Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Sept. 3, 2020
Saying something happened doesn't mean it did.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 3, 2020
As far as we can tell, the University of Alabama football coach has not officially endorsed eith ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 3, 2020
The conservative commentator used her Twitter account to praise a murder suspect while insulting ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 3, 2020
This hair appointment engendered widespread controversy in summer of 2020.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Sept. 3, 2020
A rumor downplaying the seriousness of the deadly virus was promoted by a group of people that i ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 3, 2020
Repeating a lie ad nauseam does not make it any more true.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 2, 2020
We found no evidence that anyone made the statement, let alone U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 2, 2020
Operation Not Forgotten, spearheaded by the U.S. Marshals, resulted in the rescue of dozens of m ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 2, 2020
The phrase "in church," as some of the viral memes were captioned, may carry a misleading connot ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 2, 2020
Conservative websites and commentators misrepresented internal prosecutorial guidelines leaked i ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 1, 2020
The Facebook page for supporters of law enforcement has a history of posting controversial content.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 1, 2020
The idiom "out of whole cloth" can be traced back to false advertisements from garment sellers i ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 1, 2020
The 88 year-old country music legend sent readers to Snopes with an Instagram post in August 2020.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 1, 2020
A viral internet rumor had no standing in facts.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 1, 2020
Masks — or lack thereof — at the Republican convention became a point of political partisanship ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Sept. 1, 2020
Rittenhouse, 17, is accused of killing two people at a protest against police brutality in Kenos ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 31, 2020
A photo shared on Facebook took a rather creative perspective on the newly renovated White House ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 31, 2020
Police can be heard on a loudspeaker saying, "We appreciate you guys," during counterprotests fo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 31, 2020
The manipulated clip was shared by President Trump's social media director.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 31, 2020
A video of a fight in Kenosha, Wisconsin, supposedly shows the 17-year-old accused of killing tw ...
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