Snopes works hard to get to the bottom of every claim it investigates. These rumors took more time than most in 2025.

In the lead-up to Christmas 2025, a purported risqué song in the style of 1940s or 1950s "oldies" tunes spread online. Its ...

The story points to Austrian mechanic Erwin Perzy in 1900, but records show snow globes existed by at least 1878.

For years, Snopes has covered the origins and myths attached to classic holiday songs such as "The Twelve Days of Christmas" ...

The correspondence in question is present in the Department of Justice's files on Epstein, but its authenticity is another ...

A document framed as a new, "unredacted" revelation actually points to an allegation in a 2020 civil complaint.

The court document was part of a batch the U.S. Department of Justice published in December 2025 related to the Jeffrey ...

A social media account with a history of publishing clickbait shared the image, claiming the Justice Department "forgot to delete it." ...

Coca-Cola may have helped popularize Santa's look, but his modern image was already taking shape long before the soft drink ...

In December 2025, social media posts on sites like Facebook claimed that the singer John Legend announced he would pull his ...

Social media users shared alleged photos of Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern meeting for coffee and dessert.

There was no proof the DOJ redacted the document after posting it. In fact, there was a copy of it on the DOJ website that ...