Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 30, 2024
The posters appears to call for a ban on Trump supporters wearing MAGA hats.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 30, 2024
One social media user making the claim in October 2024 said: "They don't teach you that in publi ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 30, 2024 (Updated: Nov. 1, 2024)
The Lone Star State is the second largest in the U.S., behind only Alaska.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 29, 2024
Users shared memes claiming the last remaining Blockbuster Video store's purported closure marke ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 29, 2024
Steve Witkoff, a New Yorker and real estate investor, used the song "Dixie" as his entrance and ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Oct. 29, 2024
A claim shared across social media alleged the dairy brand would be returning to its old logo fe ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 29, 2024
A user posted of the photo on X, in jest, "I am Canadian but USA doesn't require voter ID, so fi ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Oct. 29, 2024
A social media post claimed a sequel to the original 2000 film would hit theaters in May 2025.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 29, 2024
Two anonymous sources relayed the exchange to Jeffery Goldberg, the Atlantic's editor-in-chief, ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Oct. 29, 2024 (Updated: Oct. 30, 2024)
Two ballot boxes were set aflame in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, destroying hund ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 29, 2024
One Facebook user commented, "You'll never see a liberal or a progressive do something like this."
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Oct. 29, 2024
The claim has circulated in newspapers and trivia books since the 1990s.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 28, 2024
The gastropod was reportedly found in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Oct. 28, 2024
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's remark led to widespread condemnation, including from some Republicans.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 28, 2024
Social media users claimed the electric vehicle manufacturing company is "venturing into the wor ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Oct. 28, 2024
"I dare them to walk into my home!!" a commenter said.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Oct. 28, 2024
According to claims, a conflict in Europe will spark the end of civilization as we know it.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 27, 2024
Social media users compared the building's alleged population to that of an entire town.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Oct. 27, 2024
In attempts to summarize Google's idiosyncratic use of the phrase, journalists have used various ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Oct. 27, 2024
Snowy owl chicks are typically gray until they reach about 2 months old.
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