Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 30, 2016
Claims that top Obama administration officials watched the Benghazi attack unfold in real-time b ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 30, 2016
A broken Huffington Post link circulated on social media suggested that Hillary Clinton would so ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 30, 2016
Photographs that purportedly show the difference between "Trump haters" and "Trump supporters" a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 29, 2016
While President Obama offered his sympathies during a visit to Hiroshima, he did not apologize f ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 29, 2016
A fake news article reported that Kim Kardashian was replacing Tarji P. Henson in the role of Co ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 28, 2016
Those searching for eight pots of gold here are bound to be octo-disappointed.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 28, 2016
A fake news article reported that Donald Trump's tax returns were posted online after Anonymous ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 27, 2016
A video shows a "rare black rose" that only seems to grow in one small village on the Anatolian ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 27, 2016
A chain message claims that Hillary Clinton is disqualified from holding public office under U.S ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 27, 2016
An article reporting that Paris was "under siege by Muslims" came from a fearmongering site that ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 27, 2016
A quote from the Republican presidential candidate about the role of money is real, but has been ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 26, 2016
A menu from a Bernie Sanders charter flight is real, but the selections are standard fare for De ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 26, 2016
A fake news article reported that a National Geographic cameraman was eaten alive by a giant oce ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 26, 2016
Conflicting reports circulated about whether presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump agreed to deba ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 26, 2016
A fake Donald Trump tweet claiming that he's been a plant for Hillary Clinton all along wasn't a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 26, 2016
A rumor that Oprah Winfrey had endorsed Donald Trump for President of the United States circulat ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 26, 2016
A purported Hillary Clinton ad hashtagged #ManEnough4Hillary wasn't created or distributed by he ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
May 26, 2016
A 2006 New York Daily News article about Donald Trump's receipt of $150,000 in federal aid post- ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 26, 2016
An image purportedly showing a little-known Norman Rockwell painting entitled "Cat Prevents Hous ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
May 26, 2016
Rumors swept social media that a police mount was pushed over during anti-Trump demonstrations, ...
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