Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 3, 2017
A "satirical" web site published a fabricated story that plays on an old, debunked allegation ag ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 3, 2017
A disreputable web site added to its archive of distasteful and entirely fabricated stories with ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 2, 2017
Despite all their bluster, climate denial blogs still do not appear to understand the difference ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 2, 2017
The pizza chain will be removing the NFL logo and the label of "official sponsor" from their tel ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 2, 2017
A meme comparing the founders of Papa John's (John Schnatter) and Little Caesar's (Mike Ilitch) ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 2, 2017
A satirical article about Iceland, Bibles, and mental health was mistaken as genuine news by som ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 1, 2017
An article reporting that a young girl unplugged a life-support machine to charge her mobile pho ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 1, 2017
A fake news article claiming that two Clinton employees were arrested for destroying evidence re ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 1, 2017
A prank news article led to widespread rumors that Governor Terry McAuliffe had passed a law leg ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 31, 2017
Kushner departed for a surprise trip to Saudi Arabia as Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team wa ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 31, 2017
Rumors that the Patriots' Bill Belichick reversed a decision to sign the player after a call fro ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 31, 2017
The film's special effects makeup artist revealed one of the secrets behind one of the horror cl ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 31, 2017
The Army Military Auxiliary Radio System sids conspiracy theory-related fears about a drill were ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 31, 2017
An article appearing to report that the actor had urged President Donald Trump to imprison Hilla ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 30, 2017
A baseless rumor that Jared Kushner had scrubbed his Twitter account was circulated in the wake ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 30, 2017
A joke about Fox News' coverage of Paul Manafort's indictment morphed into claims that the netwo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 30, 2017
"I don't want to face such an opponent!"
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 30, 2017
An Alexandria church's decision to relocate two plaques due to ongoing controversy over memorial ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 27, 2017
Several disreputable web sites used a fabricated quote as clickbait and plagiarized a two-year-o ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 26, 2017
A "satire" site posted a fake story appearing to report that Sgt. La David Johnson, who was kill ...
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