Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 9, 2023
O'Keefe founded the conservative publisher Project Veritas, which has become known for sting ope ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 9, 2023
A Dutch “researcher” nonetheless claimed to have predicted an earthquake in Turkey in early 2023.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 28, 2018
A screenshot captured a NASA intern's injudicious Twitter exchange with a member of the National ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 29, 2021
A Detroit newspaper article, allegedly written in 1933, reviewed the iconic artist before she wa ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 1, 2021
Another president, another pants pooping rumor.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 9, 2023
"If" is doing some heavy lifting here.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 8, 2023
Speaker McCarthy can be seen attempting to quell heckles from the GOP caucus at least three time ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 8, 2023
Author Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage in August 2022 and spent weeks in a hospital.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 8, 2023
Beware of aging.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Feb. 8, 2023
Contrary to rumor, the company sponsored the entire ceremony, not any specific performance.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 13, 2020 (Updated: Dec. 14, 2020)
It is not uncommon for those with doctoral degrees to use the title, “Dr.”
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 26, 2022
We looked for the origins of a quote that said former U.S. President Barack Obama purportedly wa ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 8, 2023
The singers came together for the Live Aid benefit concert in 1985.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 7, 2023
"He tried to warn them of the danger about to come before the earthquake hit," the video's capti ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 7, 2023
A picture of a dog lying down on rubble next to a hand was shot years before the earthquake that ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 7, 2023
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati has been in a coma since December 2022. This fact ha ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 7, 2023
"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling has made controversial comments against trans people.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 7, 2023
An article claimed, "Republican Lauren Boebert shot herself in the foot while shooting at one of ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 22, 2022
A number of high-profile accounts shared the fabricated list as if it were real.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 6, 2023
Pictures were posted of the damage to Gaziantep Castle after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck t ...
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