Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 19, 2018
"Gosh, that cheek looks awfully familiar. Could it be ... Satan?"
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 18, 2018
The Disney-Pixar animated sequel has prompted safety concerns among some viewers.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 18, 2018
A prolific producer of fake news publishes yet another false meme about an 'Arnim Zola'.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 18, 2018
A satirical quote attempting to draw a comparison between Melania Trump and Adolf Hitler's mistr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 18, 2018
The Drudge Report used a years-old photograph of children in Syria holding toy guns without cred ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 18, 2018
Viral posts on social media contain claims that immigrant children are receiving numbers like Ho ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 18, 2018
The character was written as a male bear — but it was originally inspired by a girl bear named W ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 18, 2018
There is no federal law mandating children and parents be separated at the border; a policy resu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 17, 2018
Strong winds did hit a Chinese city, but the objects they displaced didn't include a whole octopus.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
June 16, 2018
A Reddit user's account of his post-amputation experience of bringing home his leg and making ta ...
Written by: David Emery
June 15, 2018
Video footage released by North Korea's state television network shows Trump returning a militar ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 15, 2018
An Indiana veterans facility temporarily removed military flags to fly a rainbow flag, an action ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 15, 2018
Despite what a hoax news article says, Happy Meals from McDonald's do not actually guarantee hap ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 15, 2018
Photographs shared widely on social media offer an incomplete explanation of the kinds of damage ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 15, 2018
Multiple news outlets reported that the Department of Health and Human Services is planning tent ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 14, 2018
A list purportedly demonstrating the National Football League's hypocrisy regarding free express ...
Written by: David Emery
June 14, 2018
The claim that a Trump-branded hotel opened in North Korea's capital less than 24 hours after th ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 14, 2018
A quote widely attributed to the Attorney General appeared to stem from a viral video shared by ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 14, 2018
A new funding initiative by the restaurant chain caused surprise and skepticism in mid-2018.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 13, 2018
In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccina ...
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