Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 17, 2018
An image showing a bag of Skittles autographed by George Zimmerman came from the documentary "Re ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 17, 2018
A photograph posted by Safari Club International went viral after being shared by outraged anima ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 17, 2018
A video purportedly showing an airplane being spun around by typhoon-force winds is actually a c ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 16, 2018
This meme is not only false, but it seemingly undermines the very point it's trying to make.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 16, 2018
Deceptive memes purport to correct misinformation offered by other supposedly deceptive memes.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 16, 2018
It's not uncommon for reporters to call upon dramatic skills in the course of conveying the peri ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 15, 2018
A video clip of a report captured during Hurricane Florence appeared to show some very selective ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 15, 2018
In 1915, Essie Dunbar was allegedly pronounced dead after suffering from a seizure. Legend has i ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 14, 2018
Clinton stoked controversy during a town hall radio broadcast by framing her stance in support o ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 14, 2018
The U.S. chief executive employed the phrase at a National Day of Prayer event in May 2018.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 14, 2018
A report that a Facebook event encouraging people to "shoot guns at Hurricane Florence" had caus ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Sept. 14, 2018
A Facebook user's bogus claim about hurricane escape routes was spread online even by people who ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 14, 2018
If you think that your shoes are watching you, maybe they are ... if you own this particular Nik ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 13, 2018
A disreputable web site chose to over-simplify and sensationalize a real homily delivered by the ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Sept. 13, 2018
A "hurricane tip" circulating online would not, in fact, help everyone who might be affected by ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 13, 2018
"junk" -- noun: "old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of lit ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 13, 2018
During a 2016 radio interview, Anne Graham Lotz said 'God allows bad things to happen' like the ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 13, 2018
Inmates at Orleans Parish Prison reported that they spent several days in flooded cells without ...
Written by: Dan Evon Bethania Palma
Sept. 12, 2018
An image of a large spiral cloud forming at sunset was created with the help of digital editing ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 12, 2018
An image showing President Trump making an excited hand gesture on 11 September 2018 is genuine, ...
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