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Fact Checks

Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.

Dr. Walter Freeman performs a lobotomy using an instrument resembling an ice pick.

Were Lobotomies Performed with Ice Picks in the 1950s?

Written by: David Emery

Jan. 21, 2023

No matter how you slice it, this obsolete form of "psychiatric treatment" was a horror.

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Is GOP Freedom Caucus Pushing for a 30% Sales Tax in US?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 20, 2023

The tax is part of a plan to "eliminate the need for the Internal Revenue Service."

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Were 10M Mail-In Ballots 'Lost' During California's 2022 Midterms?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 20, 2023

The Public Interest Legal Group has been pushing the same misleading claims for years.

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Is This a Real Photo of a 'Flying Bum' Hybrid Airship?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Jan. 20, 2023

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a ... giant ass?

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Was Frank 'Rocky' Fiegel the Inspiration for 'Popeye'?

Written by: Dan Evon

June 20, 2019

According to local folklore, "Popeye the Sailor Man" was based on a real-life person from Cheste ...

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Is This BBC Headline About Jacinda Ardern and Women Having It All Real?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Jan. 20, 2023

The headline was pilloried by many, who called it sexist.

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Is Don Trump Jr. Selling Merch Mocking Alec Baldwin's On-Set Shooting Tragedy?

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 25, 2021

The T-shirts read: "Guns don't kill people, Alec Baldwin kills people."

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Did Moderna CEO 'Admit' to Making COVID-19 Vaccine Before the Disease Had a Name?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 19, 2023

The fact that a pharmaceutical company was working on a vaccine for a pandemic disease that had ...

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Was Nearly 25% of the US National Debt Incurred During Trump Administration?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 19, 2023

Coronavirus relief added significantly to the national debt.

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Alec Baldwin Movie Accident Elicits Fake Newspaper Clippings About Prop Gun Shooting

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 22, 2021

Fake newspaper clippings were circulated after a tragic accident on the set of Alec Baldwin's la ...

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Is This a Real Photo of a Cat Sitting Like a Human?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Jan. 19, 2023 (Updated: March 27, 2023)

This eerie image had some comparing the feline to otherworldly beings.

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A rumor said that a picture showed The View host Joy Behar wearing darkened makeup which was referred to as blackface.

Does Photo Show 'The View' Host Joy Behar in Blackface?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 14, 2023 (Updated: Jan. 19, 2023)

Here's what we found from past episodes of "The View."

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Did the Texas Legislature Honor the Boston Strangler?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Aug. 13, 2000

An April Fool's lesson on the perils of vetting material you haven't read thoroughly.

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Is Amazon Ending Its AmazonSmile Charity Program?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Jan. 19, 2023

Animal welfare charities were the most popular with Amazon customers participating in the program.

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A rumor said that Ayanna Pressley tweeted that IQ is a measure of whiteness.

Did Ayanna Pressley Tweet, 'IQ Is a Measure of Whiteness'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 18, 2023 (Updated: Jan. 19, 2023)

In the end, we were able to confirm that this tweet never appeared on Pressley's Twitter feed.

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Did Aaron Rodgers See a 'Hat Man' Holding a Dead Rabbit While on Ayahuasca?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 18, 2023

The athlete has talked about having ayahuasca (a plant-based psychedelic) before.

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Was Carole Baskin's Former Husband Don Lewis Found Alive in Costa Rica?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Jan. 18, 2023

The flower-crowned Big Cat Rescue owner has long been the target of macabre but unfounded rumors ...

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Did Cigarettes Ever Contain Asbestos Filters?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 18, 2023

Kent cigarettes, the company claimed in the 1950s, were "the one cigarette that can show you pro ...

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Is San Francisco Considering Plan To Give $5M to Each Eligible Black Person for Reparations?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 17, 2023

Racial inequality and injustice have long been a part of the city’s history.

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Was the Norwegian Government Funding Research in 2023 To Find Out if White Paint Is Racist?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 17, 2023

"It is not about racist attitudes today," says the historian behind this project, "but rather th ...

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