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Jimmy Kimmel, a middle-aged white man with short, black hair and a salt-and-pepper beard, wears a black suit in front of a purple background.

Did MGM Grand cancel Jimmy Kimmel residency after Trump called for boycott?

Rumors are swirling online that the MGM Grand in Las Vegas canceled late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's upcoming summer residency amid a feud with the Trumps. Some social media posts suggested the president pressed for a "full boycott" of Kimmel.

But did the Las Vegas giant really cut ties with Kimmel, or was this a fictional story? Snopes reporter Jack Izzo tracked down the truth: The residency never existed in the first place.

U.S. acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, a middle-aged white man in a black and white tuxedo, speaks behind a podium while U.S. President Donald Trump looks on.

Trump didn't appoint Ghislaine Maxwell's former defense attorney as acting AG, despite claims

In truth, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche represented Trump, not Maxwell, in a range of legal cases.

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Screenshot of a video U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social depicting former President Joe Biden bounded and gagged in the back of a pickup truck.

Trump once posted video with image depicting Biden bound in truck

Then-presidential candidate Donald Trump posted the video in March 2024 during his campaign against former President Joe Biden.

A photo shows Pope Leo XIV wearing white, including a white head covering, and giving a thumbs up to a crowd.

Did Pope Leo XIV say he'd 'probably' cheer for Peru over US in FIFA World Cup?

Social media users shared a genuine July 2025 quote from the pontiff but omitted some context.

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Did Minnesota Senate Democrats oppose removing dead people from voter rolls? Here's the real story

Just because a person is on Minnesota's registration system does not mean they are listed among the state's eligible voters.

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Report claims 14K SNAP recipients own luxury cars. The evidence is lacking

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and other social media users recently amplified a rumor that 14,000 SNAP recipients in a single state were driving luxury vehicles, including Ferraris and Bentleys.

Snopes reporter Aleksandra Wrona’s investigation found that the figures came from a report by the Foundation for Government Accountability, a conservative policy organization. The report lacks key evidence, including the name of the alleged state and original source records.