Fact Checks

Did CNN's Don Lemon Celebrate 'Blue Wave' Flag Burners?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 6, 2018

This is no laughing matter, literally.

Does This Photograph Show Stacey Abrams Touting the Support of Communists and the Muslim Brotherhood?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 6, 2018

Candidates' political positions and affiliations are not determined by digital editing skills.

Does This Photograph Show a Migrant Caravan Member Urinating on the U.S. Flag?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 6, 2018

Photographs of alleged flag desecration are common fodder for social media posts expressing anti ...

Is This a Photograph of an Immigrant with Smallpox?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 5, 2018

Anti-immigration memes make sweeping speculations about epidemiology that are not supported by r ...

Did a Montana Libertarian End His Senate Run and Endorse a Republican?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 5, 2018

Rick Breckenridge reversed course on his announcement one day before the November 2018 midterm e ...

Did Armed Black Panthers Lobby and Intimidate on Behalf of Stacey Abrams?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 5, 2018

Misinformation runs rampant during election time, either through deliberate campaigns or inadver ...

Did Kurt Russell Say President Trump Was 'Relentless,' 'Dedicated' and 'Determined?'

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 5, 2018

A quote from a Twitter account using Kurt Russell’s face for its profile picture has become attr ...

Does This Photograph Show Democrats Campaigning in the Nude?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 5, 2018

This is neither a typical nor an established way of getting more party supporters to the polls.

Does This Photograph Show Barack Obama with Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 4, 2018

Pick a photograph, create a conspiracy theory. Repeat.

Was a U.S. Border Patrol Officer Killed by Attackers Armed with Rocks?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 4, 2018

Questions remain about the November 2017 death of U.S. Border Patrol Officer Rogelio Martinez, b ...

Was Manure Dumped Outside of Democratic Headquarters in Ohio?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 3, 2018

A photograph showing a pile of manure discovered outside a political HQ is real, but the picture ...

Did Andrew Gillum Suspend His Campaign for Governor of Florida?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 3, 2018

A small difference between two similar words caused confusion among readers about the Florida go ...

Did Barron Trump Benefit from Birthright Citizenship?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 3, 2018

President Trump's children would still be U.S. citizens even if birthright citizenship were revo ...

Did Beto O'Rourke's Staff Use Campaign Money to Help Migrants in El Paso?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 2, 2018

A controversial right-wing activist published yet another "sting" video which left out significa ...

Did Guatemalan Authorities Rescue a Group of Minors from Caravan Smugglers?

Written by: Dan Evon Bethania Palma

Nov. 2, 2018

A report of children rescued from 'human smugglers working inside' the Central American caravan ...

Will Voting in North Dakota Result in the Loss of Hunting Licenses from Other States?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 2, 2018

An ad promoted by the North Dakota Democratic Party made a dubious claim about voters' losing ou ...

Does This Photograph Show a Park Covered with Spider Webs?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 2, 2018

We become familiar with the term "mass ballooning event."

Is Ellen DeGeneres Holding a Facebook Giveaway?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 2, 2018

Don't fall for scams that use counterfeit Facebook accounts to falsely associate themselves with ...

Did the UN Declare War on America and Order Trump to Let the Migrant Caravan In?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 1, 2018

Junk news and mendacious memes falsely reported the United Nations had declared "war" on the Uni ...

Did the Media Ignore President Trump's Signing of a Bill to Clean Up the Oceans?

Written by: David Emery

Nov. 1, 2018

Despite what was claimed in a Facebook meme, the enactment of the 'Save Our Oceans Act' in Octob ...