Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 2, 2017
Reports that cable television giant Time Warner declined to renew a contract to carry CNN progr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 2, 2017
Reports that the 'The View' host disparaged Gold Star widows as publicity seekers originated as ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
March 2, 2017
Reports that two intelligence agencies 'suspected' the President's cell phone had been the sourc ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 1, 2017
The big box retailer gave investors lower-than-expected forecasts due to increasing online sales ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 1, 2017
Although this claim appears to be making its way into political talking points regarding recreat ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 1, 2017
A web site falsely claimed that a recall of baby wipes affected several retailers and brands.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 1, 2017
An article about Trump's sons being detained by Canada over their ties with a fascist regime ori ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 1, 2017
A photograph purportedly showing a red blood cell on the tip of a needle is actually a composite ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
March 1, 2017
A story about a mother's acquiescing to her young daughter's demand for cosmetic surgery was jus ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
March 1, 2017
An unrelated image of Keith Ellison and Debbie Wasserman Schultz was apparently used to claim De ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 28, 2017
Versions of a remark Pope Francis made about atheists and Catholics were misleadingly paraphrased.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 28, 2017
An unknown man possibly discharged pepper spray or tear gas into a train car in Stockholm, but t ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 28, 2017
Many Facebook users misinterpreted a post about missing children in Indiana as suggestive of a w ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 27, 2017
Although President Trump cited accurate national debt figures in a tweet, the newsworthiness of ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 27, 2017
Reports that Seth Rogen, Bette Midler, Justin Timberlake, and four other celebrities were taken ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 27, 2017
A gory-sounding protest against President Donald Trump is not a real social media trend.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 27, 2017
A Kansas chiropractor was awarded a patent, but we found no evidence Mensez "menstrual glue" exi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 27, 2017
Although certain game groups on social media have been accused of promoting suicide, they have n ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 26, 2017
Reports that billionaire George Soros was arrested and charged with hate crimes against America ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 26, 2017
A new rule could make future investigations more difficult because it classifies public document ...
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