Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Jordan Liles
July 6, 2023 (Updated: July 12, 2023)
Social media users appeared to be taking the viral "log" at face value, despite there being no e ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 24, 2017
This claim has been around for years and makes no scientific sense whatsoever.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
July 12, 2023
The alleged quote gained new resonance after U.K. Police reopened investigations into "partygate."
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
July 11, 2023
The claim was accompanied by video of Trump taken during his 2016 presidential campaign, speakin ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
July 11, 2023
NATO's official languages are French and English.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
July 11, 2023
The 'Dunning-Kruger Times' is not a legitimate source of information.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
July 11, 2023
In May 2023, reputable news publications reported that Brooks' Las Vegas residency had been exte ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
March 25, 2021
In March 2021, a popular TikTok video offered a tour of what appeared to be a burger joint dedic ...
Written by: David Emery
July 10, 2023
Exactly what the Threads logo symbolizes has been a bone of contention ever since the app was ro ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
July 10, 2023
Pixar's YouTube account posted a video discussing the origin of the symbol on Sept. 24, 2010.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
July 10, 2023
The child sex-trafficking film became a box office success story over the July 4, 2023, weekend.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
July 10, 2023
The controversy stems from a document published by a U.K. cervical cancer charity in 2020.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
July 10, 2023 (Updated: July 11, 2023)
"Oh great, Windows crashed and the Vegas globe now just shows blue screen of death," one social ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
July 10, 2023
"BREAKING Pope Francis has met with both Bill Clinton and Alex Soros in the Vatican," a tweet po ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
July 10, 2023
Talk of a cage match fight between Twitter owner Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg led to s ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 28, 2016
Anti-vaccine advocates have long used the Amish as evidence that vaccines cause autism, a conclu ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
July 9, 2023 (Updated: Jan. 2, 2024)
The words appear in the lyrics of his song “Beautiful Boy.”
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
July 8, 2023
Breathtaking images oftentimes turn out to be digitally edited.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
July 7, 2023
The quote was first attributed to Rockefeller by a UFO conspiracy theorist in a 2006 documentary.
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