Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 23, 2020
Photographs can be misleading.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 23, 2020
A defense budget bill was surprisingly controversial during the final weeks of 2020.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Dec. 23, 2020
In the years after Bowie's death, social media posts highlighted public statements from the 1970's.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 23, 2020
Given the tumultuous 2020 election season, some unrest is expected.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 23, 2020
A misleading meme about the second coronavirus stimulus bill sparked internet outrage.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 22, 2020 (Updated: Nov. 2, 2023)
An old "Wheel of Fortune" video clip with a "Clam Digger" puzzle found new life on TikTok.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 22, 2020
The southern continent fended off the novel coronavirus for nearly a year.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 22, 2020
He also said he would not get vaccinated while launching a mass inoculation program in Brazil.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 22, 2020
An online advertisement and 40-page story about a "former police dog" that barked at a tree was ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 22, 2020
An online advertisement featured a shirtless picture of ABC News anchor David Muir and claimed h ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 22, 2020
Innovators are always seeking a better way to build to a mousetrap.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 21, 2020
Perhaps a website named Money Cougar isn't the best source for reliable royal family news.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 21, 2020
In most states, the law provides for a broad interpretation of "residency" when it comes to elec ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 21, 2020
Online trolls misleadingly labeled a photograph of a French modeling agent sitting with Jeffrey ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 21, 2020
After construction, it was decided that it would be easier to move the border than the fortress.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 21, 2020
In his 2013 song “Pandemic,” the rapper did sing about a coronavirus.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 21, 2020
The Holy See gave Catholics the green light to get vaccinated against the pandemic disease.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 21, 2020
This TikTok video about Biden's plan to reopen schools was viewed more than 4 million times.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 21, 2020
Businesses scaled back operations in the summer of 2020 as COVID-19 cases spread in counties acr ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 21, 2020
Most of the president's disclosed investment wealth is in the form of mutual funds that make up ...
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