Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 16, 2021
The truth about this meme may be inconvenient.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 16, 2021
Big winter storms in February 2021 left many areas without power in the U.S.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 16, 2021
The King of Rock and Roll was rumored to have a distant connection to Judaism.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 16, 2021
What does a 1942 book have to tell us about a 21st century pandemic? Nothing.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 16, 2021
A viral TikTok video asks viewers to put themselves in someone else's shoes.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 16, 2021
Memes are not the best source for factual information.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 15, 2021
Online advertisements about the Oscar-winning actress and her son had appeared in various forms ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 15, 2021
It is true that 2019 was the first year since 1957 in which the U.S. was energy independent.
Written by: Snopes Staff
Feb. 15, 2021
A meme involving Kamala Harris and the Department of Veterans Affairs originally came from a pur ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 15, 2021
Traffickers are too smart to try to snatch unwitting victims from grocery store parking lots and ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 15, 2021
It takes a pretty fun-gi to come up with such a tall tale.
Written by: Snopes Staff
Feb. 15, 2021
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Feb. 15, 2021
The alleged post included a photo of Floyd with the caption, "You take my breath away."
Written by: Snopes Staff
Feb. 15, 2021
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 15, 2021
Here's an example of how folklore, myth, and legend can sometimes slow scientific understanding.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 14, 2021
"The copious lock of George Washington's grayish tan hair is tied together with a fine white th ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 14, 2021
Coastal erosion had its moment in the spotlight in early February 2021.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 14, 2021 (Updated: April 29, 2024)
To enter the "Poison Garden" you must pass through a gate with a skull and crossbones.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 14, 2021
We expected to find the photo was fake, but what we didn't see coming was that it was a fake of ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 14, 2021
The "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" actor married Leila George D'Onofrio in July 2020.
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