Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 5, 2020
Coupon scams often play on moments of crisis.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 5, 2020
A disturbing "challenge" featuring mostly young white men kneeling on each other's necks appears ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 5, 2020
The president's comments came during a press conference about employment statistics on June 5, 2020.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
June 5, 2020
The Denver Police Department is investigating the incident.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 5, 2020
The officers listed in this article died from a variety of causes, including brain cancer, a hea ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 5, 2020
Past and present got a little confused online amid widespread protests across the U.S.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 5, 2020
Editing or adding captions to imagery is a part of a meme culture ... and also one way misinform ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
June 5, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: Jessica Lee
June 4, 2020
Or was the claim another case of online misinformation?
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 4, 2020
In 2016 she supported Donald Trump's opponent, Hillary Clinton.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 4, 2020
This has all the signs of a manipulated image.
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 4, 2020
A rumor led some to believe that LEGO stopped selling police- and White House-themed toys.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 4, 2020
Criticism of police and white supremacy took many forms during the 2020 protests following the d ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 4, 2020
The clip began circulating recently on social media.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 4, 2020
The publication of the dictator's piece on propaganda wasn't necessarily a tacit endorsement of it.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 4, 2020
The general reportedly hates this nickname.
Written by: Jessica Lee
June 4, 2020
Entangling everyone from Bill Gates to local police, social media users alleged a grand conspira ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 3, 2020
The photograph appears to be real, but the caption tells a different story.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 3, 2020
Trump's tweet reacting to protests against the killing of George Floyd appears to blame anti-fas ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
June 3, 2020
The “color of the day” system was first instituted by the NYPD street crime unit in the 1970s.
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