Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 13, 2022 (Updated: April 15, 2022)
Something fell on the president's shoulder. Was it bird poop?
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 13, 2022 (Updated: April 14, 2022)
Snopes contacted McDonald's USA by email after a rumor went viral on Facebook about dogs, xylito ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 24, 2020 (Updated: April 14, 2022)
The U.S. president's comments prompted doctors and the makers of household disinfectants to issu ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 5, 2022 (Updated: April 11, 2022)
House Bill 0233 was a GOP attempt to give legal recognition to exclusively heterosexual, "common ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 18, 2019 (Updated: April 11, 2022)
A photograph purportedly shows a couple watching the Apollo 8 spacecraft launch in 1968.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 28, 2008 (Updated: April 10, 2022)
An old rumor tells of how the "Taps" military bugle song supposedly originated from a compositio ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 24, 2022 (Updated: April 7, 2022)
The crematoriums were reportedly in use in 2015, as well.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 21, 2022 (Updated: April 6, 2022)
The legend of the Ukrainian farmer continues to grow.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
April 4, 2022 (Updated: April 5, 2022)
The biological treasures were said to be thriving in what some have called the “Lost City of the ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
April 1, 2022 (Updated: April 4, 2022)
An announcement was sent out from the verified Twitter account.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 29, 2022
An old clip of Will Smith making a bald joke resurfaced after the actor hit Chris Rock for makin ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
March 18, 2022 (Updated: April 14, 2022)
In the spring of 2022, Russia barred hundreds of Canadians and Americans from entering the country.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 28, 2021 (Updated: March 24, 2022)
Here's what we found when we looked at the video frame-by-frame.
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 14, 2022 (Updated: March 23, 2022)
One of the false claims was that Mayim Bialik had endorsed CBD gummies.
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 22, 2022
Facebook ads on a page designed to resemble Crypto.com used the war in Ukraine to try to scam us ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 15, 2022 (Updated: March 17, 2022)
A Ukrainian soldier's response to a Russian warship has become a powerful slogan for the besiege ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 25, 2022 (Updated: March 15, 2022)
Russian state television translated numerous clips from the Fox News anchor in the U.S.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 30, 2021 (Updated: March 15, 2022)
The Facebook email scam can often be found in spam folders, where it belongs.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 2, 2017 (Updated: March 14, 2022)
An image purportedly showing a vintage advertisement for butter was created as a joke.
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 27, 2021 (Updated: March 11, 2022)
A letter to the editor purportedly written by Ken Huber from Tawas City, Michigan, was shared on ...
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