Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 8, 2022
This is an authentic screenshot of the "Kindergarten Cop" responding to a Facebook troll who had ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 8, 2022 (Updated: April 29, 2024)
The alleged quote has been circulating online for months without a shred of evidence to support it.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 7, 2022
While both events are historic, they did not occur, nor are they celebrated, on the same day.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 7, 2022 (Updated: May 14, 2024)
"I will forever have to deal with the fact that my personal journal can be viewed online," Ashle ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 7, 2022
The Fox News host was once friendly with the president’s son.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 7, 2022
Here's what we found when we went searching for the latest death hoax for the film star.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 7, 2022
"If you’re sick, you need to come prove it to us. If your dog died, you need to bring him in and ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 7, 2022
It might not be the most pressing news of the day, but a misleading picture of a first lady is a ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 6, 2022
An old video shot near the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was reshared in late 2022 as if it ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 6, 2022
Yes, we've devoted an entire article to one line from "Step Brothers."
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 6, 2022
A network of social media accounts pushed death hoaxes for multiple celebrities, all with the ap ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 6, 2022
The grammar and typos alone might have given this tweet away as fake.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 30, 2022 (Updated: Dec. 5, 2022)
Readers asked us to verify the contents of a Facebook post that described a purported fire hazar ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 5, 2022
A network of death hoax purveyors appeared to have the goal of trying to get user's devices infe ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 5, 2022
We looked into the origins of a strange rumor that appeared to claim Disney Channel would be shu ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 5, 2022
The same people who pushed a death hoax about film actor Bruce Willis also promoted one about co ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 5, 2022
Most Americans can still conveniently consume mass quantities of Christmas Tree Cakes as of Dece ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 5, 2022
The former president continued to push 2020 election conspiracy theories in late 2022.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 4, 2022
As long as we're ruining childhood fantasies, Santa isn't real.
Written by: David Emery
Dec. 3, 2022
It only takes a few seconds to overlay somebody's logo on an existing image and create a complet ...
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