Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 5, 2016
Dozens of web sites reproduced a fabricated story about a ten-car pileup caused by a woman who s ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 5, 2016
No, Donald Trump didn't suggest dropping nuclear bombs on Mexico if they refused to build the wall.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 5, 2016
An unspecified source claimed Jenner would pose nude for 'Sports Illustrated,' but the rumor has ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 5, 2016
A number of unsubstantiated reports claimed that a Russian hacker obtained passwords and credent ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 5, 2016
A cropped screenshot from a news item led social media users to believe 'Frozen' character Elsa ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 4, 2016
A fake news item falsely claimed a teen boy died during a risqué 60-minute social media challenge.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 4, 2016
An essay written by Newt Gingrich in January 2016 was altered before it recirculated in April 2016.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 4, 2016
Yes, baby drop off boxes have been installed in Indiana, and the feature isn't new.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 4, 2016
Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter was not stripped of his award for failing to complete a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 4, 2016
While the bison is set to become the United States' national mammal, this will have no effect on ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 4, 2016
A tweet claiming that all Republican Speakers of the House involved with Bill Clinton's impeachm ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 3, 2016
A fake news site fabricated a horrifying and humorless claim about a Newark mother assaulting an ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 3, 2016
Wax on apples is not a little-known secret uncovered by a YouTube user, and the substance used i ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 3, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing a group of underappreciated Vietnam veterans is actually a fram ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 3, 2016
A prank generator site led many social media users to believe Kings Island was closing due to "d ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 3, 2016
Several web sites connected an exaggerated dip in Target's stock price to a recent boycott over ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 3, 2016
An old fake news article reported that two CIA agents were arrested at the Mexican border with a ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 3, 2016
President Obama didn't free a terrorist behind the October 2000 USS Cole bombing.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 3, 2016
After a Paralympic swimmer was disqualified from a race for violating an advertising rule, a rum ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
May 2, 2016
A meme suggests that a course of treatment costing $900 in India carried a far heftier price tag ...
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