Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 12, 2016
Rumor held that the NFL fined players for violating league uniform rules by wearing 9/11 memoria ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 11, 2016
A viral video uses forged and misrepresented evidence in an attempt to prove that Hillary Clinto ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 10, 2016
There's no evidence (beyond a meme) that Hillary Clinton said she would be disappointed if her d ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 9, 2016
An internet rumor suggested that registering as "unlisted" in a hotel made guests "untouchable," ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 9, 2016
East Liverpool, Ohio, police posted a photograph of two adults who were passed out in their car ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 9, 2016
Claims that Bernie Sanders was threatened to drop out of the presidential race originated with a ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 9, 2016
Brock Turner's father did not lament that the victim in his son's sexual assault case received n ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 8, 2016
A montage of photos and video clips of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton purport ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Sept. 8, 2016
Ann Scott doesn't own a mosquito spraying business, but she does have a large financial stake in ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 8, 2016
A photograph showing Ivanka Trump seemingly sitting on her famous father's lap documents less th ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 8, 2016
Pundits accused President Obama of insulting Americans after he used the word "lazy" during a to ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 8, 2016
Durex jokingly suggested they were producing an eggplant-flavored prophylactic while campaigning ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 8, 2016
A fake news site cranked out an election year fairy tale guaranteed to tickle the fancy of every ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 7, 2016
A satirical piece written by New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz was mistaken for actual news.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 7, 2016
Some amusing fake news holds that nearly 5 million uncounted California electronic ballots were ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 7, 2016
A video boasting millions of views on Facebook shows a newborn baby delivered by C-section still ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 7, 2016
A fake news article reported that an Arizona woman named Shania Jones was arrested for cutting o ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 7, 2016
The DEA announced the popular herbal analgesic kratom would be reclassified as a Schedule I drug ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 7, 2016
This doesn't sound like the kind of plan someone would openly announce.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 7, 2016
Information about 'purple paint' trespass warning laws in some states is often shared under misl ...
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