Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 14, 2020
Conservative media attacks pro-abortion rights activist for a Christmas decoration choice.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 14, 2020
Chester Doles was a member of the KKK, the neo-Nazi National Alliance, and marched with the Hamm ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 14, 2020
Right-leaning observers responded with outrage at photographs of Champ and Major.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 14, 2020
The coin discovery was made in the United Kingdom.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 13, 2020
Perhaps the only thing unreal about this Taco Bell story is its headline.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 13, 2020
The order allegedly excused all federal employees from duty on the day before Christmas Day.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 13, 2020
Sister Act fans were “joyful, joyful” after hearing of the newly laid production plans.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 13, 2020
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, who fact-checks the story behind it?
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 12, 2020
Our research led to a newspaper article from June 13, 1969, one month before Apollo 11's moon la ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 12, 2020
Rumors about a "Hocus Pocus" sequel have been circulating for years.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 12, 2020
The amphibian's translucent skin has earned it the name "glass frog."
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 12, 2020
An article in German news magazine Der Spiegel labeled U.S. President Donald Trump "Der Verliere ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 12, 2020
How many people should it take to eat four McChicken sandwiches, four medium fries, and 20 McNug ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 12, 2020
A photograph of "Terminator 3" star Nick Stahl was misleadingly used to illustrate a third-party ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 12, 2020
Oh chemistree, oh chemistree, how organic are your branches?
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 11, 2020
Chick-fil-A is one of the popular fast food restaurants known for typically having lengthy drive ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 11, 2020
An interesting legal claim stirred up plenty of debate on TikTok in December 2020.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 11, 2020
An online ad promoting a list of restaurants closing in 2020 may have stopped breadstick-lovers ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 11, 2020
Aurora borealis? A nuclear explosion? No, just a tomato farm.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 11, 2020
Pouring dish soap in household plumbing, whether it be a toilet, bath tub, or kitchen sink, has ...
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