Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 25, 2018
You'd think this kind of thing couldn't happen in urban areas.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 21, 2018
An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each full year.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Nov. 20, 2018
The photographs of the Republican lawmaker were brought to light hours before a 20 November 2018 ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 20, 2018
Walmart stores are not distributing free coupons via Facebook as part of Thanksgiving or Black F ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 20, 2018
A meme referred to the tragic circumstances surrounding the death and discovery of Joyce Carol V ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 20, 2018
"Wow, this is happening right now in California!"
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 19, 2018
You'll never be as cool as Bruce Lee and Jim Morrison chilling while Jimi Hendrix did anything.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 19, 2018
A widely-shared meme offered a malicious quotation attributed to the Minnesota Democrat.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 19, 2018
The State Department spent $174,000 for hotel rooms in advance of a visit by the First Lady to T ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 19, 2018
President Trump mentioned Osama bin Laden in his 2000 book "The America We Deserve," but he didn ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 19, 2018
A viral Facebook meme contained some unflattering statements attributed to the controversial ani ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 19, 2018
Conservative web sites and commentators pounced on a tweet which the Democratic Congressman insi ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Nov. 18, 2018
Reports out of Ohio and Georgia claimed that ballots mailed in government-provided envelopes wer ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 16, 2018
Zombie voters, or zombie claims?
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 16, 2018
Obama's relationship with Fox News was tempestuous to say the least, but none of the network's c ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 16, 2018
Media outlets have taken a voyeuristic look at child poverty in the poorest parts of Indonesia a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 16, 2018
Natural disasters do sometimes make for strange bedfellows.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 16, 2018
Presidents sometimes express support for U.S. troops on Veterans Day at places other than Arling ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 16, 2018
Who's in charge of the White House press microphone? Internet sleuths muddied the waters.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 15, 2018
A conspiracy theory suggests the deliberate burning of populated areas to make way for a high-sp ...
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