Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Emery
March 25, 2023
This appears to be an urban legend of recent origin.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
March 24, 2023
Democrats, who control both legislative chambers, argued that book bans target marginalized comm ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 24, 2023
Both the White House and U.S. Congress have been exploring different options to further regulate ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 25, 2021
Videos can be deceiving.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 23, 2023
The law would, among other things, make it a felony to perform "gender clinical interventions" o ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 23, 2023 (Updated: March 24, 2023)
Douyin, China's version of TikTok, is available within the country.
Written by: David Emery
March 23, 2023
Video of a 2012 incident in which a school bus driver suffered a heart attack was repurposed 11 ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
March 23, 2023
And U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland did not say, "Some things shouldn't be kept secret."
Written by: Dan Evon
March 28, 2019
A photograph showing a "50-lane traffic jam" in China is real, but the accompanying caption is a ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 23, 2023
The controversy surrounds the CDC's long-running Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
March 23, 2023
Video of the Russian president’s visit to Russia-occupied Mariupol revived speculation that he u ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 23, 2023
"[If] Florida doesn't stop passing homophobic and transphobic laws," social media posts claimed, ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 22, 2023
A screenshot claimed to show the deleted tweets by the tech billionaire.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
March 22, 2023
The government announced it will test a new nationwide emergency alert on April 23, 2023.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 27, 2012
Expertly playing ping-pong using nunchaku rather than a paddle is certainly an impressive feat, ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
March 21, 2023 (Updated: March 30, 2023)
Update: On March 30, 2023, a Manhattan grand jury indicted Donald Trump on charges related to hu ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 21, 2023
The video is footage from the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 21, 2023
The images circulated widely in March 2023 after the former president said he was expecting to b ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 15, 2022
A moment from U.S. President Donald Trump's time in the White House resurfaced on Reddit in 2022.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
July 8, 2021
There is more than one Dave in the world, people.
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