Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Rae Deng
Dec. 31, 2024
A spokesperson for Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said his comments about graduation requirements had ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Dec. 31, 2024
The anti-immigrant letter purportedly called on white residents to surveil and report "brown fol ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Dec. 31, 2024
Panama's president allegedly said the price hike was "an a-hole tax" for "anyone with orange ski ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 31, 2024
He also wrote that there is “absolutely no craving” for further use of the drug “after the first ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Dec. 30, 2024
A 1924 document describes the contraption as a "new and drastic method of handling 'tag tearing' ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 30, 2024
Users' posts displaying the image began, "A 57,000-square-foot Temu warehouse in China went up i ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Dec. 30, 2024 (Updated: Jan. 16, 2025)
House Speaker Mike Johnson ordered an Inauguration Day pause on a 30-day proclamation to lower f ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 30, 2024
The former U.S. first lady died on Nov. 19, 2023, more than a year before the passing of her hus ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 29, 2024
The images have multiple signs of being the product of artificial intelligence (AI) software.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Dec. 29, 2024
Fast food wages in Denmark are set by collective bargaining between companies and trade unions.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 28, 2024
Both are rumored to share a well source in the Cognac region of France.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 28, 2024
A video showed a marine iguana endemic only to the Galápagos Islands.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 27, 2024
The post originated from the account of an X user whose bio mentions satire.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 27, 2024
According to a false rumor, the Colorado Republican congresswoman made the statement while citin ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Dec. 27, 2024
Calling the free online collaborative encyclopedia "Wokepedia," Musk said it should "restore bal ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Dec. 27, 2024
The "John Wick" actor is widely considered one of the nicest guys in Hollywood.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Dec. 26, 2024
Despite the prevalence of the claim, one user on social media said, "Don't worry it's also compl ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Dec. 26, 2024
The alleged woman is quoted in the claim as saying "it is simply cruel" for her parents to have ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Dec. 25, 2024
Kennedy and Billings met at Choate Rosemary Hall prep school and were longtime friends.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 25, 2024
Social media users have posted numerous images of flowers in different colors, claiming they all ...
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