Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 30, 2019
Digital editing can create some surreal-looking scenes.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 30, 2019
Nothing jump-starts a Twitter fight better than obvious failures in chronology.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 30, 2019
The "mugshot" of Sasha Obama used in this article was created from a 2015 photograph of her retu ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 29, 2019
Viral scarelore posts about sex trafficking are not uncommon these days.
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 26, 2019
Attacks on Omar have frequently taken her comments out of context to paint them in an inflammato ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 26, 2019
The strange act of "hypnotizing" chickens was first described in the 1600s.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 26, 2019
Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified before Congress in July 2019 about his report on whethe ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 26, 2019
We know this much: The compensation settlement is the real deal.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 26, 2019
Ikizukuri is the preparation of sashimi from live seafood.
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 25, 2019
Online hoaxes about the congresswoman from Minnesota seem never-ending these days.
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 25, 2019
Let's just say there is no such thing as "Republican Senator Owen Humperlam," who supposedly aut ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 25, 2019
Right-leaning websites grossly distorted the nuanced reflections of the Michigan Congresswoman o ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 25, 2019
The phrase "45 es un titere” translates to "45 is a puppet."
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 24, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump has made a number of incendiary remarks attacking Ilhan Omar and oth ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
July 24, 2019
This invented claim had its origins in a website that imagines itself to be a purveyor of satire ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 24, 2019
You can never be too careful when playing the circle game.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 24, 2019
We know this much: The German film director isn't the biggest fan of social media.
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 23, 2019
The "Top Gun" actor did make an appearance at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, but so did an impers ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 23, 2019
Fans of the late rapper Nipsey Hussle urged Crayola to name its blue crayon "Nipsey Blue" after ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 23, 2019
Public notices apparently have taken on a more "in your face" political stance in New York.
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