Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 9, 2020
During these three key periods, the brain undergoes dynamic changes, which could make the cognit ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 9, 2020
A widely shared meme placed the deaths caused by COVID-19 in stark historical context.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 9, 2020
Surprising vestiges of the 1918 pandemic are suddenly relevant again.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 9, 2020
Breakfast has been a part of the McDonald's menu since the 1970s.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 9, 2020
According to the Audubon Society, it's akin to a human giving birth to a fully developed 4-year-old.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 9, 2020
Rumors about the royal family are a dime a dozen.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 9, 2020
We want the tooth and nothing but the tooth.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 9, 2020
The president-elect’s purported joke fell flat during an interview with CNN.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 9, 2020
There's no law that requires a candidate to win both Ohio and Florida in order to become preside ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 9, 2020
The Snow White figurine arrived at roughly the same height as the dwarves, so Disney found "an i ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 9, 2020
The story of Joseph tells the tale of a brother spurned by his kin who then rises to a coveted a ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 9, 2020
"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" was released in 1989, but it wasn't the last the 20th centu ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 8, 2020
The loan to the NFL star's company was controversial due to his wealth and a multi-million dolla ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 8, 2020
Experts warn consumers to be skeptical of email and unsolicited calls.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 8, 2020
Internet commenters have historically been quite bothered by TikTok videos recorded inside resta ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 8, 2020
The real stories behind the misleading clickbait about a "lost cave" and a "gold mine" were actu ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 8, 2020
Flowbee has stated that the actor has no endorsement deal with the iconic, vacuum-based, self-gr ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 8, 2020
Conspiracy theorists resorted to blatant digital manipulation to attack the U.S. president-elect ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 8, 2020
As commander of the Allied forces in World War II, U.S. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower helped defeat ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 8, 2020
As a vaccination for COVID-19 starts to roll out, so does the anti-vax misinformation.
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