Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Sept. 19, 2011 (Updated: Sept. 16, 2022)
This claim has been around since at least the 1960s.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 30, 2000 (Updated: Sept. 16, 2022)
The musician's father was one of the first officers in the newly formed United States Air Force ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 3, 2003 (Updated: Sept. 16, 2022)
And how is it working out for you?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Feb. 17, 1998 (Updated: Sept. 16, 2022)
As the long-held story goes, a woman ends up in the emergency room after using a frozen hot dog ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 24, 2022 (Updated: Sept. 15, 2022)
The Michigan GOP seized upon the uncorroborated claims of a Midland woman about the presence of ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 18, 2009 (Updated: Sept. 15, 2022)
When puppy love becomes "'til death do us part."
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 15, 2012 (Updated: Sept. 15, 2022)
Despite how frequently these words are shared in his name, there appears to be no record of Jose ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
July 24, 2013 (Updated: Sept. 14, 2022)
Are state police about to launch a 30-day speeding ticket blitz?
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 10, 2020 (Updated: Sept. 14, 2022)
A fictional scandal created for a TV show was turned into a darker and even more fictional scandal.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 21, 2004 (Updated: Sept. 14, 2022)
Lina Medina, a Peruvian girl from the Andean village of Ticrapo who made medical history when sh ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 27, 2006 (Updated: Sept. 14, 2022)
“Bad luck” happens to just about everyone sooner or later, but we only take especial note of it ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 21, 2007 (Updated: Sept. 13, 2022)
The purported quote reads, "If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 7, 2022 (Updated: Sept. 13, 2022)
Hacks for keeping mosquitoes away are a common type of rumor.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 5, 2001 (Updated: Sept. 12, 2022)
"I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free," the song goes.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 23, 2004 (Updated: Sept. 9, 2022)
According to the rumor, Queen Elizabeth II was photographed with a group of soldiers, including ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 9, 2022
Readers asked about a TikTok video that appeared to show a member of the Queen's Guard recording ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 30, 2022 (Updated: Sept. 9, 2022)
According to the rumor, while previously serving as the attorney general of Texas, Gov. Greg Abb ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 19, 2005 (Updated: Sept. 9, 2022)
A blog claimed these images showed the Microsoft co-founder doing a photoshoot for the now-defun ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 19, 2015 (Updated: Sept. 8, 2022)
We tried to contact a photographer who was said to be involved in the discovery.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 6, 2022 (Updated: Sept. 7, 2022)
The video of a woman who physically resembles Greene went viral, along with some false claims.
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