Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 14, 2022
Incidents of gun violence have not abated in the country.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 14, 2022
A genuine photo? The longest wave series in the world? We had questions.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 13, 2022
We reached out to both Starbucks and Feeding America to ask about a viral ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 10, 2022
In June 2022, the Platinum Jubilee revived a disturbing old anecdote that suggested casual racis ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 10, 2022
The Georgia Republican tripped over her words while defending the rights o ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 10, 2022
The viral video compiled images from various sources.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 9, 2022
A picture of a fairly large snake was posted by a user named Chad Payne in the Alabama Reptile a ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 9, 2022
The Facebook posts promised $750 prizes in Cash App and used specific wording we've seen before ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 9, 2022
We're not sure if this rumor originated with bad math or bad faith.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
June 8, 2022
The poem describing the school shooting began: “The chicken soup in her thermos stayed hot all d ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 8, 2022
More than 5 million accounts had "liked" the NSFW image.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
June 7, 2022
And if so, who sets its energy rates?
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 7, 2022
Unverified rumors flooded social media following the deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary i ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 7, 2022
The "body double" conspiracy theory strikes again.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 7, 2022
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady does own a yacht, but this claim from an online ad left ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 6, 2022
A paid ad on Facebook showed a picture of actor Johnny Depp and claimed he had a "tough few mont ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 6, 2022
We looked at the origins of an online advertisement that showed a strange picture of a coin wedg ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 6, 2022
One way to give undue weight to a political opinion is to pretend that it originated with a cred ...
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