Snopes debunks a coordinated social media campaign falsely claiming water towers spotted across multiple US states contain surveillance equipment
Tag: Viral
Viral Claim That Driscoll’s Strawberries Cause Cancer Dismissed as Misinformation by the Company
Snopes reviews claims made about Driscoll’s strawberries noting the company has called them factually unsupported non-scientific claims
Viral Satirical Quote Attributed to a Politician Was Invented by Comedian Jeremy Kaplowitz
Snopes confirms that a widely shared political quote was fabricated by comedian Jeremy Kaplowitz and does not reflect any real statement
Recipe: How to make the viral 15-minute feta pasta
A simple, foolproof method to recreate the dish taking TikTok by storm.
Viral video of bridge collapsing is from 2018, not recent
Old footage from Italy is being falsely shared as a recent infrastructure failure in India.
Debunked: This viral image does not show a real two-headed snake
The widely shared photograph of a bizarre reptile has been digitally altered.
Viral Misinformation Debunked: Is the E-Waste Recycling Policy in Haryana Banning All Older Electronics?
Fact-check reveals the 2026 policy creates a systematic framework for safe recycling, not an outright ban on legacy appliances.
Viral Claim That US Treasury Declared Government Insolvent Is False Say Economists
A viral claim that the US Treasury declared the federal government insolvent was debunked by FactCheck.org which confirmed the government’s liabilities exceed assets but this has been the case for decades.
Viral Video Purportedly Showing Trump Dozing at Arlington Ceremony Is Misleading
Social media accounts shared a video purportedly showing President Trump dozing off during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery which Snopes found required additional context.
Viral Hantavirus Map Does Not Show Confirmed Cases Fact-Checkers Find
A map shared widely on X and TikTok falsely claimed to show the rapid spread of hantavirus across Europe and North America but Euronews fact-checkers confirmed it tracked only news coverage not cases.