Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Feb. 28, 2026 (Updated: March 6, 2026)
Detractors sparked unfounded drama between the two as the Civil Rights leader's memorial service ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 28, 2026
The story of an episode focused on the late Virginia Giuffre drawing 1.3 billion views was entir ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Feb. 27, 2026
The FBI declined to comment and the White House said it was among "untrue and sensationalist" cl ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Feb. 27, 2026
The claim originated from reports published by the conservative-led nonprofit White Coat Waste, ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 27, 2026
The nationwide alerts system has been used to search for missing children who are believed to be ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Feb. 27, 2026
Hillary Clinton said during a February 2026 deposition that she did "not recall ever encounterin ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 27, 2026
Rahman, a disabled U.S. citizen, made headlines in January 2026 after U.S. immigration officers ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 27, 2026
We've investigated several images claiming to show Maxwell with high-profile individuals.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 27, 2026
Online users said the video reminded them of the "Godzilla" franchise's King Ghidorah and "Game ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Feb. 27, 2026
The image was created by Alison Jackson, an artist who creates "convincingly realistic photographs."
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Feb. 27, 2026
Gorman's alleged takedown of Trump mirrored other, similar false stories about celebrities repor ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Feb. 27, 2026
The pop star had not announced a pregnancy with Justin Trudeau, despite posts claiming otherwise.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Feb. 26, 2026
Knight responded to President Donald Trump's comments about the women's hockey team during an ES ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Feb. 26, 2026
We'll take "things that never happened" for $1,000, Ken.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 26, 2026
People shared the news-report-style videos with footage showing police handling human remains du ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 26, 2026 (Updated: Feb. 28, 2026)
"That got out there that it was McDonald's, but it wasn't," U.S. player Jack Eichel said on a po ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Feb. 26, 2026
The U.S. women's hockey team declined Trump's invitation to attend his State of the Union addres ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Feb. 26, 2026
The tale was described as a "dramatized narrative" in which the events were "fictionalized for s ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 26, 2026
Social media users linked Kirk to Romania-related lawsuits and Epstein files, though neither pro ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Feb. 26, 2026
We found numerous signs the rumor was AI-generated.
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