Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 2, 2016
An image showing an impressive spiral cloud formation encircling a tower was rendered by an arti ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 2, 2016
A photograph showing a swimmer giving a "hang loose" sign to a whale originated with a well-know ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 2, 2016
A story about a flagpole that was removed from a Pearl Harbor memorial was blamed on President O ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 2, 2016
A story that a woman was arrested for pleasuring herself with a Happy Meal toy in a McDonald's b ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 2, 2016
An unverified claim that Tim Hortons was removing pork from its menu to appease Muslims was late ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
May 2, 2016
Hillary Clinton's role in a 40-year-old rape case became the focal point of a viral meme in 2016 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 30, 2016
Reports that the source of Michigan's water pollution problems was the presence of numerous dead ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 30, 2016
A Google April Fools' Day video showing a "self-driving bicycle" continues to confuse viewers lo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 30, 2016
A fake news article reported that actor Jim Carrey had died in a snowboarding accident.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 30, 2016
A viral video purportedly shows a spectator using a not-yet-available camera phone to take photo ...
Written by: Stephanie Larsen
April 30, 2016
After Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton was playing the "woman card," her campaign appropriated ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 29, 2016
An article reporting that the Dalai Lama was renouncing religion and pursuing a career as a sitc ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 29, 2016
Blogs dug up an old and misleading article to falsely report that the American Psychiatric Assoc ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 29, 2016
A video showcasing footage of violent refugees features audio of Donald Trump reciting the lyric ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 29, 2016
An article reporting that Indiana governor Mike Pence signed a law banning boys from wearing "ga ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 29, 2016
An unsourced meme on Facebook accused Nike of making their sneakers with the hides of elephants.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 29, 2016
A viral image is not a photograph of African-American abolitionist Harriet Tubman as a young woman.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 29, 2016
A video showing an encounter between Hillary Clinton and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanya ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 29, 2016
It's highly improbable that a Ku Klux Klan leader endorsed Hillary Clinton for president and/or ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 28, 2016
Videos of the "Sharpie Shock Challenge" don't actually show people getting shocked ... or do they?
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