Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 6, 2023
Test alerts will be sent to all capable TVs, radios and mobile phones.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 6, 2023
"Good riddance," a Facebook user commented.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 6, 2023
The YouTube video that made the claim was viewed more than 100,000 times in a day.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 6, 2023
The in-question fundraising effort was intended to help victims of wildfires that ravaged parts ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 6, 2023
The Rothschild family is a common source of conspiracy theory fodder.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 6, 2023
"Stand your ground, sir," a Facebook user commented.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 14, 2000
Kids have long been warned about a chemical in swimming pools that reveals the presence of urine.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 27, 2010
A viral alert warns about neighborhood residents finding unexploded Drano "bottle bombs" in thei ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 5, 2023
Online users made incorrect claims about the past after Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson announc ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 5, 2023
A YouTube video claimed that the pair was "entangled in some eyebrow-raising alleged shady deali ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 5, 2023
She purportedly caught the virus for a second time in September 2023 after multiple rounds of shots.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 5, 2023
The actor is known for his role on the Nickelodeon children’s show “Drake & Josh.”
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 5, 2023
The U.S. health agency published a risk-assessment summary in response to reported cases of a ne ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 5, 2023
In response to the "news," a reader commented, "Nah that would have been so cool though."
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 4, 2023
Is this one of the actor’s iconic roles?
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 4, 2023
"Portal alert," someone posted.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 3, 2023
After its invention in 1907, the new synthetic material called "plastic" took the world by storm.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 2, 2023
The former U.S. president allegedly made the remarks at a campaign rally for Democratic House ca ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 1, 2023
The Just In YouTube channel claimed in a video that actor Tom Hanks owned land on Maui and was i ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 1, 2023
We found the clip came from an event held on May 8, 2023, at the White House.
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