Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
April 3, 2025
UNESCO World Heritage says the Heard Island and McDonald Islands exist "in the complete absence" ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
April 3, 2025
It's an old rumor in a new package.
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 2, 2025
Social media users amplified an inauthentic screenshot about the Georgia Republican in March and ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 2, 2025 (Updated: April 5, 2025)
The rumor about the New York congresswoman originated from a network of Facebook pages and websi ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 2, 2025
The senator spoke for more than 25 hours, breaking a record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957.
Written by: Rae Deng
April 2, 2025 (Updated: April 14, 2025)
Associated Press photojournalist Evan Vucci still had access to the White House press briefing r ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
April 2, 2025
An April Fools' joke duped some social media users.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
April 2, 2025
The fictional story claimed he made the purchase with cash.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
April 2, 2025
The rumor alleged that DOGE found 394 million Social Security recipients in the U.S., exceeding ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 2, 2025
Given the president's isolationist agenda, the April Fools' Day post made people wonder what wou ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
April 1, 2025
The billionaire quickly changed the terms of his giveaway to fall just within Wisconsin state law.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 1, 2025
A rumor claims the current and former Canadian prime ministers were connected through Trudeau’s ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
April 1, 2025
The pope appeared to push back against a statement JD Vance made regarding "ordered love," a med ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 1, 2025
Despite misleading YouTube videos, U.S. President Donald Trump's defense secretary has never bee ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 1, 2025
She made the remark at a 2022 hearing on the investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U. ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 1, 2025
Users shared the purported photo of the tech billionaire, also an adviser to U.S. President Dona ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 31, 2025
Users shared and discussed a meme crediting U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs for the automa ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
March 31, 2025
The claim was one of many positive — but fictional and seemingly AI-generated — stories about Mu ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
March 31, 2025
A letter attributed to the former president's son circulated online after new files related to t ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
March 31, 2025
Several viral videos claimed that five children died not long after eating ramen noodles.
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