Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 5, 2019
A viral story from 2017 mischaracterized legislation that was signed into law in 2018.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
March 5, 2019
Conservative and pro-life observers criticized the media mogul in 2018 and 2019, but what did Op ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 5, 2019
If you encounter something on a social network, then it hasn't been removed.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 5, 2019
Some readers were a little confused, or maybe just grossed out, about a potential future food.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 4, 2019
The only thing missing from this photograph is context.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 4, 2019
A convincing depiction of a pixie skeleton had some social media users curious about real-life f ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
March 4, 2019
Facebook users attributed an unusual analogy about "raccoons" to "Steve Harvey" in early 2019. B ...
Written by: David Emery
March 4, 2019
Expo '58 in Brussels featured a reconstructed African village populated by real people shipped o ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 2, 2019
More junk news from puerile minds who consider defamation to be a sidesplitting form of "satire."
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 1, 2019
The couple felt they could not afford to add another child to their family.
Written by: David Emery
March 1, 2019
Is there nothing the "Illuminati" elite won't do to maintain their hegemony over the entire world?
Written by: Dan MacGuill
March 1, 2019
President Donald Trump's former lawyer came under renewed scrutiny in February 2019.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 1, 2019
Sometimes you can't tell players on social media without a scorecard.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 28, 2019
One seemingly oversized serpent seems to be making its way around the U.S. for identical poses.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 28, 2019
Gender, age, and class certainly played a factor in who secured lifeboat seats on the Titanic.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 27, 2019
Unlike 'A Taste of Armageddon,' we still aren't fighting wars completely with computers.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 27, 2019
A billboard campaign aimed at dispelling rumors about Muslims has prompted Islamaphobic reaction ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 26, 2019
A meme based on a 2014 campaign ad has continued to make the online rounds years later.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 26, 2019
A tweet by a high-profile Fox News personality breathed new life into an old controversy.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 26, 2019
After an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and multiple Grammy Awards, it's safe to say that Lady Gaga has ...
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