Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 29, 2017
An unverified report stemming from an unidentified Twitter user who claims to be a White House i ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 28, 2017
In a December 2015 tweet, then-Indiana Governor Mike Pence rejected presidential candidate Donal ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 27, 2017
We can't say Rather ever "retired," as he has continued to work since leaving CBS News in 2004, ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 27, 2017
Rumors about a repeal of the ACA, also known as Obamacare, were alarming to many but mostly inac ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 27, 2017
Despite some convincing photographs on the internet, Donald Trump did not doctor a White House p ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 26, 2017
A photograph of Donald Trump's inauguration featuring the wrong date was hung at the White House ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 26, 2017
The photographs have been on the Internet since before the 21 January 2017 march.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 26, 2017
There may well be plenty of things to worry about, but a civilization-destroying asteroid is not ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 25, 2017
A screenshot with partial information created the inaccurate impression the Chili's restaurant c ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 25, 2017
The quote from iconic Western actor John Wayne came from a 1971 interview with "Playboy" magazine.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 25, 2017
An image purportedly showing a threatening tweet from MSNBC commentator Rachel Maddow is fake.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 25, 2017
Cattle diets typically consist of corn, hay, and other plant-based foods, but farmers occasional ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 25, 2017
A video investigation purportedly showed that Planned Parenthood does not offer health services ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 25, 2017
A Fox News reporter said he witnessed an Inauguration Day brawl that was broken up by Kellyanne ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 25, 2017
Reports that President Trump "revoke[d] all sixteen Thanksgiving Day turkey pardons," ordering t ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 25, 2017
An image suggesting Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway's inaugural ensemble resembled a 1970's 'Si ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 25, 2017
President Trump neither made nor deleted disparaging remarks about Navajo native Americans via T ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 24, 2017
A commentary about recent executive action on abortion was mistaken for a genuine news about an ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 24, 2017
The Associated Press reported that the outgoing president released aid to the Palestinian Author ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 24, 2017
A satirical article on a hoax site riffed on a news cycle controversy.
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