Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
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 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2017
An image purportedly showing a 'Violin Island' off Costa Rica is actually a digitally created op ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2017
"As long as we reward people who break laws, they will continue to break laws."
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2017
A photograph showing a star-studded group arriving at the NBA playoffs is a composite of several ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 19, 2017
An image shows a kind letter supposedly sent to the Smothers Brothers by LBJ about their repeate ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2017
An image showing a President Trump welcome mat on the floor of a Starbucks was doctored.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2017
Russian pranksters claimed they pulled phone pranks on Senator John McCain and Congresswoman Max ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2017
A woman named Acesha Bright was arrested for murder in February 2017, but a video purportedly sh ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
Feb. 17, 2017
The seemingly damning claim was based on a misstatement of a court ruling in a defamation suit.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 17, 2017
Though the bill's motivation is disputed, it would repeal a law that clarifies the legitimacy of ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 17, 2017
A hoax news story reported that the former First Lady spent $11 million alone on "new furniture."
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 17, 2017
We found no credible evidence of an "army" or "shadow government" being formed by the former pre ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 17, 2017
More accurately, Congress passed the repeal of an Obama-era measure that would have made it easi ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 17, 2017
A Washington Post editorial accused the House Oversight Committee head of selectively using his ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 17, 2017
A parent's complaint about iPad app Roblox led to rumors that the game exposes children to preda ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 16, 2017
Money for the state's dam infrastructure does not come from the same fund as programs that would ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 16, 2017
A meme hinting at parallels between President Donald Trump and the Watergate scandal was based o ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 16, 2017
A video shows a Chicago Police Department SWAT vehicle along with the claim that Trump sent fede ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 16, 2017
'Family Matters' star Reginald VelJohnson is alive and tweeting.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 16, 2017
No credible evidences suggests olive oil or any other topical treatment can prevent or reverse l ...
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