Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Mikkelson Alex Kasprak
Dec. 25, 2014 (Updated: July 26, 2017)
Are U.S. farmers saturating wheat crops with Monsanto's Roundup herbicide as a desiccant to faci ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
July 25, 2017 (Updated: July 26, 2017)
Thousands of veterans have applied to make use of the program prior to its November 2017 launch.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 10, 2017 (Updated: July 23, 2017)
Rumors that jelly sandals sold by Walmart contain unsafe levels of lead were based on unofficial ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 8, 2006 (Updated: July 10, 2017)
Does a web site offer a device for performing LASIK eye surgery at home?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 25, 2005 (Updated: July 3, 2017)
Has a virus deadly to dogs been spreading in the canine population of the U.S.?
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
July 1, 2017 (Updated: July 2, 2017)
A horrifying tale of racially-motivated violence originated with a fake news site.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
June 29, 2017 (Updated: June 30, 2017)
Witness allegations that a baby was saved by a "miraculous" catch during the inferno have not be ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 29, 2017 (Updated: July 3, 2017)
An animal rescue organization provided a misleading — and inflammatory — description of a group ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
June 27, 2017 (Updated: June 28, 2017)
The magazine has reportedly requested that the faux covers promoting Trump's television show be ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 24, 2016 (Updated: June 27, 2017)
A disreputable web site reported — falsely — that Vladimir Putin gave President Barack Obama 24 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 3, 2016 (Updated: June 27, 2017)
A popular message incorrectly advised that citizens could avoid criminal charges if they followe ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 5, 2017 (Updated: June 27, 2017)
Reports of a Supreme Court decision holding that President Trump's travel bans are "well within ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 15, 2017 (Updated: June 27, 2017)
A photograph purportedly showing a "freshwater sturgeon whale" between Lake Huron and Lake Michi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 22, 2017 (Updated: June 23, 2017)
A viral list charts dozens of shootings and assassination attempts purportedly committed by Demo ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
June 15, 2017 (Updated: June 19, 2017)
A strange story about a man who wanted his wife to die with him was picked up internationally de ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 13, 2017
Reports that the Golden State Warriors voted unanimously to skip a visit to the White House afte ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
June 8, 2017 (Updated: June 9, 2017)
A 'prank' web site published a fake story using a real picture of police shooting and killing an ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 6, 2017
An image purportedly showing a screenshot of a Fox News broadcast featuring a parody Twitter acc ...
Written by: Megan Alpert Kim LaCapria
June 2, 2017 (Updated: June 5, 2017)
After President Donald Trump mistyped (then deleted) a tweet in May 2017, some hurried to ascrib ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 31, 2017
Some commentators have drawn a link between Kushner's contributions and the New Jersey Senator's ...
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