Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 14, 2016
A fake news site used news about Samsung smartphone batteries' overheating to spin a false story ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Sept. 14, 2016
A side-by-side comparison of a magazine for girls and another for boys appears to reveal a major ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 14, 2016
Donald Trump spoke of having the tallest building in downtown Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks, ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 14, 2016
Extremely muscular cattle are the result of genetic mutation and decades of selective breeding — ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 13, 2016
The Charmin brand has not released a festive Pumpkin Spice variety of bathroom tissue for the up ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 13, 2016
A hoax news article blended several memes when it reported that a zoo named a baby gorilla Haram ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 13, 2016
A partially accurate meme claimed that Alaska will pay you more than $2,000 not to move away, pr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 13, 2016
A fake news article reported that a new federal law would bar persons under the age of 18-years ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 13, 2016
Although an advisory board recommended it, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) did not vote ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 13, 2016
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison didn't issue a tweet threatening teammates who wer ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 13, 2016
Conspiracy theory holds that Hillary Clinton was reported dead on 11 September 2016, but the ne ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 12, 2016
An NFL owner didn't tell his players they were "actors" playing the role of "patriotic super her ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 12, 2016
Reports that President Obama said the United States 'deserved 9/11' for not respecting Islam ori ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 12, 2016
The party can consider a replacement if Clinton chooses to drop out, but the DNC cannot oust her.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 12, 2016
A grainy historical image shows children climbing on and playing on a frighteningly dangerous (b ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 12, 2016
In 2013, Donald Trump extended his best wishes to 'haters and losers' via Twitter on the anniver ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 12, 2016
Drilling a small hole into the shell of an iPhone 7 won't help you find the device's "hidden" he ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 12, 2016
Although some businesses in Sweden have started experimenting with a shorter workday, the countr ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 12, 2016
#HillarysBodyDouble took over Twitter with claims that lookalike Teresa Barnwell had appeared in ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 12, 2016
A report claimed that Facebook was banning the posting of Christian-themed content while allowin ...
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