Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 15, 2020
A viral Facebook post, and online articles, reported a potentially significant class action laws ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 15, 2020
A conspiracy theorist’s video claimed the recently deceased Epstein was spotted at his ranch.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 15, 2020
Rejecting state-certified electoral ballots is not as easy as some Trump supporters would have it.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 15, 2020
Welcome to Mojosemi Forest Park.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 15, 2020
The president's misinformation around election results continued to get called out by the social ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 14, 2020
It wouldn't be the first time the wily, masked bandits botched a "break-in."
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 14, 2020
A strange online death hoax about Clint Eastwood's net worth purportedly leaving his family "in ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Dec. 14, 2020
The 4-year-old supposedly disappeared one day while his mom was at work.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 14, 2020
Humans and dogs have evolved alongside one another for thousands of years.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 14, 2020
Pretending to cast a ballot is not the same thing as casting a ballot.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 14, 2020
The "Mentos effect" is a real phenomenon, but can it really cause this much damage?
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 14, 2020
We've seen a lot of misleading headlines in our time, but this one is definitely up there.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 14, 2020
Architect Sebastian Piton's creations would fit inside a J.R.R. Tolkien novel.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 14, 2020
An anonymous teacher’s lesson to students on happiness has made the rounds of Facebook.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 14, 2020
Did the idea come from the mind of a dystopian satirist? Or, an American TV executive?
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 14, 2020
The comment prompted some to state that Jones had issued a veiled threat against Biden.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 14, 2020
It is unlikely that U.S. viewers will be able to capture a glimpse of all three sky events.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 14, 2020
One famous person was not among the many people Trump indicated an intention to pardon.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 14, 2020
Perhaps a golf cart might suffice on an island this small.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Dec. 14, 2020
On multiple occasions, the sitting president has shared manipulated content.
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