After Delta State University staff found 21-year-old Demartravion "Trey" Reed, who was Black, hanging from a tree on campus this month, some social media users claimed he was lynched. Though the term lynching can apply generally to mob killings without due process, it carries strong associations to violence committed by white people against Black individuals.

Amid the confusion and rumors surrounding Reed’s death, Snopes reporter Laerke Christensen broke down the details investigators have revealed so far. You can read her full report by clicking below.

The roommate — whom the suspect called "my love" – reportedly had no prior knowledge of the shooting and was cooperating, based on court filings.

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Trump critics are sharing a video of him supposedly making the statement. But the Instagram user who originally posted the video said it’s missing context.

Erika Kirk had not confirmed her third pregnancy on social media or in public remarks following the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk.

Social media users shared this claim after Trump signed a memorandum deploying troops to the Tennessee city to combat crime.

Earlier this month, Vox published a story claiming HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the White House had “buried” a major study on alcohol and cancer.

The truth is complicated. Snopes reporter Jack Izzo dug into what happened.