Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 28, 2016
“In fact, when you say businessmen and women, I can’t help but think of a particular one that I ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 27, 2016
A picture circulating online uses a picture of actor Steven Yeun while advising, "Say no to drug ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 27, 2016
ACA costs are going up in 2017, but premium payments depend largely on the individual's income l ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 27, 2016
Unreliable web sites spun a news story about the Swedish Transport Administration nixing Christm ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 27, 2016
A hoax news article reported that "millions" of Amish people were throwing their support behind ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 27, 2016
An article that quotes Vice President Joe Biden saying "lazy American women are to blame for the ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 27, 2016
A viral blog post warning about the dangers of baby wipes contained several inaccurate — and pot ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 27, 2016
Reports that President Obama had passed a law requiring grandparents to "pick up" their grandchi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 27, 2016
An image purporting to show Anderson Cooper posing on a bench in a pair of briefs was digitally ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 26, 2016
Reports about a creepy clown massacre involving a haunted house attraction are fake news.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 26, 2016
While running for Congress, Indiana governor Mike Pence called for state funding for "institutio ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 26, 2016
The DOJ issued a statement saying that voter intimidation is against federal law, not that accus ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 26, 2016
A video passed off as "voter fraud" committed by Democrats during the 2016 primary was filmed in ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 26, 2016
A video shows Hillary Clinton laughing as Susan Shin Angulo flubbed the words to the Pledge of A ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 26, 2016
Reports hold that plastic rice made in China has flooded Western markets, but you'd probably not ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 26, 2016
Audio purportedly capturing director Michael Moore endorsing Donald Trump was taken out of conte ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 25, 2016
A photograph purporting to show two great white sharks swimming in the Mississippi River depicts ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 25, 2016
The blurry image of a purported unidentified flying object has no details about the date or time ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 25, 2016
A "satirical" news site quoted a fake interview between Buchanan and a real conservative site.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 25, 2016
Reports that the notorious Steve Bartman won $3.7 million when the Cubs made it to the World Ser ...
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