Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 10, 2020
A horse needs a house, of course, of course.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 9, 2020
What should be deferred is the further spreading of this quote meme.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 9, 2020
The origins of a frequently repurposed anti-Islam photograph remain murky.
Written by: Bond Huberman
Jan. 9, 2020
An old fake photo found a new target.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2020
Swimming spiders are the stuff of nightmares ... and reality?
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 9, 2020
Widely shared Facebook posts provided a poignant reflection in the U.S. in the wake of the assas ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 8, 2020
As wildfires raged in Australia in January 2020, a photograph from a previous blaze went viral.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 8, 2020
Multiple websites and social media memes lamented a population-control strategy announced by aut ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 8, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 8, 2020
The military has been an all-volunteer force since 1973.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 7, 2020
Misinformation spread wildly as bushfires devastated Australia in late 2019 and early 2020.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 7, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 7, 2020
White evangelical Christians are a powerful force in the Republican Party.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 7, 2020
"A strange thing happened to that word," read a quotation attributed to the former first lady wh ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 7, 2020
An old report, based on anonymous briefings, got a new lease on life amid escalating tensions be ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 7, 2020
Iran Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad on Jan. 3, 2020.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 7, 2020
Comic strips are not infrequently altered to replace their original dialogue with political mess ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 7, 2020
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Written by: Snopes Staff
Jan. 7, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 7, 2020
Arizona U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted a fake image of a meeting between former President Barack O ...
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