Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 1, 2018
A Georgia senator has claimed — without any supporting evidence — that Delta offers discounts on ...
Written by: David Emery
March 1, 2018
A fabricated article about the movie mogul's supposed self-inflicted death appeared on an irksom ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 1, 2018
After news reports revealed the purchase amid proposed funding cuts, the HUD secretary said he w ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
March 1, 2018
Mack Beggs's request to compete in the boys' division was stymied by Texas state officials.
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 1, 2018
A disreputable web site falsely claimed that the "vice president of Pfizer" said a vaccine for h ...
Written by: David Emery
March 1, 2018
A new variant of a years-old rumor about a worker adding HIV-infected blood to foods or beverage ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 1, 2018
The comings and goings of the Trump administration's White House staff may seem like a revolving ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 1, 2018
Social media posts inaccurately claim that the formulation of Suave Professionals brand products ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 28, 2018
The claim that the Senate Minority Leader has a concealed weapons permit is based on one single ...
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 28, 2018
Viral warnings about "extreme hackers" stealing information via popular entertainment apps on Fa ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 28, 2018
Election officials rejected the possibility that CityKey cards could cause an upswing in voter f ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 27, 2018
Reports about a 2011 change to Iowa's gun licensing rules in Iowa went viral after a mass school ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 27, 2018
Two fake quotes ostensibly uttered by the Florida senator resurfaced in the aftermath of the Feb ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 27, 2018
A tweet posted in 2010 by NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch about a fired CNN reporter was criticized ...
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 27, 2018
Several web sites mischaracterized an October 2017 California law preventing school personnel fr ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
Feb. 27, 2018
A 1991 article reported that Trump stopped an assault in New York City shortly after his own mot ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 26, 2018
Viral stories rehash a legal tussle between Pepsi and the Center for Environmental Health, but t ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 26, 2018
In the not-so-distant past, white carnival goers threw eggs or balls at African Americans in a g ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 26, 2018
A fake news web site used a photograph of a white nationalist to spruce up another of their fabr ...
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 26, 2018
A law barring the open carry of loaded firearms was passed in 1967 with the support of the Natio ...
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