Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Rae Deng
Jan. 30, 2026
The actual legislation requires automakers to install technology aimed at preventing drunken dri ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 30, 2026
Users discussed an image allegedly depicting slain Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti assisting two d ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 29, 2026
An MS NOW spokesperson said the network used the image without knowing someone had digitally alt ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Jan. 29, 2026 (Updated: Jan. 30, 2026)
There were no published reviews prior to the film's official release on Jan. 30, 2026.
Written by: Rae Deng
Jan. 29, 2026
"Any universities that REFUSE to teach this MASTERPIECE will unfortunately see their funding DIS ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Jan. 29, 2026
In extreme cases, sonic weapons can cause nausea, dizziness, and even permanent damage. In this ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 29, 2026 (Updated: Jan. 30, 2026)
Pretti's family has confirmed the authenticity of the footage, which allegedly shows him kicking ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Jan. 29, 2026
The claim spread online as the European Union and India reached “the mother of all deals” after ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Jan. 29, 2026
Kirk's 2018 post about the Second Amendment resurfaced following the fatal shootings of citizens ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Jan. 29, 2026
Posts claimed federal agents seized 2.64 tons of narcotics and $18.7 million in cash and arreste ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Jan. 28, 2026
A fundraising email from the president's leadership PAC asked recipients to take a survey confir ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 28, 2026
According to online posts, ICE, the FBI and the DEA collaborated on the mission, arresting more ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Jan. 28, 2026
After Pretti was fatally shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents, his family and friends said he becam ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 28, 2026 (Updated: Jan. 29, 2026)
The U.S. president was responding to a question from a reporter who asked if he thought Pretti h ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Jan. 28, 2026
Harvest mice are Britain's smallest rodent, and tennis balls with holes can serve as shelters fo ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Jan. 28, 2026
The fictional post spread online after federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 27, 2026
Some internet users said the video, which spread widely after Pretti's death, showed medical sta ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 27, 2026
Federal agents fatally shot Pretti in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, 2026.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 27, 2026
Kilgore provided Snopes with documentation showing he couldn't have been the Border Patrol agent ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Jan. 27, 2026
Claims about gun rights laws in Minnesota circulated after Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti died at ...
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