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Here's why WhatsApp's AI feature isn't the privacy risk people fear

Posted by Taija PerryCook

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/whatsapp-ai-chat-privacy/

Users can activate the Meta AI program in a chat, but end-to-end encryption remains the default for private messages.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/whatsapp-ai-chat-privacy/

Don't believe posts claiming Trader Joe's is offering $12 gift baskets for filling out online form

Posted by Emery Winter

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trader-joe-gift-baskets-scam/

Trader Joe's hasn't offered gift baskets to anyone for filling out an online form.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trader-joe-gift-baskets-scam/

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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250816.html

The camera battery died about 2am local time

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250816.html

Photos claiming to show Russian man saving drowning bear in Lake Tahoe tell a different story

Posted by Emery Winter

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ivan-stepanov-drowning-bear-rescue/

Social media posts credited an Ivan Stepanov with rescuing a drowning bear in Lake Tahoe. In reality, Adam Warwick rescued a drowning bear in Florida.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ivan-stepanov-drowning-bear-rescue/

Breaking down claim Hegseth believes women shouldn't have the right to vote

Posted by Anna Rascouët-Paz

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/08/16/pete-hegseth-women-voting/

The defense secretary openly endorsed a church whose elders endorsed repealing the 19th amendment.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/08/16/pete-hegseth-women-voting/

20 rumors about Vladimir Putin Snopes has investigated

Posted by Rae Deng

https://www.snopes.com/collections/vladimir-putin-claims-collection/

Yes, Putin once took a dog to meet Angela Merkel, who is famously afraid of dogs. No, he did not ride a rollercoaster with Kim Jong Un.

https://www.snopes.com/collections/vladimir-putin-claims-collection/

Unpacking claim Canada PM Carney tied to sale of donated plasma to foreign company

Posted by Anna Rascouët-Paz

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/08/16/mark-carney-plasma-sale/

Canadian Conservative lawmakers called for an inquiry into the alleged sale, which they say the Liberal prime minister is linked to.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/08/16/mark-carney-plasma-sale/

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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250815.html

AT&T customers could get up to $7,500 from data breach settlement. Here's how to claim it

Posted by Emery Winter

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/att-data-breach-settlement/

People who can show documentation they lost money because of two separate AT&T data breaches may receive up to $7,500 — but most will receive less.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/att-data-breach-settlement/

Exploring claim Trump admin wants to replace PBS with PragerU

Posted by Jack Izzo

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/08/15/trump-prageru-pbs-replacement/

The claim spread following Trump's decision to end all federal support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds PBS and NPR.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/08/15/trump-prageru-pbs-replacement/

STRUGGLE SESSION: Deep Fakes, Dumb Fucks, Dirty Faps and More!

Posted by Dan Savage

https://savage.love/savagelove/2025/08/15/struggle-session-deep-fakes-dumb-fucks-dirty-faps-and-more/

https://savage.love/?p=10867

Struggle Session is a bonus column where I respond to comments from Savage Love readers, Savage Lovecast listeners, and the occasional online rando. I also share a letter that wasn’t included in the column and invite you to give the advice! Okay, let’s struuuugle… RTPO asked me to expand on the “zone of erotic autonomy” … Read More »

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