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Did Trump call ABC News' Rachel Scott an expletive? Here's what video shows
Social media users recently claimed President Trump called ABC News reporter Rachel Scott a b****, pointing to a video recorded during Trump's visit to the Lincoln Memorial to view progress on a project to paint the reflecting pool blue.
Snopes senior reporter Jordan Liles examined high-quality footage from the event to check the facts. He found the truth isn't as clear-cut as posts suggest.
Did Joni Ernst expose Pete Hegseth for 'stolen valor' by asking to see combat badge during Senate hearing?
The story was yet another fabricated political confrontation, using real footage to lend credibility to a false claim.
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Pfizer didn't say hantavirus is side effect of its COVID-19 vaccine, contrary to online claims
While a document circulating on social media is authentic, it's not a list of side effects of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, as posts claim.
Will US taxpayers foot $1B bill for White House ballroom? What we know about GOP proposal
A budget proposal revealed that Republicans would seek $1 billion from the Secret Service to carry out enhanced security around the build.
Court didn't sentence teen to 452 years in prison. Here's how we know
Online users discussed a video allegedly showing a teenager in an orange jumpsuit reacting to a court sentencing him to hundreds of years in jail.
Staff pick
Why claim HIV is 'now curable' misrepresents research
Last month, social media users shared posts claiming HIV was "now curable." That's mostly false.
The online claims oversimplified real research about a 63-year-old man who went into long-term HIV remission after receiving a bone marrow transplant. Snopes reporter Rae Deng breaks down what the research actually shows — and how close we are to curing HIV.







