Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
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 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 21, 2019
A young woman's death from a reported botched abortion in the late 1800s still resonates with ma ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill Bethania Palma
May 20, 2019
Attempts to make political points by bringing up DoD spending on erectile dysfunction drugs don' ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 20, 2019
In May 2019, social media posts targeted the would-be 2020 Democratic presidential nominee for h ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 20, 2019
The online world seems a bit confused about the existence of various types of dough.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 17, 2019
The origin of this claim was an interview conducted with then-Senator Biden in 1974.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 17, 2019
Sometimes distorting visual reality is as easy as pushing a button.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 17, 2019
An inaccurate, partially plagiarized post on an obscure blog caused widespread concern in April ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 17, 2019
Claims of a virulent outbreak at the U.S.-Mexico border mix inaccurate assertions from politicia ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 17, 2019
Various rumors about Flair's health circulated in May 2019 after the retired wrestler was hospit ...
Written by: Dan Evon Alex Kasprak
May 16, 2019
Blurry photographs of faraway objects rarely constitute credible evidence.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 16, 2019
It's quite difficult to positively identify a person based on a single, decades-old photograph.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 15, 2019
Most state workers would likely welcome an extra four weeks off per year.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 15, 2019
While instances of pareidolia may be open to interpretation, the authenticity of this photograph ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 15, 2019
It's difficult to answer survey questions if you don't fully understand their meaning.
Written by: David Emery
May 15, 2019
Biden said he was warning about the impact Republican economic policies would have on middle-cla ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 14, 2019
"God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has lai ...
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