Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 4, 2025
A search of website archives confirmed the small, nine-star American flag icon existed prior to ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 4, 2025
The change came amid a larger purge of content on government websites relating to trans people.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 4, 2025
Oysters sustain themselves by sucking microscopic plankton out of the waters they inhabit, a rea ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 3, 2025
The tech billionaire did call on Italians to have more children.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Feb. 3, 2025
Only three of Canada's 10 provinces and three territories didn't announce plans to pull American ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 3, 2025
The proposal came from Chrystia Freeland, a former deputy prime minister running to lead Canada.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 3, 2025
The statement originated with a social media account that posts satirical content.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Feb. 3, 2025
Internet users expressed confusion over whether the quote was authentic.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 3, 2025
A comment originating in a 1999 letter to shareholders has taken on new meaning for readers in l ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 2, 2025
"They say in thirty years a burger & fries could cost $16,” the advertisement read.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 2, 2025
The image was a digital composition — that is, a combination of multiple photographs.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 1, 2025
Videos showing the volley were real. That really happened.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Feb. 1, 2025
A claim that they received 4 to 5 liters of beer a day has appeared in social media posts, popul ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 1, 2025
As evidenced in numerous replies, some X users believed the video truly showed U.S. President Do ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 31, 2025
Kennedy claimed Sanders was "the single largest receiver of pharmaceutical money" in Congress in ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 31, 2025
Users resurfaced the year-old post after U.S. President Donald Trump baselessly blamed DEI for a ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Jan. 31, 2025
Senate Bill 6002 makes it a felony for local government officials to support "sanctuary" policie ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Jan. 31, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 3, 2025)
The Black Hawk pilot shared a "proof of life" video on Jan. 31, 2025.
Written by: Rae Deng
Jan. 31, 2025
Social media users discussed the purported firings amid reports of a fatal plane crash in Washin ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Jan. 31, 2025
The article featured multiple responses from men endorsing the idea.
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