Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 19, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump contrasted his own approach to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic to ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 19, 2020
The law "does not make public employers absolute insurers against all wrongs," a three-judge pan ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 19, 2020
The Byron Bay Lighthouse has become a favorite of night sky photographers.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 19, 2020
Generally speaking, Facebook memes are not a reliable source for factual information.
Written by: Snopes Staff
Oct. 19, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 17, 2020
A little background research can go a long way towards avoiding the making of embarrassingly ina ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 17, 2020
It's no secret that cats love sitting on your laptop, but the reason remains a mystery.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Oct. 16, 2020
The claim surfaced roughly two years after the former N.W.A. member released the protest song, " ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 16, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump amplified misunderstanding when he claimed on live television that “ ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 16, 2020
During a televised town hall ahead of Election Day, Trump tried to sidestep his past, tentative ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 16, 2020
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden graduated from Syracuse University's law school i ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Oct. 16, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to share a piece of satire as if it were genuine news.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Oct. 15, 2020
The Trump campaign repeatedly made the claim to try to convince average Americans they would pay ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 15, 2020
"This is not fun," the Utah hiker said breathlessly as he was followed by a cougar for six harro ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 14, 2020
A popular tweet used a shaky comparison to differentiate the U.S. presidential candidates in 2020.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 14, 2020
Photographs can be misleading, especially if you don't know when they were taken.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 14, 2020
Barrett wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel in 2019 that upheld the dismissal of a workplace ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 14, 2020
As far as we can tell, the fly is an apolitical creature.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 13, 2020
A social media post claimed the Supreme Court nominee wrote that, "If you force your child to su ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 13, 2020
If you can delay vomiting long enough, we will tell you.
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