Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 14, 2016
Reports that India's national anthem has been declared the "world's best" by UNESCO are an old hoax.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 14, 2016
A sign banning Donald Trump supporters was put up at a Taco Cabana restaurant, but this is not a ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 13, 2016
A fake news site claimed that the Food and Drug Administration banned nicotine-based "e-juice", ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 13, 2016
Craigslist ads for legitimate canvassing jobs were mistaken by some conspiracists as seeking to ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 13, 2016
A video claiming that a protester arrested at a Donald Trump rally was a member of ISIS is fake.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 13, 2016
Fake news reports that an African-American supporter of Republican presidential candidate Donald ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
March 11, 2016
An article reporting that the Church of Scientology lost its tax-exempt status in March 2016 ori ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 11, 2016
The band says their drummer is retiring from touring, but rumors that White is replacing him cam ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 11, 2016
An old fake news item claiming Vladimir Putin endorsed Bernie Sanders circulated on social media.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 11, 2016
A misleading web rumor claimed Bernie Sanders gave the same sort of highly-compensated speeches ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 11, 2016
"The fact that this happened was a shock to everybody at the restaurant."
Written by: Dan Evon
March 11, 2016
A clip purportedly showing Secret Service agents training for "advanced reverse escapes" was act ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 11, 2016
Parents on social media were warned about pedophiles' symbols after a little-known heart design ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 11, 2016
A rumor (mostly pushed by YouTube commenters) claiming that the pop singer had died in a car cra ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 10, 2016
A fake news article claimed that a woman murdered her roommate over requests to play Candy Crush.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 10, 2016
A photograph showing President Reagan with a group of men at the White House is frequently misca ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 10, 2016
A piece of campaign literature was mistaken for a proper ballot, propelling a rumor that Bernie ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 10, 2016
A fake news article claimed that Metallica singer James Hetfield had left the band to pursue a c ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 9, 2016
A photograph of Donald Trump supporters wearing "Make America White Again" shirts at a rally is ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 9, 2016
Google said search queries about moving to Canada spiked on Super Tuesday, but that spike didn't ...
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