Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 24, 2016
A controversy at Emory University over graffiti promoting Donald Trump led to some predictably i ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
March 24, 2016
White strawberries that taste like pineapple aren't a hoax—they're just a product of savvy adver ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 24, 2016
Social media users have spread articles claiming Nutella is "toxic" due to its use of vanillin a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 24, 2016
Although some Cadbury chocolates did not feature the word "Easter" on their packaging, the compa ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
March 24, 2016
The story about a family drowning in a carwash because they forgot to close their car's sunroof ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 24, 2016
A fake news article reported that Donald Trump had 'spilled the beans' and outed Heidi Cruz as a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 24, 2016
A doctored video seemingly shows Donald Trump saying that as president he would build a wall alo ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
March 23, 2016
A 19-year-old who was hit by shrapnel in Brussels was also uncomfortably close to two other terr ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 23, 2016
The FDA hasn't banned the sale of cannabidiol oils because a drug company is interested in marke ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 23, 2016
A viral story claiming that Ed Trice got a standardized math test changed across the country is ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 23, 2016
A Facebook post claims Pantene shampoo and conditioner caused highlight foils to heat up and mel ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 23, 2016
Reports that the Colorado Rockies baseball team have opted to add pot brownies to the treats ava ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 23, 2016
A police department shared a humorous but fake message asking meth users to bring in their drugs ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 23, 2016
An image showing President Obama in Havana holding a t-shirt picturing Cuban revolutionary Che G ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 23, 2016
A video showing super-cooled water turning instantly to ice was shared with the implication that ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 22, 2016
A photograph of a moa foot has been misrepresented as depicting a dinosaur claw.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 22, 2016
If statistician Nate Silver predicted Bernie Sanders would take the Democratic nomination after ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 22, 2016
Autism has not just been listed as a known side effect of the DTaP vaccine; it's a remnant of de ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 22, 2016
Articles reporting that a 'Step Brothers 2' sequel was in the works were just fake news items.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 22, 2016
A video from the 2011 Minsk Metro bombing was shared on Twitter as legitimate footage of the Mar ...
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