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This week, people on social media shared an image appearing to show the new golden statue of President Donald Trump at his Miami golf club covered in toilet paper and garbage. Our readers wanted to know whether it was real.

The short answer is no. While the statue exists, the image is a digitally altered fake. Snopes senior reporter Jordan Liles broke down the evidence.

Social media users shared an alleged excerpt of a White House report with the threat, "We Will Find You and We Will Kill You."

We wrote an article in early 2024 about 1440, after readers asked us if the newsletter was legitimate. We found that 1440's newsletter generally sticks to the facts and does not favor one political leaning over another. Two years later, 1440 is sponsoring our newsletter and getting great results from Snopes’ audience.

It's possible the fact sheet was written before human-to-human transmission of one hantavirus strain was documented.

The president's quote spread widely because it appeared he was dismissing his own constituents' economic concerns.

After the Department of Defense released its first batch of files regarding "unidentified anomalous phenomena," we rounded up 11 claims about aliens and UFOs that we've investigated over the years.

Social media posts claim there are identical — and cheaper — versions of beloved Girl Scout cookie flavors like Thin Mints sold at Dollar Tree.

Snopes reporter Joey Esposito did some boots-on-the-ground research to compare the treats firsthand. Here's what he discovered.