Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 6, 2016
New Jersey governor Chris Christie vetoed a pay parity bill, but not over any reasons relating t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 6, 2016
Shortly after Alton Sterling was killed by Baton Rouge police, a rumor appeared on social media ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 6, 2016
Reports that President Obama is dismantling the Statue of Liberty come from hoax web sites.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 6, 2016
A single 2014 study out of Korea examined the effects of instant noodles or ramen on health, but ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 6, 2016
A hoax news article reported that a woman was injured while attempting to smuggle fireworks out ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 5, 2016
A video showing activist Ihab al-Khouli reacting angrily to a speech by former Egyptian Presiden ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 5, 2016
A hoax news article reported that Canadian restaurant and coffee chain Tim Hortons will start se ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 5, 2016
Hacker Marcel Lazăr Lehel, also known as "Guccifer," is neither missing from his jail cell nor dead.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 5, 2016
A photograph of the "last surviving veteran" of a WWII battle group marching in a Memorial Day p ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
July 4, 2016
The American space agency has not issued any warnings about the trajectory of another planet int ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 4, 2016
A fake photograph shows a 'Welcome Sign' outside of Mingo County, West Virginia, warning visitor ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 4, 2016
The rumor was false that claimed Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was arrested in 2016 for importing ba ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 1, 2016
A photograph showing a man posing with a wild horse he killed in Australia using a bow and arrow ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 1, 2016
An image depicts a man stabbed at an altercation between KKK members and opponents, not a Pride ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 30, 2016
Images purportedly showing the skeletal remains of the Loch Ness Monster were actually taken fro ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 29, 2016
Only in the fake news universe could two historical Bibles be confused with a copy of the Quran.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 29, 2016
Police in Sweden have introduced sexual assault awareness bracelets to distribute to young peopl ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 29, 2016
A misleading article about religious worship at public schools in the UK claimed the U.N. had de ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 29, 2016
A fake news article reported that several Islamic Cultural Centers gave a large amount of money ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 29, 2016
An old photograph showing a Muslim TSA agent screening a nun at an airport has nothing to do wit ...
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