Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 6, 2022
An Egyptian photographer created something stunning.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 5, 2022 (Updated: Nov. 7, 2022)
Many "inspirational" internet quotes have been attributed to her.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 5, 2022
Sure it sounds easy, but it also sounds gross.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 4, 2022
It's true. In the past, Thanksgiving Day had more than three times as many fires when compared t ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 4, 2022
A false tweet with hundreds of thousands of engagements claimed, "An outgoing Twitter employee s ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 4, 2022
"When I said I supported equal voting rights, I meant men shouldn't vote either," Mussolini has ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2022
What would you do with $40 billion?
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 19, 2015 (Updated: Nov. 4, 2022)
The image supposedly showing the famous animal strapped to a table has circulated since 2015.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 4, 2022
David DePape, who is accused of severely injuring Paul Pelosi with a hammer, is a Canadian national.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2018
A photograph showing Oprah offering Harvey Weinstein a peck on the cheek is real; it was taken i ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 3, 2022
Irving had previously drawn criticism for tweeting a link to the film "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 3, 2022
A wax sculpture of the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was first revealed in 2015 alongside ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 3, 2022
Yes, letters about an "American Community Survey" are a legitimate piece of mail from the U.S. C ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 3, 2022
A November 2022 search of the CDC's website returned hundreds of instances of both phrases.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 2, 2022
A significant increase in Social Security benefits was announced for 2023. Did Biden play any ro ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 2, 2022
Mega Millions published on its own official website that "there is never a fee to claim a real l ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 2, 2022
A quote from a famous person would not magically appear for the first time on the internet long ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Nov. 2, 2022
A giant piece of fake news.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 1, 2022
#TrumpIsDead was trending on Twitter in the U.S. on the afternoon of Nov. 1, 2022.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 1, 2022
The video was the creative work of a stand-up comedian named John Crist.
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