1+ week, 6+ day ago (205+ words) From fake posts to evolving policies and prevalent scams, Snopes has done numerous dives into the social media giant. 20 Facebook, Meta rumors we've investigated From fake posts to evolving policies and prevalent scams, Snopes has done numerous dives into the social media giant. Published Nov. 16, 2025 Founded in 2004, Facebook is one of the longest-operating social media platforms on the internet, outlasting several of its contemporary competitors. However, with success comes scrutiny, and Facebook, its parent company Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have experienced numerous challenges throughout the app's existence. Snopes has investigated several such issues related to Facebook, from hosting countless fake stories aiming to financially capitalize on tragic world events and a scam attempting to cheat unsuspecting users out of money, to odd glitches sparking concern among users. Given its popularity across the world, our readers have frequently contacted us…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (514+ words) In November 2025, a story began circulating online claiming that a small-town museum in Missouri had, for 50 years, unknowingly displayed the mummified body of a missing man, believing it to be a wax figure. Social media posts described how a new curator supposedly made the discovery while preparing the exhibit for renovation. One Facebook post (archived) with the story read: For fifty years, the museum's prized "wax figure" " a man in a brown suit and bowler hat, seated with a newspaper in his lap " had been the centerpiece of the "Everyday Life in 1920" exhibit. Children posed beside him. Tourists joked about how lifelike he looked. The staff affectionately called him Sam the Silent Man. But on that humid morning in June 2025, as Clara prepared the exhibit for renovation, she noticed something strange: the figure's hands weren't waxy " they were leathery. The…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago (468+ words) In late October 2025, a rumor spread online that Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger sued U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for $60 million after an "explosive live TV clash that left viewers stunned." One Facebook post (archived) with the claim read: Thousands of people reacted to, commented on and shared the post, with multiple Facebook users spreading similar claims. Readers searched our website for information about the rumor. In reality, no such lawsuit or on-air confrontation ever occurred. Searches of Bing, DuckDuckGo and Yahoo found no news media outlets reporting about Jagger suing Hegseth for $60 million. Prominent news outlets would have widely reported this rumor, if true. Rather, the story was a fabrication. It was one of hundreds of similarly fake stories about celebrities on Facebook that aim to generate advertising revenue via websites linked in posts. For example, the above-mentioned Facebook…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (443+ words) A rumor that circulated online in November 2025 claimed singer-songwriter Josh Groban confronted U.S. President Donald Trump over asking a band to play the famous song "You Raise Me Up." Groban famously covered the song in 2003. The Irish-Norwegian band Secret Garden originally wrote and performed "You Raise Me Up" in 2001. Snopes readers also searched our website for answers about this matter. In short, the rumor Groban confronted Trump " or that Trump asked on live TV for a band to play "You Raise Me Up" " was false. Facebook users mostly residing outside the U.S. entirely fabricated the rumor, including with the use of artificial-intelligence (AI) tools. The Graceful Melodies Facebook page's "page transparency" tab revealed at least two of their managers resided in Vietnam. Searches of Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google and Yahoo found no news media outlets reporting any such news about Groban and Trump....

1+ week, 2+ day ago (770+ words) A rumor that circulated online in November 2025 claimed a video authentically showed a sanitation worker named Samuel saving a crying newborn baby from being crushed in his garbage truck's compactor. One Snopes reader emailed, "I saw this story on [Facebook] reels about a sanitation worker who supposedly found a baby in the trash truck. The reel seemed like clickbait, and I couldn't find independent verification of the story. Can you check it out?" In the reader's message, they linked to a 10-second video (archived) receiving around 29 million views. The Dailystories Facebook page hosted the clip. The post's text began as follows: He was just about to pull the lever on the compactor. Then he heard a cry that didn't belong" Samuel has worked sanitation for twenty-five years. He's a veteran of the 5 AM shift, a man who thought he'd seen…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (602+ words) In early November 2025, social media users began sharing a claim that rock singer Steven Tyler was helping send relief to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa struck the island in late October, leaving at least 28 people dead. For instance, one Facebook post (archived) with the claim read: Thousands of people reacted to, commented on and shared the post. The rumor circulated on social media platforms, including Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube and Threads. Readers searched our website for information about the story. In reality, no such relief effort ever occurred. Searches of Yahoo, DuckDuckGo and Bing found no news media outlets reporting about Tyler sending helicopters with aid to Jamaica. Prominent news outlets would have widely reported this rumor, if true. The fabricated story very much resembled glurge, which Dictionary.com defines as "stories, often sent by email, that are supposed to be…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago (176+ words) The video and its accompanying story were fake. Snopes identified signs in the footage, narration and script that were hallmarks of content generated with artificial intelligence tools. AI tools often struggle to accurately display perspective, as seen at one point in the purported security footage when one of the man's ears disappears into his head. In addition, the hallway rug bleeds into the slightly opened door throughout the course of the footage. Additionally, the script language contained words AI tools often use when asked to write narratives. The police chief in the story "replied calmly" to the woman's accusation. Journalists are taught to almost exclusively use the word "said" when quoting someone and tend to avoid adverbs in order to maintain impartiality. Although one version of the video appeared to be from a news broadcast, no reputable outlet had published…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago (464+ words) In late October 2025, a video circulated online purportedly showing various clips of the late rapper Tupac Shakur appearing as a guest in an unaired episode of the educational children's television show "Sesame Street." A network of social media profiles called Tuna Edits posted the compilation on TikTok (archived), YouTube (archived), Facebook and Instagram. All the posts were captioned: "Unaired episode." Snopes readers also emailed us asking if the footage was real. In short, there was no evidence Shakur ever appeared on an aired or unaired episode of "Sesame Street." Many aspects of the video showed that it was generated using artificial intelligence (AI) software. As such, we have rated the footage as fake. Snopes contacted Tuna Edits to ask about the compilation. We will update this story if we receive a response. The video of the rapper's alleged unaired appearance…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago (207+ words) Users shared this claim on Bluesky (archived), Facebook (archived), Instagram (archived), Threads, TikTok (archived) and X (archived), including an image meme reading, "Fun fact: This famous picture of first lady Melania Trump was taken on Jeffrey Epstein's plane."" Snopes received inquiries about this rumor via email and a reader's post in our Snopes Tips Facebook group, which asked, "Is this Melania? Was she on Epstein's plane?" We contacted a spokesperson for the first lady and also Verglas to ask about this matter. We will update this article if we receive more information. Sixteen years ago we profiled Donald Trump's then-girlfriend Melania Knauss. Now his wife, Melania featured in our naked profile shoot on his customised Boeing 727 wearing handcuffs, wielding diamonds and holding a chrome pistol (it was the lads mag era after all). It makes for some interesting reading today,…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago (258+ words) A rumor that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was rushed to Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C., after poking his eye with a mascara brush circulated online in late 2025. For example, a Facebook page titled Gavin Newsom 2028 shared the story on Oct. 29, 2025 (archived):" (Gavin Newsom 2028 Facebook page) Snopes readers wrote in asking whether the claim was true. Some commenters on social media posts sharing the claim seemed to interpret the rumor as a factual recounting of real-life events. However, there was no evidence that Hegseth had sought medical treatment after poking his eye with a mascara brush." Rather, the rumor was a satirical news article written by the comedian Andy Borowitz. His Facebook page and Substack blog, The Borowitz Report, is dedicated to posting fictional, satirical news stories. The Borowitz Report's about page begins:" I've been writing satirical news since I…...