Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 18, 2024
A rumor about the "Family Feud" game show host's purported death persisted throughout 2024 in so ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 18, 2024
"Was this from a smart person's brain or from a dumb person?" a Reddit user commented.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Oct. 18, 2024
One commenter wrote: "Is this really real or an AI generated post?"
Written by: Jack Izzo
Oct. 18, 2024
The claim has spread on social media ever since Kamala Harris announced Tim Walz as her running ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 18, 2024
The acclaimed actor performed on a children’s variety show in the 1970s.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Oct. 17, 2024
An image purporting to be an authentic Spirit Halloween costume originated from a meme generator.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Oct. 17, 2024 (Updated: Oct. 30, 2024)
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order requesting the state to audit its voter r ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 17, 2024 (Updated: Nov. 4, 2024)
After Hurricane Helene devastated multiple states in late September 2024, some online users shar ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 17, 2024
"Taylor Swift is now worth an estimated $1.3 billion," a meme begins.
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
Oct. 17, 2024
Video allegations about Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith surfaced after authorities raided Didd ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 17, 2024
The video shows an individual with features similar to those of the Minnesota governor.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 17, 2024
The presidential candidate has frequently been inaccurately connected to the hip hop mogul.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 17, 2024
The youngest son of former U.S. President Donald Trump has remained largely out of the political ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 16, 2024
Fake pictures and unfounded rumors regarding DiCaprio flooded the internet following Sean "Diddy ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 16, 2024
An Oxford Languages dictionary defines speculation as "the forming of a theory or conjecture wit ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 16, 2024
In the weeks after Sean "Diddy" Combs' September 2024 arrest, social media users shared part of ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 16, 2024
The claim centers on something Harris supposedly said as a toddler.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 16, 2024
The item of clothing displayed the slogan, "KAMA'LA THE LADY WHO MADE BRETT KAVANAUGH CRY 2024."
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 15, 2024
The image first appeared online in September 2018 and has captivated and unnerved social media u ...
Written by: Nick Hardinges
Oct. 15, 2024
Social media users believed the city put up a street sign outside a Louis Vuitton store telling ...
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