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Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 6, 2023
A comedic discussion that featured former NFL player Arian Foster likely inspired this viral tweet.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 5, 2023
We looked to newspaper archives and old books in order to find out if this was a genuine quote f ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 31, 2019
While some might argue that Goofy is actually a cow and not a dog, the popular character can mos ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 21, 2022
Facebook users shared links to ads that claimed "allegations" against Dolly Parton had been "con ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 23, 2022
We looked for the origins of two supposed tweets where the conservative commentator mentioned hi ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 20, 2000
The long-standing claim that Jane Fonda turned smuggled messages from U.S. POWs over to their No ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 3, 2020
It might be time to raise our standards for "predictions."
Written by: David Emery
March 5, 2017
More than one cautionary statement about the dangers technology may pose to humanity has been fa ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 29, 2023
Suspicions were aroused when it was claimed that said inspections would be conducted by one "Ric ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 26, 2023
"Elon Musk just announced he is buying General Motors," one YouTube video falsely claimed.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 10, 2012
A warning about an "insulting" Facebook hack began with: "Apparently someone has found another w ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 24, 2023
Much like the email forwards of the late 1990s and early 2000s, we don't recommend placing blind ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 24, 2023
The videos circulated for months before her actual death in May 2023.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 24, 2023
Conspiracy theories swirled around Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin's first public appearance a ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 10, 2021
We tracked down the origins of the rumor that was displayed in online advertisements.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Sept. 18, 2021
Here are the facts behind claims of impotency, placenta issues, and swollen testicles.
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 20, 2023
Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film "The Shining" starred Jack Nicholson as the menacing Jack Torrance.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 23, 2023
This is not the first time "Captain Obvious" has been fact-checked.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 23, 2023
Google users looked for answers after Facebook posts falsely claimed that actor Will Smith had a ...
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