Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 19, 2017
A satirical article said that Christian singer-songwriter Chris Tomlin was legally blocked from ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 19, 2017
A 2016 opinion piece was plagiarized in July 2017, complete with a click-bait headline.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 18, 2017
A fabricated story lead to widespread unfounded criticism of the hip-hop producer.
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 18, 2017
The president made the comment, which was captured by a Fox News graphic, in regards to health care.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 18, 2017
A viral Facebook post claimed laundry detergent pods clog drains, but it is unclear whether the ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 18, 2017
A satirical web site published yet another fake story linking the Clintons to a fabricated death.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 18, 2017
A fake Art of the Deal quote was shared as meme in mid-2017.
Written by: David Emery
July 18, 2017
An April 2017 tweet in which Chelsea Clinton supposedly defended the cultural practice of "genit ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 17, 2017
A photograph of the president posing with a brunette woman doesn't depict Kremlin-linked attorne ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 17, 2017
A photograph purportedly showing two women receiving golf lessons from a robot likely originated ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 17, 2017
A widely-shared quotation comes from a 2014 theater adaptation, not the original 1949 novel.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 17, 2017
A "prank" Facebook post claimed that Bigfoot was found dead on a lakeshore.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 17, 2017
A video comparing weather reports from Sweden and Iraq used footage from a short-lived Swedish p ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 17, 2017
After Klaus Eberwein's suicide, inevitable links to the "Clinton Body Count" rumor emerged, but ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 16, 2017
Reports that a pilot named Dimitri Noonan broke his silence about a secret meeting between Bill ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 16, 2017
A cartoonish photograph purportedly showing presidential sons Eric and Donald Trump, Jr. was dig ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 15, 2017
Reports that a dying CIA agent confessed to blowing up WTC Building 7 on 9/11 through controlled ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
July 14, 2017
A blog post, even if you like it and it is presented in downloadable PDF form, is not a peer-rev ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 14, 2017
Jugurtha Tableland in Tunisia is a rock formation, not a vestige of forests that stretched miles ...
Written by: David Emery
July 14, 2017
Fake news web sites reported that the former President Obama's elder daughter was terminated for ...
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