Posts citing a real dermatological study went far beyond what the research actually found suggesting chemical sunscreens are systematically dangerous.
Tag: Viral
Viral Claim That Michael J Fox Made $1 Million Donation to Scientific Foundation Found Unverified
Fact-checkers confirmed the actor has worked with his foundation since 2008 but could find no evidence he made the specific donation amount attributed to him in posts.
Viral Video of Woman Emptying Bin on NYC Street Verified as Real Incident Not Staged
Fact-checkers confirmed footage of a woman dumping a blue-and-orange trash can on a New York City street was authentic and not a scripted prank.
Viral Claim That Shubman Gill Played in India vs Ireland T20 Contradicted by Team Announcement
Fact-checkers found Gill was not named in the playing XI for the first T20I in Belfast with Shreyas Iyer leading the team as confirmed by ESPNcricinfo.
Snopes Debunks Viral Billboard Falsely Attributed to Republican Campaign in Texas Senate Race
Fact-checkers confirmed that while an authentic Republican billboard existed the version circulating online with inflammatory messaging was digitally altered.
Viral Claim That Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman Did Not Concede Is False
PolitiFact confirms Nithya Raman conceded the Los Angeles mayoral race as of June 7 contrary to false social media claims she refused.
Viral Images of Venezuela Earthquake Damage Were Actually from Previous Disasters in Other Countries
Several images circulating as Venezuela earthquake damage were actually from unrelated past disasters in Syria Turkey and Haiti.
Viral Photo Showing Trump with Jeffrey Epstein in 1991 Was Digitally Altered to Add Epstein
Fact-checkers at Snopes confirm a real 1991 photo of Trump with his daughter was manipulated to include the late sex offender.
Fact Check: Viral Sunscreen Absorption Posts Go Beyond What Research Actually Found
Snopes found that popular social media posts about sunscreen chemicals entering the bloodstream overstate the significance of the actual study findings.
Fact Check: Viral Image From Iran Said to Be Authentic Was Actually AI-Generated
Snopes investigated posts claiming an image circulating from Iran was a genuine photograph and found it was in fact AI-generated despite claims to the contrary.