Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 8, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence’s eye prompted discussion about whether he was infected with COVID-19 ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 8, 2020
Lincoln was not above using the enticement of a Supreme Court seat to encourage campaigning on h ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 8, 2020
Being in the same room is not mandatory to have a meaningful discussion of the issues.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 7, 2020
The five letters were displayed on private property, and their owner's identity is not known.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 7, 2020
President Trump and his administration have asserted the claim on more than one occasion.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 7, 2020
President Trump did say that he felt great after leaving Walter Reed Military Medical Center— bu ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 7, 2020
Comments by the Democratic vice presidential candidate led to claims that she encourages rioting.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 7, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has appealed to several faith groups.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 7, 2020
The Trump campaign seemed keen to recreate Hillary Clinton's infamous "deplorables" moment, but ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 6, 2020
Widely shared social media posts, based on news reports, accused the former New Jersey governor ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 6, 2020
The tweet boosted a false claim about the 2020 Democratic vice presidential nominee.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 6, 2020
The 1970s version of Sanders sounds very familiar to modern audiences.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 6, 2020
Question is whether the coin comes from an official government gift shop.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 6, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump's weight and general health were a concern after he tested positive ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 6, 2020
A 10-second-clip from a 90-minute event was missing some context.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 6, 2020
A widely shared tweet, supposedly written in mid-September, predicted that "Trump’s October surp ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 5, 2020
Many people are under the mistaken impression that military discharges come in one of two forms: ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 5, 2020
Andrew McCabe did not have any oversight of the investigation into Secretary Clinton's email ser ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Oct. 5, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 5, 2020
Photographs of LGBTQ love flooded Twitter in an attempt to drown out the white supremacist organ ...
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