Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 17, 2020
New Facebook terms of service will come into effect on Oct. 1, 2020.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 17, 2020
An anonymous email from 2002 continues to circulate online.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 17, 2020
Another day, another step further away from reality.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 16, 2020
The vice presidential candidate met with Blake’s family in Wisconsin after police shot Blake sev ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 15, 2020
The internet dare that went viral in 2020 joined a long list of dangerous challenges that have t ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Sept. 15, 2020
Critics of the movement against racism in U.S. law enforcement were quick to connect dots that d ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 15, 2020
It's often difficult to make out the specifics of an intentionally generic image.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 15, 2020
This question has a simple answer.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 15, 2020
Conservatives decried the governor’s planned security upgrade after she opposed U.S. President D ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 15, 2020
The tags reportedly can be found on the company's Regenerative Organic Stand-Up Shorts.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 14, 2020
The age of consent in the U.S. varies by state, ranging between 16 and 18. No one seriously want ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 14, 2020
A meme circulating on social media lacked historical context.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 14, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it harder for a cash-strapped New York City to front the costs of ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 14, 2020
False rumors were spread on social media in order to capitalize on heightened panic about pedoph ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 12, 2020
Adding a color background to a baseless statement doesn't make it any more factual.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 12, 2020
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Joe Jackson, a Medal of Honor recipient, died at age 95 in Januar ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 11, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic dragged on into fall 2020, so did the spread of fearmongering rumors.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 11, 2020
A friendly reminder that COVID-19 is named so, in part, because the disease was first observed i ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Sept. 11, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 11, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden tried to make a point about Black history in the wak ...
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