Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 19, 2017
An experience almost as scary as being transformed into a potato.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 18, 2017
Reports that the Fox News host was about to die after a bicycling accident were fake news.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 17, 2017
Satirical pieces live on, long after the target of their spoofing has faded from the public cons ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 16, 2017
Comey's attorney said that the two men know each other from working together but are hardly "bes ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 16, 2017
Claims about "breatharians," people purportedly living on light alone, do not offer proof that t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 16, 2017
A doctored image appears to show Hodgkinson holding a sign with a tweet about the Second Amendment.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 16, 2017
A post lauding an officer for her role in saving Rep. Steve Scalise correctly described her sexu ...
Written by: David Emery
June 15, 2017
Partisan web sites have attempted to link Scalise shooter James Hodgkinson to the civil rights w ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 15, 2017
A hoax news site used an unrelated mug shot for a falsehood about a man who added unwanted extra ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 15, 2017
After Rep. Steve Scalise was shot on 14 June 2017, an infographic purportedly from Vox weighed R ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 15, 2017
A fake news article was the latest in a series of claims about mishaps with the popular toy.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 15, 2017
A genuine tweet posted by the Kentucky senator was circulated out of context after lawmaker Stev ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 14, 2017
An image showing a full moon above a setting sun and framed between two trees is not a genuine p ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
June 14, 2017
Viral web sites massively exaggerate the risk posed by these plants, even if that risk is rooted ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 14, 2017
Two nearly-identical articles report the same false incident in two far-flung cities.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 13, 2017
A satirical article contains some clues that the claim is false.
Written by: David Emery
June 13, 2017
A piece inspired by the senator's antagonistic questioning of Trump appointee Russell Vought sa ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 13, 2017
A photograph purportedly shows vehicles in President Trump's motorcade positioned in an unusual ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 12, 2017
A video of a UFO that has been viewed millions of times on social media did not coincide with an ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 12, 2017
Reports that the minor celebrity from the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign was killed in a freak ...
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