Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 14, 2023
A YouTube channel named Culture Covered made the claim in early September 2023.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 15, 2022
And how much was he paid for the gig?
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 14, 2023
A search for the original source of the altered video revealed it had been recorded at Fort Libe ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 14, 2023
We found the claim had been spread online since the beginning of 2023.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 14, 2023
As the rumors go, the skeleton was recovered from the “Le Lanchon experiments” on human evolution.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 14, 2023
If you wanted to read the apology, it would be hard to find.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 13, 2023
Facebook users alerted friends of the purported breaking news in copy-and-paste posts.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 13, 2023
Fido would be so happy.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 13, 2023
“Not Selena Gomez covering her ears during Olivia Rodrigo performance,” one popular post on X (f ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 13, 2023
Stallone had enough of what he called "woke crap," according to an online article.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 21, 2017 (Updated: June 23, 2017)
The purported discovery was backed by individuals with a history of making false, pseudoscientif ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 13, 2023
Did the podcaster "have it out" with "The View" co-host?
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 3, 2021
In the spring of 2021, readers asked Snopes about a supposed virus attacking cellphones via a fi ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 12, 2023
"This decision has sent shockwaves throughout both the sports and entertainment industries," an ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 12, 2023
"That's impressive photoshopping for 1902," one Reddit user commented.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 12, 2023
We've previously checked similar claims about Disney World's drinking age from Mouse Trap News.
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 11, 2023
According to all available evidence, then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden was in Washington, D.C., on Sept. ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 11, 2023
Social media users sure seemed to think it was Trump.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 11, 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo allegedly made his Hotel Pestana CR7 available to people seeking shelter after ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 11, 2023
The World Trade Center attack was allegedly predicted in a "Simpsons" episode that aired in 1997.
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