Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
June 13, 2018
Rep. Steve King engaged in yet another round of white nationalist speech on his Twitter account.
Written by: David Emery
June 13, 2018
The always-provocative HBO talk show host stands accused of taking "Trump-hatred" to a whole new ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 13, 2018
When President Donald Trump lashed out at Canadian leader Justin Trudeau, a quote attributed to ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 13, 2018
Some may choose not to eat at the chain for reasons of personal morals or tastes, but buying foo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 12, 2018
Japan's Lake Kawaguchi truly does sit within eyesight of Mount Fuji.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 12, 2018
An odd video purportedly showing the royal couple at an event actually features two "live figure ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 12, 2018
A Hong Kong company garnered global headlines with its "Jiftip" product, but it's not clear who' ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 12, 2018
The Hollywood actor's profane Tony Awards speech led to the recirculation of rumors that he was ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 12, 2018
A viral photograph showed massive crowds out on the streets of an English city, but the scene wa ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 12, 2018
A heart-rending photograph of a crying child in a cage was part of a protest to call attention t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 11, 2018
Saying that Charlie Chaplin invented the "distracted boyfriend" meme is a bit of a stretch, but ...
Written by: David Emery
June 11, 2018
Spurious claims linking the celebrity chef's death to Hillary Clinton were published on a web si ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
June 11, 2018
A German photographer covering the G7 summit captured an image of U.S. President Trump seemingly ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 11, 2018
A popular cautionary tale about a child dying after his asthma medication was swapped for essent ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 11, 2018
Neither Pizzagate nor a "child trafficking bunker" in Tucson is real or connected to illegal act ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
June 11, 2018
Disreputable web sites conflated a homeless camp in Arizona with a carefully orchestrated multi- ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 11, 2018
A Facebook page posing as the actor posted a hoax message about a new movie in the popular time- ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 11, 2018
A viral Facebook post falsely implied a photograph of youngsters in orange jumpsuits shows detai ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 11, 2018
A Facebook user evoked images of the Holocaust in a claim that Immigration and Customs Enforceme ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 11, 2018
A digitally manipulated video showing a group of penguins living on a plastic island was created ...
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