Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 7, 2022
The explanation is, like many things in real life, much more boring than the conspiracy theory.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 7, 2022
Right-leaning critics found fault in the vice president's remarks on the first anniversary of th ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 7, 2022
We tracked down the video that was originally shot in the Canary Islands in 2013.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 7, 2022
A fear of masks often manifests in one's inability to recognize satire.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 6, 2022
As the violence by a pro-Trump mob unfolded on Jan. 6. 2021, Trump's vice president gave a stern ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 6, 2022
A 2015 video resurfaced along with new screenshots claiming the U.S. president inappropriately t ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 6, 2022
Right-wing commentators, many of whom have played down the breach of the U.S. Capitol, turned ag ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 6, 2022
This quote started as satire, but it was removed from its original context before circulating on ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 5, 2022
An incorrect figure that was later corrected was opportunistically spread by conspiratorial sources.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 5, 2022
The misinformation stemmed from an online advertisement that was being paid for by unknown persons.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 5, 2022
Roloff and the rest of his family star in the long-running TLC reality TV show, "Little People, ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 5, 2022
Strange rumors made the rounds around the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 5, 2022
... But the real, original photo is arguably even better.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 5, 2022
Digital artists have been imagining color-changing cars for years, but BMW has purportedly made ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 5, 2022
While delta and omicron have made headlines, there have been more than a dozen COVID variants si ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 4, 2022
Anesthesia was rumored to pose “a great hazard” and may cause a fully vaccinated person to “die ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 4, 2022
The quote was virally shared beginning in late 2021.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 4, 2022
Left-wing critics of the former president enthusiastically shared weakly-sourced claims in light ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 4, 2022
A gruesome video of protesters being killed with "non-lethal" weapons was repurposed to spread 5 ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 3, 2022
The lawsuit supposedly alleged that paranormal forces inside the Jumanji video game threatened t ...
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