Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 31, 2016
A photograph of a sign on a unisex Kroger bathroom is real.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 31, 2016
A YouTube conspiracy theory video claims that a clip from "Arrested Development" proves that the ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 31, 2016
A fake news article claimed that Rep. Debbie Riddle proposed a breastfeeding ban on busty women.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 31, 2016
Kohl's isn't closing all locations.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 31, 2016
A fake news article reported that Donald Trump's ex-wives had disclosed he pressured them into u ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 30, 2016
A news article that reported that Donald Trump said he didn't like Muslims because they killed J ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 30, 2016
Donald Trump's remarks about women facing "some form of punishment" for abortion were made in a ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 30, 2016
A photograph supposedly showing inhumane "veal crates" is actually a picture of hutches used for ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 30, 2016
Facebook is not censoring content about Bernie Sanders or the hashtag #FeelTheBern.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 30, 2016
A video of child singing "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" is frequently shared with the claim tha ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 30, 2016
A satirical New York Times item reporting that Stanford rejected all applicants in 2016 was mist ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 30, 2016
A satirical article posited that the Federal Bureau of Investigation spilled water on and ruined ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 30, 2016
A Reddit user's personal photo was used in a fabricated claim about a 101-year-old mother who ga ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 30, 2016
A set of photographs accompanied a suggestion that the Vermont senator had purchased an Audi R8 ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 29, 2016
A few disreputable web sites falsely claimed that Muslims in San Bernardino County fired on hike ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 29, 2016
Bernie Sanders famously flew coach through much of his campaign, but that may have changed after ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 29, 2016
A video showing a man repeatedly getting hit in the face during a volleyball match is from the ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 29, 2016
Temporary reproductions of the Temple of Baal's arch (destroyed by ISIS in Syria) planned for Ne ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 29, 2016
Fake news reports that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and actress Olivia Munn appea ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
March 29, 2016
Images claiming that waves of migrants and refugees asking for asylum are "mostly young men" are ...
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