Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 30, 2018
While the vast majority of cells would be replaced every seven to ten years, some cellular outli ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 30, 2018
A real case of sex trafficking charges involving a "Smallville" actress was mixed with fabricati ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 30, 2018
A viral photograph purportedly shows a "pro-lifer" washing aborted fetuses in Rio de Janeiro, bu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 30, 2018
An image of a doctored newspaper article contained the false claim that comedian Michelle Wolf w ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 29, 2018
The 'Daily Show' correspondent's appearance at an annual Washington press event left much of the ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 29, 2018
The 'Daily Show' correspondent's appearance at an annual Washington press event left much of the ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 28, 2018
The Westmoreland News published a photograph of a KKK recruitment flyer, a decision that was cri ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 27, 2018
According to rumors, the Utah Republican says access to hospitals killed a million or more Ameri ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 27, 2018
Venomous rattlesnake bites can be notoriously expensive to treat, thanks mainly to high drug cos ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 27, 2018
A popular meme repeated confused and inaccurate claims about the purported links between fascism ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 27, 2018
A video showing a group of camels swimming through ocean waters doesn't show what it claims — bu ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 26, 2018
Some fake news sites just can't get over their obsessions with pederasty, likely because it make ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 26, 2018
A popular meme outlines the purported benefits of living in Sweden.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2018
The red velvet ant, or cowkiller ant, is a wingless wasp with an extremely painful sting.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2018
Photographs showing a man wearing an "anti-smoking cage" around his head may seem strange, but t ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 26, 2018
It's probably best not to get your legal advice from social media.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 25, 2018
The results of a 22-person pilot study have been misrepresented through years of viral reporting ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 25, 2018
Legislators in Maine did not pass a bill or any legislation permitting female genital mutilation ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 25, 2018
We fact-check a series of claims about Japan's healthcare and medical insurance system.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 25, 2018
Two images purportedly showing President Trump on the cover of "Time" magazine under the headlin ...
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