Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 20, 2023
We found a strange article that appeared to be making it look like there was a fresh death hoax ...
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 19, 2023
Hint: Goldie Hawn was born in 1945; DJ Goldie was born 20 years later.
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 18, 2023
Some have nicknamed this creature the "pizza of the sea," but we don't recommend eating it.
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 10, 2021
Someone might want to put in a maintenance request.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 13, 2020
There's a lot to unfold in this meme, including the fact that Fox News (and CNN and MSNBC) are n ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 16, 2023
An image of the purported echinoderm periodically goes viral on social media.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Feb. 16, 2023
Mouse Trap News often goes viral because of its Disney satire.
Written by: David Emery
March 23, 2018
A shadowy Watergate-era figure who claims he had personal access to Richard Nixon says the presi ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 16, 2023
A picture of a bruised baby being cared for was shared on social media with conflicting informat ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Feb. 16, 2023 (Updated: Feb. 17, 2023)
It happens way more often than you would think.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 3, 2021
Actor Brendan Fraser is known for his roles in "The Mummy," "Encino Man," and "George of the Jun ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 1, 2017
The poster was not an exhibit but instead was at one point available in the gift shop of the Uni ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 15, 2023
A clip taken out of context was used by white supremacists to spread their “great replacement” c ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 15, 2023 (Updated: Feb. 22, 2023)
We looked into the origins of a popular Reddit post that claimed to show a view of the disaster ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Feb. 15, 2023
The claim comes from a satire website.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 25, 2017
In the 1930s, doctored postcards featuring giant grasshoppers sold "like hotcakes."
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 14, 2023
The site of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and subsequent chemical release is within ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 14, 2023
Numerous videos of dead fish in a brook described as being near the Ohio train derailment and ch ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 14, 2023 (Updated: Feb. 17, 2023)
Snopes first covered this long list of arrests and crimes attributed to members of Congress all ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 14, 2022
It's a pithy line for the lovelorn and screenwriters to say, but is it true?
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