Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 29, 2023
Social media posts claimed the image had been taken across the world, from Kenya to Yemen to Iran.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 29, 2011
No actual humans were harmed in the creation of this television commercial.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 28, 2023 (Updated: June 29, 2023)
Disney did not have any movies scheduled to drop on Christmas 2024 at the time of publication.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 28, 2023
An article told the purported story of Anna Clark, a 7-year-old cancer patient from Illinois, wh ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 28, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenary force launched a brief rebellion in Russia in June 2023.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
June 28, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is often target of mis- and disinformation on social media.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
June 3, 2021 (Updated: June 28, 2021)
No, it's not another microchip conspiracy.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 28, 2016
A 1927 New York Times article about KKK arrests mentioned Donald Trump's father Fred, but the re ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
June 27, 2023
The Ukrainian Constitution does not allow for elections when martial law is imposed.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 27, 2023
The purported rescue involved hundreds of enslaved children who were held captive in the hold of ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 27, 2023
The dystopian film has become a sci-fi cult classic.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 3, 2008 (Updated: April 9, 2020)
An ambiguity in the U.S. Constitution allows for speculation about a back door method of getting ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 7, 2016
Genetically distinct fetal cells can remain in a mother’s body for decades after birth and can e ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 27, 2023
The video clip in question was recorded during a U.S.-India Technology Roundtable held on June 2 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 15, 2017
An unflattering image that sparked discussion over Trump's relative health and fitness was digit ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 26, 2023
The video went viral on Twitter in late June 2023.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 26, 2023
This post had plenty of indicators about its truthfulness.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 26, 2023
The rumor spread as the British pianist wrapped up what was reported to be his final tour.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
June 26, 2023
"Don't kill yourself for a job that will replace you within two weeks," some social users commented.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 26, 2023
An online article that featured the People magazine logo said Cowell "shocked everyone when he a ...
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