Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
Aug. 2, 2024
Billie Joe Armstrong reached into the crowd and pulled a Trump mask from a concert-goer while pl ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 2, 2024
A Facebook page claimed Musk banned King "after he trolled the tech mogul."
Written by: Sean Eifert
Aug. 2, 2024
"No more political dynasties," said a user on TikTok.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Aug. 2, 2024
McGraw and his wife, fellow country singer Faith Hill, share three daughters.
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
Aug. 1, 2024
The would-be Ronald Reagan assassin has an account on X with more than 63,000 followers, where h ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 1, 2024
Online users shared a fake picture of Trump, Crooks and an FBI agent that displayed signs someon ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Aug. 1, 2024
A Facebook account claimed the IOC said the Games were set to lose $300 million “over the blasph ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 1, 2024
The U.S. vice presidential candidate has been the subject of numerous online rumors.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Aug. 1, 2024
Vance's team confirmed the photo's existence.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 1, 2024
Former U.S. President Donald Trump asserted the claim in an interview at the National Associatio ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 1, 2024
Some Facebook users suspected the photograph was created using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
July 31, 2024
Data showed China had seen the highest forest growth of any country in the 21st century.
Written by: Sean Eifert
July 31, 2024
The clips have circulated for years.
Written by: Jordan Liles
July 31, 2024
We traced the origins of this rumor, which people shared across multiple social media platforms.
Written by: Sean Eifert
July 31, 2024 (Updated: Aug. 5, 2024)
"And for that they’ll always have my business," one Facebook user said of the home improvement c ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
July 31, 2024
The moment came after the podium ceremony for mixed doubles table tennis.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
July 31, 2024 (Updated: Aug. 2, 2024)
"'Weird' is a slur being used against Trump supporters, and it will not be tolerated on this pla ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
July 31, 2024
The philanthropist publicly endorsed the Democrat and confirmed she contributed to the vice pres ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
July 31, 2024
Social media users claimed some of the torches were "giving medieval weaponry vibe."
Written by: Caroline Wazer
July 31, 2024
The saying is a common fixture of inspirational quote anthologies.
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