $5M in 'Dogtopia' healing sanctuary?
Aug. 25th, 2025 02:00 amsnopes_feedNo credible news sources reported that the U.S. defense secretary invested in a “dogtopia."
Breaking down claim Nobel Committee 'quietly removed' Trump from Peace Prize nominee list
Aug. 24th, 2025 11:00 pmsnopes_feedThe Nobel Committee has no process for "removing" a Peace Prize nominee, because no public nominee list exists in the first place.
snopes_feedBarbara Kent and a dozen other 13-year-old girls believed nuclear fallout from the Manhattan Project's Trinity test was summertime snow.
Examining rumor ex-CIA whistleblower said NSA audit proved Harris won 2024 election
Aug. 24th, 2025 01:00 pmsnopes_feedLook out for this unsubstantiated conspiracy theory about the results of the 2024 presidential election.
Video allegedly shows Norwegian church being relocated. That's almost right
Aug. 24th, 2025 02:00 amsnopes_feedEngineers moved the more-than-650-ton Kiruna Church over two days in August 2025.
Analyzing poll claiming to show Trump's approval rating rose to 54% after Putin summit
Aug. 23rd, 2025 11:00 pmsnopes_feedAn InsiderAdvantage poll clashed with credible polls’ results and failed to provide information on its methodology.
8 rumors we've fact-checked about Nobel Peace Prize nominations
Aug. 23rd, 2025 06:00 pmsnopes_feedYes, someone once nominated Adolf Hitler for the Nobel Peace Prize. No, Pope Leo XIV did not nominate Taylor Swift for the prestigious award.
Unraveling retired detective Duane Lee Proctor's claim Trump staged assassination attempt
Aug. 23rd, 2025 01:00 pmsnopes_feedOnline users shared a meme claiming the ex-detective provided his alleged expertise about the July 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
CDC faces lawsuit over '72-dose' children's vaccine schedule. Here's context
Aug. 23rd, 2025 01:30 amsnopes_feedThe idea that vaccines can "overwhelm" a child's immune system betrays a fundamental misconception about how the human body functions.
The truth behind claim ICE detained 10-year-old with cerebral palsy at hospital
Aug. 23rd, 2025 12:09 amsnopes_feedWhen the incident occurred in 2017, ICE said it did not "make arrests in sensitive locations like hospitals." That restriction was removed in 2025.
Famine in Gaza: From 'entirely preventable' crisis to 'race against time'
Aug. 22nd, 2025 11:14 pmsnopes_feedU.N.-backed group confirms a famine is taking place in parts of north Gaza.