Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Emery Winter
Sept. 8, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 10, 2025)
There was no evidence a story about an AI robot fearing a lion was real. An image shared with th ...
Written by: Megan Loe
Sept. 8, 2025
"Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR," the meme shared on Trump's Tr ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Sept. 8, 2025
Videos of salt trucks in Chicago circulated as the Trump administration stationed hundreds of fe ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Sept. 8, 2025
The Vatican confirmed that – given the circulation of quotes without sources – all the pope’s sp ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Sept. 7, 2025
Cobb, who was a White House lawyer during Trump's first term as president, left this comment und ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Sept. 7, 2025
An urban legend Snopes first debunked in 2000 recently resurfaced.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Sept. 6, 2025
The automaker's famous "prancing horse" logo looked a little strange in the video.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 6, 2025
According to a social media rumor, the McDonald's mascot was named after a man who killed 12 chi ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Sept. 6, 2025 (Updated: Oct. 29, 2025)
Jackson Oswalt became the youngest person ever to achieve nuclear fusion in 2018. The FBI then s ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Sept. 5, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 9, 2025)
Mammograms are recommended and effective in screening for breast cancer.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Sept. 5, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement the comments in O'Keefe Media Group's video h ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 5, 2025
Users shared the rumor in September 2025 with the words, "Public Restroom Alert: Toilet Paper Co ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 5, 2025
While the claim was based on a real event, it was not the first surgery of its kind.
Written by: Megan Loe
Sept. 5, 2025
NFL quarterbacks, including the Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, allegedly rejected Swift's ...
Written by: Megan Loe
Sept. 4, 2025
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office and others shared the altered image on social media, with ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 4, 2025
Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha previously appeared in the news to address rescue efforts follo ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Sept. 4, 2025
All passed of natural causes, according to German-language news reports.
Written by: Megan Loe
Sept. 4, 2025
"The 'voter rights' queen voted 3 times using 3 names," a popular Facebook post sharing the rumo ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Sept. 4, 2025
The popular video appeared to be generated by AI.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 4, 2025
The Branson Area Breaking News Facebook page reported the woman "drowned while attempting to liv ...
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