Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 1, 2023
"Before you scold me, Mom …"
Written by: David Emery
Dec. 23, 2022
A digitally edited photo purports to show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sporting short ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 23, 2022
"Ho ho ho," said Santa.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 22, 2022
The legislators oppose sending more aid to Ukraine.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 22, 2022
Musk previously announced that he would be stepping down as the company's CEO after a majority o ...
Written by: David Emery
Dec. 22, 2022
Another in a seemingly endless series of Facebook hoaxes falsely claims a celebrity has died.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 21, 2022
The truthfulness of Musk's claim that he received a bachelor's degree in physics from the Univer ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 21, 2022
The image included a picture of U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., and a statement about "Italian sat ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 21, 2022
The title of a Reddit thread claimed, "88 yo french man evacuated a whole hospital because he ha ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 21, 2022
He added some key caveats to the announcement.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 20, 2022
Trump’s golf cart reportedly is equipped with a laptop and sometimes a printer for this purpose.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 20, 2022
We looked at Lake's social media history in an attempt to find evidence of the purported tweet.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 20, 2022
It didn't seem like he knew who she was, though.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 20, 2022
Musk was spotted at the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between France and Argentina.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 20, 2022
An anti-vaccine article is a case study in specious arguments.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 19, 2022
According to The Associated Press, "'Spanish' flu is a misnomer, and the strain is theorized to ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 19, 2022
Real or not, we concur: You shouldn't insert a fuel pump into ... those places.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 19, 2022
A Reddit post claimed that French President Emmanuel Macron began a relationship with his future ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 19, 2022
The duo reportedly was spotted at the football final between Argentina and France.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 19, 2022
A holiday copypasta story in late 2022 may have some readers looking up for a star that won't be ...
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