Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 5, 2016
A quote concerning the disparities between wealth and poverty is frequently and incorrectly attr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 5, 2016
Rumors about a Chinese live mice dish called 'Three Squeaks" have been circulating for several y ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 5, 2016
The Canadian prime minister isn't threatening to address a "Canadian clown crisis" by throwing c ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 5, 2016
It supposedly happened at a night club in Amsterdam.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 5, 2016
Nationwide clown rumors have not led to the brutal attack or murder of a Walmart shopper wearing ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 4, 2016
The drills were part of a disaster exercise, not an indication of an imminent nuclear war.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 4, 2016
A clip from the movie 'Grown Ups 2' featuring a shopper being struck by an inflatable raft insid ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 4, 2016
A fake news site reported Angelina Jolie was returning her adopted children to orphanages follow ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 4, 2016
An inaccurate viral image led to rampant rumors that the popular animated TV show 'SpongeBob Squ ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 4, 2016
“My son was perfectly normal before the shot,” she told reporters.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 4, 2016
Fake news reported that weapons-wielding clowns from the U.S. invaded Canada and murdered 23 vic ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 4, 2016
A misleading Internet report spread the false impression that Australia has instituted a policy ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 4, 2016
GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump did not say veterans suffering from PTSD are "weak," "un ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 4, 2016
Fake news reports that a McDonald's employee was arrested for smuggling home 80 lbs. of Chicken ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 3, 2016
A junk news story reported that a man in a clown suit was in critical condition after being shot ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 3, 2016
Fake news reports the former secretaries of state won a prestigious award for their part in nego ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 3, 2016
WKTV participated in a nationwide planned Emergency Alert System test, but a bizarre and unplann ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 3, 2016
A letter that has been passed around since at least 2009 has questionable origins.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 3, 2016
A clickbait web site used a misleading picture to advance a rumor about unclaimed veterans' corp ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 3, 2016
E-mail leaked by WikiLeaks doesn't demonstrate that Hillary Clinton suggested assassinating foun ...
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