Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
June 20, 2018 (Updated: June 21, 2018)
The White House senior advisor is the great-grandson of a Jewish immigrant who fled the poverty ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
June 19, 2018 (Updated: June 20, 2018)
Footwear manufacturers called the president "misinformed" after his appearance at a business gro ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 3, 2016 (Updated: June 19, 2018)
An all-but-forgotten '90s tabloid story accusing Bill Clinton of fathering a "love child" with a ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 13, 2018 (Updated: June 19, 2018)
A pro-gun rights meme gets some facts right, but it misrepresents the truth behind an old high s ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 15, 2018 (Updated: June 16, 2018)
A conservative group's Facebook meme gets some basic facts right but leaves out important context.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
April 5, 2018 (Updated: June 13, 2018)
The Deerfield village board unanimously passed an ordinance banning certain types of assault wea ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 26, 2000 (Updated: June 7, 2018)
The 1968 Miss America pageant supposedly spawned a decade of bra-burning by feminists as a means ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 31, 2018 (Updated: June 1, 2018)
The Internet is full of dubious claims regarding a genius Zimbabwean inventor, but nobody has ev ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 19, 2017 (Updated: May 25, 2018)
Despite an initial denial from the singer, Case’s farmhouse was indeed damaged in a September 20 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 22, 2018 (Updated: May 23, 2018)
The policy has been in place for years and is not connected to BSA's decision to include girls.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 17, 2018 (Updated: May 22, 2018)
A photograph of a toppled statue is real; but the incident took place in Texas, not the Tomb of ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 18, 2018 (Updated: May 21, 2018)
On human timescales, sediment and rocks flowing into the ocean do not appreciably contribute to ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
May 14, 2018 (Updated: May 16, 2018)
Right-wing blogs once again tried to present "red flag" bills as a sign of widespread seizing of ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 4, 2018 (Updated: May 9, 2018)
A video showing a cephalopod contorting to confuse predators ended up confusing some viewers, as ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 4, 2018 (Updated: May 8, 2018)
A Facebook meme gets the basic facts right but misses some important context.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 7, 2018
Although puncturing one's skin with a nail that has been in contact with the soil is a risk fact ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
April 18, 2018 (Updated: May 3, 2018)
Several dubious web sites complained about a "media blackout" surrounding Jason Fitzsimons' deat ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 17, 2018 (Updated: April 27, 2018)
Biafra has long claimed that an acrimonious lawsuit over royalties stemmed from his former bandm ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 24, 2018
The second installment in our two-part examination of a viral, pro-gun rights video.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 20, 2018
A Republican politician and a right-wing television station grossly misrepresented California le ...
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