Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 24, 2020
Misinformation surrounded one of the most controversial topics in the 2020 general election — ma ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 24, 2020
Not every project related to racial justice is automatically linked to the Black Lives Matter mo ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 24, 2020
This was not a remotely accurate nor reasonable summary of what the former U.S. vice president a ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 24, 2020
A quote lifted from a blog post about Harris and Biden was misattributed to Harris.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 24, 2020
Trump's tweet followed a report from a television station in Topeka, Kansas, based on an anonymo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 24, 2020
Not all asteroids are created equal.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 21, 2020
U.S. Senate Bill 311 provoked widely shared social media posts that targeted Democratic and Inde ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Aug. 21, 2020
Greenland sharks can reach lengths of up to 24 feet and weigh more than 2,000 pounds.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 21, 2020
The phrase "under God" is still regularly recited by members of the Democratic party.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 21, 2020
A social media meme sought to exonerate U.S. President Donald Trump from any connection with Jef ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 21, 2020
"Cuties," an award-winning French film about a group of young dancers, gained attention for all ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 21, 2020
Yet another meme sought to denigrate a particular group by using misrepresented photographs.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 21, 2020
An old meme was recirculated in August 2020 after Bannon's arrest on fraud charges.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 20, 2020
Believe it or not, there was a time in the United States when face masks were not required to sl ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 20, 2020
The removal of U.S. Postal Service mailboxes under the previous administration did not indicate ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Aug. 20, 2020
Mailbox rumors swirled in 2020, as did real concern about the U.S. Postal Service's ability to m ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 19, 2020
Controversy fall flat? The internet always has a spare.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 19, 2020
Mislabeled photographs are common currency in the world of online disinformation.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 19, 2020
The comment during a Wisconsin campaign rally was widely interpreted to mean the president might ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 18, 2020
The 2020 Olympics were delayed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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