Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 22, 2018
Rep. Keith Ellison's former girlfriend has leveled charges of "narcissist abuse" against him, bu ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 22, 2018
A statement about women's rights attributed to the Senate Judiciary Chair gave voice to what man ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 21, 2018
A video showing an apparent "violent baptism" may appear shocking to some viewers, but the enthu ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Sept. 21, 2018
The evangelical conservative attempted to defend Brett Kavanaugh against an allegation that he c ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 21, 2018
A controversial tweet by Ann Coulter is a few years old and was issued in response to another tweet.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 20, 2018
Junk news sites reported that a "Puerto Rico mayor" was arrested on fraud charges and misleading ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 20, 2018
A fabricated and nonsensical quote about the September 11th terrorist attacks and President Trum ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 20, 2018
A former member of Senator Dianne Feinstein’s California staff was reportedly the target of Chin ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 20, 2018
The Minnesota House of Representatives member used a commemorative Quran when she was ceremonial ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 19, 2018
A conservative Facebook page's attempt to smear Christine Blasey Ford used a stock photograph of ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 19, 2018
A stray comment on an Iranian news web site formed the basis of a bizarre meme involving Sir Dav ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 19, 2018
A video appears to capture the disturbing and messy aftermath of a school prank.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 18, 2018
In August 2018, the U.S. Senate confirmed Tara Sweeney's appointment as Assistant Secretary for ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 18, 2018
A video purportedly showing the creation of a lemon-pomegranate hybrid fruit was created as a joke.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 18, 2018
A photograph documents that a portion of Interstate 40 in North Carolina was completely underwat ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 18, 2018
A photograph of an elephant carrying a lion cub should need to be real to be considered the "bes ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 18, 2018
The beverage giant did not confirm or refute news reports that they were in talks with a Canadia ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Sept. 17, 2018
Despite allegations that the fundraising letters were misleading, federal officials said that th ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 17, 2018
Right-wing websites concocted a cynical (and grossly inaccurate) conspiracy theory about a woman ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 17, 2018
Photographs showing a group of pigs on a flooded farm are real, but they were not taken after Hu ...
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