Claim:
In October 2025, rapper Snoop Dogg saved a New York dog shelter, preventing 39 dogs from being euthanized.
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In late October 2025, a rumor circulated online that rapper Snoop Dogg saved 39 dogs from being euthanized in a New York dog shelter. According to the story, the musician quietly visited a struggling rescue center, paid off its debts and adopted an elderly Labrador retriever named Buddy.
One Facebook post (archived) with the story began:
BREAKING : Snoop Dogg quietly walked into a small New York rescue shelter on the brink of closing — with just 48 hours to go before all the dogs inside would be put down.
The bills were overdue. The owner had given up hope. But then, the 48-year-old rapper, entrepreneur, and philanthropist — known for his toughness on stage and surprising compassion off it — walked straight to the back, where an 11-year-old Labrador mix named Buddy lay weak and forgotten.
He knelt down beside him, gently petting his head and whispering softly. Then, standing up, he asked, “How many dogs are here?”
“Thirty-nine,” came the quiet reply.
Snoop Dogg’s voice was calm but full of conviction: “All 39 dogs deserve a tomorrow.”
The post included an image of Snoop Dogg crouching beside three dogs.
The story spread not only on Facebook, but also on Threads, YouTube and Instagram. Readers searched our website for information about the rumor and emailed us to ask whether the rumor was true.
However, the story was false. Searches of Bing, DuckDuckGo and Yahoo found no news media outlets reporting about Snoop Dogg rescuing 39 dogs from a New York shelter. Prominent news media 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 true and uplifting, but which are often fabricated and sentimental.” It was one of hundreds of similarly fake stories about celebrities on Facebook that aim to generate advertising revenue via websites linked in posts.Â
For example, the above-mentioned Facebook post redirected readers to an article on an advertisement-filled website supposedly detailing the alleged rescue carried out by Snoop Dogg. The article began:
SO. Snoop Dogg: A Heart of Compassion and a Legacy of Love for Rescue Animals
In the world of fame and fortune, where the spotlight often shines on the flashy and the extravagant, stories of true compassion sometimes emerge from the most unexpected places. One such story unfolded when the renowned rapper, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Snoop Dogg, known for his larger-than-life persona and tough image on stage, walked into a small New York rescue shelter with a mission that would forever change the lives of 39 dogs, including one special Labrador mix named Buddy.
This story is a testament to the extraordinary power of empathy and the profound impact one individual can have on the lives of countless animals. It reminds us that kindness and compassion are not bound by fame, fortune, or expectations; they come from the heart, often when we least expect it.
According to the artificial-intelligence text detector ZeroGPT, the article was likely generated by AI. (Research shows AI-detection software is imperfect. Readers should consider the tools’ results with skepticism.)
(ZeroGPT)
The article’s tone, structure and emotional language also indicated that AI software helped create it, as well as the fact that it did not list sources for its information.
Moreover, Sightengine and Hive Moderation, online artificial intelligence detectors, found the image featured in posts spreading the claim highly likely to have been generated using AI.
(Hive Moderation)
Signs of AI featured in the photo included inconsistent lighting and shadows, slightly distorted facial features and unnatural textures of Snoop Dogg’s skin and the dogs’ fur.
We’ve fact-checked several rumors about Snoop Dogg in the past. In December 2024, we investigated videos allegedly proving he was denied access to his first-class seat on a flight because he is Black. We have also looked at claims that the rapper terminated his contract with the Country Music Television network in a show of support for country singer Jason Aldean.
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