# Snopes.com Snopes.com: The definitive fact-checking site and reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation. \> all\_snopes Page: Feed: --- ## [Iranian woman was involved in 1979 hostage crisis. Her son and his family were detained by ICE for it](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ice-iranian-man-wife-maryam-tahmasebi/) _2026-08-20 · Taija PerryCook_ Eissa Hashemi's wife, Maryam Tahmasebi, described their detainment as "bloodline punishment" for her mother-in-law's ties to the Iranian government. ## [Claim Italian town cages politicians, dunks them in freezing river blurs fact and fiction](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/italian-town-cage-dunk-politicians/) _2026-08-20 · Aleksandra Wrona_ The mock trial actually ends with a performer being dunked in the river — not the "condemned" person. ## [Are lemons 'manmade' fruits that don't occur naturally? Here's the bitter truth](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lemons-origins-manmade-fruits/) _2026-08-20 · Aleksandra Wrona_ When life hands fact checkers dubious fruit claims, we make sure to find the truth. ## [Did Trump demand sails on US Navy ships and consider adding cannons? Here's the truth](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-navy-ships-sails-cannons/) _2026-08-20 · Jordan Liles_ The claim spread after Trump ordered the Navy to revert back to using a steam catapult system for launching fighter jets from aircraft carriers. ## [6 claims about Hakeem Jeffries we've investigated](https://www.snopes.com/collections/hakeem-jeffries-rumors-collection/) _2026-08-20 · Nur Ibrahim_ False claims have connected the Democratic House minority leader to Jeffrey Epstein, Diddy and Nicolás Maduro. ## [Real shirt that confuses Flock cameras, other surveillance tech hasn't been sold for years](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shirt-flock-surveillance-tech/) _2026-08-19 · Anna Rascouët-Paz_ The garment was created by Kate Bertash, a designer and digital security expert. ## [Trump said he 'probably' wouldn't have rescued 10-year-old from drowning](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-10-year-old-drowning/) _2026-08-19 · Laerke Christensen_ The president met with 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams and Nathaniel Rai, the boy Williams rescued, on Aug. 17, 2026. ## [Unraveling claim Hakeem Jeffries took $300K from healthcare PACs before opposing Medicare for All](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hakeem-jeffries-medicare-for-all/) _2026-08-19 · Rae Deng_ Jeffries hasn't co-sponsored Medicare for All legislation since House Democrats elected him as their leader in 2022. ## [Progressive influencer Dean Withers is facing sexual misconduct allegations. Here's what we know](https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/19/dean-withers-sexual-misconduct/) _2026-08-19 · Anna Rascouët-Paz_ Withers said political opponents fabricated the allegations and impersonated a 13-year-old. He also said he faced death threats. ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YWTN8BlRfVTd) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [8 stories about Flock, other surveillance tech we've investigated](https://www.snopes.com/collections/flock-safety-surveillance-rumors/) _2026-08-19 · Taija PerryCook_ As public scrutiny mounts against companies like Flock Safety, Snopes has analyzed multiple claims about privacy concerns.