Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 29, 2019 (Updated: Sept. 26, 2019)
An April 2019 New York Times feature article revived interest in the Australian government's yea ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 25, 2019 (Updated: Sept. 26, 2019)
The "crisis actor" conspiracy theory reared its ugly head again in September 2019 regarding a te ...
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 27, 2018 (Updated: Sept. 25, 2019)
The late Maddox Hyde of Pennsylvania did issue a request for cards after doctors said his cancer ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 30, 2014 (Updated: Sept. 24, 2019)
A viral Facebook post called for prayers for young Christopher Hamrick, who was injured in a car ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 13, 2018 (Updated: Sept. 24, 2019)
The theory that a 5G network test caused the unexplained death of birds in The Hague relies on s ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 17, 2019 (Updated: Sept. 18, 2019)
Company spokesperson: "Chick-fil-A restaurants are individually owned and operated, so wage deci ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 2, 2012 (Updated: Sept. 16, 2019)
Let's look at the facts.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Sept. 12, 2018 (Updated: Sept. 12, 2019)
The group is named after the Black Liberation Army member who was convicted in the murder of a s ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 10, 2019
A variety of debris and unusual items washed up in Florida in summer 2019 due to Hurricane Dorian.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 20, 2015 (Updated: Sept. 9, 2019)
Teens (and others) can text 741741 from anywhere in the United States or Canada to talk with a c ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 29, 2018 (Updated: Sept. 8, 2019)
An image purportedly showing a huge, ominous storm approaching a Florida beach town is actually ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 6, 2019 (Updated: Sept. 11, 2019)
The U.S. vice president was met with protests on visits to two European countries in September 2 ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 6, 2019
Like their name implies, brown recluse spiders seek dark, quiet places to hide.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 14, 2018 (Updated: Sept. 4, 2019)
An NRA television segment hosted by Dana Loesch caused controversy in September 2018.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 10, 2018 (Updated: Sept. 3, 2019)
A fake news site twisted information about self-serve kiosks into a false claim that McDonald's ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 29, 2019
An unappetizing video clip went viral in August 2019.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 10, 2001 (Updated: Aug. 29, 2019)
Responding to your college professor with a one-liner might not get you an A on an exam, but it ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 8, 2019 (Updated: Aug. 29, 2019)
A single, unverified Facebook post is never a good reason to panic.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 10, 2001 (Updated: Aug. 29, 2019)
This story tells of a student who hatched a plan to finish his exam outside of class, only later ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 13, 1999 (Updated: Aug. 28, 2019)
Legend tells of a plan to finish an exam after the testing period ended by enlisting his mother, ...
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