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Viral misinformation

The spread of misinformation through viral chain emails and social posts.

Fact-Checks

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Jan 14, 2026
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Which Brooklyn neighborhoods have public street prayers and why?

Public street prayers have been documented in specific Brooklyn pockets where Muslim communities either use temporarily car-free "open streets" to expand Friday (Jumu'ah) gatherings or where congregan...

Jan 13, 2026
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What is the context of Donald Trump's quote about the republican party?

A widely shared line that purports to be Donald Trump saying “If I were to run, I’d run as a Republican. They’re the dumbest group of voters…” is not a genuine quote and traces to a viral meme, not a ...

Jan 28, 2026
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Was Alex Pretti actively working as an icu nurse

All available, credible reporting indicates was an active intensive care unit (ICU) nurse at the at the time of his death; state records show a nursing license issued in 2021 that remained active into...

Jan 28, 2026

Laura Ingram interview with Elon Musk’s cure for dementia, fatal of scam?

The viral clip purporting to show interviewing about a “” is not a legitimate news segment but part of an online product scam using AI-manipulated video and audio; multiple investigations and scam wat...

Jan 28, 2026

Did arthur rathburm's meat go to mcdonald's.

The claim that ’s meat—or connected to his business—ended up in supply chains is unsupported by reporting: independent fact-checkers and contemporaneous news coverage say the 2013 probe involved , a m...

Jan 11, 2026

Did Laura Ingraham interview Elon Musk about brain health and congenital decline

There is no evidence in the provided reporting that Fox News host Laura Ingraham conducted an interview with Elon Musk specifically about "brain health and congenital decline"; the clips and articles ...

Jan 18, 2026

How have major fact‑checking organizations assessed the authenticity of viral Epstein‑related audio recordings in the past?

Major fact‑checking organizations have responded to viral Epstein‑related audio by treating clips as unverified until subjected to forensic analysis, by flagging portions identified as AI‑generated, a...

Feb 6, 2026

What evidence exists that viral chain e‑mails or social posts have mischaracterized Snopes’ rulings or motives?

Viral chain e‑mails and social posts have repeatedly misstated what ruled or implied about its motives, and the available reporting documents concrete examples and the mechanisms by which those mischa...

Feb 5, 2026

Did Barack Hussein Obama go to Epstein Island.

No credible evidence shows visited ; multiple reputable fact-checks identify linking him to as doctored or false, and his name does not appear in the publicly available or the unsealed documents cited...

Feb 4, 2026

Who is Lisa Noelle Voldeng and what is her track record publishing investigative audio or Substack reporting?

is an independent creator who publishes a newsletter called Outlaws of Chivalry and has used that platform to release a large package of alleged eyewitness audio and documents tied to a person known o...

Feb 3, 2026

Have other viral videos similarly misattributed interviews to Oprah Winfrey, and how were they debunked?

and images have falsely attributed interviews, statements or in-studio circumstances to ; have repeatedly debunked these claims by pointing to original footage, production context, metadata and credib...