Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 27, 2023
"Has anyone else gotten this popup yet or is it only us?" a viral tweet read.
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 27, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a comic actor before he ran for political office.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 3, 2019
A viral list recounts some of the bumps on the road to gender equality.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 27, 2023
The company had recently expanded to sell other items beyond books.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 16, 2018
A quote appears to paraphrase remarks made by the famed physicist — but he wasn't the first to w ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 27, 2023
He was speaking on CNN in 1986 in a debate about censorship.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 24, 2023 (Updated: Feb. 26, 2023)
And U.S. Rep. George Santos is one of the bill’s co-sponsors.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 28, 2019
In the aftermath of the first round of Democratic primary debates, social media users shared a l ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 8, 2021
An October 2021 viral video rehashed an old controversy.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 24, 2023
Keep in mind, it was Ash Wednesday.
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 24, 2023
A wire connection in the air fryers can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards, the company said.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 3, 2022
Thousands of people have already died in the first week of Russia's war on Ukraine.
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 24, 2023
A popular internet meme apparently convinced many social media users that Oreo cookies are made ...
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 23, 2023
"I'm not a conspiracy theorist," said one tweet, "but why did the CDC update their profile for v ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 23, 2023
The group claimed to be acting on "behalf of the preservation of the human race."
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 23, 2023
Not to be confused with miscaptioned footage from earlier in the trip that claimed he fell while ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 23, 2023
The plane reportedly was departing from Little Rock, Arkansas, on Feb. 22, 2023.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 23, 2023
John Alite, a former hitman for the Gambino crime family, appeared to have been photographed wit ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 25, 2021 (Updated: March 1, 2021)
The space agency did not allow women astronauts when Hillary Rodham was a young girl.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 22, 2023
In the world of seahorse relationships, males are the ones that carry fertilized eggs, in a pouc ...
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