Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 19, 2016
An article reporting that Target stopped selling American flags came from a web site that only p ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 19, 2016
Comments made by 'Star Trek' star Patrick Stewart about the movie 'Galaxy Quest' are authentic b ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 19, 2016
A purported video of a fireball streaking across the sky at the same time an EgyptAir flight wen ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 18, 2016
An article reporting that the Cowboys' quarterback was arrested for using a men's bathroom in No ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 18, 2016
Plenty of race-related complaints and issues were attached to Donald Trump well before he began ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 18, 2016
A number of tabloids are reporting rumors that a risky new "sex roulette" trend — involving orgi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 18, 2016
The obituary of Mary Anne Noland, which said she chose death over the prospect of voting for eit ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 18, 2016
Well-meaning park visitors put a calf into their vehicle to keep it warm, but rangers were unabl ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 18, 2016
A report that Target had stopped selling the Bible due to recent protests against its transgende ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 17, 2016
Many different effects are achievable in the world of photography.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 17, 2016
A fake quote from Donald Trump about Portuguese people was started by a Facebook "prank" web site.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 17, 2016
A fake news report that a woman gave birth after she was buried alive was widely reproduced acro ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 16, 2016
A number of images circulating on social media accompanied rumors that retailers T.J. Maxx and M ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 16, 2016
Belgian police issued commentary about "Facebook reactions," but their remarks fell short of a w ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 16, 2016
An article reporting that the pundit had been arrested for using the women's bathroom came from ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 16, 2016
Senator Al Franken affirmed that his superdelegate vote would break from Minnesota's caucus resu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 16, 2016
A video that purportedly shows how a popular brand of ice cream doesn't melt is misleading.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 16, 2016
A man was arrested for allegedly choking a young girl in a bathroom, but the incident was unrela ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 16, 2016
A fake news site's phony claim about a transgender woman shot and killed in a bathroom duped man ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 16, 2016
A story reporting that the musician destroyed the gun used by George Zimmerman to kill Trayvon M ...
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