Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 18, 2016
An article reporting the fiery resignation speech of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Joseph Dunf ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 18, 2016
Fake news reports that a McDonald's employee has been arrested for masturbating into hamburger i ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 18, 2016
An Oxford University study that supposedly indicated "big butts make you smarter" was heavily di ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 18, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing a lush green farm in the shadow of a snow-covered mountain is a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 18, 2016
Fake news reports that NC police tased and "brutally ejected" a woman from a ladies' restroom be ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 17, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing a "Welcome to Australia" sign was digitally altered.
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
April 17, 2016
The original story, says its creator, was a viral marketing scheme to promote his server managem ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 17, 2016
An online hoax held that Coca-Cola had bought up rival soda brand Dr Pepper and would be shuttin ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 16, 2016
A viral video showing a fleshy, lab-grown "modular body" is part of a science fiction web series.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 16, 2016
Satirical item reports that former Republican candidate Dr. Ben Carson has no memory of running ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 15, 2016
CAIR didn't call to end Memorial Day or to replace it with a holiday honoring "Muslim terrorists."
Written by: Dan Evon
April 15, 2016
It is common to anthropomorphize animals and ascribe their behavior to human emotions.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 15, 2016
A 2013 news story about a man filming in women's bathrooms was misrepresented as having occurred ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 15, 2016
An April Fool's Day joke claimed that scientists had created "kaleabis," a cross between kale an ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 15, 2016
A number of memes somewhat misleadingly reported that the "leader" of opposition to a controvers ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 15, 2016
A photograph showing an obese tiger is actually an entry from a Photoshop "Obeastity" contest.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 15, 2016
Car headrests were designed for resting heads. Any other use is incidental to their intended pu ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 14, 2016
A photograph that purportedly showed massive crowds near Washington Square Park for a Bernie San ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
April 14, 2016
A long-running claim that cocktails were an entirely American invention appears to be something ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 14, 2016
A meme claimed that a 92-year-old Texas woman named Pam Nelson was unable to vote in her state's ...
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