Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 24, 2018
There's no credible evidence linking a January 2018 indictment with a persistent Clinton conspir ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 24, 2018
Fake news crosses the line from the barely plausible to the ludicrously ridiculous.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 24, 2018
An opinion piece arguing that "Trump is Right" about African countries was written by Karin McQu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 24, 2018
A faux transcript of the porn star's interview suggests that the ultimate sign of wealth is dema ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 24, 2018
The Arkansas Republican has supported drug screening for welfare programs, but never for Social ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Jan. 24, 2018
Teasers posted online are actually promoting an Australian travel campaign.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 24, 2018
The woman had supposedly disappeared after being abruptly dismissed in 1985 and was reportedly p ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 23, 2018
A deceptive video about rigged football games created by a "satire" Facebook page spread quickly ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 23, 2018
Some fake news is so fake that it doesn't even make coherent sense.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 23, 2018
The president's plan did call for changes that would have had a significant financial effect on ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria Arturo Garcia
Jan. 23, 2018
The doctor, who is in ICE custody, was convicted of two misdemeanors as a teenager 26 years ago.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 23, 2018
The news magazine offered a law professor's hypothetical musings, not a report about President T ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 23, 2018
Although stores are securing Tide detergent PODS in locked cases, retailers confirmed the measur ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 23, 2018
A "sovereign citizen" conspiracy theory about the licensing of lawyers is riddled with bad logic ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 23, 2018
A quote from the House Minority Leader about how building a wall on the Mexican border would vio ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 23, 2018
“I will not allow incubators of dangerous viruses to come anywhere near my son,” the First Lady ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 23, 2018
The 'Rocky' star supposedly decried the former president for having 'lived his whole pathetic li ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 23, 2018
California joined nine other states in enacting a "ban-the-box" law intended to reduce recidivism.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Jan. 22, 2018
An encounter captured on video in January 2018 depicts a longstanding practice by immigration of ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 22, 2018
An outdated controversy about McDonald's use of beef treated with ammonium hydroxide resurfaced ...
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