Fact Checks

Did Hitler Invent the Inflatable Sex Doll?

Written by: Bethania Palma

July 22, 2020

Nothing attracts curiosity like a lurid combination of Nazis and sex.

Did FDA Recently 'Admit' That Doctors Can Prescribe Ivermectin For COVID-19?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 15, 2023

The FDA does not, and has not, prohibited doctors from prescribing any drugs for off-label uses.

Is This a Real Pic of a Baby Peacock?

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Aug. 15, 2023

For one thing, baby peacocks aren’t bright blue when they are born.

Whoopi Goldberg 'Panics' as Co-Hosts Shame Her for Ending 'The View'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 15, 2023

A celebrity news YouTube channel reported that Goldberg's co-hosts on "The View" had said to her ...

Was It Possible to 'Double Like' Tweets in August 2023?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 15, 2023

Some social media users believed it was just a deceiving method used to get more likes.

Did 'The Simpsons' Predict the Use of Directed Energy Weapons (DEW)?

Written by: David Emery

Aug. 15, 2023

Conspiracy theorists claimed a 2016 episode of the animated series "predicted" the use of "DEW," ...

Searching 'Chicken Soup' on Facebook Returns a Warning About Child Sexual Abuse?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 15, 2023

"Why has chicken soup come up as a child abuse alert on Facebook? I am confused," a social media ...

Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg Featured Together in 'Keto Gummies for Weight Loss' Ad Scam

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 14, 2023

An online rumor said that businesswoman Martha Stewart broke "silence on the rumors" and receive ...

Are These Real 2023 Photos of Ivana Trump's Burial Site at Trump Golf Course?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 14, 2023

The in-question photos, taken a year after Ivana Trump was laid to rest, showed the site obscure ...

Disney Requiring Guests To Wear Pronoun Pins?

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Aug. 14, 2023

We've fact-checked Mouse Trap News before.

Whoopi Goldberg 'Begs for Mercy' as Tom Selleck 'Destroys' Her for Aldean Remarks?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 14, 2023

A popular video from the Just In celebrity news YouTube channel claimed that Selleck spoke out a ...

No, This Video Doesn't Show a 'Directed Energy Weapon' Attack on Maui

Written by: David Emery

Aug. 14, 2023

Conspiracy theorists used a 2018 video of electrical explosions in Louisiana to claim that Hawai ...

Was This Video of an Authentic Alien Autopsy?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 14, 2023

Social media users claimed various clips showed an autopsy on an alien recovered from an alleged ...

Stephen King's Book Sales Dropped 70% After He 'Went Woke'?

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Aug. 14, 2023

King's latest book, as of mid-August 2023, was both a New York Times and USA Today bestseller.

'Powerful Visual' Shows How Much Sugar Is in Heinz Ketchup?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 13, 2023

A popular tweet viewed nearly 5 million times claimed to illustrate the amount of sugar in a bot ...

Is This a Real Pic of Sam Cooke and Muhammad Ali from Their Younger Days?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Aug. 12, 2023

Icons of the 1960s, the singer and the boxing champion were friends.

Mel Gibson Exposes Oprah Winfrey's 'Questionable Action' for 'Hollywood Elites'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 11, 2023

A YouTube video that had potentially been viewed tens of millions of times claimed that Gibson h ...

Was Riley Gaines Chosen as 'Woman of the Year' Over Megan Rapinoe?

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Aug. 11, 2023

We've previously fact-checked other questionable claims about Rapinoe that spread during the 202 ...

Woody Harrelson Was Photographed Wearing RFK Jr. Hat?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Aug. 11, 2023

A long-time vaccine skeptic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running as a Democrat against Joe Biden in ...

'The View' Cancelled Because of the WGA Strike?

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Aug. 11, 2023

The source of the claim wasn't exactly the most reputable purveyor of news.