Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 28, 2021
Beginning around Jan. 22, 2021, users claimed that simply typing a single letter or the word "vi ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 28, 2021
The 46th U.S. president has made a point of achieving demographic diversity and representation i ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 28, 2021
As protesters against India's farm laws entered Delhi’s Red Fort, they hoisted their own flags o ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 28, 2021
The effort was initiated by officials who aimed to “dismantle symbols of racism and white suprem ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Jan. 28, 2021
If so, an uncredited meme would not likely be the first to report the discovery.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 28, 2021
The tweet was a contribution to the hashtag #ObamaTVShows.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 28, 2021
The Republican congresswoman from Georgia has come under scrutiny for her promotion of harmful a ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 28, 2021
The U.S. president condemned increasing xenophobia against Asian Americans during the pandemic.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 27, 2021
A meme comparing crowd sizes left out a key piece of context: a deadly pandemic.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 27, 2021
You may remember such technology from an early episode of "Black Mirror."
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 27, 2021
Maybe wearing a mask isn't such a bad idea after all.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 27, 2021
The quote in question came after several variant strains of the coronavirus were found to be hig ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 27, 2021
Gov. Kevin Stitt defended the purchase in April, saying the money spent "will not have gone to w ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 27, 2021
Harris made history several times over when she was sworn in as U.S. vice president on Jan. 20, ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 27, 2021
White pages that have been overexposed in a video can be difficult to read.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 27, 2021
A creative prankster took a novel approach to spreading misinformation by sending it in the mail ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 26, 2021
A feature in the German Sunday paper Welt am Sonntag asked every federal state in the country if ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 26, 2021
It wasn't the first time the nominee for U.S. assistant health secretary was targeted online.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Jan. 26, 2021
Trump supporters were selling memorabilia online promoting the supposed alternative to the Democ ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 26, 2021
The former president may be looking for something to do with his free time.
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