Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 22, 2023
Kabul is not in Ukraine.
Written by: David Emery
May 22, 2023
The monumental sculpture depicting four U.S. presidents was completed in 1941.
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 22, 2023
We looked at the origins of two supposed gift card or "reward" promotions that seemed way too go ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 22, 2023
The group says it supports “development, stability, and prosperity to benefit the people of the ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 20, 2022
A popular meme claimed the Vatican banned gas-fueled lighting for religious reasons. Was it all ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 22, 2023
The picture may have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI). In the past, these fakes we ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
March 9, 2021 (Updated: May 25, 2021)
"In the end, love will return in another way," the renowned author of "The Metamorphosis" was qu ...
Written by: David Emery
May 21, 2023
Adolf Hitler misquotes are quite popular on social media.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 20, 2023 (Updated: Feb. 16, 2026)
Epstein had hosted numerous scientific luminaries at the island gathering.
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 19, 2023
Here's what we know about the posts that were going around about online job opportunities with P ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 19, 2023
Here's what you and your family members need to know about this very specific and deceptive type ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 30, 2006
Is this the real thing, the product of digital trickery, or something else?
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 19, 2023
A Twitter account was purportedly promoting the campaign of the Black Republican candidate from ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 19, 2023
A genuine quote by the actor about the technology's potential impact on Hollywood was taken out ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 17, 2014
We can only wish that the "American Institution of Alternative Archaeology" were a real organiza ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 18, 2023
The Heinous Crimes Court in Manila, among other inconvenient facts, does not actually exist.
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 18, 2023
The story began, "A local man is making headlines after announcing that he identifies as a dog, ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 18, 2023
The Twitter account that originally posted the claim admitted it wasn't true.
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 18, 2023
A Facebook ad claimed that Musk was experiencing media backlash over a new business announcement.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 18, 2023
The “breaking news” was a joke from the show.
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