Curiosities

Claim: A video shared online authentically showed an injured stray dog walking into a veterinarian's clinic and receiving treatment. Rating: ContextThe incident recorded by a security camera took place in 2021. Though Snopes was unable to contact the veterinarian involved for direct...

<!--qv q:id=75 q:key=vcaa:Phil Collins may be best known for his 1981 megahit “In the Air Tonight” and for writing the iconic soundtrack to Disney’s Tarzan. The musician’s vast discography includes many other hits, from “Against All Odds” to “Another...

No one knows Etta Place's real name, or what happened to her after she fled to South America alongside Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1901. Public DomainEtta Place and Harry Longabaugh, aka the Sundance Kid, in 1901. She...

Claim: U.S. President Donald Trump posted on X that he would make it illegal to "photograph or post gas prices." Rating: As fuel costs remained high amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, a rumor (archived) circulated online in late May...

<!--qv q:id=75 q:key=vcaa:Born on June 20, 1949 in the small city of Tuskegee, Alabama, Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. would go on to become one of American's greatest songwriters and singers, first with chart-topping Motown act, the Commodores, and then as...

Twice the length of today's largest great white sharks, Tylosaurus rex could reach up to 43 feet long — making it even bigger than Tyrannosaurus rex.Alderon Games-Path of TitansA depiction of Tylosaurus Rex, the “T. rex of the ocean.” As...

Claim: In Canada, police officers can arrest a person if a psychiatrist labels the person as "insane" based solely on observing the person in a public place. Rating: What's True All Canadian jurisdictions have laws with varying criteria that essentially allow police to...

Does this phrase really refer to narrowly avoiding being buried alive? Here's the truth about where "saved by the bell" comes from. Source link

University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was beaten to death in October 1998 by two men who targeted him because he was gay. A decade later, his murder spurred federal legislation against hate crimes. Gina van Hoof/Matthew Shepard FoundationMatthew...

Claim: Images authentically show a snowy owl with bright orange coloring. Rating: ContextThe images first emerged in early 2025 and recirculated in mid-2026. In mid-2026, pictures appearing to show a strange snowy owl with orange markings circulated online.  Photos of the owl...