Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2017
A video purportedly showing hundreds of people being knocked over by a large rotating bar was cr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2017
While numerous outlets reported that an Illinois man was imprisoned for stealing a television re ...
Written by: Stephanie Larsen
Jan. 9, 2017
Outside the world of satire, Russian president Vladimir Putin won't be among those performing at ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2017
A video clip showing Meryl Streep applauding for Roman Polanski at the Academy Awards in 2003 ca ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2017
Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price rented out his house after raising the minimum wage at his compan ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 9, 2017
A fake news web site falsely claimed that actress-comedian Sherri Shepherd passed away of a hear ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2017
While Trump's "no exceptions" policy for outgoing ambassadors is uncommon, the resignation and r ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 9, 2017
The claim that J.K. Rowling said "Harry Potter" actor Daniel Radcliffe is of Chinese heritage or ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 9, 2017
An online image falsely claimed Hillary Clinton insulted the First Lady in an e-mail message pur ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2017
An episode of the western series 'Trackdown' included a character named Walter Trump who claimed ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 9, 2017
It may be better just to ask for help than to order an 'angel shot' if you're caught in an unne ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 6, 2017
The term was evidently created by pranksters in order to mock individuals of non-binary gender.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 6, 2017
Numerous fake news sites published a yarn about a man locking his daughter in a cage to punish h ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 6, 2017
Rumors that a political cartoon featuring Donald Trump was banned from social media sites were l ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 6, 2017
A disreputable web site accused the network of lightening the skin of the suspected shooter in a ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 6, 2017
Based on a 'YXX' notation on his Selective Service record, the Internet has theorized that Donal ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Jan. 6, 2017
An anti-immigrant image makes a host of false accusations about benefits available to Muslim ref ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 6, 2017
The Gilligan's Island actor passed away in 2005, but a widely shared image macro claims ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 6, 2017
An image purportedly showing Olympic track and field champion Jesse Owens shaking hands with Ado ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 6, 2017
"We have a lot of people that are unemployed that have no idea of getting a job."
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