Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 3, 2024
Jonathan has lived on the island of Saint Helena since the 1880s.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 2, 2024
A video shared online also showed a fired-up grill in the middle of the street.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Dec. 2, 2024
The claims were based on the reporting of The New York Times.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 2, 2024
The Michigan Wolverines entered the 2024 matchup as a 19.5-point underdog, making their victory ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 2, 2024
The book refers to Israel as a settler colonial state.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Dec. 2, 2024
"Imagine you get to a point of wealth so surreal that you can literally solve world hunger," a v ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Dec. 2, 2024
One person on social media said, "Epstein and P. Diddy affiliates are scattering like roaches in ...
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
Dec. 2, 2024
The singer and actress's apparent weight loss caused concern as she hit the publicity trail for ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Dec. 2, 2024
A viral post claimed it would be available for streaming in December 2024 on Amazon Prime Video.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Dec. 2, 2024
"How much does it cost?" X owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 2, 2024
Prior to his death in June 2018, he did talk publicly about Israel and Gaza, including comments ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 2, 2024
The Samoyed-terrier mix was said to have been aboard the 1957 Soviet Spacecraft, Sputnik 2.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Dec. 1, 2024
He allegedly got the nickname "Grandpa Steel."
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 1, 2024
“Hold your horses and check your sources,” one historian wrote.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Dec. 1, 2024
An image compared the alleged "drinker’s brain" with a "non-drinker’s brain" to expose the harmf ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 1, 2024 (Updated: Dec. 9, 2024)
Nicknamed the "Hobbit," Homo floresiensis is considered to be the smallest known human species.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Nov. 30, 2024
A social media post claimed she flew to Africa on her private jet "just to take this photo."
Written by: Joey Esposito
Nov. 30, 2024
One snarky comment on social media read, "Whaaaaat? The free app was collecting and monetizing y ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Nov. 30, 2024
One social media user joked that the actor "shoulda stayed on that island with Wilson."
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Nov. 29, 2024
Some social media users suggested the image may have been generated using artificial intelligenc ...
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