Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 1, 2020
Claims that high-profile political figures are arrested for various crimes make for frequent onl ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 1, 2020
The tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, extends more than 2,700 feet into ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 30, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Justice has killed death row inmates in a number unp ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Nov. 30, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump indeed lost followers after Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential elec ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Nov. 30, 2020
If that were the case, we're not sure Starbucks would be allowed to sell that drink anymore.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 30, 2020
One Jack Sparrow is plenty, thank you.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 30, 2020
Viral postings tell the tale of a missing woman, a ghostly apparition, and an abandoned car in t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 30, 2020
Turns out several people made this mistake, but the U.S. president wasn't one of them.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 30, 2020
The "Easter egg" in the ride queue is among many.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 30, 2020
It’s unlikely the Georgia Secretary of State’s office will further examine absentee voter signat ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 30, 2020
Do not attribute to conspiracy what can easily be explained by demographics.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 30, 2020
Visual artist Tom Coben has created several realistic-looking robots.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Nov. 30, 2020
A seemingly Orwellian quote made a comeback during the 2020 election season.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 30, 2020
Making fraudulent promises about free holiday groceries as unemployment rises during a pandemic ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 29, 2020
A claim that Trump's legal supporters won "a major injunction" in trying to overturn election re ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 28, 2020
A repeated election fraud claim by Trump about the number of voters in Detroit bears no relation ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 27, 2020
A repeated election fraud claim by Trump about the number of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania bea ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 26, 2020
A stunning photograph had some wondering whether it was real.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 25, 2020
The intent of the boxes was for park guests to drop postcards off.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 25, 2020
A months-old document exploring one possible response to the COVID-19 pandemic was misrepresente ...
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