Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 5, 2024
"Thank you Morgan Freeman," one commenter said.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
July 5, 2024
“In terms of something that’s emotionally evocative, it was about as good as it gets in archaeol ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 5, 2024
One internet user claimed that while men need seven to eight hours of sleep in a day, women's ne ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
July 4, 2024
The Floridian supposedly “decided that his dog should have eternal life.”
Written by: Caroline Wazer
July 4, 2024
Some claim the product's inventor, Robert A. Chesebrough, also cured himself of pleurisy with Va ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
July 4, 2024
The photograph was allegedly taken in the 1990s.
Written by: Sean Eifert
July 4, 2024
A Reddit user claimed that the pledge was a "marketing scheme."
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
July 4, 2024
A 2012 Fourth of July display went completely wrong.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
July 4, 2024
Evolutionarily speaking, the claim doesn't make much sense.
Written by: Sean Eifert
July 3, 2024
"If that's true ... Joey Chestnut should never have been born," said a reddit commenter.
Written by: Jordan Liles
July 3, 2024
One person responded to a Facebook post sharing the quote, "Nice point. Exactly. Part of the pro ...
Written by: Nick Hardinges
July 3, 2024
A post claimed the film would be coming to screens via streaming service Max, formerly known as ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
July 3, 2024
The Ukrainian president has been the subject of numerous deepfake videos.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
July 3, 2024
"They want to erase White people from history and corrupt our history," one X post claimed.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
July 3, 2024
"He disrespected me and called me toxic," Whoopi Goldberg allegedly said.
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
July 3, 2024
The rumor circulated when an Instagram account posted images of Reeves sporting long dreadlocks.
Written by: Nick Hardinges
July 3, 2024
A sign outside a Louis Vuitton store telling thieves any items they steal must cost less than $9 ...
Written by: Nick Hardinges
July 3, 2024
The photos were taken in Khan Yunis on June 20, 2024, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas War.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
July 3, 2024
"Zelensky is not the good guy," read the caption of one post featuring the photograph.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
July 2, 2024
Numerous quotes have been attributed to chef and author over the years since his death.
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