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14 rumors about Epstein's island, fact-checked

Posted by Rae Deng

https://www.snopes.com/collections/epstein-island-rumors-collection/

Numerous rumors have circulated about what happened on Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands under the convicted sex offender's watch.

https://www.snopes.com/collections/epstein-island-rumors-collection/

'Nebraska Walz's for Trump' T-shirts photo truly shows Tim Walz's relatives

Posted by Jordan Liles

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nebraska-walzs-trump-shirts/

A picture of eight people wearing the shirts that spread online ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election recirculated in late 2025.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nebraska-walzs-trump-shirts/

The stargazing events to look forward to in 2026

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26835731-300-the-stargazing-events-to-look-forward-to-in-2026/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

There are a host of celestial events to get excited about next year – including a total solar eclipse. Abigail Beall is lining up her calendar

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26835731-300-the-stargazing-events-to-look-forward-to-in-2026/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

What to know about claims of California 'radiation fog'

Posted by Emery Winter

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/california-radiation-fog/

The massive blanket of fog wasn't filled with radioative material, as some claimed.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/california-radiation-fog/

Watch out for rumor Helen Mirren announced $107M Netflix investment

Posted by Megan Loe

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/helen-mirren-netflix-investment/

A similar false story about actor Bette Midler investing millions into Netflix also circulated on social media around the same time.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/helen-mirren-netflix-investment/

17 Trump Truth Social posts we've debunked

Posted by Rae Deng

https://www.snopes.com/collections/fake-trump-posts-collection/

Social media users often make up posts to satirize the president's real posts and views.

https://www.snopes.com/collections/fake-trump-posts-collection/

Illinois city supposedly posted about snow removal, 'Your mom gets plowed first.' That's not true

Posted by Jack Izzo

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/illinois-city-snow-removal-post/

The humorous post made the rounds again in December 2025.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/illinois-city-snow-removal-post/

What we know about claims of Army veteran George Retes' arrest and detention

Posted by Megan Loe

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/12/13/george-retes-veteran-arrest/

Posts shared testimony from Retes, who claimed ICE agents violently detained him despite his statements that he was a U.S. citizen and veteran.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/12/13/george-retes-veteran-arrest/

Did Dolly Parton pull her music from Amazon to protest Bezos-Trump alignment?

Posted by Taija PerryCook

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dolly-parton-pull-music-amazon/

As of Dec. 12, 2025, her music remained on Amazon streaming platforms.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dolly-parton-pull-music-amazon/

Did trucker Rusty Miller rescue mother and baby from snowy highway?

Posted by Jordan Liles

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rusty-miller-trucker-rescue-story/

According to the story, the truck driver allegedly said, "I slammed the brakes so hard my coffee flew out of the holder."

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rusty-miller-trucker-rescue-story/

Polaroids of Trump and Epstein with young women are fake. Here's the proof

Posted by Rae Deng

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-epstein-polaroids/

The images circulated online as House Oversight Democrats continued to release photos, videos and emails from the Epstein estate.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-epstein-polaroids/

White House really posted image of Trump as Minecraft character

Posted by Emery Winter

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-minecraft-ai-image/

Despite the freedom with which people can customize their characters in the popular game, this particularly image wasn't a real game screenshot.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-minecraft-ai-image/

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https://xkcd.com/3180/

The experimental math department's budget is under scrutiny for how much they've been spending on trains leaving Chicago at 9:00pm traveling at 45 mph.

https://xkcd.com/3180/

Newly released Epstein estate photo shows Trump with 6 women

Posted by Laerke Christensen

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/epstein-photos-trump-women/

House Oversight Democrats released 19 photos from a trove of 95,000 images, four of which featured the president or his likeness.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/epstein-photos-trump-women/

Did Liam Neeson narrate anti-vaccine documentary? Claim is true

Posted by Anna Rascouët-Paz

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/liam-neeson-narrate-anti-vax-doc/

While the actor narrated an anti-vaccine documentary, he has expressed support for vaccines before, calling them a "remarkable human success story."

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/liam-neeson-narrate-anti-vax-doc/

Did Erika Kirk launch $175M school for orphans and homeless children in Chicago?

Posted by Jordan Liles

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/erika-kirk-school-chicago/

According to Facebook posts, "The story has gone viral, with millions calling it 'the most meaningful tribute in modern American philanthropy.'"

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/erika-kirk-school-chicago/

Don't fall for photo showing Trump using walker

Posted by Laerke Christensen

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-using-walker-photo/

The image contained "SynthID," Google's own invisible watermark, according to the company's artificial intelligence assistant.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-using-walker-photo/

Some Arctic warming ‘irreversible’ even if we cut atmospheric CO2

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508572-some-arctic-warming-irreversible-even-if-we-cut-atmospheric-co2/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Efforts to lower the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere may come too late to prevent long-term changes to the Arctic

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508572-some-arctic-warming-irreversible-even-if-we-cut-atmospheric-co2/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Rumor claims Massachusetts millionaires tax raised $1.5B. The real number is higher

Posted by Rae Deng

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tax-massachusetts-millionaires/

Funding from the "Fair Share" amendment helped support free school meals and community college, among other initiatives.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tax-massachusetts-millionaires/

Mars may once have had a much larger moon

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508093-mars-may-once-have-had-a-much-larger-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

There are two small moons in orbit around Mars today, but both may be remnants of a much larger moon that had enough of a gravitational pull to drive tides in the Red Planet's lost lakes and seas

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508093-mars-may-once-have-had-a-much-larger-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home