Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 2, 2017
Yoest claimed there was sufficient research to back up the claim in a 2012 interview with the Ne ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 2, 2017
A series of fake news articles portrayed Trump defending Jehovah's Witnesses after a Russian cou ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria Arturo Garcia
May 1, 2017
A chain of blog posts advanced a rumor that President Trump forced Argentina not to honor Presid ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 1, 2017
A spectacular video purportedly showing clouds rolling over Japan's Mount Fuji was digitally cre ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
May 1, 2017
A dubious web site claimed that the director received 'heavy insults" over the film, but failed ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 1, 2017
Multiple regional fake news sites falsely claimed a woman in that area forced her cheating husba ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 30, 2017
Reports that the former Alaska governor was critically injured in an automobile accident are fak ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 29, 2017
Reports that the Academy Award-winning actor was killed in a drive-by shooting in New York are f ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 28, 2017
Despite rumors that the rocker was killed in a hunting accident in Montana, he remains alive and ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 28, 2017
Condemned prisoners sometimes make unusual choices for their final meals, but generally they sti ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 28, 2017
The quote, often attributed to Rand, is a paraphrase from one of her novels.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 28, 2017
A meme compares the educational backgrounds of 'Science Guy' Bill Nye and actor Dolph Lundgren.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 28, 2017
Another Facebook coupon scam has appeared, this time using phony Bed Bath & Beyond coupons to lu ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria Bethania Palma
April 28, 2017
Amid reports of stranded attendees and no refunds, some are hinting that the entire festival was ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 27, 2017
Stories promoting a "diet hack" involving apple cider vinegar are based on unrelated photographs ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 27, 2017
The Jurassic Park star was handing out sandwiches as part of a promotion for an upcoming film pr ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 27, 2017
An unreliable web site's claim ignores the fact that Clinton is New York, making numerous public ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 26, 2017
Ryan has no plans to voluntarily leave his influential post, and it's unclear if any serious eff ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2017
An image purportedly showing a squirrel appearing to magically avoid a stream of water is a comp ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2017
An unflattering image purportedly showing President Donald Trump sending a tweet from his Florid ...
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