Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 22, 2023 (Updated: July 6, 2023)
Tate remained influential on social media while facing rape and human trafficking charges.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 22, 2023
A rumor about Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway hosting a "Pride Day" was virally shared in June ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 6, 2021
Navy personnel reported hearing tapping sounds apparently coming from the forward hull of the su ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 21, 2023
While the quote might sound like something one of the actor's characters might say, the real que ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
June 21, 2023
The book's designer told a reporter in 2011 that the use of the photograph was an honest mistake.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
June 21, 2023
"Tom wants to race," a mockup appeared to say.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 21, 2023
We invite readers to follow along as we document our entire research process.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 17, 2023 (Updated: March 22, 2023)
Numerous tweets from conservative pundits misread the claim repeated by Thunberg, GritPost, and ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 21, 2023
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Written by: Dan Evon
April 28, 2021
The "world's ugliest fish" isn't as ugly in its natural environment.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 20, 2023
Cuoco was simply the latest person in a long line of celebrities who had their image and likenes ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 20, 2023
Combs and Wilson were simply the latest famous people to have their images and likenesses mislea ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 20, 2023 (Updated: June 21, 2023)
The submersible went missing in June 2023 with five people on board during a dive to explore the ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 20, 2023 (Updated: July 10, 2023)
"The news can't decide if the Titanic submarine controller is an Xbox pad or a PlayStation pad," ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
June 20, 2023
Videos claiming to show UFOs or aliens in the sky are an ever-present phenomenon on social media.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 15, 2022 (Updated: June 22, 2023)
We wish we could say that the memes pushing this rumor were created simply as a joke to troll co ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
June 20, 2023
Without some context, this photograph could spread misconceptions about San Francisco's geography.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
June 19, 2023
Though less publicized than vaccine refusal, refusing vitamin-K supplementation for babies based ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 19, 2023
We learned some tanks were returning to base after an exercise.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
June 19, 2023
Such a claim requires an extremely broad definition of the World Economic Forum and a severe mis ...
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