Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 21, 2025
The alleged quote from the 1994 film "Forrest Gump" is yet another example of the so-called Mand ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Sept. 21, 2025
The co-host of Fox News' "Fox & Friends" later called his comment "extremely callous."
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Sept. 20, 2025
A park ranger and a spokesperson for a local university both said they had never heard of the al ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 20, 2025
Social media users have long shared a story about Sony recalling the camcorders after users disc ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Sept. 19, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 22, 2025)
The supposed news appeared after ABC suspended Kimmel's late-night show.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Sept. 19, 2025
According to local news, the temporary installation was independently funded by a group of crypt ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Sept. 19, 2025
The country music star is very involved in homelessness and addiction activism, but this particu ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 19, 2025
Kirk, a conservative activist killed in September 2025, previously made negative remarks about t ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 19, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump made a state visit to the United Kingdom on Sept. 16, 2025.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Sept. 19, 2025
An animated video spread the claim, but Snopes found no evidence he had fabricated such a lie.
Written by: Rae Deng
Sept. 19, 2025
May the Force (of media literacy) be with you.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 19, 2025
People have shared the image for years, often as alleged proof of a connection between the chief ...
Written by: William Kramer
Sept. 19, 2025
According to the story, pet store employees starting their morning shift were shocked when they ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 19, 2025
Released footage after Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a Utah college claims to show a m ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 18, 2025
According to the fake story, the rapper "stunned the globe when he set politics aside and delive ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 18, 2025
Online users began sharing this rumor just before ABC's suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimm ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Sept. 18, 2025
Rittenhouse, acquitted in deadly protests, was a guest at "AmericaFest" in 2021, an event organi ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Sept. 18, 2025
The quote came from an opinion piece Redford wrote endorsing Joe Biden for president in 2020.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 18, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 22, 2025)
Online users shared this rumor following ABC's suspension of Kimmel's show. Here's the truth, as ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Sept. 18, 2025
Far-right British activist Tommy Robinson organized the rally months before Kirk died.
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