Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Jessica Lee
June 18, 2021 (Updated: June 21, 2021)
D.C. Police Officer Michael Fanone was beaten and tased by Jan. 6 rioters, suffering a traumatic ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
June 20, 2021 (Updated: Oct. 25, 2021)
A TikTok video claimed the fossil was discovered when construction workers were building a found ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
June 16, 2021 (Updated: June 17, 2021)
It comes as drought-stricken areas of the western U.S. could see temperatures up to 120 degrees.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 10, 2021 (Updated: June 25, 2021)
Gosiame Thamara Sithole made headlines around the world in June 2021.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
June 14, 2021 (Updated: June 15, 2021)
The app turns selfies into Pixar-style animated characters.
Written by: Jessica Lee
June 11, 2021 (Updated: June 14, 2021)
Screenshots allegedly show the president's son casually using the term with his attorney, who is ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 23, 2008 (Updated: June 12, 2021)
This video has been "amazing" viewers for more than a decade.
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 8, 2021 (Updated: June 9, 2021)
Misleading headlines distorted a discussion paper about digital tools and human rights.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
April 14, 2021 (Updated: June 7, 2021)
Expected 2020 federal limitations on ethylene oxide emissions were paused in response to the pan ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
June 4, 2021 (Updated: June 5, 2021)
There is no constitutional way for this to happen.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 3, 2021
We reached out to Facebook for more information regarding screenshots that circulated on Twitter.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 2, 2021 (Updated: June 8, 2021)
The actor’s ties to a controversial St. Louis debutante ball were unearthed in a 1999 photograph.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 31, 2002 (Updated: May 31, 2021)
Lompoc's 2002 Floral Flag was planted by the Bodger Seed Company as a tribute after the Septembe ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 6, 2020 (Updated: May 27, 2021)
An experimental pop star and space-exploring billionaire have a baby together. How unusual can t ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
April 19, 2021 (Updated: May 26, 2021)
The Korean pop boy band BTS bagged seven Guinness World Records in 2020.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 28, 2014 (Updated: May 26, 2021)
Don't believe this. Just watch.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 25, 2021 (Updated: May 28, 2021)
Social media companies reportedly are facing a new set of regulations starting May 26, 2021.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 20, 2021 (Updated: May 23, 2021)
Political expression has been prohibited at the Olympic Games for decades.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 20, 2021 (Updated: Oct. 22, 2021)
Statements made by Fox News host Tucker Carlson furthered theories that a manipulated virus spil ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 19, 2021 (Updated: June 14, 2021)
The 76-year-old musician reportedly wrote that he should have “never gone near the needle.”
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