Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 24, 2017
To paraphrase the actual scientists involved with the research: "No."
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 24, 2017
A fake news site concocted a story blaming two non-existent lawmakers for a plan to attack the p ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 24, 2017
Reports that "Catch Me Outside Girl" Danielle Bregoli was arrested for prostitution were fake news.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 24, 2017
An oddly specific image claimed that 13,506 Marines had applied to work the White House detail i ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 23, 2017
A letter sent to the Russian envoy in 2008 soliciting campaign contributions was an apparent error.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 23, 2017
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer suggested that the Trump administration will likely enfo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 23, 2017
A piece of audio, supposedly of the CNN anchor screaming racial epithets, is actually recycled t ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 23, 2017
A Facebook user said she found a codeine tablet in her child's Gerber Puffs.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 23, 2017
A quote attributed to the actor shared on social media originated with a parody Twitter account.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 23, 2017
A prank news site tricked social media users into believing "Walking Dead" actor Andrew Lincoln ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 23, 2017
Images assert that President Trump went golfing six times during his first month in office despi ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 22, 2017
The Fox News host did interview a man who has worked as an actor, but he did not hire an actor t ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 22, 2017
Claims that welfare recipients without documentation would be "sent home" came from hoax news st ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
Feb. 22, 2017
News reports conflated a genuine incident of human trafficking with a completely unrelated claim ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 22, 2017
A photograph showing Stephen Miller with his hands in an odd configuration is real, but is not p ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 22, 2017
Fake news sites pumped out false stories about President Trump's signing visa-free travel polici ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 22, 2017
A picture showing First Daughter Ivanka Trump posing with Vladimir Putin and Wendi Murdoch was d ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 21, 2017
President Trump did not sign an executive order cutting off welfare to "deadbeats, drug addicts ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 21, 2017
A 'hybrid' fake news site built on real comments made by Pat Robertson to assert the televangeli ...
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 20, 2017
Rep. Mary Lou Marzian, who is also a registered nurse, joked that she introduced the tongue-in-c ...
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