Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 10, 2016
A woman claimed that her brother's Captain America costume was deemed "offensive" by school offi ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Feb. 9, 2016
A viral video showed a "weather reporter" getting smacked in the face by a flying fish during a ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 9, 2016
Two incidents at one McDonald's were spun into a claim that the chain has implemented a new poli ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 9, 2016
A UK-based rumor held that four Muslim men nearly prompted a riot by demanding a rural craft cen ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 9, 2016
A claimant for the title of "greatest selfie ever taken."
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 9, 2016
A bill passed by the Michigan senate to strengthen state animal cruelty laws left intact old, un ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 8, 2016
A graphic image shows fetuses found along a riverbank in Nepal, not fetuses discovered in a Dump ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Feb. 8, 2016
Both "avocado" and "guacamole" derive from the Nahuatl word for the fruit, which only secondaril ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 8, 2016
A list purportedly documents the myriad reasons or symptoms behind patients' being admitted to i ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 8, 2016
Fake news reports the QB of the Carolina Panthers was arrested for "fixing" a Super Bowl game an ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton never sat on Monsanto's board of directors, nor does she maintain any known fund ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Feb. 8, 2016
After anecdotal reports of glitter iPhone cases causing burns in 2016, one manufacturer recalled ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 8, 2016
Photographs of an ancient McDonald's order went viral on Facebook, but the "phenomenon" of non-d ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 8, 2016
Another fake quote, this one about businesses having a 'right' to turn away gay customers, has b ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Feb. 7, 2016
Airlines are not giving away free tickets or spending money to Facebook users who share and like ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 7, 2016
Businesses are not celebrating their anniversaries by giving away free product to Facebook users ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 7, 2016
Social media users shared anecdotal reports of undeclared peanut and tree nut oils or byproducts ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 6, 2016
Southwest Airlines is not giving away four tickets to Las Vegas and $5,000 spending money to Fac ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 6, 2016
A viral photograph does not actually show famous Roman Catholic missionary Mother Teresa at age 18.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 5, 2016
An image from the movie 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' is being shared as a photograph Bernie a ...
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