Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Dec. 1, 2017
Reports about Sahar Tabar failed to provide proof that she based her appearance on the "Tomb Rai ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 1, 2017
It helps to pay attention to what song lyrics actually say.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 30, 2017
Although the term "slush fund" signals secret money stashed for illicit purposes, Congress has a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 30, 2017
The woman hula-hooping in this photograph did not time-travel to the 1930s.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Nov. 30, 2017
Messages from the "Trump for Office Foundation" were actually designed by a company that allows ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 30, 2017
Bioidentical but synthetic THC has been approved for medical use since 1985, but it was only rec ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 29, 2017
Though chemicals within the fruit have shown potential anticancer properties in the lab, no evid ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 29, 2017
Hate crime charges were not dropped, and there is no evidence any of the suspects are associated ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 29, 2017
As of November 2017, the tax reform bill would make changes to some employee benefits, but not e ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 29, 2017
A social media rumor calling for a boycott of Taco Bell inaccurately claims that either the chai ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 29, 2017
Photographs of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Christmas service looked as if he were stea ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 28, 2017
An emotive Facebook post about the slave trade in Libya used photographs that were either unrela ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 28, 2017
Users of the iPhones running iOS 11 can make use of the feature but should take some precautions.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 28, 2017
The Amish do breed dogs for sale, but the portion of commercial kennels they own is not known.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 27, 2017
The Trump administration reversed a previous decision to ban the use of a common insecticide, an ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 27, 2017
A fabricated health scare that originated in Africa got a new lease on life in November 2017.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Nov. 27, 2017
A made-up news story wrongly proclaims Bruce Willis as the latest entry in a line of Hollywood A ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 27, 2017
Reports concerning a man who passed away shortly after starting a GoFundMe crowdsourcing campaig ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 27, 2017
Misleading articles citing an opinion piece falsely claim that Canada has given a "green light" ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 26, 2017
A family dog supposedly saved sleeping young children from sexual abuse by biting off an intrude ...
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