Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 23, 2016
A family portrait of Donald Trump, his wife Melania, and son Barron appeared in August 2016, but ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 23, 2016
A clickbait web site is sucking in users by peddling a fake Obama quote stating that even terror ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 23, 2016
Many consumers were confused by KFC's Extra Crispy Sunscreen promotion, but it was (briefly) a r ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 23, 2016
Reports that the 2005 film 'Brokeback Mountain' is to be remade with Margot Robbie and Emma Wats ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 22, 2016
The Australian government has limited test strip subsidies for some diabetics, but there's been ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 22, 2016
Reports that a tornado carried a mobile home for 130 miles and left the residents inside unharme ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 22, 2016
The GOP candidate reportedly donated money intended for a local church doing flood relief, but c ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 22, 2016
We look into the conspiracy theory that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's real name is Jacob Gr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 22, 2016
No matter how the dragon got there, it's still not a real dragon.
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 22, 2016
U.S. Army officials say a memo announcing that martial law training exercises and preparation wi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 22, 2016
An article that reported Stephen King would be writing the second season of the popular televisi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 20, 2016
Censorship in Iran was purportedly demonstrated by footage from a state-run sports network.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 20, 2016
Fake news reported that Donald Trump was dropping out of the presidential race due to a brain tumor.
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 20, 2016
A popular Internet meme says 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling dropped off the Forbes billionai ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 20, 2016
A Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat was outfitted by a custom aftermarket shop with an elephant leath ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 19, 2016
Presidential candidate Donald Trump was criticized for donating Play-Doh to flood victims in nee ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 19, 2016
Studies are inconclusive, and no agency claims regulatory jurisdiction.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 19, 2016
Donald Trump's 'The Art of the Deal' says that he punched out his music teacher because he 'didn ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 19, 2016
The post uses a 24-year-old picture from the Los Angeles riots to deride modern-day Black Lives ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 19, 2016
A fake news article reported that Donald Trump said abolitionist Harriet Tubman's likeness belon ...
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