Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 11, 2016
Several biotechnology firms have developed undetectably fake rhino horns as an anti-poaching mea ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 11, 2016
A post condemning the Black Lives Matter Movement is frequently attributed to Richard Sherman, b ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 11, 2016
A fake photograph purportedly shows a warning sign in Australia indicating that Pokemon Go playe ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 11, 2016
A fake Twitter conversation between Donald Trump and Serena Williams circulated after the tennis ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 11, 2016
A disreputable web site distorted a years-old story and falsely asserted that the Burger King fa ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 11, 2016
Police in Rochester, Minnesota, say no reports were received of attempted kidnappings during a f ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 11, 2016
President Obama did not give an interview to the Washington Post during which he opined that Ame ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 11, 2016
The streaming music service Pandora caused controversy by posting a message using the hashtag #B ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 11, 2016
The heartbreaking tale of a young heart transplant patient fatally obstructed by Black Lives Mat ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 10, 2016
Fake news reports a 15-year-old boy stabbed his brother to death because he thought the younger ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 10, 2016
Inaccurate image claims the White House was illuminated purple the night Prince died but made no ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 10, 2016
Philando Castile once had his mugshot taken after a traffic arrest, but that is not proof he was ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 10, 2016
A falsely-captioned video supposedly shows the chief Iranian negotiator on television candidly r ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 10, 2016
Reports that His Holiness endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump originated wit ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 10, 2016
A false rumor holding that actor Nicolas Cage passed away in a motorcycle accident circulated in ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 10, 2016
A Facebook-driven celebrity death hoax held that wrestler John Cena had died in a car accident.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 9, 2016
A hoax news article reported that Ruth Bader Ginsburg had threatened to leave the Supreme Court ...
Written by: David Emery
July 9, 2016
An altered image purports to show Albert Einstein racing away from an atomic bomb explosion on a ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 9, 2016
Fake news reports a man absorbed in playing the new Pokemon Go app caused a major traffic accident.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 9, 2016
An article published shortly after Philando Castile was killed by police officers in Minnesota f ...
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