Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 3, 2014 (Updated: May 20, 2021)
Unsurprisingly, the voting site does not appear to be affiliated with Google.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 19, 2021 (Updated: May 20, 2021)
The pop star is one of the world’s most famous singers.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 17, 2021 (Updated: May 19, 2021)
In May 2021, former President Donald Trump made more false claims of electoral fraud, this time ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
May 6, 2021 (Updated: May 18, 2021)
Data wasn't yet available to definitively answer the question — but the number was certainly pos ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 18, 2021
We call that a tale with a twist.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 14, 2021 (Updated: May 17, 2021)
Good luck identifying the part of this endless, ad-infested clickbait slideshow that purports to ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 16, 2021 (Updated: May 17, 2021)
News of the account came after the president was said to have sent money to his grandchildren.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 17, 2021
Social media posts claimed that the artifacts were an estimated 2,000 years old.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 16, 2021
The decision reportedly came after an altercation in a parking lot.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 13, 2021 (Updated: May 14, 2021)
Advice from May 2021: Don't store gas in plastic bags and keep fuel away from open flames.
Written by: Jessica Lee
May 12, 2021 (Updated: May 13, 2021)
A handful of viral clips attempted to further a conspiracy theory about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 13, 2021
The dictionary came under fire in May 2021, but did the claims against them check out?
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 12, 2021 (Updated: May 13, 2021)
A remarkably prescient cartoon, dating back almost a century, resurfaced in 2021, as COVID-19 va ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 11, 2021 (Updated: May 12, 2021)
The gem is known to contain traces of uranium.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 20, 2021 (Updated: May 11, 2021)
The claim is based solely on a dubious report from VAERS, the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting S ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 11, 2021
If they do, shouldn't laundry companies get in the insect repellent business?
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 10, 2021 (Updated: May 11, 2021)
The species is found at ocean depths more than a half-mile down.
Written by: Bethania Palma
May 10, 2021 (Updated: May 12, 2021)
Police believe the tiger's owner is also the suspect in a November 2020 murder case.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 9, 2021 (Updated: May 10, 2021)
The underside of the cap reportedly read, “Trump lost and the election was not stolen.”
Written by: Jessica Lee
May 4, 2021 (Updated: May 10, 2021)
An astrophysicist compared the landing to possibly "be the equivalent of a small plane crash sca ...
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