Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 4, 2021 (Updated: Feb. 5, 2021)
What’s better for the environment may not always be good for your gut.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 3, 2021 (Updated: Feb. 16, 2021)
AOC was targeted with another round of bad-faith smears after giving an emotional, firsthand acc ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 2, 2021
Baseless conspiracy theories from the 2020 U.S. presidential election found a new home after Mya ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 1, 2021
Participants can reportedly watch the vindictively-themed feeding in real-time.
Written by: Snopes Staff
Jan. 1, 2015 (Updated: Feb. 1, 2021)
Has actor Dustin Diamond been charged with murder after stabbing a man at a bar?
Written by: Snopes Staff
Oct. 15, 2020 (Updated: Feb. 1, 2021)
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Jan. 6, 2021 (Updated: Jan. 31, 2021)
Here's what the president said before right-wing extremists breached the Capitol.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 24, 2021 (Updated: Feb. 2, 2021)
Are "Ranger qualified" troops allowed to call themselves "Army Rangers"?
Written by: Jessica Lee
Jan. 28, 2021 (Updated: Jan. 30, 2021)
We dug through numerous newspaper archives for a sampling of political groups that organized und ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 27, 2021 (Updated: Feb. 15, 2021)
The individual reportedly began complaining of side effects within 10 minutes of vaccination.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 28, 2021
The squid didn't appear to have been long for this world.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 27, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 13, 2021)
Reports speculate that “murder is legal” in this area.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 26, 2021 (Updated: Jan. 27, 2021)
The "Saturday Night Live" stars were the subject of yet another misleading online advertisement.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 25, 2021 (Updated: Jan. 27, 2021)
An advertised list reported that first-release VHS tapes of "Barney: Waiting for Santa," "Hallow ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 25, 2021 (Updated: Jan. 27, 2021)
Anti-vaccine propagandist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., capitalized on the death of the 86-year old Am ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 2, 2020 (Updated: Jan. 26, 2021)
According to PETA, Costco said it had temporarily halted the sale of Chaokoh coconut milk.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 21, 2021 (Updated: Jan. 24, 2021)
With a push of a button, former President Donald Trump could summon a Diet Coke to the Oval Office.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 10, 2020 (Updated: Jan. 24, 2021)
This picture has been shared with humorous captions, such as Spaghetti Tree, Spaghetree, and Che ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 21, 2021
The Bodak Yellow rapper is known both for her lyrical finesse and shapely figure.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 19, 2021 (Updated: Jan. 20, 2021)
The incumbent president had to vacate his office on Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2021.
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