Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 18, 2023
"One Night Cough Syrup" was reportedly flying off the shelves in the late 1800s.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 1, 2018
Claims that a photograph shows Che Guevara executing two women appear to be based solely on the ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 18, 2023
"The woke left can't decide if I'm anti-semitic or friends with a Jewish man (RIP) and it's driv ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 1, 2022
The Florida Standard reported that Pierce Middle School offered "a book promoting gay sex – incl ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 17, 2023
The actor was practicing with a revolver on a film set when it fired a live round that killed Ha ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 2, 2021
Perhaps Blue can give us some clues to solve this one.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 16, 2023
Ukrainian forces shot down three Russian unmanned vehicles originally identified as "Supercum" d ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 16, 2023 (Updated: May 17, 2023)
Facebook users reported that friend requests were sent automatically when they clicked on other ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 16, 2023
Supporters of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan took to the streets in protest after he was arrested ...
Written by: Damakant Jayshi
May 16, 2023
According to Finnish folklore, giants and trolls left behind the massive balancing rock, but geo ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 16, 2023
The video of the supposed "will reading" was actually a 2020 fictional play.
Written by: Jordan Liles
July 29, 2022
The church in Brazil explained in a series of Facebook posts about what the two people were actu ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 2, 2010
"A 38-year-old female mortuary worker is being held on $250,000 bond after becoming pregnant by ...
Written by: David Emery
May 13, 2023
The source of this false claim, a website called The Dunning-Kruger Times, stipulates that "Ever ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 15, 2023
Some of the heaviest fighting and worst atrocities of the 2022 Russian invasion of Kyiv occurred ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 15, 2023
We found the origin of a strange rumor that claimed Drummond was ending her long-running show, " ...
Written by: Damakant Jayshi
May 15, 2023
The website 4thePURE featured a video showing former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn pro ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 15, 2023
Images supposedly showed the actor dressed in a Nazi uniform for the alleged role.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 15, 2023
Critics of the royal family believe the gem represents British colonization, claiming it was "st ...
Written by: Damakant Jayshi
May 15, 2023
The former president issued the message on Mother's Day to "Mothers, Wives and Lovers of the Rad ...
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