Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 27, 2023
The truth of the matter was that the video documented U.S. Army soldiers with the 101st Airborne ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 27, 2023
In October 2023, a pro-Palestinian demonstration took place in Warsaw, the capital of Poland.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 27, 2023
Some social media users claimed the picture proved the validity of a "Pallywood" conspiracy theory.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Oct. 27, 2023
Written by: Jack Izzo
Oct. 27, 2023
The idea originated from Real Raw News, a website that regularly publishes similar outlandish cl ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 27, 2023
In October 2023, the Federal Court of Canada approved a historic First Nations settlement totali ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 26, 2023
The Just In YouTube channel purported to show an image of a video call between the actors, in wh ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 26, 2023
The state of Israel’s official X account wrote “BRING OUR BABIES HOME” alongside the images.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 26, 2023
False claims about the person of interest in the Oct. 25, 2023, massacre spread rapidly on socia ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Oct. 26, 2023
The claim was presumably in reference to her frequent cameos during NFL TV coverage.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 26, 2023
An article claimed the International Olympic Committee banned the former U.S. Women's national t ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Oct. 26, 2023
"Kneel on my field and you're fired on the spot," an article claimed he said.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 25, 2023
"Kaepernick can take his protesting ways to Russia and live for all I care! He is done in Americ ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 25, 2023
The claim spread as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Oct. 25, 2023, that Hamas was ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 25, 2023
A Guardian columnist supposedly opined that “Gaza would be a sanctuary city for trans women in a ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Oct. 25, 2023
"Not a Steelers fan, but I do support this move," wrote one commenter.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 25, 2023 (Updated: Dec. 5, 2023)
Model Frances Richards was photographed in 1955 supposedly inhaling 20 cigarettes at once throug ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Oct. 24, 2023
"Best news I’ve heard in so long. I sure hope it’s true," one commenter wrote.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 24, 2023
We've previously fact-checked claims that Elsa would marry a woman in the "Frozen" movies.
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