Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 25, 2023
This isn't the first time a 2016 video of a crowd in England celebrating a soccer victory has be ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 6, 2018
We're still not sure why dressing as an alien is necessary for engaging in this activity.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 24, 2023
Trump's indictments have often come with a series of fabricated mugshots. This one, taken on Aug ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 24, 2023 (Updated: Aug. 25, 2023)
A plane said to be carrying the leader of the Wagner Group mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, c ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 24, 2023
BBC Verify journalist Shayan Sardarizadeh posted the truth about the dated video after a miscapt ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 23, 2023
The original, unaltered video was recorded on Aug. 21, 2023, and included no such chants.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 23, 2023
Fire up Google Translate for this fact check.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Aug. 23, 2023
Multiple websites spread the rumor without a disclaimer saying it originated with an article tha ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 17, 2021
The founders of the jam company can trace their business roots back to a small village in France.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 22, 2023
The border city of Belgorod has been in Russian hands for over a century.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 22, 2023
An aerial video led to speculation about whether or not the August 2023 storm truly had flooded ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 22, 2023
The Disney fan blog known as Inside the Magic falsely claimed, "Disney Ends Disney+ Streaming Se ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 22, 2023
A close-up shot broadcast by C-SPAN showed that President Biden's eyes were open, despite a popu ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 20, 2022
A baseless conspiracy theory held that she was cremated and that a casket supposedly for her was ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 23, 2022
The word has been in circulation since 1894.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 21, 2023
Hilary was "the first tropical storm to hit California since 1939, when Joe Biden started his se ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 21, 2023
"Making vapes that look like everyday items should be 100% illegal," one social media user argued.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 21, 2023
"Dude is surfing while California is flooding and earthquakes are going on," one social media us ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 28, 2011
A much-repurposed photograph of a shark swimming down a flooded highway after a hurricane is a fake.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Aug. 20, 2023
Online rumors also claim the aquatic mammal can’t even float.
Page: 284