Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 16, 2025
A team spokesperson said the team was "still discussing our support efforts."
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 16, 2025
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's January 2025 inauguration program featured the country music ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Jan. 16, 2025
While some reports about celebrity donations are factual, this one is fabricated.
Written by: Amelia Clarke
Jan. 15, 2025
One Facebook page said the actor's home had suffered millions of dollars' worth of damage.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 16, 2025
Initially, flags were set to be half-staff at the Capitol on Inauguration Day due to the timing ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Jan. 16, 2025
No scientific studies have established a causal relationship between the Pfizer vaccine and cond ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Jan. 17, 2025
The headline was allegedly available on BBC's website for a few minutes before being removed.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 15, 2025
The president-elect spoke days before a ceasefire and hostage agreement was reached between Isra ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 15, 2025
A poster visible behind Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt featured the word military misspelled as "mil ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 15, 2025
Online users shared a made-up story about the Indian-born executive. The story originated in You ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 15, 2025
The Meta CEO appeared on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast in January 2025.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Jan. 15, 2025
An unnamed source close to the Hegseth family reportedly sent an email with the comment to The N ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 15, 2025
One study found that teenage girls who drink soda are three times as likely to experience a bone ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 14, 2025
The former president supposedly said "the best part of heaven" is knowing that President-elect D ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Jan. 14, 2025
The former attorney general made the comment in 1964, roughly six months after the assassination ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 14, 2025
The satirical publisher The Onion reposted an old story in January 2025, after the Meta CEO anno ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 14, 2025
A rumor shared online also stated that Hughes hasn't been seen since 2003, which is provably false.
Written by: Nick Hardinges
Jan. 13, 2025
Physician Vanessa Kerry has been the World Health Organization's director-general special envoy ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 13, 2025
A still photograph captures a single moment in time, not a complete record of an hourslong event.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 13, 2025
Fires in Los Angeles in January 2025 forced more than 150,000 people to evacuate.
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