Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 16, 2016
A circulating photograph depicted a Bernie Sanders rally in Los Angeles in August 2015, not a Ma ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 15, 2016
The diplocaulus was indeed a real animal that lived during the Permian period 250 million years ago.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 14, 2016
Multiple "natural wellness" blogs claimed that dryer sheets posed health risks.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 14, 2016
The Departments of Justice and Education issued guidance to U.S. schools about transgender stude ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 13, 2016
A viral Facebook post claimed Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton sought to make "the cutoff date ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
May 13, 2016
A story about activists lighting their homes with red bulbs to show opposition to guns is a hoax.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 13, 2016
The Obama administration has proposed revising power guidelines that may affect bald eagles but ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 12, 2016
A statement by London's new mayor was framed to suggest that he threatened attacks against the U ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 11, 2016
Archaeologists quickly debunked viral reporting about a Canadian teen discovering a lost Mayan city.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 11, 2016
A man claimed he found a dead rat in his grandson's bottle of Dr Pepper, but he has not yet surr ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 11, 2016
A misleading February 2016 article was randomly republished in May 2016 to suggest Bill O'Reilly ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 11, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing President Obama posing with a "Bernie 2016" sign has been digit ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 11, 2016
A prank-generating web site led many social media users to falsely believe Big Lots was closing ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 11, 2016
In May 2016, multiple hoaxsters claimed Anthony Hopkins had died.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 11, 2016
An article reporting that Michael Jordan threatened to move the Charlotte Hornets came from a si ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 10, 2016
A popular meme detailing the actual delegate count between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 10, 2016
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy did not write a "you might be a moron" joke about the United States taki ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 10, 2016
The former Subway spokesman has not been placed on house arrest due to prison overcrowding.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 10, 2016
No anti-abortion groups have moved to declare every sperm cell "a life."
Written by: Dan Evon
May 10, 2016
Recent changes to some Kellogg's products have raised concerns about potential allergic reactions.
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