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White House claims, alleged Trump post on World Series & Louvre detective rumor

White House claims, alleged Trump post on World Series & Louvre detective rumor

Plus: Billionaires support groups behind 'No Kings,' but they didn't spend $300M to fund protests

Megan Loe
October 28, 2025

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18 rumors about the White House, investigated

For more than two centuries, the White House has been home to U.S. presidents — and to countless claims about its residents, renovations and even its supernatural guests. That's why Snopes rounded up 18 of the most popular White House rumors we've investigated, past and present.

Did a photo really show the White House after Obama "wrecked" it for a basketball court? Does Trump run a MAGA gift shop on the premises? Did pet alligators ever roam the grounds?

Click below to discover what's fact, what's fiction and what's still up for debate.

A man wearing an uniform that says BLUE JAYS and holding a baseball glove appears to yell. Next to him, a Truth Social post claiming to be from @realDonaldTrump says, "No matter who wins, I will refuse to invite either baseball team to my ball room as they are both run by highly inept officials from California and Ontario, Canada. I don't host losers. We are actively investigating MLB. This World Series is rigged, probably by the Dems & the Mafia."

Did Trump share post calling World Series 'rigged'?

The purported Truth Social post also said the president wouldn't invite the winning team to the White House.

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A graphic shows people standing outside a large building. At the top, large text says, "BREAKING NEWS LIVE." Below, black text says, "WALMART ANNOUNCED THE CLOSURE OF ALLITS STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY."

Is Walmart closing and locking doors on Nov. 1, 2025?

The rumor, claiming the retailer said shoppers would only be able to place orders online, spread amid uncertainty around federal food benefits.

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Inspecting claim dapper French man is Louvre heist case detective

Investigating a heist doesn't always require a good coat and hat.

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Unraveling claim Adolf Hitler built a ballroom in 1933

The fascist dictator built a ballroom in the garden of the Reich Chancellery in Berlin — beneath it was his first bunker.

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Billionaires support groups behind 'No Kings,' but they didn't spend $300M to fund protests

Social media posts claimed that billionaires such as George Soros, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates spent $300 million to bankroll the October "No Kings" protests against President Trump. These posts often included a chart that allegedly showed how the money flowed from billionaires to the protests via various organizations.

Snopes reporter Rae Deng dug into the evidence and found that the rumor doesn't hold up under scrutiny. Read the full investigation below.