Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
April 30, 2025 (Updated: May 1, 2025)
"What was supposed to be a casual late-night chat turned into a battlefield," one viral YouTube ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich Tom Steele
April 30, 2025
Buff-tip moths feed on birch, oak and hazel trees.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
April 30, 2025
Some internet users claimed Chesebrough also cured himself of a lung condition by having a nurse ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 29, 2025 (Updated: April 30, 2025)
The Trump administration is calling for investigations into unlawful “straw donor” campaigns and ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
April 29, 2025
The president's eyes were closed at some moments during the funeral, but so were first lady Mela ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 29, 2025
YouTube creators shared a false claim that the White House press secretary was "caught" whisperi ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
April 29, 2025 (Updated: June 19, 2025)
The claim followed revelations that the Trump admin planned to eliminate specialized services fo ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
April 29, 2025 (Updated: April 30, 2025)
Online claims drew context and quotes from the arrest of two suspected German-Russian spies in 2 ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 29, 2025
A rumor about Anheuser-Busch closing facilities in Missouri received thousands of shares on Face ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich Nick Hardinges
April 29, 2025
Paleontologists theorized that the skeleton was brought to the area by ancient humans who stored ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
April 29, 2025
The invention was the subject of a short write-up in a 1965 issue of Popular Mechanics.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
April 29, 2025
Some videos about the claim had disclaimers noting that the information did not reflect reality.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
April 28, 2025
Social media posts falsely claimed Trump "officially warned" Obama to "stay out of America's for ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 28, 2025
The rumor said Stephen Curry launched an anti-discrimation initiative after Ferrari staff mistre ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 28, 2025
Users shared the quote in April 2025 following the FBI's arrests of a Milwaukee judge, as well a ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
April 28, 2025
The family of Giuffre, who also accused Prince Andrew in a sex-trafficking scandal, announced th ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
April 28, 2025
Multiple AI-generated YouTube videos made up a tall tale to tug at the heartstrings in the wake ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 28, 2025
At the time, he was known simply as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
April 28, 2025
A caption described the image as the “most clearest picture of the sun.”
Written by: Joey Esposito
April 27, 2025
The photograph is featured on the company's official website.
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