Fact Checks

Facebook Scam Pushes Fake Giveaway for Ninja Foodi Cooker

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 21, 2022

A Facebook post congratulated users and misleadingly claimed that they had won a brand new Ninja ...

Was the Original Name of This Product 'Cheez-Itz,' 'Cheez-Its,' or 'Cheez-It'?

Written by: David Emery

Sept. 21, 2022

And is this another example of the "Mandela Effect"?

Did an Old Toys 'R' Us Building Later Become a Gun Store?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 21, 2022

We looked for the truth on Google Maps.

Photo of Boy in Handcuffs Does Not Show 'GTA VI' Hacker

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 20, 2022

A YouTube video showed a thumbnail of a young boy being placed into handcuffs, but it had nothin ...

Did Marilyn Monroe Really Say This?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 20, 2022

"If you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best," Monroe ...

Did Queen Elizabeth Once Prank American Tourists?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Sept. 20, 2022

They apparently did not recognize her, according to the former royal protection officer who shar ...

Does Photo Show Hillary Clinton Playing a Game Boy?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 19, 2022

There's no shortage of doctored pictures on the internet.

Is 'American Winged Goblin' Insect Real?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Sept. 19, 2022

A woodland creature appears in a picture to be eerily out of a fairy tale.

Did Rockstar Games Confirm Samuel Hyde Was 'GTA VI' Leaker?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 19, 2022

Rockstar Games said it had "suffered a network intrusion" that led to the leak of "early develop ...

Did Nancy Sinatra Say Ol' Blue Eyes 'Loathed' Donald Trump?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 16, 2022

The "These Boots Are Made for Walking" singer was responding to a comment from Mia Farrow, Sinat ...

Did a Truck Crash Spill Sex Toys on I-40 in Oklahoma City?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 16, 2022

According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a messy crash involving a semi-truck and a box truck occur ...

Starbucks Drink Recall for 'Metal Fragments' Concerns 7 US States

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 16, 2022

News of a recall concerning a Starbucks prepackaged drink landed in September 2022.

Did Nostradamus Predict Charles Would Abdicate, Leave Harry the Throne?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 15, 2022

Claiming 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus predicted various world events is a never-en ...

Were Tommy Lee Jones and Al Gore College Roommates?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 15, 2022

Jones reportedly once said of Gore, "Al is the closest thing I've had to a brother."

Did Putin Face Assassination Attempt in September 2022?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Sept. 15, 2022

This is not the first rumored attempt on the Russian president’s life.

No, Executive Order 14067 Won't Replace US Dollar With Trackable 'Biden Bucks'

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 14, 2022

Internet posts about the executive order spread dystopian fears about an authoritarian, cashless ...

Did Thomas Paine Write, 'The Duty of a True Patriot Is to Protect His Country from Its Government'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 14, 2022

We recommend taking a few seconds to search Google for reliable sources before blindly sharing q ...

Did Queen Elizabeth Say This About the Need To 'Kick Some Ass'?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 13, 2022

The Queen could be said to have kicked some proverbial ass during the Second World War, but did ...

No, the Queen Did Not Request That Trump Be Banned from Her Funeral

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Sept. 13, 2022

Trump once claimed that he and the queen “got along fantastically well.”

Does Video Show Snake's Head in Woman's Ear?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 12, 2022

A video of a snake's head appearing to poke out of a woman's ear may have ended a bit prematurel ...