Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Emery
June 11, 2022 (Updated: June 13, 2022)
A purported police mug shot of a bruised and disheveled Paul Pelosi miraculously turned up on so ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 25, 2022 (Updated: June 9, 2022)
The real trend here is an uptick in fear-mongering over food-supply shortages.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 17, 2022 (Updated: June 7, 2022)
The internet loves a good fake snake video.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 31, 2022 (Updated: June 2, 2022)
When science becomes nightmarish.
Written by: Bethania Palma
May 24, 2022 (Updated: May 25, 2022)
We found no evidence supporting the claim Salvador Ramos, 18, was undocumented.
Written by: Bethania Palma
May 24, 2022
A widely-viewed screenshot prompted jokes about ordering one's own death certificate prematurely.
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 20, 2022 (Updated: May 24, 2022)
Here are several reasons why so many Americans think they remember entertainer Ed McMahon workin ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 17, 2022 (Updated: May 18, 2022)
The supposed jab came after Fox News previously called out comedian Pete Davidson for a similar ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
May 16, 2022 (Updated: May 18, 2022)
The picture has been online for years preceding Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 16, 2022
The guards really don’t like to be bothered.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 24, 2018 (Updated: May 16, 2022)
A tweet by former U.S. President Donald Trump in 2018 invoked the "white genocide" conspiracy th ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 12, 2022 (Updated: May 13, 2022)
Or could it be a simple switch of spam settings?
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 9, 2022 (Updated: May 10, 2022)
The logic presented on a junk news website leaves much to be desired.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 9, 2022 (Updated: May 10, 2022)
You may have heard this "horse's ass" joke before.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 2, 2022 (Updated: May 5, 2022)
And what about Bert, Cookie Monster, and Fozzie Bear?
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 3, 2022 (Updated: May 5, 2022)
The highest court in the U.S. is more secretive than other institutions.
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 28, 2022 (Updated: April 29, 2022)
We looked for the origins of a purported email exchange between convicted sex offender Jeffrey E ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 26, 2022 (Updated: April 28, 2022)
Multiple actors have claimed they were the clumsy stormtrooper.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 19, 2022 (Updated: April 22, 2022)
Character actor Nehemiah Persoff appeared in a 1965 episode of "Gilligan's Island" titled, "The ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
April 15, 2022 (Updated: April 18, 2022)
Copepods, cyanobacteria, and diatoms — oh my!
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