Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Aug. 4, 2025
According to a 2011 biography, Colbert has three children, none of them twins.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Aug. 4, 2025
The rescinding of $1.1 billion in federal support for public media resulted in the Corporation f ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 4, 2025
An investigation of the rumor about the White House press secretary and WNBA player led all the ...
Written by: Nick Hardinges
Aug. 4, 2025
The rumor reemerged online in early August 2025 after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavi ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Aug. 3, 2025
The figure was from 2019, and was a minimum as opposed to the starting salary. By 2025, NASA ast ...
Written by: Cindy Shan
Aug. 3, 2025
Social media users shared claims about how Scottish media characterized the visiting U.S. president.
Written by: Cindy Shan
Aug. 3, 2025 (Updated: Aug. 4, 2025)
Social media posts in late July 2025 renewed interest in the historical aviation accident.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Aug. 3, 2025
"President Clinton was a perfect gentleman during the trip and I saw absolutely no foul play inv ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Aug. 2, 2025
Millions of people saw the endearing, but fake, clip.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 2, 2025
Sen. Ron Wyden, ranking member the Finance Committee, reported 4,725 transactions to and from on ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 2, 2025
The alleged photo of the scantily clad NBA star resurfaced in late July 2025.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Aug. 1, 2025
Footage appeared to show a group of the animals having a blast on a pair of backyard trampolines.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Aug. 1, 2025
Although a screenshot circulating online started as satire, the U.S. president has had sharp wor ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Aug. 1, 2025
Mason Lee Gipson accepted a plea deal that reduced his sentence, resulting in 12 months of proba ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Aug. 1, 2025
A deal between the FCC and its parent company means bias complaints at CBS will be handled by an ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
July 31, 2025
Molly Forbes, who died in 2021, and her son Michael fought a long and well-documented battle wit ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
July 31, 2025
As of 2025, ICE offered student loan repayment options for eligible employees as both a recruitm ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
July 31, 2025
The Associated Press reported the company's ad campaign sparked a debate about race, Western bea ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 31, 2025
Danish researchers followed 1.2 million children and found aluminum in vaccines did not cause au ...
Written by: Nick Hardinges
July 31, 2025
The photo resurfaced online along with numerous other old pictures of the Trump family.
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