Fact Checks

Did Hal Lundgren Write an Open Letter to Lebron James?

Written by: Dan Evon

Dec. 3, 2018

We're skeptical that an open letter criticizing NBA star Lebron James was actually penned by fre ...

Does This Video Show a Kinetic Water Sculpture in Japan?

Written by: Dan Evon

Dec. 3, 2018

Would that all of us could have hair that is so easy to wash.

Will Looking at This Image Reveal How Stressed You Are?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Dec. 1, 2018

It's mostly having to deal with stuff like this that stresses us out.

Former President George H.W. Bush Has Died

Written by: Snopes Staff

Nov. 30, 2018

The 41st President of the U.S. has passed away at age 94, according to the family's spokesperson

Did a Male Rapist Who Identifies as Female Transfer to a Women's Jail and Assault Female Inmates?

Written by: David Emery

Nov. 30, 2018 (Updated: Sept. 26, 2023)

Karen White, a transgender woman, confessed not only to abusing fellow inmates in a West Yorkshi ...

Did a Man Start Crashing His Car After Receiving a Woman's Brain in a Transplant?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 30, 2018

Tired sexist stereotypes and miscaptioned photographs don't make "satire" any more appealing.

Did Minneapolis Launch a 'Sharia' Hotline to Report Anyone Who Criticizes Islam?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 30, 2018

The "new" News Punch is just as fake as the old Your News Wire. And just as unoriginal.

Has It Been 10,316 Days Since the Berlin Wall Was Torn Down?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 30, 2018

Everything is relative, including -- or especially -- time.

Are 'One-Third' of Caravan Migrants Sick with HIV, Tuberculosis, and Chicken Pox?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 30, 2018

Many caravan migrants are dealing with assorted health complaints, but not these specific commun ...

Did a Biology Student Cross a Marijuana Plant with Strawberries?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 29, 2018

This would be handy if you were looking for a nice blended pot smoothie.

Does This Photograph Show a Border Patrol Agent Injured by a Thrown Rock?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 29, 2018

“He who has a glass head should not throw stones at others.”

Do These Photographs Show a Guitar Graveyard?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 29, 2018

The least someone could do is to give these instruments a decent burial.

Did Muslim Groups Keep Money Intended for Victims of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 29, 2018

Conservative web sites grossly misrepresented the facts surrounding the transfer of $238,634 in ...

Did TBS Cancel Their 'Christmas Story' Marathon Due to Its Bullying Scene?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 28, 2018

The classic 1983 holiday film about the adventures of Ralphie Parker famously contains a confron ...

Did a Man Die of E. Coli After Sex with His Girlfriend?

Written by: David Emery

Nov. 28, 2018

A morbid tale of a sexual experiment gone fatally awry.

Did FDR's Vice-President Write an Op-Ed About 'American Fascism'?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 28, 2018

Henry A. Wallace's 1944 piece included a warning regarding the alliance of racists and "delibera ...

Does This Vet Need Help in Finding Survivors of His Air Force Bomb Group?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 28, 2018

The online world is amazing in satisfying some requests, but often information is propagated lon ...

Did Dick Van Dyke Say 'We Have to Stop a Man Who Wants to Be the Dictator'?

Written by: David Emery

Nov. 28, 2018

In an interview just before the 2016 presidential election, the then-90-year-old comic actor lev ...

Did Sgt. Al Powell Stop a Terrorist Attack at Nakatomi Plaza?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 28, 2018

Sgt. Al Powell was integral to the plot of "Die Hard," but that movie wasn't quite based on real ...

Did a College Mirror Nazis by Having Students Wear 'White Privilege' Pins?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 28, 2018

A widely-shared Facebook meme grossly misrepresented the nature of an infamous Holocaust-era pol ...