Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 25, 2024
Social media users have posted numerous images of flowers in different colors, claiming they all ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Dec. 25, 2024 (Updated: Jan. 2, 2025)
While some "vintage ads" circulating online these days days are fake, this one is 100% real.
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
Dec. 25, 2024
Social media posts have tied the term "conspiracy theory" to the late-1960s release of a CIA mem ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Dec. 24, 2024
A highly viewed video received hundreds of comments praising the youngest son of Donald and Mela ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Dec. 24, 2024
The ASPCA advised, "If a snow globe is broken, the sweet smell can attract a pet to lick it up, ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Dec. 23, 2024
A South Carolina lawmaker has brought back an unpopular bill that would treat abortion as homici ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Dec. 23, 2024
A fake Truth Social post circulated as Trump told a crowd at AmericaFest: "He’s not going to be ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 23, 2024
According to the viral message, he claimed "faith in Donald Trump as God's newest prophet" was m ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Dec. 23, 2024
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump claimed Musk can't be president amid speculation about the tec ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 23, 2024
Popular myths about the classic holiday tune have circulated for decades, obscuring its origins ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 23, 2024
"Dakota the Dinomummy" is one of the best-preserved natural dinosaur mummies.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Dec. 22, 2024
Rudd’s seemingly unchanged looks have inspired countless memes and jokes over the years.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 22, 2024
As the legend goes, a young engineer at Kodak invented the world's first digital camera in the 1 ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Dec. 21, 2024
A 2017 report by conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation suggested "government-provided ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Dec. 21, 2024
OpenAI's o1 model, which users can access on ChatGPT Pro, showed "persistent" scheming behavior, ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Dec. 21, 2024
The claim stems from the celebration of the 2025 Jubilee, a Roman Catholic tradition that happen ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Dec. 20, 2024 (Updated: Dec. 23, 2024)
However, Congress has passed legislation to pay service members during specific government shutd ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 20, 2024
The commutations were separate from the over 1,000 people whose sentences the U.S. president com ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 20, 2024
YouTube users promoted rumors throughout 2024, falsely claiming the tech CEO bought numerous com ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 20, 2024
Musk claimed Maxwell, a convicted sex trafficker, "photobombed" him.
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