Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 10, 2016
Edward Snowden did not claim Osama bin Laden was alive and living lavishly in the Bahamas on the ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 10, 2016
Budweiser is changing its name to America, but only for a few months in 2016.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 10, 2016
Unverified, unvetted postings on social media used photographs from video game promotions to adv ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 10, 2016
A meme offering instructions on how to make "Bernie Sanders glow sticks" actually provides a rec ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 9, 2016
TIME's choices for Person of the Year are often controversial.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 9, 2016
A habitual purveyor of misinformation leveraged the tragic suicide of an ICE agent to make outla ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 9, 2016
A photograph does not show a massive Bernie Sanders rally in California, but rather a May Day ma ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 9, 2016
Most states maintain a "tampon tax," meaning the products are not exempt from state sales tax.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 9, 2016
"Obama signed the ‘Patriot Freedom of Womb Liberty Act’ which would add a new holiday, the ‘Nati ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 9, 2016
Anonymous contract workers reportedly stated that Facebook censored conservative news content.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 9, 2016
There's no credible evidence that the Fort McMurray fire was started by or linked to ISIS.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 9, 2016
Reports that three states have implemented a two pet maximum law originated from a site that rou ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 9, 2016
Two of the least likely celebrities to be spotted sporting Donald Trump campaign shirts.
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
May 6, 2016
A story that the former Alaska governor wants "Arabic numbers" out of schools originated from a ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 6, 2016
Hillary Clinton's campaign made payments to data destruction companies, but no evidence links th ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 6, 2016
No, a college student did not wind up in a coma after attempting to drink two gallons of semen f ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 6, 2016
A blog post entitled "Apple Stole My Music. No, Seriously" led many to believe that Apple was pu ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 6, 2016
No, an Obamacare questionnaire didn't ask respondents if they'd ever been in an accident resulti ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 6, 2016
A fake news article claimed that Ted Cruz blamed God for his failed presidential campaign, and h ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 6, 2016
Under Department of Homeland Security guidelines implemented in April 2016, some visitors to the ...
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