Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 23, 2019
Long-time children's TV host Fred Rogers dealt with a number of tough topics on his popular PBS ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 23, 2019
The figures cited by President Donald Trump supposedly were "leaked" to Axios by Democratic oper ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 22, 2019
It's hard to find a race in which the winning candidate had less of a need to resort to election ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 22, 2019
Dashboard cameras have captured some crazy highway driving, that's for certain.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 22, 2019
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had relationships with a number of high-profile people, i ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 22, 2019
The claim was one in a series of incendiary attacks against "the Squad" from U.S. President Dona ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 22, 2019
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter did disagree with the Southern Baptist Convention on issues o ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 22, 2019
A widely shared meme distorted a proposed gender-neutral naming policy in the city of Berkeley, ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 21, 2019
The American public deserves something better than ridiculously false memes.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 19, 2019
Absent proper context and punctuation, oral speech can be made to come across pretty silly.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
July 19, 2019
A curious amendment to the 2020 Defense Authorization Act demands answers on the question of U.S ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 19, 2019
This incident reportedly occurred during the closing mass of a youth retreat in Brazil.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 19, 2019
Does quoting some else's words back to them constitute a breach of decorum?
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 19, 2019
A site posing as satire often pushes racial rumors.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 19, 2019
Shocking footage may show the potential dangers of inhalant abuse but clearer evidence is needed.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 19, 2019
The barrel jellyfish is considered relatively small compared to some other species of jellyfish.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 19, 2019
Such a takeover would be a sensational development in the U.S. media landscape, for sure.
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 18, 2019
Users should always consider privacy and security before uploading personal data to an app.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 18, 2019
Be careful not to judge a story by a tabloid cover.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 18, 2019
The answer to who she really is ... is simpler than some think.
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