Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 16, 2021
The Hohle Fels phallus is popularly considered to be the oldest known dildo.
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 16, 2021
Security footage of a bobcat attacking two people as they were getting in their car appeared to ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 16, 2021
Some observers responded with outrage after the release of video footage showing a Chicago polic ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 16, 2021
The Transplant Act would reauthorize the National Marrow Donor Program, a database of donors for ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 16, 2021
A photograph of a cellist and a security guard in a stairwell went viral.
Written by: Snopes Staff
April 15, 2021
The operation was allegedly billed as the "biggest seizure of human organs in history."
Written by: Snopes Staff
April 15, 2021
The alleged comment pertained to an alleged home purchase by Black Lives Matter co-founder Patri ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
April 15, 2021
Some said pictures of the plate ignited "online controversy."
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 15, 2021
A Chicago Tribune op-ed generated outrage over its take on the killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo.
Written by: Jessica Lee
April 15, 2021
"(I'm) crushed," said Courteney Ross, the former partner of Floyd, after a suburban Minneapolis ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 15, 2021
Congressional in the front, party on the sides?
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 15, 2021
The ice cream brand has been no stranger to speaking out on a number of issues.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
April 15, 2021
Think of it as a “check engine” light.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 15, 2021
Even as the Derek Chauvin trial was winding to a close, rumors about George Floyd were still swi ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 15, 2021
Lindell, a prominent Trump ally who was banned from Twitter earlier in 2021, has also championed ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 15, 2021
None of the musicians aboard the Titanic survived the ship's sinking, but at least one of their ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 15, 2021
The GOP congressman is the subject of a Justice Department investigation related to sex trafficking.
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 14, 2021
It's hard to imagine how anyone might think wearing a seat belt around one's neck is a good idea.
Written by: Jessica Lee
April 14, 2021
Some Americans routinely draw attention to the criminal histories of Black men who die in police ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 14, 2021
"We're number one" isn't always a point of pride.
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