Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 10, 2016
Some 22 million official White House e-mails, the majority of which were sent and received via p ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 10, 2016
Actor Robert De Niro was supposed to record an ad for a nonpartisan voter campaign but went off ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 10, 2016
A quote purportedly from Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton about the role of the S ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 10, 2016
A rumor circulating among conspiracy theorists holds that the U.S. repainted some of its fighter ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 10, 2016
The former White House intern hasn't publicly expressed a presidential preference outside of fak ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 10, 2016
Republican candidate Donald Trump's wife, Melania, wore a blouse style known as "pussy-bow" to t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 10, 2016
A Facebook image falsely suggested that Melania Trump had copied her statement regarding her hus ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 10, 2016
In keeping with the fake news trend of regional newspaper impostors, once such site falsely repo ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 9, 2016
A long-circulating but completely uncorroborated rumor holds that Bill Clinton raped an Oxford c ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 9, 2016
Viral news stories misattributed an article written by "9/11 Truth" advocates as one published i ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 9, 2016
An image showing the founders of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream holding a "We Hate Cops" sign has been ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 9, 2016
Fake news articles inaccurately credited Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Colombian singer Shaki ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 8, 2016
After seven species of yellow-faced bees were added to the endangered species list in October 20 ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 8, 2016
After Wikileaks published 'The Podesta Emails,' a hoax claimed Hillary Clinton had called progr ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 8, 2016
A fake news site exacerbated Hurricane Matthew fears by claiming that looters were involved in a ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 8, 2016
It’s flu season, and that means a whole new wave of recycled anti-vaccine fearmongering.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 7, 2016
Fake news reports Donald Trump's wife has switched her allegiance to Democratic rival Hillary Cl ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 7, 2016
Based on a single leaked e-mail, conspiracy theory web sites concocted an entire story about the ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 7, 2016
Clinton's campaign responded to negative reports by pulling their Weather Channel ads for the du ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 7, 2016
A photograph purportedly documents a dolphin caught in strong winds from Hurricane Matthew.
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