Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 31, 2024
"He is not weird! Why are you calling him weird?" social media users captioned two photos.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Aug. 30, 2024
"Who, exactly, counted them?" one Reddit user asked.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Aug. 30, 2024
An X post from 2017 went viral after Elon Musk resurfaced it.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 30, 2024 (Updated: Sept. 5, 2024)
Merely repeating a talking point ad nauseum does not make that talking point become true.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 30, 2024
The pope criticized the treatment of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea into Europe.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 30, 2024
One flight attendant was killed and more than 60 people suffered injuries from the incident.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 30, 2024
Some online users appeared to believe a rumor about U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris that origi ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Aug. 30, 2024
"Too bad we're not running for office, what A TEAM!" the letter read.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 30, 2024
The Oscar-winning actor has been very critical of Trump in the past.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 29, 2024
An Irish woman shot the Italian fascist dictator in Rome on April 7, 1926.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 29, 2024 (Updated: Sept. 3, 2024)
A story circulated online in August 2024 about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his wife, Gwen, offer ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 29, 2024
An updated COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the FDA in August 2024.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 29, 2024 (Updated: Aug. 30, 2024)
A heartbreaking tale about the making of the 1989 animated musical film "All Dogs Go to Heaven" ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 29, 2024
"These are government entities that we fund as taxpayers and I don't understand how it is not a ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 29, 2024
The video allegedly showed Galen Winsor, "a renowned physicist in the United States."
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Aug. 29, 2024
Some 26 islands make up the Caribbean region.
Written by: Nick Hardinges
Aug. 28, 2024
The NFL kicker has been the target of numerous online rumors after he gave a highly publicized c ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 28, 2024
“Soldiers and Veterans love me,” Trump allegedly wrote.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 28, 2024
Is this really a "unique document" pulled from Soviet archives?
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 28, 2024
The former president visited Arlington National Cemetery to honor soldiers killed during the U.S ...
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