Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 7, 2017
A short viral video clip was cut off before showing that Agata Kornhauser-Duda did indeed greet ...
Written by: David Emery
July 7, 2017
Fake news sites reported that the House minority leader's daughters were caught attempting to sm ...
Written by: David Emery
July 6, 2017
In which we check into some "fun facts" about Social Security from a Facebook meme saying the go ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 6, 2017
Although a panda bear-shaped solar farm was designed and built in China, an image that appears w ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 6, 2017
Rumors that the astronaut had to restrain himself from hitting the President of the United State ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 6, 2017
A photograph purporting to show Ali with Jackson actually shows the boxer with Tiger Smalls.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 6, 2017
A handful of furry fun ... if true.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 6, 2017
A miscaptioned photograph led to many jokes but little understanding.
Written by: David Mikkelson Alex Kasprak
July 5, 2017
Does recent unusual geothermic and seismic activity in Yellowstone Park foretell a coming catacl ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 4, 2017
A fake news article reported that President Trump had shut down American airports on 4 July 2017.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 4, 2017
A Facebook "prank" claimed that musician Kid Rock had passed away in July 2017.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
July 3, 2017
An imprecise test that appeared to show Starbucks drinks were contaminated prompted internet hys ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 3, 2017
A photograph purportedly showing a group of Norwegian police officers in skintight uniforms was ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 3, 2017
A story claiming that giant pythons were discovered in an Indiana creek originated on a "prank" ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 30, 2017
An inaccurate meme claimed that 15,000 people went missing in the forest that is thought to be t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 29, 2017
A photograph purporting to show a fast food restaurant in an American city was actually taken in ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 29, 2017
Behind a sensationalist headline lurked real news of a product recall.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 28, 2017
An unincorporated community in Kentucky has elected a dog as its mayor for the fourth time in a row.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 28, 2017
The satirical publication got a two-decade head start on rubbing in the Donald's financial issues.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 28, 2017
A viral meme describes a promising research project at MIT and Harvard, but so far it has only b ...
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