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Investigating claim Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez fled to Russia after Maduro's capture
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snopes_feedPosts citing Reuters claimed that Rodríguez fled to Russia, but later reporting and denials complicated the story.
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ICE didn't accidentally send Maduro back to Venezuela
Jan. 5th, 2026 10:49 pmsnopes_feedIn early January 2026, the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and transported them to New York.
Did Hakeem Jeffries attempt to contact Venezuela's Maduro prior to his capture? Not so fast
Jan. 5th, 2026 10:40 pmsnopes_feedAccording to users' social media posts, Newsmax reported about the House minority leader's alleged attempt to reach the Venezuelan president.
Did Biden put $25M bounty on Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro? Here are the facts
Jan. 5th, 2026 06:46 pmsnopes_feedDonald Trump's first administration offered a $15 million reward for any information on Maduro in 2020. Biden's State Department increased it.
Is a video of elephant throwing grass on its head real?
Jan. 5th, 2026 04:00 pmsnopes_feedSocial media users questioned whether the humorous and widely shared footage was authentic or an example of AI slop.
17 claims about Zohran Mamdani we've investigated
Jan. 5th, 2026 02:00 pmsnopes_feedMamdani has been the target of several questionable rumors since the start of his mayoral campaign. We've got the facts.
Did Trump say his ear started 'regrowing' the day after he was shot?
Jan. 5th, 2026 12:00 pmsnopes_feedThe U.S. president was the target of an assassination attempt in July 2024 during his election campaign.
Do these photos show laughing Victorian couple?
Jan. 5th, 2026 11:00 amsnopes_feedOne social media user commented, "Sometimes I forget fun wasn’t invented in the 20th century."
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Most galaxies have a single nucleus -- does this galaxy have four?
snopes_feedThe alleged incident reportedly occurred in 1984, although evidence indicates Trump and Epstein didn't meet until at least 1985.
Why RFK Jr.'s Health Department repealed rule for 24/7 nurses in nursing homes
Jan. 5th, 2026 12:00 amsnopes_feedThe rule was supposedly set to take effect on Feb. 2, 2026.
Breaking down rumor Melania was an escort before meeting Trump at Ghislaine Maxwell party
Jan. 4th, 2026 02:00 pmsnopes_feedThe rumor that Melania Trump escorted before meeting her now-husband has been spreading for almost a decade.
Did racist woman call cops on Boston police chief? Not so fast
Jan. 4th, 2026 03:00 amsnopes_feedThe videos shared on social media got key facts wrong, including incorrectly identifying Boston's police chief as Marcus Thompson.
Did Turning Point USA co-founder Bill Montgomery die of COVID-19? Here's what we know
Jan. 4th, 2026 12:00 amsnopes_feedThe rumor spread online months after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the other Turning Point USA co-founder.
Deepfake videos of George Will on Trump, Supreme Court spread misinformation
Jan. 3rd, 2026 02:00 pmsnopes_feedOnline users discussed numerous videos allegedly showing the conservative columnist sounding off about Trump's administration and court opinions.
Supreme Court did not request Trump's financial records on 72-hour deadline
Jan. 3rd, 2026 12:50 amsnopes_feedSupreme Court decisions have previously resulted in the release of Trump's tax returns — but there's no indication of that happening in early 2026.
Did MTV really shut down on New Year's Eve?
Jan. 2nd, 2026 11:45 pmsnopes_feedSome of its 24-hour music channels in the U.K. and other international markets did go dark.
Trump post said US is 'locked and loaded and ready to go' to intervene in Iran protests
Jan. 2nd, 2026 11:10 pmsnopes_feedProtests broke out in Iran in late 2025 after the value of the country's currency plummeted.