Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 18, 2024 (Updated: April 22, 2024)
The former president's complaint that he might be unable to attend his son Barron's high school ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 18, 2024
President Joe Biden made remarks about his uncle, 2nd Lt. Ambrose J. Finnegan Jr., also known as ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
April 18, 2024 (Updated: April 29, 2024)
Sea cucumbers are known to gather food matter with dozens of tube-like feet that surround their ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
April 18, 2024
Scenes including an attack by a real bear and a kitten "falling" off a cliff have concerned view ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 18, 2024
The person who found him was checking out his old neighborhood in Florida.
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 17, 2024
"Martha MacCallum was outraged, saying she will be filing a lawsuit against Reba McEntire and Fo ...
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
April 17, 2024
The claim former No. 1-ranked tennis ace Williams received a "standing ovation" for refusing to ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 17, 2024
On April 11, 2024, O.J. Simpson's family announced the former football player's death from cancer.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
April 17, 2024
Some claim touching the iconic Irish statue brings good luck.
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 17, 2024
President Joe Biden made this claim while delivering remarks in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in April ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 17, 2024
The passport in question was issued by "Passport Agency" in "Capital City."
Written by: Taija PerryCook
April 17, 2024
Posts claiming "'Operation Push Cowboy Carter' has been going on for months" garnered hundreds o ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 17, 2024
This story appeared online two days after the total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024.
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
April 17, 2024
In 1964, Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali shortly after converting to Islam.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
April 17, 2024
The two attended the Baltimore School for the Arts together in the 1980s.
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 16, 2024
An online article reported Schwab, the 86-year-old founder of the World Economic Forum, was arre ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
April 16, 2024
A viral post claimed the sequel to 1988 film "Big" was coming to theaters in February 2025.
Written by: Jack Izzo
April 16, 2024
Defendants in criminal trials are generally required to appear in court in person.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 16, 2024
The former president said one of the prospective jurors was "a 5 or a 6 at best," according to a ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
April 16, 2024
Adult owls typically sleep perched on branches, using their back toe, the hallux, to hold on.
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