Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 25, 2018
An outdated set of photographs purportedly showing member of a refugee caravan traveling via tra ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 25, 2018
An old satire article about a man's digging a tunnel to a pub has been fooling unsuspecting read ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 24, 2018
A viral video captures a woman using a musical tool to translate changes in a plant’s conductivi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 24, 2018
If this village is ever found at the scene of a crime, the culprit won't be difficult to catch.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 24, 2018
Viral memes leave out significant nuance in the transportation companies' efforts to boost democ ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 24, 2018
An echo chamber consisting of dozens of Twitter and Facebook accounts pushed an unfounded conspi ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 24, 2018
The tale of a David Hahn, who earned a merit badge in atomic energy and then turned his backyard ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 24, 2018
The Democrat's participation in a 1992 protest re-emerged during the hotly-contested Georgia gov ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 23, 2018
A series of old photographs were re-shared as if they depicted members of a migrant caravan burn ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 23, 2018
A years-old meme exaggerates the consequences of a controversial voter ID law.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 23, 2018
An all-purpose crowd shot can seemingly represent any number of different events in different pl ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 23, 2018
A photograph of protesters in the Honduran capital setting fire to a U.S. flag inflamed some Ame ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 23, 2018
Two different news stories separated in time and space created the impression that ISIS terroris ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 22, 2018
Two academics brought to light the state's efforts to violate protections against "intentional d ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 22, 2018
"Tim Hortons in seven different provinces were forced to close earlier than usual for lack of st ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 22, 2018
"You’re crippled with debt one day, and the next it’s all vanished into thin air."
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 22, 2018
A partisan meme termed the senator's nearly tenfold increase in net worth over six years on a sa ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 22, 2018
A series of photographs showing injured police officers are genuine, but they are several years ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 21, 2018
The notion that a pig’s lack of functional sweat glands has anything to do with its risk of tran ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 21, 2018
A "get out the vote" meme highlights a photograph that was crucial to garnering public support f ...
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