Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 28, 2020
Tennessee laws prohibit campaign slogans on clothing at polls, but does BLM count?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 28, 2020
The proposed Biden/Harris plan would replace individual retirement account deductions with a fla ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Oct. 28, 2020
Supporters of the Democratic U.S. presidential nominee shared the photo as evidence of the coupl ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 28, 2020
Ashley Biden introduced her father at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 28, 2020
Neo-Nazis and white supremacist groups have a long history in the United States.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 27, 2020
The false and distasteful rumor emerged from some dark corners of the internet in October 2020.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 27, 2020
The Democratic presidential candidate has not proposed a 3% property tax.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 27, 2020
While the media frequently "calls" election races on election night, states have several days (o ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 27, 2020
An unusual discovery was made during the renovation of a fountain named after a 19th-century Bel ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 27, 2020
The masked duo was reportedly caught red-handed stealing cookies from the break room.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Oct. 26, 2020
It was unknown who established the URL redirect — or why.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 26, 2020
A conspiracy theory based on one photograph won't cut it if there are literally hundreds of othe ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 26, 2020
A commonly cited statistic had a resurgence on social media in October 2020.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 26, 2020
The 2020 presidential election was rife with misinformation campaigns aimed at increasing voter ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 26, 2020
We're not sure how to objectively rate a mushroom's spookiness level, but we can verify the auth ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 26, 2020
A post circulating on Facebook falsely offers a Chick-fil-A gift basket.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 26, 2020
Was the Democratic U.S. presidential nominee caught red-handed confessing to large-scale voter f ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 26, 2020
"We are not prepared for a pandemic," Biden wrote, several weeks ahead of COVID-19's being ident ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 26, 2020
Masks definitely aren't responsible for mass deaths today.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 26, 2020
Regardless of etymology or the history of burial grounds, ultimately, everyone dies.
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