Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 14, 2019
A photograph purportedly captures a soldier doing the dab all the way back in 1932.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 14, 2019
A number of recent laws have focused on preventing distracted driving, but the penalties vary fr ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Jan. 13, 2019
Certain websites regurgitated a familiar complaint upon the debut of a new patrol group in Brooklyn.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 12, 2019
A troll is a person who posts inflammatory content with the intent of provoking readers into di ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Jan. 11, 2019
Conservative media outlets began reporting on "Second Coming" months after its release was first ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 11, 2019
Philip Morris International sells the iconic brand outside the United States, and has for years ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 11, 2019
You can't get kicked out of a place you haven't been.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 11, 2019
A frequent purveyor of junk news caused some uncertainty about the nation's highest court in Jan ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 11, 2019
President Trump needs to raise funds before he raises walls.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 11, 2019
The iconic wilderness area fell victim to staff shortages caused by the budget standoff in Washi ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Jan. 10, 2019
Junk news in, junk news out.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 10, 2019
Whether it does or doesn't show rioting, the video has been viewed more than 1.6 million times.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 10, 2019
A viral social media message warned users in the U.K. about driving on the M1 and M25.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 10, 2019
Donald Trump in 2004: "‘If there’s a concrete wall in front of you, go through it, go over it, g ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 10, 2019
"The bill number may be a bit tongue-in-cheek,” U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer told a local newspaper ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 10, 2019
President Trump has threatened to cut off aid to California unless authorities changed their for ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 10, 2019
Outrage posts on clickbait web sites didn't tell the full story of an art exhibition.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 10, 2019
Political trolls take advantage of the fact that capital I's and lower case L's can easily be mi ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 9, 2019
If yes, it would fly in the face of his advocacy of free movement for workers between the U.S. a ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 9, 2019
Although Spacey has been accused by multiple people of sexual abuse, the claim that he 'drugged ...
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