Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
July 23, 2021
The first torch relay took place during the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 23, 2021
A customized Glock19, dubbed the "Block19," was briefly available for purchase in the summer of ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
July 23, 2021
We called the phone number supposedly linked to Cannon, a father of seven.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 23, 2021
A quote starting "and the question is whether or not we should be in a position" went viral in J ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 23, 2021
The name change comes after years of advocacy by indigenous organizations.
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 22, 2021
No evidence exists that the French president made a viral quote attributed to him.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 22, 2021
Some social media commenters asserted the joke was a well-known one at UNT.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
July 22, 2021
Allegations were said to have come from a “government insider.”
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
July 22, 2021
Temperatures in the United Arab Emirates have been soaring.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 22, 2021
Reader beware.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 22, 2021
Birds of a feather poop together.
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 22, 2021
A vaccine adverse reaction tracking tool was misleadingly interpreted by junk news sites.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
July 22, 2021
Only select users will be given the option to test the new feature.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 22, 2021
Federal agencies announced two major product recalls in July 2021, amid outbreaks of listeria an ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 22, 2021
A 1923 article said that Frank Hayes was the "victim of his almost fanatic enthusiasm and worshi ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
July 22, 2021
The German airship crashed into a New Jersey township in May 1937.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 21, 2021
The company's announcement, in July 2021, was posted online by the U.S. Food and Drug Administra ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
July 21, 2021
In the 1998 film "The Parent Trap," Lindsay Lohan portrayed two identical twin girls who were bo ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 21, 2021
Norway's women's beach handball team was fined in July 2021 for protesting against the sport's " ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
July 21, 2021
The annoying pests have been dubbed the “world’s deadliest animal.”
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