Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 9, 2016
Judge Curiel is a member of the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association, not a "Latino KKK" hate g ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 8, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing former Senator Robert Byrd in Klan robes has been digitally man ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 8, 2016
Outrage over an expensive Armani jacket worn by Hillary Clinton during her New York primary acce ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 8, 2016
A viral email purportedly relaying Australian grocer Dick Smith's views on halal certification c ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 8, 2016
Several outlets attempted to defend Donald Trump's comments about a "Mexican" judge by invoking ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 7, 2016
A FEMA drill scheduled in the Pacific Northwest on 7 June 2016 won't affect the state of Califor ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 7, 2016
An image purportedly proving that the Democratic presidential candidate is incontinent was digit ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 7, 2016
A clickbait Facebook post claimed that cameras in hotel hooks were a risk to guests, but it cite ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 7, 2016
While warnings on Facebook about "sea lice" garnered skepticism, news reports have confirmed tha ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 7, 2016
An eBay listing for a quarter that was reportedly minted on the back of a 1941 Canadian coin app ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
June 6, 2016
Fake news reports that a man came forward and claimed he had been paid to protest at a Donald Tr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 6, 2016
A satirical article reported that the group Tragically Hip cancelled their tour because band mem ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 6, 2016
Donald Trump retweeted a purported photograph of black supporters of his campaign, but the depic ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
June 6, 2016
Nine-year-old Logan Autry says his school forced him to remove his "Make America Great Again" ca ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 6, 2016
Bernie Marcus has contributed to Trump's campaigns, but he is no longer the CEO or chairman of t ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 6, 2016
After a contentious Donald Trump rally in California, images of purportedly injured supporters c ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 6, 2016
A California legislative bill didn't seek to jail climate change deniers; it sought to allow civ ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 6, 2016
A false social media rumor holds that the NFL will be banning the playing of the U.S. national ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 5, 2016
An image purporting to show a young woman who was beaten by people protesting a Donald Trump ral ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 5, 2016
A rumor circulated that Jack Black had suddenly died in June 2016 after the actor's Twitter acco ...
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