Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 11, 2020
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush’s $100 billion grant program proposed in the H.R. 6666 TRACE bill has been ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
May 11, 2020
A meme shared by social media users had some chronology issues.
Written by: Jessica Lee
May 11, 2020
A right-wing provocateur made the claim in a May 2020 tweet as federal leaders negotiated what t ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 11, 2020
At times it seems as if "communism" has become a general term to describe any undesirable action ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
May 11, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 10, 2020
Poultry shows are all fun and games until someone loses an eye.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 8, 2020
The factually-challenged film “Plandemic” is a social media hit with groups such as anti-vaxxers ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 8, 2020
Prolonged usage of certain masks can cause some health concerns.
Written by: Snopes Staff
May 8, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 8, 2020
The vice president had made a joke about carrying an empty box for the news cameras.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 8, 2020
The "fluff" is actually seeds from poplar trees.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 8, 2020
Coincidences that occur through the repetition of events are not necessarily the same thing as " ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 7, 2020
This photograph was controversial for a different reason when it first started circulating in 2018.
Written by: Jessica Lee
May 7, 2020
Viral social media posts claimed Tanzanian President John Magufuli used samples from a fruit, qu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 7, 2020
Costco's requiring customers to wear face masks in its stores during the coronavirus pandemic ha ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 6, 2020
You don't need a field to create a crop circle hoax.
Written by: Jessica Lee
May 6, 2020
According to the CDC, everyone should wear some sort of protection over their noses and mouths i ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 6, 2020
During an ABC News interview, the president spoke about reopening the U.S. and what he'd say to ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
May 6, 2020
A viral tweet from software engineer John McAfee raised questions about social-distancing measur ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 6, 2020
A photograph appeared to show four of a kind, queens. Asian giant hornet queens, that is.
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