Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Oct. 11, 2024
"Can he counteract what they are doing now?" one commenter asked.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 11, 2024
“She's a terrible person” one Facebook user said.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 11, 2024
The Ohio senator and vice presidential candidate made the comment in September 2024 after a 14-y ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Oct. 10, 2024
Some internet users have attributed the same words to other historical figures, such as the Sufi ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 10, 2024 (Updated: Oct. 11, 2024)
Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida in October 2024.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 10, 2024
As Hurricane Milton approached Florida's Gulf Coast in October 2024, alleged photos and videos o ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Oct. 10, 2024
The claim about LaVey's final words has circulated in social media posts since at least 2011.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Oct. 9, 2024
In the final weeks of the 2024 presidential race, the Walz-Harris campaign accused the Ohio sena ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Oct. 9, 2024
A passage in Sparks' 2024 novel "Counting Miracles" described a hurricane named Helene damaging ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 9, 2024 (Updated: Oct. 25, 2024)
Here's the truth behind the online article headlined, "Trump Offers 'Trump Gas' to Floridians Tr ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 9, 2024
One Facebook user commented, "Disney is disgusting. They're all about that 666."
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 9, 2024
The story said, "BREAKING: Trump offers free lodging at any of his timeshares (including Mar-a-L ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Oct. 9, 2024
The original source of this claim is a website that describes its own content as "satirical in n ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Oct. 9, 2024
"Seeing this from space is both surreal and chilling," one social media user said.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Oct. 9, 2024 (Updated: Oct. 15, 2024)
Rumors suggested the company 3M offered passersby the opportunity to break the glass and keep th ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 8, 2024
The rapper's political messaging had been inconsistent prior to 2021.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 8, 2024 (Updated: Oct. 10, 2024)
Republicans have often accused the Democratic vice president of having “Marxist” ties.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 8, 2024
Online users posted videos in October 2024 featuring reactions to an audio clip that, in reality ...
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
Oct. 8, 2024
The urban legend appeared to be based on when the first baby was born at Disneyland on July 4, 1979.
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
Oct. 8, 2024
The quote first started popping up around 2018, with viral memes and posts attributing it to the ...
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