Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 7, 2017
A science experiment on YouTube was co-opted by anti-vaccine activists to make scientifically il ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 7, 2017
Despite denials, Governor Kenneth Mapp's executive order does authorize the National Guard to se ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 7, 2017
A clickbait news web site invented a controversy involving Celine Dion, Loretta Lynn, Cher, and ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 7, 2017
An article apparently intended as topical satire was mistaken for real news by some readers.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 7, 2017
An image of a news ticker reading "Hurricane Florence now contains sharks" is a recycled fake.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 7, 2017
Neither FEMA nor the 2006 PETS law requires hotels and motels to accommodate pets during emergen ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 7, 2017
The app works as advertised, but it does have some distance limitations.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 7, 2017
Rumors holding that new episodes of the series 'The Office' will be airing on NBC in 2018 are un ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 6, 2017
California's capital city has contracted with a nonprofit organization for a pilot program aimed ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Sept. 6, 2017
A "satirical" web site fabricated a story linking the fatal storm to the former president and 20 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 6, 2017
A video purportedly showing an 81-year-old named Arthur Hickenlooper on the game show was met wi ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 6, 2017
Facebook warnings accurately describe a 90 percent budget cut for publicizing the shortened 2018 ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 6, 2017
A photograph reportedly depicts a crying doctor mourning for a patient who died in childbirth af ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 6, 2017
An old rumor that a police department said that it would not protect NFL players until they stoo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 6, 2017
The Zello walkie-talkie cellphone app can be useful in an emergency situation, it still requires ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 5, 2017
A false rumor that could discourage hurricane victims from seeking aid spread on social media.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 5, 2017
A story that spread throughout the world is based on a single person's unverified claim.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 5, 2017
Hopkins, a British commentator known for making outrageous and sometimes morally bankrupt statem ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 5, 2017
A vague, viral post claiming that Red Cross volunteers refused to serve hamburgers was reprinted ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 5, 2017
A rumor that scientists would create a new hurricane category for Irma led people to believe tha ...
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