Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2016
Articles that reported that musicians Cher and Robert Plant were getting married originated from ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2016
Several landmarks went purple after Prince died, but not all of the images circulating are authe ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 25, 2016
A viral meme claimed that musician Prince and actor Haywood Nelson were half-brothers, but that ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 25, 2016
President Obama did not cut $2.6 billion from programs for veterans and instead give a like amou ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 25, 2016
A photograph of urinals was not taken in the women's bathroom of a Target store, nor has the cha ...
Written by: Stephanie Larsen
April 25, 2016
Can claiming your pet is an "emotional support animal" get it past airport security and onto you ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 25, 2016
A photograph purportedly shows a new home invasion technique featuring rubber bands and door han ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 24, 2016
An incredible story about a doctor and a paramedic who saved each other's lives 30 years apart.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 24, 2016
An online item suggested that Prince played a vital role in basketball star Michael Jordan's com ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 23, 2016
A Pennsylvania man was arrested for alleged invasion of a women's bathroom, but he was not trans ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 23, 2016
A hoax video claims that you can get $10 worth of free gas from "leftover campaign funds" simply ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 22, 2016
A macro presenting Harriet Tubman as a "gun-toting Republican" features a photograph of Mary Fie ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 22, 2016
A story that Klan members committed suicide after announcements that Harriet Tubman's image woul ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 22, 2016
An old chestnut of musical praise, once attributed to Jimi Hendrix, was repurposed to involve Er ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 22, 2016
A meme asserts that musician Prince said he voted Republican because that political party knows ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 21, 2016
A popular meme holds that 643,000 Americans go bankrupt every year over medical bills, but the u ...
Written by: Stephanie Larsen
April 21, 2016
Did an 18-year-old waitress in Texas receive a $1,000 tip to help fund her education?
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 21, 2016
After Harriet Tubman's addition to the $20 bill was announced, a spurious old rumor recirculated ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 21, 2016
A fake news item reported that a man killed himself over the Treasury's decision to add an Afric ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 21, 2016
The United Kingdom's advisory for LGBT travelers specifically cites Mississippi and North Caroli ...
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