Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 28, 2019
A junk news website produced yet another scaremongering story intended to provoke well-intention ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 28, 2019
A remarkable photograph showing a long line near the summit of Mount Everest was met with disbel ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 28, 2019
A notorious producer of junk news and hoax articles churned out yet another hoax, this time abou ...
Written by: David Emery
May 24, 2019
A number of right-leaning websites suggested that Obama "stole" the 2012 election by accepting i ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 24, 2019
It might be if the year 2014 is your idea of 'ancient.'
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 24, 2019
A notorious producer of junk news churned out yet another hoax.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 24, 2019
Internet propagandists manipulated a clip of the U.S. House Speaker to make it appear as though ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 23, 2019
An image of two young siblings holding their new baby brother or sister was attached to an unfou ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 23, 2019
Principled criticism of aspects of one's life in a country is not the same as expressing hatred ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
May 23, 2019
Fifty years and a whole lot of cultural differences separate these two events.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 23, 2019
A troll’s website from 2015 named “Christians Against Tattoos” produced dubious memes that remai ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 23, 2019
A satirical web site attributed made-up remarks to the 2020 presidential hopeful, but the commen ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
May 23, 2019
The story stemmed from 2012 reports citing statements Republican Scott DesJarlais made under oath.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 22, 2019
A cluster of right-leaning websites jumped into action based on preliminary details about a May ...
Written by: David Emery
May 22, 2019
Last time we checked, 'conspiracy to create a false conspiracy' was not an actual crime.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 22, 2019
A Fox News guest bore a striking resemblance to the host of "The Price Is Right."
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 21, 2019
"The Trump quote going around today is a poorly done Photoshop."
Written by: Dan Evon
May 21, 2019
Some QAnon conspiracy theorists were apparently taken by a bit of satire.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 21, 2019
The company's CEO Marcus Lemonis told Snopes.com, "We will not be taking the flag down under any ...
Written by: David Emery
May 21, 2019
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 deemed non-citizens conv ...
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