Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Jan. 13, 2026
A popular Christian satire site started the rumor.
Written by: Rae Deng
Jan. 13, 2026
The president's alleged social media post ended with: "We don't need hangovers — we need GREATNE ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Jan. 13, 2026
Posts claimed the 42-year-old man fled a US hospital while shouting, "They want to take my organs."
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 13, 2026
The claim has circulated since Minnesota changed its flag in May 2024.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 12, 2026
A screenshot purportedly showing the "rap sheet" of 37-year-old Good, whom an ICE agent fatally ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Jan. 12, 2026
Wikipedia has bestowed no such title on the U.S. president.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 12, 2026
In January 2026, Fox News' Jesse Watters interviewed the vice president about deportations.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Jan. 12, 2026
While leaders of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) voted to dissolve that organizati ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 12, 2026
According to the story, "The Duke" once provided a classroom with a projector, several of his fi ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Jan. 12, 2026
No passengers were frozen in time, but this story might as well be.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 12, 2026
Social media users shared a cosmic claim about an alleged secret NASA document named "Project An ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 11, 2026
The claim surfaced following U.S. President Donald Trump's military intervention in Venezuela.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Jan. 11, 2026
The monarch allegedly said the U.K. would follow the U.S. in its "muscular return to colonialism ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Jan. 11, 2026
Data analysis and higher education policy researchers have long called for more-detailed race an ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Jan. 10, 2026
The feel-good story spread on social media without listing specifics or a source for the informa ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Jan. 10, 2026
The rumor emerged as the Trump administration threatened Venezuela's sovereignty.
Written by: Rae Deng
Jan. 9, 2026
Credible videos of the shooting showed the wheels of Good's car were turned away from the agent ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Jan. 9, 2026
The game show champion-turned-host has been known for controversial social media statements in t ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Jan. 9, 2026
The city had recorded no other homicides or shootings from Jan. 1, 2026, to Jan. 7, 2026.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Jan. 9, 2026
The claim spread after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States needs to acquire Green ...
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