Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
May 9, 2024
Like humans, koalas have hands with opposable thumbs and unique fingerprints.
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 9, 2024
"Those words, delivered with a mixture of fear and urgency, instantly transformed the routine tr ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 9, 2024
Viral rumors spread amid pro-Palestine demonstrations on university campuses.
Written by: Nick Hardinges
May 9, 2024
The clip of a man filming a woman in a hospital bedroom appeared across social media.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
May 9, 2024
Israel has competed in Eurovision since 1973, hosting the competition three times and winning it ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 9, 2024
"Those AirPods really do fry our brains," one social media post asserted.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 8, 2024
She was said to have been awarded 40% of the donor's paycheck.
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
May 8, 2024
At the end of the first quarter of 2024, Gallup and other pollsters asked Americans what they th ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 8, 2024
"She wants to use my name to add credibility to hers," Kid Rock purportedly said of Beyoncé's offer.
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 8, 2024
"In an exclusive interview, Laura Ingraham, host of 'The Ingraham Angle' reveals that the show w ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 8, 2024
Social media posts shared a purported image of bombs being dropped onto Gaza at night.
Written by: Nick Hardinges
May 8, 2024
The Princess of Wales had made no public appearances after announcing her cancer diagnosis in Ma ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
May 8, 2024
Brady allegedly turned down the offer, publicly stating, “I don’t work with woke companies.”
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 8, 2024
Hanks has long been the subject of viral photographs claiming to show him wearing T-shirts with ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
May 8, 2024
The true history of how pigeons went from being prized possessions to "rats with wings."
Written by: Jack Izzo
May 8, 2024
This claim is connected to every classic conspiracy theory you can think of.
Written by: Jack Izzo
May 7, 2024
The tweet would be a really bad look given some of the allegations rapper Kendrick Lamar leveled ...
Written by: Nick Hardinges
May 7, 2024
Social media users claimed the profits of 15 corporations in 2023 were the true cause of inflation.
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 7, 2024
"The Oceanic Reserve Champagne, produced by the 'Maritime Vineyards,' is one of few intact bottl ...
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
May 7, 2024
The videos surfaced around what would have been Travolta's son Jett's 32nd birthday. Jett, who w ...
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