Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Oct. 3, 2025
The massive expansion of the White House events space is funded by the president himself along w ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Oct. 3, 2025 (Updated: Oct. 10, 2025)
The agencies provided no evidence to support the allegation that members of the Venezuelan gang ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 3, 2025
The video depicted the purported U.S. general as saying, "The real battlefield isn't Portland. I ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Oct. 3, 2025
Kraft Heinz, Maxwell House's parent company, said "Maxwell Apartment" would be cheaper, helping ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Oct. 3, 2025
Rory McIlroy is just the latest sports star to be the subject of AI-generated stories about dona ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Oct. 3, 2025 (Updated: Oct. 7, 2025)
Immigrants in the country illegally are not eligible for federal health care insurance plans. Th ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Oct. 3, 2025
McIlroy clashed with spectators at the tournament final in New York, but a video seeming to show ...
Written by: William Kramer
Oct. 3, 2025
Fans of both music icons should know all too well that the collaboration was fabricated.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 2, 2025
Online users discussed a number of rumors involving singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks purportedly p ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 2, 2025
An alleged 2013 quote from the then-businessman and reality TV host made the rounds online durin ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Oct. 2, 2025
A warning spread through social media posts incorrectly describes how burundanga, a drug often u ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 2, 2025
The defense secretary called a gathering of top military officials at the Quantico base in Virgi ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Oct. 1, 2025
House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries told CNN the hats "randomly appeared" during the meeting.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 1, 2025
The Texas senator delivered the flubbed remark during a committee hearing in September 2025.
Written by: Rae Deng
Oct. 1, 2025
The legislation would direct the Treasury Department to mint no more than 400,000 limited editio ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Oct. 1, 2025
Here's what's true — and what's false — about rumors that Leo is replacing New York Cardinal Tim ...
Written by: William Kramer
Oct. 1, 2025
The rumor circulated shortly after ABC briefly suspended Kimmel's show over remarks the comedian ...
Written by: Megan Loe
Sept. 30, 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs coach allegedly said he would "not accept an event that tarnishes true pa ...
Written by: Megan Loe
Sept. 30, 2025
An image supposedly showing a press release by The Associated Press spread the rumor.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 30, 2025
Users liked, commented on and shared numerous posts about this fictional story, including many p ...
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