Iran's men's soccer team wrote a letter calling for peace and thanking the city of Los Angeles for its hospitality during the World Cup. Here's what it said: snopes.com/fact-check/ira…
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- The Norwegian men's national soccer team brought three chefs and some imported food — including fish and cheese — to the World Cup. While some posts claim the team refused to eat American food, there's no evidence that's true. snopes.com/fact-check/nor…
- Did Ryan Reynolds donate his $27 million "Deadpool" salary to Parkinson's research, as posts claim? While the actor has worked with The Michael J. Fox Foundation since 2008, there is no proof he made this specific donation. snopes.com/fact-check/rya…
- ✅ Yes, Trump's motorcade drove through the newly painted and sealed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in May. A White House official shared a video of it happening. snopes.com/fact-check/tru…
- McDonald's is bringing back its classic fried apple pie for America's 250th birthday, but online posts claim the dessert contains an ingredient derived from human hair. We investigated the rumor.👇
- ❌ An image doesn't show Laura Loomer attending a private birthday party for Reza Pahlavi, Iran's exiled crown prince, despite claims to the contrary. Loomer was edited into a real photo taken in 2023. snopes.com/fact-check/lau…
- The Trump Organization's merch store isn't selling pieces of peeling paint from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. A supposed screenshot from the website is an AI-generated fake. ❌ snopes.com/fact-check/tru…
- Don't fall for a story claiming a man named Ethan Caldwell was arrested after posing as a museum tour guide and inventing fake histories for the paintings. It originated from a satirical social media account. snopes.com/fact-check/eth…
- People online have long claimed that there are no verified cases of wild cheetahs killing humans. But is that true? Here's what we know: snopes.com/articles/47342…
- 🛑 Stop before sharing this story claiming 47 bikers were wrongly branded "kidnappers" for giving 22 foster kids a special camp experience in Arizona. It's AI-generated fiction. snopes.com/fact-check/47-…
- In a 2018 essay, Sean Penn wrote that Trump "is an enemy of Americans, Republicans, Democrats, Independents and every new child born. An enemy of mankind. He is indeed an enemy of the state." snopes.com/fact-check/sea…
- A high school teacher in Colorado was terminated following accusations that she forced female students to kiss in class as part of a skit. snopes.com/fact-check/col…
- Snopes has covered rumors involving Hunter Biden for years amid his drug and sex scandals, legal troubles, allegations of improper foreign business interests, and a presidential pardon from his father. Here are 17 claims about the former first son that we've investigated:
