Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 2, 2016
A widely-circulated post claimed several cats were sickened by Temptations brand cat treats, but ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 2, 2016
Viral warnings about unexpected emoji charges on cell phone bills were based largely on outdated ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 2, 2016
A meme that Trump told Phil Donahue that his high IQ makes it impossible for him to believe in G ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 2, 2016
Facebook posts claim airline boarding passes are encoded with sensitive personal information, bu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 2, 2016
A photograph of Hillary Clinton being kissed by Senator Robert Byrd has been widely circulated a ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 1, 2016
A now-viral Mark Cuban quote is accurate, but it's from July 2015.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 1, 2016
Donald Trump was never involved with Tower Air, nor could we find any evidence he ever transport ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 1, 2016
A viral article that claimed that Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio was moving to a suburban commun ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 1, 2016
An article that reported that New York state had legalized heroin came from a satire site, but a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 1, 2016
A quote misattributed to Mahatma Gandhi started recirculating after it was tweeted by presidenti ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 1, 2016
A fear mongering article attempted to link an alleged "carbon monoxide spike" with an earthquake ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 29, 2016
No, Donald Trump didn't say he would rename "New Mexico" in his first act as President.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 29, 2016
An article claimed that Rob Zombie was kicked out of the Academy Awards, but it originated from ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 29, 2016
A widely-circulated editorial about Donald Trump didn't reach viral popularity until it was misa ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 29, 2016
Viral social media posts and articles claimed (with no supporting evidence) that Nike didn't sig ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 29, 2016
We were unable to substantiate a claim that Donald Trump was denied a license by the Nevada Gami ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 29, 2016
A fabricated quote from Hillary Clinton saying children should be "raised and trained" by the st ...
Written by: Dan Evon David Mikkelson
Feb. 29, 2016
“Contraception wasn’t very popular in those days,” he told local reporters in his defense.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 29, 2016
The video, which showed the "first person to climb the Bean," was almost convincing.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 29, 2016
Donald Trump's ancestors changed the family surname from "Drumpf" to "Trump," but the timing of ...
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