Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 10, 2020
This is the false rumor you get when you mix a door-to-door salesman, a health ministry T-shirt, ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
April 10, 2020
Experts do not recommend heating up your personal protective gear like leftovers.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 10, 2020
No, but the original version of the photograph stirred up its own controversy.
Written by: Jessica Lee
April 10, 2020
The Easter Bunny would not approve.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 10, 2020
A fresh meme resurrected and combined some stale claims that we had already investigated at length.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 10, 2020
New York’s Hart Island has been used as a burial site for unclaimed deceased persons for more th ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 9, 2020
The news outlet acknowledged the error, but that wasn't the end of the story.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 9, 2020
Masks were commonly worn during the 1918 "Spanish flu" pandemic, but this photograph doesn't sho ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 9, 2020
Parody news sometimes looks just like real news.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 9, 2020
On April 2, 2020, Jared Kushner said of the federal stockpile: "It's supposed to be our stockpil ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
April 9, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 9, 2020
Who could have seen this coming? Just about anyone who can read.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 9, 2020
Pollution levels in India did drop dramatically in April 2020, but beyond that the story gets a ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 8, 2020
"I came for the album cover and stayed for the music."
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 8, 2020
Yet another "free coupon" scam attempted to lure social media users with bogus promises.
Written by: Snopes Staff
April 8, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 8, 2020
No, but Walmart and other stores have set aside dedicated shopping hours for senior citizens.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 7, 2020
The U.S. president is invested in several mutual funds — some of which include very minor stakes ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 7, 2020
The predictive value of cherry-picked data is generally low to insignificant.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 7, 2020
Humor doesn't always translate from one culture to the next.
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