Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Jack Izzo
May 17, 2025 (Updated: May 19, 2025)
Ever since Floyd's autopsy was released in 2020, people have incorrectly claimed the doctors got ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 16, 2025
According to the untrue rumor, the Mexican government gifted the apartment to the U.S. House Dem ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
May 16, 2025
Social media users jumped to conclusions over a quote circulating online.
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 16, 2025 (Updated: May 19, 2025)
The story about Combs and the House Democratic leader originated from a comedian's Facebook post ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
May 16, 2025
Kennedy made the remark during a House committee hearing.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
May 16, 2025
Detractors claimed the display echoed practices of fascist dictatorships.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 16, 2025
One post highlighted “some interesting points to think about prior to 2020” before the comedian ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 15, 2025
The footage allegedly shows dozens of larger-than-normal anacondas swimming together.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
May 15, 2025
The video showed a police cruiser from the fake city of Sunny Springs, Florida, that used an alt ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 15, 2025
YouTube videos published in May 2025 falsely claimed President Trump's tariffs led Amazon to ann ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
May 15, 2025 (Updated: May 16, 2025)
The digitally altered video claims the pope called Trump's policies "a hideous manifestation of ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
May 15, 2025
"Woke means awakened by compassion," the meme read, "Be awake. Be loving. Be woke."
Written by: Taija PerryCook
May 15, 2025
"BOOM! CNN has exposed the brutal reality of the India-Pakistan conflict," an X post claimed.
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 15, 2025
According to the rumor, the administration allegedly "rerouted" the relief packages away from st ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
May 14, 2025
iRobot, the manufacturer of the Roomba, told MIT Technology Review the robots that took the phot ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
May 14, 2025 (Updated: May 15, 2025)
In 2016, the U.S. State Department published a comprehensive list of gifts the Obamas received f ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 14, 2025
This rumor circulated in May 2025 amid news of Qatar offering President Donald Trump's Departmen ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
May 14, 2025
A journalist spotted the McDonald's food truck at a media event in the Saudi capital.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 14, 2025
The U.S. Secretary of Health posted one photo of himself surrounded by his family as he fully im ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 14, 2025
This rumor circulated in May 2025 amid news of Qatar offering the U.S. Department of Defense a $ ...
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