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Why MI5 swapped Boy Scouts for Girl Guide messengers during WWI
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (546+ words) For years, a claim has circulated online that MI5, the U.K.'s internal and domestic security agency, used Boy Scouts as messengers during World War I but replaced them with Girl Guides because the Boy Scouts were too loud and less reliable....
Did Jeffrey Dahmer say he didn't eat people with tattoos?
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (262+ words) In August 2026, an online quote spread online claiming serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who ate the flesh of some of his victims, said he didn't cannibalize people with tattoos because the ink tasted bad. The rumor spread on Instagram, Reddit and…...
Tonea Miller death investigation in Miami: What we know
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (209+ words) Social media posts claim that Tonea Miller, a 27-year-old Black woman, was found lynched from a tree after traveling to Miami to celebrate Juneteenth. Snopes reporter Laerke Christensen investigated. She broke down what authorities, the Miami-Dade branch of the NAACP…...
Why federal judge ruled First Amendment protects certain AI-generated child sex abuse material
1+ week, 57+ min ago (487+ words) A rumor spread in late summer 2026 that a federal judge ruled the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which establishes the right to free speech, protects certain artificial intelligence-generated child sex abuse material. In sum, the claim was true, but it…...
Did Lindsay Clancy GoFundMe amass over $1M, while mom who saved kids from fire raised $42K?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (849+ words) … the meme omits additional fundraisers and sponsors who pledged to help rebuild Schols' home, according to information found in the same Swedish news outlet mentioned above and her 2022 book. In late August and early September 2026, people shared a meme comparing…...
15 claims involving Tupac Shakur we've investigated
1+ week, 2+ day ago (87+ words) A jury convicted Duane Davis of first-degree murder in the legendary rapper's killing on Aug. 31, 2026. On Aug. 31, 2026, a jury convicted Duane Davis of first-degree murder, three decades after he orchestrated the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. Shakur was only 25 when…...
Were 163 missing children found in Florida law enforcement operation? What we know
1+ week, 4+ day ago (511+ words) In August 2026, a claim spread that 163 missing children had been recovered in a statewide law enforcement operation in Florida. The rumor appeared on Facebook and X. One post on X said the rescued children were "in underground cages with duct tape…...
Does photo show Hakeem Jeffries with Epstein?
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (205+ words) In August 2026, an image appeared online claiming to show (archived, archived) U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., with the late financier and sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. (David J Harris Jr. via Facebook) August 2026 wasn't the first time the image went…...
Judge ruled certain AI-generated child sex abuse material is protected by First Amendment. Here's context
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (489+ words) In August 2026, a rumor spread that a federal judge ruled certain child sex abuse material generated by artificial intelligence was protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which establishes the right to free speech. In sum, the claim was…...
Rumor has it 'necrophilia brothel' was shut down in Missouri. Don't be fooled
2+ week, 4+ day ago (520+ words) In late August 2026, a rumor spread online that police raided and shut down a funeral home in Weston, Missouri, for operating as a "necrophilia brothel." For example, a Facebook page called Post Of The Day shared the claim on Aug....