Real 37-Million-Year-Old Whale Skeleton Found in Egypt?
Egypt's Wadi Al-Hitan — or "Valley of the Whales" — is famous for its abundance of fossils from the Eocene epoch.
Musk Called UK Prime Minister Starmer 'Complicit' in 'Grooming Gangs.' Here's What We Know
Tech mogul Elon Musk took to X in early January 2025, claiming that U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer was "complicit" in the work of grooming gangs during his time as head of the C ...
The Eiffel Tower Grows During Summers, Shrinks in Winters. Here's Why
The monument responds to seasonal temperatures, contracting a few millimeters when it's cold and expanding when it's warm.
No, Pringles Is Not Getting Sued Because Its Can Discriminates Against 'Fuller Arms'
A rumor that a woman is suing the snack food brand Pringles, claiming its unique cylindrical packaging "discriminates against ...
Trump Reportedly Complained About Flag Being Half-Staff at Inauguration — Here's What He Said
In early January 2025, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump reportedly complained about the American flag being flown at ...
Did Disney Add Mandatory Tipping to Rides? Not in the Real World
A rumor that Disney added mandatory tipping to Disney World rides is circulating online. For example, the TikTok account ...
Steve Wozniak Is Known for Showing Off Homemade Pads of $2 Bills. Here's Why He Isn't in Jail
"You can get arrested for them, but you cannot get convicted because you're in the right," Wozniak said in an interview.
Did NASA Reject Young Hillary Clinton's Dream of Being an Astronaut?
Clinton claimed she wrote a letter to the space agency as a child, wishing to be an astronaut at a time when there were no ...
New Orleans Attacker Was US Citizen and Didn't Just Cross Mexican Border, as Fox News Reported
New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing more than a dozen people, a rumor about his origins spread. According to a Fox ...
No Evidence Hunter Biden Tried to Pay Rent in 'Art Made With His Own Feces'
In short, Snopes found no evidence Biden or his future wife resided in Venice throughout 2019. There are no public reports ...
Does Coughing Work Against a Heart Attack? It Might — But You Should Call for Help First
Variations of the claim that coughing during a heart attack can increase survival chances likely go back to a message circulating in June 1999 (seen in Snopes' prior reporting) and attributed to ...
Tesla Cybertruck Intentionally Blown Up in Front of Trump Hotel. What We Know About the Suspect
Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, injuring at least seven people. The driver of the vehicle was found dead in the wreckage.  In the immediate aftermath of ...