Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 16, 2017
An oft-quoted statement attributed to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. appears to have been paraphras ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 16, 2017
A quote ostensibly uttered by actor Harrison Ford comparing President-elect Donald Trump to "pat ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 16, 2017
A passage purportedly taken from Donald Trump's 1987 book The Art of the Deal advocates ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Jan. 15, 2017
A number of sensational headlines inaccurately claimed that the popular hazelnut cocoa spread co ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 15, 2017
The famous rapper declared he would "roast" (i.e., make fun of) black artists who performed at D ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 15, 2017
A racist jibe purportedly directed at civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis by Trump transition team ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 15, 2017
Reports that President Obama made millions off of royalties from trademarking the word 'Obamacar ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 14, 2017
Reports that Michelle Obama's Secret Service detail abruptly quit and left her on the street in ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 13, 2017
Reports that the President-elect had begun cancelling press credentials for major news outlets o ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 13, 2017
Coneheaded human skulls found in Latin America are not from aliens, but from an ancient culture ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 13, 2017
The U.S. military is indeed interested in developing bullets that won’t leave training ranges en ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 13, 2017
The deadline to qualify for a class action settlement covering people who bought milk has long s ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 13, 2017
A gripping photograph purportedly shows a Palestinian boy after he was shot in the heart by an I ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 13, 2017
"Julian Assange launched an attack on the integrity of the Clinton Foundation with the latest in ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 12, 2017
The fact that there is no such thing as vitamin B17 is among the least problematic elements of t ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 12, 2017
A message spreading on Facebook claims the maker of political sting videos is targeting a women' ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 12, 2017
A quote about 'Mexican Muslims' attributed to former Alaska governor Sarah Palin was fabricated ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 12, 2017
An NBA trade report involving Rajon Rondo and Anthony Davis was nothing more than repetition of ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 12, 2017
An article from a dubious source reported that musician Kodak Black was shot in December 2016, b ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 12, 2017
Reporters weren't allowed to examine stacks of files presented at a press conference by Donald T ...
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