Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 7, 2018
The fake news article misuses an image of a New York City building fire.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 7, 2018
A spoof video about the notoriously anti-pot Attorney General was produced by a comedy group and ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria Alex Kasprak
Feb. 7, 2018
Rumors that ranitidine causes false positives for meth in drug screening have circulated for yea ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 6, 2018
Students at Pennridge High School in Philadelphia were asked to solve algebra formulas using vig ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 6, 2018
A popular meme showing a dog looking resentful as his owner poses with a significant other is ba ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 6, 2018
Facebook hasn't limited your feed to only a certain number of people, and sharing a post saying ...
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 6, 2018
An Internet meme credited the Black Panther Party with inventing Women, Infants, and Children, a ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 6, 2018
Viral Facebook posts have rehashed an old recall, causing hundreds of thousands of people unnece ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 6, 2018
Some of the images in a collage purporting to show the discovery of a "Goliath skeleton" date ba ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 5, 2018
For once, a notorious purveyor of fake news gets some details right, but gets the overall story ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 5, 2018
It's remarkably easy to create fake tweets.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 5, 2018
The quote attributed to the famed actor was fabricated by a disreputable web site.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 5, 2018
As Philadelphians destroyed their city in celebration, a ridiculous rumor took hold on social me ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 5, 2018
An image purportedly showing the official Twitter account for the Philadelphia Eagles telling Pr ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 5, 2018
An incident that generated outrage on social media does not reflect company policy, according to ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 2, 2018
A meme targeting the Democratic lawmaker gets some, but not all, of the facts right.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 2, 2018
The legal ordeal of a California high school football star was turned into a meme that misrepres ...
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 2, 2018
There is no evidence that the billionaire supporter of progressive causes ever uttered such a re ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 2, 2018
In the wake of the decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a viral video has s ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 2, 2018
An article claiming that a great white shark attacked a Greenpeace activist originated on a well ...
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