Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 27, 2023
The singer was sentenced to decades in prison for child sex crimes.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 22, 2018
A video purportedly showing a "Galton board" apparently sorting balls by color perplexed many vi ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 9, 2020
"The giant woman fell asleep waiting for her beloved to return from battle, unaware that he had ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 26, 2013
A purported science test from a South Carolina school questioned fourth-graders about dinosaurs ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 26, 2023
This is not the first time Dominion Energy, an unrelated company, has been the basis of ill-info ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 26, 2023
The will, which surfaced amid a three-generation inheritance dispute, did not prevent Carlson fr ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 26, 2023
Even if Carlson just lost a job at Fox News.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
April 26, 2023
The claim came from the Disney-themed satire website "Mouse Trap News."
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 25, 2023
The video is a result of someone slightly editing real footage of the Florida governor and pairi ...
Written by: Damakant Jayshi
April 25, 2023
Fox News fired its popular host Tucker Carlson within a week of agreeing to pay Dominion Voting ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 24, 2020
Police chief: "This is probably one of the most embarrassing things I’ve seen in this department ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
April 25, 2023
A fictional story claimed the theme park was relocating from Orlando, Florida, to Atlanta, with ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 25, 2023 (Updated: April 26, 2023)
The television host was recently ousted from Fox News.
Written by: Snopes Staff
Nov. 11, 2014
No jokes are too old to be recycled in a modern setting, especially ones that play on adult puns.
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 24, 2023
A clickbait-driven online display ad made the false claim. That ad then led to a scammy CBD gumm ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 24, 2023
“This is a greenlight to transphobic family members to engage in state sponsored kidnapping,” on ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 24, 2023
Twitter erupted in chaos over the haphazard application of the Twitter Blue verification system.
Written by: Damakant Jayshi
April 24, 2023
A tweet claimed "you must send a direct message to Elon Musk with a valid reason for your cancel ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 1, 2021
Misleading memes glossed over an important detail in a rush to boycott a brand of TV dinners.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
April 24, 2023
The rumor surfaced in light of right-wing backlash to Bud Light partnering with Dylan Mulvaney, ...
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