Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 20, 2023
"Can you believe" a student "was disciplined for wearing this shirt in Utah?" the U.S senator as ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 20, 2023 (Updated: March 24, 2023)
"She was told to move to a different seat," the lesson said, without an explanation of segregation.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 20, 2023
"How bad is the banking crisis?" a tweet read. "This is the Omaha airport this morning."
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 20, 2023
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, which is state-owned, is by some metrics the larges ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 24, 2021
Photographs of the supposed new line of Coke cans appeared online after a controversy over anti- ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 20, 2023 (Updated: March 22, 2023)
A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump, according to breaking news reports.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 17, 1999
It is not true that a special property of the equinox allows eggs (or brooms) to be balanced on ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 23, 2016
Questionable sources maintain that the plight of so-called "Irish slaves" in early America was w ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 18, 2023
In the 1900s, cisgender straight men were most likely to give drag performances, often for comed ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 17, 2023
In March 2023, the anti-poverty charity released an "Inclusive Language Guide."
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 17, 2023
The "news story" was labeled as satire.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 17, 2023
This rumor appeared to be nothing more than a hoax.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 17, 2023
MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has been the target of death hoaxes on multiple occ ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 21, 2021
The rumors of the bus go round and round.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 29, 2019
A long-standing theory of ancient Irish history describes the genocide of the Twa pygmies, purpo ...
Written by: David Emery
March 16, 2023
One of the soap brand's current slogans is "Together we can end appearance hate."
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 16, 2023
He was traveling with his adult granddaughter.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 28, 2016
There are no real winners in this contest.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 16, 2023
The incident occurred over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 10, 2015
The walls are formed with specially-designed snow plows.
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