Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 22, 2016
A popular 'Audit the Vote' message asserts that the Justice Department is actively investigating ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Nov. 22, 2016
We called "EDU Loan Servicing" after it was featured on a "consumer watchdog" page; it appears t ...
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 21, 2016
A passage attributed to Theodore Roosevelt holds that it is unpatriotic, servile, and morally tr ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 21, 2016
Some jellyfish do meet the definition of biologic immortality, but lobsters do not make the cut.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 21, 2016
While one of Trump's potential cabinet picks unwittingly revealed his harsh immigration proposal ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 21, 2016
Two Texas students were disciplined after writing a skit depicting the assassination of Presiden ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 21, 2016
A November 2016 article reported that the Democratic presidential candidate regularly asked her ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 21, 2016
A detailed conspiracy theory known as "Pizzagate" holds that a pedophile ring is operating out o ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 21, 2016
A stolen screenshot was attached to a fake story about the amazing cognitive benefits of "drinki ...
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 21, 2016
The Broadway musical "Hamilton," which uses ethnically diverse actors to portray America's found ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Nov. 21, 2016
You can give the House Speaker your opinion on the Affordable Care Act — if you're patient.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 21, 2016
An alarming-looking chart of global sea ice coverage is an accurate reflection of the available ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 21, 2016
The House and Senate stalled over a defense bill that included language critics said would allow ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 21, 2016
After Mike Pence was drawn into a controversy related to the musical 'Hamilton,' social media us ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 21, 2016
A statement attributed to Melania Trump saying that Native Americans who are protesting the Dako ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 21, 2016
There's no evidence that a threatening letter from a new "neighborhood town watch" was circulate ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 20, 2016
A video showing an inconsolable protester wailing because a policeman popped her balloon is not ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 19, 2016
Metaphysical websites misuse a real scientific phenomenon to argue that time is changing.
Written by: Snopes Staff
Nov. 18, 2016
Stories about a man whose throat was burned through by an extremely hot pepper were frightening, ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 18, 2016
A disreputable web site claimed that the president-elect promised to legalize marijuana everywhe ...
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