Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 4, 2019
Actor Morgan Freeman has one of the most recognizable (and impersonated) celebrity voices.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 3, 2019
A meme attempting to equate a national border wall with home security featured provocative image ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 3, 2019
The media doesn't typically afford prominent coverage to year-old stories.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 3, 2019
A D.C. lobbyist asserted without evidence that the young reporter's death was suspicious due to ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 3, 2019
If true, this is our chance to see what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 3, 2019
A picture of a pelican and a dog lying on a pier together suggests they were serious BFFs.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 3, 2019
The 45th president's first public cabinet meeting of 2019 gave rise to a widely shared Facebook ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 3, 2019
The government can raise funds in many different ways, but selling recreational drugs would be a ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 2, 2019
The Jacksonville Democrat's pronouncements as a preacher came under intense scrutiny in 2018.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 2, 2019
Supercooled water, which remains liquid below its freezing point, can be tricky to create but is ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 2, 2019
Celebrity gossip websites reported in December 2018 that the 70-year-old singer had only days or ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 2, 2019
Uruguay is known for producing some of the world’s most impressive such formations.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 2, 2019
The SS Warrimoo was reportedly once navigated to a point such that it simultaneously spanned fou ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 1, 2019
A widely-shared Facebook meme took aim at the 2020 Democratic presidential contender.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 2018
Crime may not pay, but neither is it fooled so easily.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Dec. 30, 2018
A tip spread via social media advises that debit card theft via card readers can be easily thwarted
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 29, 2018
No one outside of characters from mythology and folklore is actually trying this.
Written by: David Emery
Dec. 28, 2018
The 88-year-old Christian televangelist has never been a big fan of science.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 28, 2018
You don't often see national leaders burning their own countries' flags -- and you still don't.
Written by: David Emery
Dec. 28, 2018
Partisan websites have accused New Jersey officials of violating the Second Amendment and 'wagin ...
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