Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 26, 2026
Trump made the statement during a speech meant to honor "American lives tragically taken by crim ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Feb. 25, 2026 (Updated: Feb. 26, 2026)
Green cited a racist video posted — then deleted — by Trump's Truth Social account that portraye ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 25, 2026
The clip provided no hospital name, location or evidence for its dramatic allegations.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 25, 2026
Online users shared a meme claiming as a "fun fact" that the U.S. first lady once took partially ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 25, 2026
Social media posts cited the Department of Justice's Epstein document release, but no credible e ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Feb. 24, 2026
The image depicted one of the Mexican city's most iconic landmarks, the Our Lady of Guadalupe Ch ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 24, 2026
The Russian state TV network RT and social media users shared the picture, alleging it showed Me ...
Written by: Nick Hardinges Laerke Christensen
Feb. 24, 2026
The footage shows the president saying he "probably would be impeached" if he didn't extend his ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 24, 2026
Liu has a close, public friendship with fellow Olympic gold medalist Amber Glenn, an openly quee ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Feb. 24, 2026
Her quote gained new life after an operation by Mexico's federal forces led to the death of cart ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 24, 2026
Though the files reference cannibalism and ritualistic sacrifice, no evidence links them to DeGe ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 24, 2026
Social media posts claimed the moment happened at a September 1992 show in Birmingham. Tour reco ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Feb. 23, 2026
Posts implied the late-night host had received a threat from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 23, 2026
Melania Trump has been the subject of frequent suspicious “photos” claiming to connect her to Ep ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Feb. 23, 2026
According to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, Maxwell was serving a 20-year prison sentence in Texas ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 23, 2026
The alleged Trump post circulated after the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Feb. 23, 2026
At least 31 other nations allow in-country postal voting, either for all voters or for some.
Written by: Emery Winter
Feb. 23, 2026
Posts asked if you would visit the establishment. We would — if it was real.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Feb. 23, 2026
Democratic U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said his aides identified 4,725 transactions to and from one of E ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 22, 2026
Prosecutors said a vote cast in the dog's name was counted in California's 2021 gubernatorial re ...
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