Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 24, 2017
A Facebook post purportedly depicting a small child who had to shoot the family dog over barking ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 23, 2017
A private company that runs concessions at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia has been selling ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 22, 2017
A dramatic account of the great genius's dying moments has been disputed by historians for centu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 22, 2017
A message on the Telegram app from an "ISIS supporter" used a hashtag translated to "handle the ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 22, 2017
Reports that the actor stated Hollywood elites engage in the ritual abuse of children and the pr ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Nov. 22, 2017
A radio host with a history of pushing misinformation claimed that the Marine Corps "sent a mess ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 20, 2017
Reports that authorities in Mexico confiscated a massive shipment of cocaine headed towards a U. ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 20, 2017
The Secretary of the Interior is not the man in a widely-circulated photograph.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Nov. 20, 2017
A particularly brazen attempt at "clickbait" scraped together two unrelated stories under a rand ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 20, 2017
The image from the Spanish Civil War features one of the famous authors, but not both.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 17, 2017
“We are absolutely not saying that marijuana killed that child,” the co-author of a recently mis ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 17, 2017
Most of us who ride the subway have shared this experience at one time or another.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 17, 2017
A fake quote ostensibly uttered by the photographer who took the infamous image of Senator Al Fr ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Nov. 17, 2017
The "conservation easement" deduction is part of the GOP's current tax legislation -- but it is ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 16, 2017
The current GOP plan allows "unborn children" to be listed as beneficiaries of college funds, in ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 16, 2017
Out-of-control fires and tires are dangerous enough individually, never mind in combination.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 16, 2017
A screenshot from the game showing a shocking scene is genuine.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 15, 2017
"This is what 1 illegal refugee gets with the federal assistance program: $3874 per month."
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 15, 2017
Hyperpartisan web sites persist in recycling false reports about California legislators' exempti ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 15, 2017
An image circulating on Facebook purporting to depict the Texas church shooter in Bernie Sanders ...
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