Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
March 23, 2021 (Updated: March 24, 2021)
The same person also shared photos that appeared to show various other contaminants in the same ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
March 12, 2021 (Updated: March 22, 2021)
Viral reports claimed the entertainer submitted a formal request for the town of Rye, New York, ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
March 11, 2021 (Updated: March 22, 2021)
Regardless of who started it, be aware that the social media trend is strongly associated with t ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
March 18, 2021 (Updated: March 22, 2021)
Raw chicken is rarely pretty, but that doesn't mean there is something wrong with it.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 4, 2021 (Updated: March 22, 2021)
"This was back in, you know, the '80s," Eddie Murphy said of the purported studio edict.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
March 19, 2021 (Updated: March 22, 2021)
The 1993 Robin Williams film is rumored to have additional scenes with some NSFW humor.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
March 17, 2021 (Updated: March 18, 2021)
A man is accused of shooting and killing eight people, most of whom of Asian descent, at massage ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 18, 2021
The real world simply does not allow this amount of cool to gather in one place.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 12, 2012 (Updated: March 17, 2021)
A Czech newspaper editorial purportedly claimed the U.S. was endangered by the people who electe ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 7, 2020 (Updated: March 16, 2021)
"Spending the night in the barn is free!" was an unexpected yet lovely find during our research.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
March 9, 2021 (Updated: March 15, 2021)
Cream, sugar, and… insects?
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
March 9, 2021 (Updated: March 11, 2021)
There's one giant, floating caveat to consider here.
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 8, 2021 (Updated: March 19, 2021)
Readers asked about Seresto flea collars following an investigation by USA Today and the Midwest ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
March 4, 2021 (Updated: March 10, 2021)
The influential evangelist published a widely shared open letter, warning followers about "a ver ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
March 6, 2021 (Updated: March 27, 2021)
The Secretary of State calls the so-called "line warming" a form of illegal voter intimidation.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
March 5, 2021 (Updated: March 8, 2021)
Social media media users shared the unfortunate image in March 2021.
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 5, 2021 (Updated: March 8, 2021)
Some compared her to the last queen of France before the French Revolution.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Feb. 25, 2021 (Updated: March 4, 2021)
For decades, activists have maintained prosecutors convicted the wrong men in the murder.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Feb. 4, 2021 (Updated: March 4, 2021)
The claim stemmed from a Jan. 4 memo authored by former acting Defense Security Christopher Miller.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 3, 2021
The fight over a minimum wage is often centered around McDonald's.
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