Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 28, 2016
An image purportedly showing a baby dragon was circulated online.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 28, 2016
A video purportedly shows a surfer being towed by a great white shark.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 28, 2016
A derogatory quote about gay pride long attributed to former first lady Nancy Reagan is of uncer ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 28, 2016
A circulating purported transcript of Hillary Clinton's first speech to Goldman Sachs was origin ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 26, 2016
The photograph actually shows a mass spaying and neutering event at the University of Florida — ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 26, 2016
A meetup app called "Down to Lunch" was described as linked to human trafficking by an unvetted ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 26, 2016
“We don’t really need these non-Americans and I don’t need their votes to win the presidency."
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 26, 2016
The Texas senator supposedly asserted that no mass shootings took place when "gays stayed hidden."
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 26, 2016
Internet conspiracy theorists claim that pop star Katy Perry is actually the murdered six-year-o ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 26, 2016
A short-form kitchen hack video led many to believe it's possible to make popcorn by microwaving ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 25, 2016
A meme shows a map of dots representing mass shootings since Sandy Hook, contrasting the deaths ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 25, 2016
A purported 1929 quote from Liselotte Hübner about Adolf Hitler was superimposed on an image of ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 25, 2016
A controversial bill proposed in Illinois could make obtaining a birth certificate more difficul ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 25, 2016
Photos that claim to show the effects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on marine life are actua ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 25, 2016
Another viral claim of sex traffickers haunting shopping centers circulated on Facebook, this ti ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 24, 2016
While photos show two people in Ku Klux Klan robes showing support for Donald Trump at the Nevad ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 24, 2016
A fake news article claimed that Sony Pictures was remaking the movie "Mrs. Doubtfire" with Jona ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 24, 2016
A story that claimed that the former First Lady had endorsed Clinton as President originated fro ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 23, 2016
An article in the New York Times' 'The Upshot' maintained one in five Trump supporters opposed f ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 23, 2016
A Facebook video post featuring Lou Dobbs misleadingly claimed that the Obama administration is ...
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