Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2016
An article reported that Ted Cruz would replace the Constitution with the Bible if he gets elect ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 19, 2016
Bill Maher appeared to genuinely smoke a joint during a February 2016 taping of 'Real Time with ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2016
A supposed Hubble Telescope photograph of Earth within a "cradle of clouds" is actually an artwork.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2016
The story of a woman who had 14 children from 14 fathers originated with clickbait sites that sp ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 18, 2016
A fictitious quote about the pizza chain's earnings was attributed to Papa John's CEO John Schna ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 18, 2016
Israel didn't ban the sale of Heinz brand ketchup; the country's Health Ministry just ruled that ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 18, 2016
Cook wrote the letter to explain to customers why the company was fighting a court order to unlo ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 18, 2016
There is no Article III, Section 4 "lame duck" Constitutional clause prohibiting President Obama ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 18, 2016
No, a Harvard study didn't just prove sinking wine before bed "makes you skinny" or that it aids ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 18, 2016
A Facebook meme claimed that actor Ato Essandoh was really killed by dogs while cameras rolled f ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 18, 2016
While there is an envelope featuring the likeness of Bernie Sanders, the United States Postal Se ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 18, 2016
An article reporting that Donald Trump had badmouthed Jesus originated from a satire site.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 17, 2016
Reports that a Chicago man named Rasheed Thompson was arrested in connection with dead bodies fo ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 17, 2016
Multiple articles claimed that several widely available cheeses were "bulked up" with wood fille ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 17, 2016
Initial reports claiming 'Mob Wives' personality Big Ang died of cancer were corrected by her re ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 17, 2016
A video purportedly shows a "7D hologram" virtual whale splashing through a school gym floor, bu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 17, 2016
A fake news story claimed that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will only consider approvi ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 17, 2016
Marine veteran Christopher Marquez was involved in an altercation at a Washington, D.C., McDonal ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 17, 2016
A story about a man being arrested for not paying a student loan is circulating on the internet ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 17, 2016
A years-old fake quote from Vladimir Putin started recirculating on the internet for some reason ...
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