Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 26, 2016
In 2015, a town council in the U.K. removed a headstone that marked the burial of a 4-year-old b ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 26, 2016
Siri can do a lot of things, but she won't summon police surreptitiously in response to the comm ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 25, 2016
A variation on the 'crisis actor' conspiracy theory holds that CNN used photographs of the same ...
Written by: David Emery
Dec. 23, 2016
The former co-chairman of Donald Trump's New York presidential campaign also said he hoped Presi ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 23, 2016
If such a law existed — which it does not — the scientific rationale would be valid.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 23, 2016
An image of a "child-like" Joan Miro painting was circulated on Facebook along with the claim th ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 23, 2016
Some concert promoters are toying with the idea of a "Freedom Concert," but no official plans ha ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 23, 2016
The city of Las Vegas has met their clean energy goals and is powering municipal facilities and ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 22, 2016
Rumors holding that the crew of Air Force One refused to fly President Obama for non-business pu ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 22, 2016
Salt lamps cure everything -- if by “everything” you mean a lack of cozy mood lighting.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 22, 2016
A chilling video purportedly shows parents bidding their young daughters goodbye before a suicid ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 21, 2016
No, carjackers are not lying in wait to steal your license plates before stealing your car.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 21, 2016
Fox News is well above both CNN and MSNBC in television viewership and has picked up viewers sin ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 21, 2016
A sketchy screenshot claiming doctors "are now saying" menstrual cramps are "as painful as a hea ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 21, 2016
A local South African newspaper reported that a 3-month-old girl died when her mother left her a ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 21, 2016
Kuwaiti officials have denied moving an annual event to a Trump hotel due to "political pressure."
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 21, 2016
Actor Tom Arnold claims to have unused footage from "The Apprentice" that captures racist uttera ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 21, 2016
Albuquerque police said a 42-year-old man was found mutilated on a parking lot median, but not o ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 21, 2016
An invitation for a fundraising event stated that donors could meet Donald Trump and hunt with h ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 21, 2016
A message allegedly sent by Donald Trump on Twitter stating that Nickelback would play at his in ...
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