Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 24, 2017
President Trump was the first sitting president to visit the Jewish holy site, but other preside ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 24, 2017
A "satirical" web site published a fake story of questionable taste.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 24, 2017
A photograph showing three women in a "cangue" is often shared with a backstory about witchcraft.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 24, 2017
An internet rumor from a dubious source has been repeated by news outlets in the UK and beyond.
Written by: David Emery
May 24, 2017
We looked into the accuracy of a viral list touting President Trump's accomplishments during his ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 24, 2017
A Facebook post created using a "prank" web site fooled many into believing that internet star A ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
May 24, 2017
A Mexican news site posted a satirical story saying that the U.S. President had offered asylum t ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 23, 2017
Following a 22 May 2017 tragedy in Manchester, a photoshopped image of Ariana Grande defiling an ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 23, 2017
Reports that "one of the nation’s most respected physicists" has warned that fidget spinners cou ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 23, 2017
Although melting permafrost did cause flooding in the access tunnel to the vault, the vault itse ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 23, 2017
A satirical web site published an entirely fabricated story about the Senate Minority Leader.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 23, 2017
A 2015 news story about the musician's being detained was repackaged and recirculated as current ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 23, 2017
Claims that Marilyn Monroe had an extremely high intelligence quotient are frequently offered up ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 23, 2017
A viral video from 2015 shows soldiers seemingly turning away as a protester steps on an America ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 22, 2017
Multiple fake news sites shared a fabricated claim that President Trump's new head of housekeepi ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
May 22, 2017
The murdered DNC staffer's parents posted a video to the family's GoFundMe page a month ago than ...
Written by: David Emery
May 22, 2017
A satirical web site reported that Trump called KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders "a tremendou ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 22, 2017
The real significance of a photograph of President Trump and Saudi leaders touching a glowing or ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 22, 2017
A doctored image was used to spread the false claim that George Soros was indicted for election ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 22, 2017
The latest in an ongoing series of hoaxes targeting Rep. Trey Gowdy involved a false claim his s ...
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