Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Emery
April 23, 2019
California U.S. congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar is the grandson of a Palestinian terr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 23, 2019
By most accounts, the protests held by "Extinction Rebellion" have been rather tidy affairs.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 22, 2019
Curiously, the phrase "In God We Trust" wasn't even on paper currency in the United States 150 y ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 22, 2019
The claim has its origins in a thinly sourced Twitter thread that provided no verification for t ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 19, 2019
State Rep. Janine Boyd garnered national attention for an amendment she proposed to the state's ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 19, 2019
Hoaxes and reality sometimes overlap.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 19, 2019
He may well be one of the most beloved celebrities on the internet.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 19, 2019
According to the Mueller Report, U.S. President Donald Trump was less than enthused about the ap ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 19, 2019
The U.S. Social Security Administration proposed stepped-up evaluation of social media posts whe ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 18, 2019
A Breitbart report re-emerged on social media in the aftermath of the April 2019 fire at Notre D ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 18, 2019
A 2019 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris sparked interest in the condition of France's other ...
Written by: David Emery
April 18, 2019
The newly elected members of the U.S. House of Representatives are frequent targets of partisan ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 18, 2019
Pat Robertson definitely has a history of controversial statements.
Written by: David Emery
April 17, 2019
The same internet meme quoted Trump as saying he has 'tremendous respect' for Adolf Hitler.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 17, 2019
Some have termed this an "impossible" photograph due to the apparent proximity of the famed tour ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 17, 2019
A statement can only qualify as a "prediction" if it exists prior to the event it foretells.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 16, 2019
If a free vacation offer seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 16, 2019
It's unclear why a story from the 2016 election cycle was circulating in 2019.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 15, 2019
Is a reverse death hoax even more callous than a death hoax?
Written by: Dan Evon
April 15, 2019
Might be hard to "come on down" to "The Price is Right" if that's your only response.
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