Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 27, 2022
“Pennyroyal tea” was a song on Nirvana's 1993 album “In Utero.”
Written by: Dan Evon
June 27, 2022
The grounds at a music festival often get covered with trash ... and then they get cleaned up.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 27, 2022
An advertisement on Facebook showed a picture of "Family Feud" host Steve Harvey and said, "The ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 24, 2022
The news of Dick's Sporting Goods offering employees and others travel reimbursements came after ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 24, 2022
A quote from the late comedian was widely circulated after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 23, 2022
Outraged social media posts went viral after a "Pride reading time" event at Pine Valley Library ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 23, 2022
Pence was vice president under Donald Trump.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 22, 2022
According to The Associated Press, a woman in Charleston, West Virginia shot and killed a man na ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 22, 2022
The former president appeared to be feeling the heat from House committee hearings over the Jan. ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 22, 2022
YouTube users reported seeing an ad that falsely claimed Carrey, the famous movie star and stand ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 22, 2022
A viral video supposedly showing such an incident was shot in 2021, not 2022; it was shot in the ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 22, 2022
Armstrong performed across Africa, including a tour in Egypt, where he went to the Sphinx and py ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
June 22, 2022
As if we needed another reason to move to Alaska.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 21, 2022 (Updated: May 8, 2024)
We looked for the origins of a story Facebook users copied and pasted, which often began with th ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 21, 2022
Beware of "official statements" by the former president, and read on for tips on how to identify ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 21, 2022
The "prophecy" has not been fulfilled.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 21, 2022
According to Facebook posts, an 11-year-old girl named Patricia Harrington ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 21, 2022
So far, neither Lee nor Manilow has admitted to engaging in fisticuffs with the other. Perhaps b ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 21, 2022
This 99-cent can is still 99 cents (in the United States).
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 21, 2022 (Updated: Oct. 31, 2022)
Meanwhile, transgender women are effectively banned from competing in women’s events by world FI ...
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