Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 21, 2024
Ina was said to have been held in captivity for decades.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 21, 2024
"Rumors are circulating that they sunk the Titanic to kill the powerful men on board who opposed ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Feb. 20, 2024
The rumor included claims about free plane tickets, free cell phones and, strangely, an executiv ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 20, 2024 (Updated: Feb. 21, 2024)
"Don't miss the return of Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci [and Rene Russo] in a high-stakes ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 20, 2024
"One proper president could turn this country around. I firmly believe that," Trump said during ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 20, 2024
The post allegedly claimed that anti-vaccine activists use this information to spread dangerous ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 20, 2024
In the verdict released February 2024, a New York judge ordered Trump to pay $355 million in pen ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 20, 2024 (Updated: Feb. 21, 2024)
"Does [Trump] have any clue how this looks to strangers?" one Reddit user commented on the image.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 19, 2024
We investigated the photo's backstory to determine whether it was correctly captioned and real.
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 19, 2024
The first U.S. president famously wore ill-fitting, painful false teeth. Legend has it they were ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Feb. 19, 2024
According to the claim, it cost the celebrity couple $3.5 million to rent the Magic Kingdom for ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 19, 2024
With propellant, the external tank weighed more than 1.6 million pounds.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 18, 2024
The water is in the form of vapor distributed around a black hole said to be 20 billion times mo ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Feb. 18, 2024 (Updated: May 8, 2025)
Holding with long-standing tradition, the pope released a message commemorating the beginning of ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 17, 2024
A post of the video on X in February 2024 received more than 21 million views in just one day.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 17, 2024
"Just Lose It," released by Eminem in 2004, seemingly parodied Michael Jackson, who was accused ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 16, 2024
"They showed up at Hell's Kitchen Las Vegas and demanded a table, even though the restaurant boo ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 16, 2024
One of Putin's most formidable opponents collapsed and died in an Arctic penal colony.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 16, 2024
The quote appeared in a post on X that was viewed millions of times.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Feb. 16, 2024 (Updated: Feb. 20, 2024)
"The causes of death are being established," the official notice stated.
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