Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 2, 2016
A fake image purportedly showing a tweet from Senator Bernie Sanders claims that the senator wan ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 2, 2016
A fake news item claimed that actor Barry Williams was shot dead during a manhunt for a serial k ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 2, 2016
The University of Connecticut isn't building a new dorm for black students only.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 1, 2016
Fake news article reports that drug lord Joaquin Guzmán has escaped from a Mexican prison for th ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 1, 2016
A controversial men's rights activist advertised "tribal meetings" spanning multiple countries, ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 1, 2016
An online rumor claimed that presidential candidate Donald Trump paid Sarah Palin $10 million fo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 1, 2016
Bernie Sanders has been criticized as hypocritical for only paying his interns $12 an hour despi ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 1, 2016
Germany didn't create cartoon leaflets explaining sexual assault following a controversy in Colo ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
Feb. 1, 2016
Grocery chain Wegmans warned Facebook users that a digital coupon was a scam.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 1, 2016
Ted Cruz never said that there is "no place for gays or atheists in my America."
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 1, 2016
Donald Trump addressed the topic of the Supreme Court's marriage equality decision during a Janu ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 31, 2016
Fake news article reports that President Obama implemented an unconstitutional gun control measu ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 31, 2016
Facebook-based scam claims Delta Air Lines is giving away free boxes with first-class air travel ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 31, 2016
Fake news reports that the subject of the Netflix documentary 'Making a Murderer' has suffered ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 30, 2016
Unlicensed private gun sellers will no longer be able to use the Facebook social media network t ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 29, 2016
A number of articles inspired by a single speculative comment in Reddit's conspiracy section sug ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 29, 2016
A purported image of 'Teletubby Lake' is a digital manipulation created for a Photoshop contest, ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 29, 2016
A Valentine's Day special at Hooters promises free wings for photos of your ex.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 28, 2016
Rumors that popular comedian Bill Murray proclaimed 'Religion is the worst enemy of mankind' ori ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 28, 2016
A news article reporting that men in Eritrea were being forced into polygamy to raise the countr ...
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