Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 20, 2017
Disreputable web sites regurgitated a "satirical" story about J.T. Brown's silent protest agains ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 20, 2017
Manuka honey has well-documented antibacterial properties, but the research is too preliminary t ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 20, 2017
A series of articles fervently blamed immigrants and Muslims for devastating California fires -- ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 20, 2017
Images purportedly depicting a creepy chimera-like creature actually show a silicone doll.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 20, 2017
No, the Department of Homeland Security hasn't advised that a Halloween curfew be implemented ov ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 19, 2017
An elusive old story about the iconic singer has received a new lease on life on social media.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 19, 2017
A satirical web site published fake news reporting that Jesus Campos worked in the non-profit's ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 19, 2017
In September 2016, Jerry Brown did sign a law allowing some -- but not all -- convicted felons t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 19, 2017
Italian lawmaker Maria Elena Boschi was targeted for ridicule in a doctored image.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 19, 2017
"I just heard a great tip. It's called the one cup tip."
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 19, 2017
An unfounded online rumor that a Melania-lookalike appeared at an event in the first lady's stea ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 18, 2017
Right-wing web sites used alarmist language and false claims to describe a reading event at a Ca ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 18, 2017
A popular social media image purportedly depicts President Trump getting a spray tan in the Oval ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 17, 2017
A chemical compound found in the leaves of the bay laurel may affect mood, but the results are i ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 17, 2017
A sports news web site published the photograph, which was taken during a game between the New Y ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 17, 2017
Disreputable web sites provide no evidence to support a half-baked theory about the cause of the ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 17, 2017
So many awards, so few genuine recipients.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 17, 2017
The critter needed a good cleaning, regardless.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 17, 2017
The explanatory last line of a Halloween joke about a real-life Freddy Krueger was removed in su ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 16, 2017
Police told us that despite widespread rumors and speculation, Jesus Campos is not missing.
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