Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 27, 2016
Tiffany & Co. never made or sold slave collars, and a viral image of a slave collar is not from ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 27, 2016
In 2006, the FBI issued a warning that infiltration by groups such as the KKK into law enforceme ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 27, 2016
A fake news story reported that Hillary Clinton was given her questions for the first presidenti ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 26, 2016
Just ahead of the fall holidays, a viral social media rumor suggested the pumpkin in pumpkin pie ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Sept. 26, 2016
Memes claim that modern law enforcement evolved out of slave patrols.
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 26, 2016
A medical study purportedly showed that watching a scary movie can burn a significant number of ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 26, 2016
An anonymous resident of East Texas shared his opinion of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 26, 2016
An erroneous report about Charlotte protesters brought to that city from other states stemmed fr ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 26, 2016
Two images of three Danville, Virginia, police vehicles with their hoods raised led to incorrect ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 26, 2016
A fear-mongering article based on speculation and out-of-context quotes falsely claimed that rad ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 26, 2016
Multiple online outlets falsely reported that the Ford Motor Company had donated $100 million to ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 26, 2016
A video purportedly depicting Black Lives Matter protesters beating a homeless veteran in Charlo ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 25, 2016
The sharing of a questionable video wrongly identifies a South African officer charged with rape ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 25, 2016
Fake news reports a woman saved multiple lives by using her concealed carry pistol to take down ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 25, 2016
Fake news reports that an African American man living in the Boston area was shot by police offi ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 24, 2016
The Libertarian candidate said 'global warming is in our future' because 'the sun is going to ac ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 24, 2016
A photograph that purports to show Donald Trump's parents wearing Klan robes is a hoax.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 24, 2016
An article reporting that the president kneeled in protest while "The Star-Spangled Banner" play ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 23, 2016
An existing hoax news site used a new domain to spread a false rumor about a freeze on governmen ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 23, 2016
Ramapo College officials in New Jersey deny they threatened to cancel a event over its patriotic ...
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