Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 3, 2026
The footage actually shows a different Montessori school in Portland. It's unknown what the stud ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Feb. 3, 2026
Although Mamdani's mother attended an afterparty at Ghislaine Maxwell's house for a film she dir ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 3, 2026
Pretti died at the hands of U.S. Border Patrol agents on Jan. 24, 2026.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 2, 2026
The clip spread as alleged evidence of protesters committing property damage. That wasn't the case.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Feb. 2, 2026
The photo spread online as the Department of Justice said it released more than 3 million files ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Feb. 2, 2026
Historical evidence shows the Nazi ideal of femininity was clean faces.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 2, 2026
Some readers seemed to interpret this fictional story about street gangs in Los Angeles as a fac ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Feb. 2, 2026
Social media users have long shared images and videos said to show the fictional creatures.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Feb. 1, 2026
Several versions of the same story originated from a page that said it creates "America's favori ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 1, 2026
While it's difficult to provide an accurate population count, Census data offers a credible esti ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 1, 2026
The claim originated from a social media account known to concoct outright false or misleading h ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 31, 2026
According to the rumor, the former Philadelphia Eagles center committed to donating $300,000 to ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Jan. 31, 2026
The photo of the two leaders appeared above a photo of the U.S. president with his granddaughter.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 30, 2026
The charts rapidly change, but data aggregation sites showed "Streets of Minneapolis" was the mo ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Jan. 30, 2026
Lemon, an independent journalist and former CNN anchor, was arrested alongside independent journ ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 30, 2026
Social media posts claimed Jordan accused Democrats of only wanting to "protest and riot."
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 30, 2026
The earliest version of the image supposedly showing Omar and her alleged attacker appeared on a ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 30, 2026
Trump posted, deleted and reposted a message about a call with the Russian leader in June 2025.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Jan. 30, 2026
The image was created, in part, using a photo from the suspect's Facebook page.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 30, 2026
There's no record of the Minnesota Timberwolves star announcing such a donation.
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