Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 14, 2016
A fake news item claiming Mexico intended to close its borders if Donald Trump was elected presi ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 13, 2016
An old article about Muslim events at a British waterpark mysteriously resurfaced after the Orla ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 13, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing actor Kevin Hart with facial injuries suffered during a mugging ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 13, 2016
Rumors of 'Karate Kid' actor Ralph Macchio's sudden death in June 2016 were just another celebri ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 13, 2016
JetBlue quietly offered travel assistance to Orlando to families of victims of the Pulse nightcl ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 13, 2016
"Something" supposedly escaped from this facility's "experimentation room" and killed five people.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 13, 2016
An irresponsible Facebook post claimed that multiple gunmen were involved in the mass shooting a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 12, 2016
Donald Trump tweeted that he appreciated "the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terror ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 12, 2016
Fake news reports that former Southern Baptist minister Pat Robertson asserted the Orlando night ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 11, 2016
A viral video purportedly shows a mother shaving her daughter's head as punishment for making fu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 11, 2016
A student with a quote from Prophet Muhammad on her graduation cap received a hug from First Lad ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 10, 2016
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the country's current legal definition of bestiality only ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 10, 2016
A quote about the Democratic party has been incorrectly attributed to Barney Frank.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 10, 2016
A viral video accused the search engine of manipulating results in favor of Hillary Clinton.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 10, 2016
A viral social media post claimed that young girls were being drugged with chloroform by ice cre ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 10, 2016
A fake news article reported that a jail installed an Olympic pool for Stanford swimmer and conv ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 10, 2016
We found no evidence Warren ever said that if "the Republicans" refused to surrender their guns, ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 9, 2016
It's true that millions of California ballots have yet to be certified, but the process is trans ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 9, 2016
While Oklahoma police did get a new device to make civil forfeitures, this device cannot empty a ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 9, 2016
Social media debate erupted over whether Hillary Clinton was the first female presumptive nomine ...
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