Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 28, 2018
Online reports that the controversial former Maricopa County Sheriff was nominated to replace th ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Aug. 28, 2018
An online graphic accurately quoted the South Carolina Republican disparaging his then-opponent ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 27, 2018
A notorious producer of junk news capitalized on the death of the Arizona senator with a crude a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 27, 2018
The term "front hole" was used in a safe sex guide designed to serve transgender people, but it ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 27, 2018
An expletive-laden tweet excoriating the president in the wake of the Jacksonville shootings was ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 27, 2018
Photographs suggest the 45th president colored one of the flag's stripes blue, though the eviden ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 27, 2018
A conspiracy theory website drew a series of baseless or incorrect conclusions from a study that ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 27, 2018
Police say the comment was made, but by a civilian bystander and not by one of their officers.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 27, 2018
News reports in the U.S. featured headlines that sensationalized and misled readers about a sing ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 27, 2018
A doctored photograph purportedly showing John McCain posing with terrorist Osama Bin Laden was ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 26, 2018
A notorious producer of junk news posted a fabricated meme about the relocation of a military ce ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 24, 2018
An image purportedly showing Colin Kaepernick as the "Person of the Year" on the cover of Time M ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 24, 2018
The chyron 'Trump Worried About Pecker Leaking' was created by an internet prankster, not the gr ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 24, 2018
A hyperpartisan Facebook page spread a fake and inflammatory meme after the death of Iowa colleg ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 24, 2018
Ron Paul did use the words "psychopathic authoritarians" in his final address, but not specifica ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 23, 2018
The fabricated report of a grisly discovery in Illinois originated on a spoofed Fox News Channel ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 23, 2018
A pinch of fake news, a smidgen of flawed reading comprehension, and a dash of Islamophobic fear ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 23, 2018
William McRaven wrote "I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 23, 2018
Scattered social media posts cited no sources for claims about the president's former adviser th ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 23, 2018
A 1930s photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., the President’s son, is a popular item online ...
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