Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 31, 2023
Scammers pretending to be iCloud in emails claimed that a user's photos and videos would be dele ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 31, 2023 (Updated: Nov. 1, 2023)
"After the first episode of her new show dropped, however, there’s little doubt that she’s got t ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 31, 2023
A TikTok user posted a video and asked, "Ok, so I just left Spirit Halloween, and can somebody t ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 31, 2023
In 1974, the then-senator from Delaware shared his views on campaign finance reform, and how the ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Oct. 31, 2023
The change purportedly was a move towards a more inclusive celebration.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 31, 2023
On Oct. 30, 2023, the Russian president held a meeting to address the situation in the Middle East.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Oct. 31, 2023
"It's been a goal of mine to swim in Olympic trials for a very long time," she said.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 31, 2023
"Bros before ... " — well, you get the gist.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Oct. 30, 2023
Turns out, a YouTube video's harrowing account of Osmond's supposed death by allergic reaction t ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 30, 2023
“The kids couldn’t stand him,” a website reported after claiming that Kaepernick had embarked on ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 30, 2023
Unsurprisingly, the photograph sparked controversy when it was shared on social media.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 30, 2023
"For the first time, I saw a dead body that was dying and itching while wearing slippers," one X ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Oct. 30, 2023
Questions were raised about the extent of referees' authority over political matters.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Oct. 30, 2023
The specific claim is "satirical," but trans women are, as of this writing, banned from competin ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 27, 2016
Accounts conflict about how terrified Americans really were by Orson Welles' infamous 1938 "War ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 30, 2023
The claim spread after Spears’ memoir, “The Woman In Me,” was released on Oct. 24, 2023.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 29, 2023
Snopes found evidence of this claim circulating online since at least 2003.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 29, 2023 (Updated: Nov. 3, 2023)
In 1945, Coretta Scott King moved to Yellow Springs, Ohio — the same small town that John Lithgo ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 28, 2023
"Teens in Netflix movies vs teens in real life," one social media user captioned the image.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 27, 2023
In reality, the crowd was chanting, "Israel, Israel, you can't hide. We charge you with genocide."
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