Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 7, 2016
Reports claimed that a 'gay sex predator' repeatedly assaulted two intruders who broke into his ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 7, 2016
Fake news reports of a fake hollow point ammunition ban in 23 states are fake. Fakey fake.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 7, 2016
Republican VP candidate Mike Pence headed the organization that published an article about gay m ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 7, 2016
Among the fake news items published during a nationwide "creepy clown panic" in 2016 were claims ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 7, 2016
If you've seen one hurricane picture online, you've seen them all.
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Oct. 6, 2016
A rumor that Christian author and inspirational speaker Joyce Meyer died on Oct. 6, 2016 is yet ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 6, 2016
The measure, which concerned the disposal of fetal remains, was part of a bigger anti-abortion l ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 6, 2016
A misleading article claimed that Kanye West was wanted by police in connection to the robbery o ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 6, 2016
Although medical records of JFK's hidden health struggles included use of unconventional drugs, ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 6, 2016
There's no evidence that a 15-year-old girl who asked Hillary Clinton a question during a Town H ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 6, 2016
An exchange during the vice presidential debate led to renewed comparisons between Hillary Clint ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 6, 2016
The story of a "killer clown" leaving a threatening note at a school was published by a self-des ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 6, 2016
Reports that convicted killer Jodi Arias was granted early release from prison due to a vague 'i ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 6, 2016
Several Virginia state troopers resigned as volunteer chaplains in 2008 because of a departmenta ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 5, 2016
A junk news web site falsely claimed in 2016 that Congress passed a law authorizing ordinary cit ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 5, 2016
An alarmed hiker believed he had stumbled on evidence of nefarious activity in Long Island.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 5, 2016
A video of a large sleeper shark in Japan is frequently shared with the false claim that it show ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 5, 2016
A report that the defense minister of Malawi sent a lewd video of himself to American singer Bey ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 5, 2016
An inspector general's report stated that $6 billion in U.S. State Dept. expenditures weren't pr ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 5, 2016
A political cartoon was misreported online as being a real warning for African travelers regardi ...
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