Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
June 28, 2021
Products were distributed across the U.S. from late December 2020 to late February 2021.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 28, 2021
The former Minneapolis police officer, already sentenced for the murder of George Floyd, has bee ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 28, 2021
This nonsensical piece of copypasta has been circulating for nearly a decade.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 28, 2021
Whatever you do, don't let the "aguijón picajopo" or "picajopo sting" hug your face.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 27, 2021
Extreme heat waves are not to be taken lightly, even if many photographs purporting to show thei ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 25, 2021
A meme exaggerated events from 2018.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 25, 2021
The item was popular in the 1950s.
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 25, 2021
Carlson's comment elicited a strong reaction from critics online.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 25, 2021
After fighting wars abroad, Black former servicemen faced segregation, violence, and discriminat ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 25, 2021
Some social media users attempted to use McAfee's death to turn the tragic collapse of a Florida ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
June 25, 2021
Reports of the vandalism spread about a day before the sentencing hearing for Derek Chauvin, the ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 25, 2021
The incident occurred in 2012.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 25, 2021
The former tech entrepreneur was found dead in his prison cell hours after Spain approved his ex ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 25, 2021
Please no.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 25, 2021
Two NHL teams are fighting over the fandom of the "My Heart Will Go On" singer.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 24, 2021
Many iconic buildings in Washington, D.C., used slave labor in their construction.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 24, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated that breakthrough cases are expected, ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
June 24, 2021
The BMX Freestyle rider’s qualification to join the U.S. team made history.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 24, 2021
The remark was made in 2008, TV became popular in the 1950s, Franklin D. Roosevelt was president ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 24, 2021
A notorious radio flub became even more infamous through an exaggerated "re-creation" of it long ...
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