Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 20, 2020
Activist Isabella DeLuca claimed she was "punched in the face and choked by two women" simply fo ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 30, 2020 (Updated: Oct. 20, 2020)
"Who do you want me to condemn? Who?" the president asked Fox News moderator Chris Wallace, in a ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 11, 2020 (Updated: Oct. 19, 2020)
An attempted burglary that occurred more than 20 years ago got rolled into a life sentence under ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 15, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, 74, mocked his Democratic rival Joe Biden, 77, for being old.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 13, 2020 (Updated: Oct. 14, 2020)
A baseless claim went viral on social media, stirring up unwarranted fears about voter fraud.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 20, 2013 (Updated: Oct. 9, 2020)
John Tyler might not be remembered much at all today were it not for a shocking twist of fate.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 8, 2020 (Updated: Oct. 9, 2020)
The second lady appeared on stage at the vice presidential debate without a mask — but that isn' ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 4, 2020 (Updated: May 19, 2021)
Mark McCloskey and his wife, Patricia, infamously displayed two guns during a racial injustice p ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 15, 2020 (Updated: Oct. 1, 2020)
U.S. President Donald made the comments as part of a jab against his critics and journalists.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 27, 2014 (Updated: Sept. 29, 2020)
A list purportedly offers controversial and embarrassing statements about rape made by Republica ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 17, 2019 (Updated: Sept. 21, 2020)
The president of the United States is paid $400,000 a year.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 16, 2020 (Updated: Sept. 17, 2020)
It appears some TikTok users were unable to identify an easily identifiable flying object.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 17, 2020
Beware of still images taken from television news reports.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 16, 2020
The Bay of Pigs refers to the failed 1961 invasion of Cuba led by U.S. Special Forces.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 27, 2017 (Updated: Sept. 15, 2020)
The former vice president didn't have that much of a thing for the wife of former defense secret ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 10, 2020 (Updated: Sept. 17, 2020)
Law enforcement pleaded with social media users to stop spreading such hoaxes.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 3, 2016 (Updated: Sept. 16, 2020)
A trending Facebook topic led many to believe in 2016 that Donald Trump was slated to receive a ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 8, 2020 (Updated: Sept. 9, 2020)
The communications director for the Colorado Republican Party told Snopes the saying is well-kno ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Aug. 28, 2020 (Updated: April 4, 2022)
The canine heartworm-preventative joined a long list of drugs touted as possible cures for COVID ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 24, 2020 (Updated: Sept. 2, 2020)
Kid Rock, “MyPillow Guy,” and “MAGA hat kid” were just a few of the speakers rumored to be lined ...
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