Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 7, 2018
A mysterious photograph of a home-made sign went viral after Nike's controversial endorsement de ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 7, 2018
An image purportedly showing the Nike 'swoosh' symbol on the tag of a 'Make America Great Again' ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 7, 2018
Critics of Colin Kaepernick's endorsement deal with Nike shared viral claims about the pay and c ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 7, 2018
Users of the controversial online forum 4Chan produced racially-charged and potentially dangerou ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 7, 2018
Junk news has gotten even junkier by simply recycling and republishing previous fabrications.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 6, 2018
Junk news sites cashed in on the supposed craze for burning Nike apparel as a protest over the c ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 6, 2018
An Internet meme characterized the planned departure of the Supreme Court nominee's daughters fr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 6, 2018
Pumpkin spice flavorings have found their way into a number of products, but not yet Oscar Mayer ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 6, 2018
Claims that Sasha Obama was expelled from school after going on a racist anti-white rant origina ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 6, 2018
Taya Kyle wrote on Facebook that the ad campaign's message of "sacrificing everything" was "insu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 5, 2018
Not a picture of 'corrupt' politicians or an execution, although some of the latter followed aft ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 5, 2018
A Donald Trump tweet from 2013 about the Obama administration and reporter Bob Woodward was seiz ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 5, 2018
The former NBA superstar has not taken umbrage with the company's decision to use Colin Kaeperni ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 5, 2018
Some readers were taken in by a satirical website's story that Democrats wanted the Supreme Cour ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 5, 2018
The new book 'Fear' is full of salacious details about President Trump's administration, but a s ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 5, 2018
A photograph of women participating in a protest demanding the legalization of abortion in South ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 5, 2018
A false viral Facebook rumor was fabricated using an online "fake news generator."
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 4, 2018
A volunteer officer with the Fairview Park Police Department posted the comments online. He resi ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 4, 2018
A junk news website reported that the government canceled a nonexistent contract with Nike becau ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 4, 2018
Viral social media posts exaggerated the impact of the actor's much-lauded efforts to end child ...
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