Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 17, 2023
You might say that, "The Waffle House has found its new host."
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 17, 2023
It's unclear to us if there are that many potential egg thieves with steady enough hands to get ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 21, 2023
We're happy to report that not all of the quotes attributed to Mark Twain on the internet are bogus.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 6, 2022
These so-called "Pfizer Docs" have been a source of several false claims.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 16, 2023
The genuine quote often appears in memes on social media.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 16, 2023
"System for converting television commercials into interactive networked video games" doesn't qu ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 16, 2023
"Unfollow anyone spreading this garbage," says the source of this claim.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 16, 2023
He was not the first Democrat to praise the Confederate leader.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 16, 2023
The celebrity death hoax strikes again.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 18, 2022 (Updated: Aug. 24, 2022)
The Chinese fast-fashion giant has a long history of environmental issues.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 16, 2023
The harrowing Facebook Live video appeared to show passengers in moments before the crash.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 16, 2023
Following the release of Prince Harry's memoir "Spare," the "I've got your nose" gag got royal i ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 25, 2022
The anonymous letter purported to reveal secrets about Martin Luther King Jr.’s sex life.
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 16, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden once called himself a "gaffe machine," and the description is accurate.
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 15, 2023
"We prefer to take our chance with cholera and the rest than be bullied into health," a mid-19th ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 14, 2023
For some reason, people like putting pithy sayings in Morgan Freeman's mouth. Is it because of h ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 13, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, 20 years before Rep. George Santos was born.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 13, 2023
Dr. Aseem Malhotra “hijacked” the interview with his controversial views.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 18, 2021
One of the chief aims of education, according to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is to "save ma ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 13, 2023
The International Health Regulations Review Committee held a meeting in mid-January 2023. Among ...
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