Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 21, 2017
An image purportedly showing the ghost of Paul Walker is actually an altered photograph of the a ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 20, 2017
A fake news item appeared to report that Wikileaks' founder was kidnapped from the Ecuadorean em ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 20, 2017
There's no evidence Louise Rosealma was using a glass bottle she appeared to be holding as an in ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 20, 2017
The Trump administration's Attorney General expressed his amazement on a radio talk show.
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 20, 2017
Three local public school districts that were invited to past Easter Egg Roll events were not in ...
Written by: David Emery
April 20, 2017
Fake news sources reported that a man from Nassau County was found writhing in pain after amputa ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 20, 2017
A video that purported to show a member of a lost tribe was shared with a variety of unproven cl ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 20, 2017
A potentially dangerous set of instructions about "how to become a fairy" was circulated on soci ...
Written by: Snopes Staff Kim LaCapria
April 20, 2017
Images from a fatal shooting in Detroit were used to accompany a report that a teenaged boy died ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 19, 2017
Reports that women in the U.S. can now go topless anywhere without fear of legal reprisal are no ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 19, 2017
A claim that Russians have compromising information on Rep. Jason Chaffetz appears to be unfounded.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 19, 2017
A chest X-ray purportedly showing a cockroach is actually a doctored version of Marilyn Monroe's.
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 19, 2017
A second video from a different angle shows that the president tossed the hat back to the boy.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 18, 2017
This claim, rooted in scientific research that is increasingly seen as flawed, is likely an arti ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
April 18, 2017
An online Dunkin' coupon offering that promises a free box of donuts is part of an anniversary g ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 18, 2017
Two long-buried photographs were doctored to show the two icons leaning against a tree together.
Written by: David Emery
April 18, 2017
Fake news web sites reported that a woman in South Africa gave birth to a litter of puppies afte ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 18, 2017
This wasn't the first year the Paas bunny made an appearance at the White House.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
April 18, 2017
Various news sites overemphasized one aspect of a case involving repeated injuries to two children.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 18, 2017
Reports that President Trump's ex-wife Marla Maples died in an airline accident are fake news th ...
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