Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Aug. 29, 2016
A rant on Twitter attributed to the astrophysicist actually came from a parody account.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 29, 2016
While a South Carolina high school principal prevented students from bringing a U.S. flag to a f ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 29, 2016
A fake news article claiming Mike Pence called for a condom ban led to images decoupling the fal ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 29, 2016
The Red Cross was ranked as an "A-" to the Clinton Foundation's "A" by CharityWatch, but the lar ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 29, 2016
Rumors that the controversial NFL quarterback had converted to Islam were circulated along with ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 29, 2016
A fake news story claims the nonexistent principal of a nonexistent Oregon school is banning rec ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 29, 2016
This elusive creature is said to inhabit the sparse woodlands of Eastern Cambodia.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 28, 2016
North Dakota's governor declared a state of emergency over ongoing protests of the Dakota Access ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 27, 2016
A report that singer James Hetfield had earned a doctorate came from a fake news web site.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 27, 2016
Reports of Alabama law enforcement shooting a saxophone-wielding teenager came from a fake news ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 27, 2016
A satirical article reported that Mike Pence was "recaptured" after he tried to escape Trump's c ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 26, 2016
A fake news web site put words in Trump strategist Stephen Bannon's mouth to the effect that he ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 26, 2016
The House opening prayer led by imam Hamad Chebli was no different than those of the other six I ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 26, 2016
A satirical article written by "God" reported that Mylan CEO Heather Bresch was swarmed by bees ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 26, 2016
Fake news articles reported that Usain Bolt was donating his entire Olympics earnings to various ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 26, 2016
An image represents that you can safely work on live electrical wires by simply kinking them "li ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 26, 2016
A September 2016 study demonstrated a higher than expected maternal mortality rate in Texas, but ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 26, 2016
The story of William Kamkwamba, aka "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind," is true, but it isn't new ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 26, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump didn't resort to an old racist stereotype when pr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 26, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing two motorcyclists protesting a 2016 burkini ban incident in Fra ...
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