Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 24, 2019
A minor Seattle street-cleaning issue from mid-2017 was played up by partisan websites as if it ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 24, 2019
Experts have raised doubts about a flurry of news stories that report the act of looking down at ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 24, 2019
A mysterious 911 call isn't exactly what it seems.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 24, 2019
We seriously hope we're not bursting anyone's bubble with our answer.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 24, 2019
"As they say, time will tell."
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 24, 2019
"It’s like when Puff Daddy changed his name to P Diddy," Palin also reportedly said. "You’re not ...
Written by: David Emery
June 21, 2019
Anecdotal reports of a man finding out his wife owns the house they've been renting were making ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
June 21, 2019
The fossil was first discovered in 1947 and dubbed a “fossil truck tire” before geologists inspe ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 21, 2019
This is not the first bad-faith attempt to connect the LGBTQ community to pedophilia.
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 20, 2019
The Trump campaign denied knowing a contractor hired a casting agency for the candidate's 2015 c ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 20, 2019
If there's one common denominator of festivals, tailgates, and rallies, it's trash.
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 20, 2019
A Turning Point USA meme that claimed to showcase poverty in Venezuela co-opted an unrelated ima ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 19, 2019
That might be difficult ... the adult film actress and vocal critic of Donald Trump is alive and ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 19, 2019
We were able to loosen up some information about this image with the help of the American Gastro ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 19, 2019
A false theme that has been online since the 2016 was given new life by junk news.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 19, 2019
Perhaps not surprisingly, Harris' 2020 presidential campaign is not focused on the color of lab ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 19, 2019
Remarks made by Ecuador's defense minister prompted concern about the UNESCO World Heritage Site ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 19, 2019
It's a familiar trope on the internet but remains factually challenged.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 18, 2019
An unreliable website shared a scare story with a xenophobic twist in June 2019.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 18, 2019
Reports indicate a really big spider ate a really small possum in Australia.
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