Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 6, 2017
Reports that the remains of a mythical beast were found in the Nordic island nation were just an ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 6, 2017
Viral posts suggesting an increased risks of bathroom-borne pathogens by putting toilet paper on ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 5, 2017
President Trump lifted a temporary moratorium on leasing federal lands for coal mining, but that ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 5, 2017
A video purportedly captures Muslims trapped in a cage, but it likely depicts a training exercis ...
Written by: David Emery
April 5, 2017
The claim that the White House asked Crayola to drop the "dandelion" crayon because children wer ...
Written by: David Emery
April 5, 2017
An investigation by the West Virginia Department of Health was inconclusive, though evidence sug ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 4, 2017
It's unclear whether the men were really ejected from the restaurant for eating too much, or jus ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
April 4, 2017
A pro-LGBTQ site ran the story on April Fool's Day 2017, but actually first published it the yea ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 4, 2017
A 2016 lawsuit does not claim that the child with peanut allergies was deliberately poisoned by ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 4, 2017
A video seemingly shows the phenomenon of sand pouring over a cliff like a waterfall.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 3, 2017
An April Fool's Day joke about a mysterious city discovered beneath the Smoky Mountains was mist ...
Written by: David Emery
April 3, 2017
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum attributed the claim to former EPA head Gina McCarthy during a gu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 3, 2017
Reports that a woman was arrested for training squirrels to attack her ex-boyfriend are fake news.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 3, 2017
Reports that Justin Bieber has been cast in an upcoming 'Star Wars' movie as a young Han Solo ar ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
April 3, 2017
Reports overstate how many people were tested under a state program for TANF recipients.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 3, 2017
An April Fool's Day joke led to controversy about Simba's sexual identity in a new version of Di ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 3, 2017
A series of photographs purportedly showing a luxurious aircraft purchased by South African pres ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 31, 2017
A number of web sites are citing a tweet about President's Trump's possible resignation that con ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 31, 2017
A photograph showing a man posing with a bear carcass has been shared with an unfounded backstory.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 31, 2017
A memorandum attributed to an Arkansas judge is a long-circulating hoax.
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