Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-31 11:00 am

Probing claim that interstellar object is 'most likely' an alien ship heading towards Earth

Posted by Emery Winter

3I/ATLAS is just the third recorded interstellar object to enter the solar system. However, the scientific consensus is that it's likely a comet.
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-31 10:00 am

What to know about Australian doctor suspended over 'demeaning' social media posts

Posted by Laerke Christensen

The Medical Board of Australia suspended Jereth Kok's license in 2019. Tribunal findings in July 2025 brought his case back to social media.
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-31 01:30 am
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-30 11:47 pm

Fake Dwayne Johnson quote calls Israel 'evil' for actions in Gaza, labels Netanyahu 'heartless crimi

Posted by Jordan Liles

Online users falsely claimed the actor said, "I've seen a lot of evil in Hollywood scripts — but nothing compares to what Israel is doing in Gaza."
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-30 11:34 pm

Rumor has it Stephen Colbert hinted at Senate bid in South Carolina. Here's the truth

Posted by Jordan Liles

A video showed Stephen Colbert, host of the recently canceled "Late Show" on CBS, saying of running for office, "Who knows? Maybe I'll give it a try."
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-30 10:52 pm

Ghislaine Maxwell wasn't moved to low-security prison in July 2025

Posted by Emery Winter

The associate of convicted sex offender Jefferey Epstein has been at the FCI Tallahassee prison in Florida since 2022.
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-30 10:38 pm

Oprah's private road open for people fleeing Hawaii tsunami, police say

Posted by Nur Ibrahim

Numerous social media posts claimed the media mogul "refused" to open her private road as cars attempted to reach higher ground.
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-30 08:51 pm

Watch out for video claiming to show protester holding rude sign about Trump during Scotland meeting

Posted by Laerke Christensen

The protester in question was Janey Godley, a Scottish comedian who died in November 2024 — months before the visit shown in social media clips.
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-30 05:06 pm
Cake Wrecks ([syndicated profile] cakewrecks_feed) wrote2025-07-30 01:00 pm

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream, "That's Ice Cream?!?"

Posted by Sharyn

One of my favorite summer pastimes is getting a decadent ice cream cone on a hot night.

My least favorite summer pastime is putting on swimwear.

(Proving Hallmark really does have a card for everything.)

It's a constant battle to balance my love of ice cream with the desire not to increase the size of my, er, ruffle.

Fortunately, these cakes seem destined to put me off ice cream for good:

I think the cherry really makes a difference. Don't you?

C'mon, bakers, an ice cream cone ought to be pretty easy. I mean, we all know what one looks like, right?

I stand corrected.

Nooo...

Ok, now you're just messing with us, aren't you.

EW. Someone call for cleanup on aisle 3!

And the Orkin man.

o_0

Tell ya what, bakers:

Why don't you start with an actual ice cream cone, and then work around that? You can do that, right?

Actually, I was hoping for something PRE-digested.

Let's call it the "Beeblebrox".

Yikes, is there any actual cake in this thing?

(Great. Now I've gone off frosting, too. Ick.)

Come on, bakers! You can do this! Big finish!

***

Sooo, how are your hamburger cakes these days?

Thanks to Grant P., Una, Michelle B., Rachel M., Whitney C., Missy S., Becca L., Katherine L., & Katie D. for helping me stay on my diet.

Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-30 01:00 pm

Photo of solar halo over Stonehenge isn't what it seems

Posted by Emery Winter

Two separate AI-generated images were edited together to create what appeared to be an "incredibly rare" solar halo over Stonehenge.
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-30 11:00 am

Claim spread squirrels in California have turned carnivorous. We hunted down the details

Posted by Emery Winter

Researchers found that squirrels at a California park hunted and ate voles in 2024 during a spike in the local vole population.
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-30 10:00 am

Old photos of Trump with Ivanka are spreading widely online

Posted by Aleksandra Wrona

Photographs of the president's daughter sitting on her father's lap have resurfaced many times over the years.
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-30 01:30 am

Trump said US was only country that gave aid to Gaza for food. Here are the facts

Posted by Cindy Shan

A video of the statements during a July meeting with EU officials sparked discussions about U.S. aid amounts and other countries' contributions.
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-29 11:22 pm

Is Astronomer ex-CEO Andy Byron preparing to sue Coldplay? We investigated the rumor

Posted by Jordan Liles

Users alleged Byron was assembling documents to file a lawsuit against the band following the viral kiss-cam incident that led to his resignation.
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-29 11:03 pm

CNN referred to New York shooter as 'possibly white.' Here's context

Posted by Megan Loe

Posts criticized CNN for describing the gunman as "possibly white" when alleged photos of him showed a person with a darker complexion.
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-29 09:29 pm
Snopes.com ([syndicated profile] snopes_feed) wrote2025-07-29 09:09 pm

What we know about inventor of 'plastoline' who vanished from social media

Posted by Anna Rascouët-Paz

Julian Brown, who purportedly found a way to turn plastic waste into fuel, stopped posting after telling social media followers he was in danger.