# Donald Trump    2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting    Not Necessarily The News    AI-generated Content    Pete Hegseth   

Fact ChecksMostly True

Mostly True This rating indicates primary elements of the claim are demonstrably true, but at least one ancillary detail is inaccurate or misleading. Learn more about our rating system here.

Does a New Tattoo Ink Allow People With Diabetes to Monitor Their Blood Sugar Levels?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 28, 2017

A viral meme describes a promising research project at MIT and Harvard, but so far it has only b ...

Read More


A ribbon half in U.S. flag colors and half in LGBTQ Pride colors

Crystal Griner and Steve Scalise

Written by: Kim LaCapria

June 16, 2017

A post lauding an officer for her role in saving Rep. Steve Scalise correctly described her sexu ...

Read More


Did Sears Sell 'Free Palestine' Shirts?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

June 7, 2017

The department store chain removed shirts made by a third-party retailer following criticism.

Read More


Mockup of printer dot code viewed under a black light

Do Household Printers Leave an Invisible Tracking Code on All Your Printed Documents?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

June 6, 2017

While not all printers do this, nearly all color laser printers — at the urging of the United St ...

Read More


Donald Trump

Did President Trump Visit a Pediatric Cancer Patient During Israel Visit?

Written by: Dan Evon

May 29, 2017

President Trump met with pediatric cancer patient Emilee Imbar, though he did not slip away from ...

Read More


Was Trump the First U.S. President to Visit the Western Wall?

Written by: Dan Evon

May 24, 2017

President Trump was the first sitting president to visit the Jewish holy site, but other preside ...

Read More


Digitally enhanced image of the Ausangate mountain in Peru

Are the 'Rainbow Mountains of Peru' Real?

Written by: Dan Evon

May 16, 2017

Although a photograph does show a real location in Peru, the colors of the mountains appear to h ...

Read More


Did Fox News Report That James Comey Resigned?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 10, 2017

Fox News erroneously reported that the former FBI director had resigned, but corrected the recor ...

Read More


Doctor with arms folded

Does Health and Human Services Appointee Charmaine Yoest Believe Abortion Causes Breast Cancer?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

May 2, 2017

Yoest claimed there was sufficient research to back up the claim in a 2012 interview with the Ne ...

Read More


Does Dolph Lundgren Have Multiple Scientific Degrees?

Written by: Dan Evon

April 28, 2017

A meme compares the educational backgrounds of 'Science Guy' Bill Nye and actor Dolph Lundgren.

Read More


Instagram photo of Jeff Goldblum leaning out of a food truck

Does Actor Jeff Goldblum Have a Food Truck Called 'Chef Goldblum's'?

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 27, 2017

The Jurassic Park star was handing out sandwiches as part of a promotion for an upcoming film pr ...

Read More


Daily Mail headline on deleted Syria story

Did the Daily Mail Delete a Story Reporting the U.S. Planned to Blame Assad for 'False Flag' Chemical Attacks?

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 12, 2017

The British tabloid did delete the 2013 story, but only because they were forced to admit it was ...

Read More


Moe Berg

Was Baseball Player Moe Berg a World War II Spy?

Written by: David Emery

April 11, 2017

Washington Senators catcher Morris "Moe" Berg never made it into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but ...

Read More


Sand running down a rock as though it were water.

Are 'Sandfalls' in Saudi Arabia Real?

Written by: Dan Evon

April 4, 2017

A video seemingly shows the phenomenon of sand pouring over a cliff like a waterfall.

Read More


Franceska Mann

Did a Jewish Ballerina Shoot an SS Guard at Auschwitz?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

March 9, 2017

Franceska Mann is celebrated for her purported act of defiance against Nazi guards as she faced ...

Read More


Dairy Queen sign

Is Dairy Queen Holding a Free Cone Day on 20 March 2017?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

March 8, 2017

Rumors about a "free cone day" at Dairy Queen on 20 March 2017 are accurate, at the chain's part ...

Read More


Donald Trump

Bills Introduced by Republicans While We Were Distracted by the 'Russian Spy Drama'

Written by: David Emery

March 7, 2017

Legislation advanced by the GOP included bills to terminate the EPA, repeal the Affordable Care ...

Read More


Did Trump Golf Six Times After Complaining About Obama's Golfing Habits?

Written by: Dan Evon

Feb. 23, 2017

Images assert that President Trump went golfing six times during his first month in office despi ...

Read More


Did Ben Carson Say That Illegal Immigrants Caught Voting Should Lose Their U.S. Citizenship?

Written by: Dan Evon

Feb. 19, 2017

"As long as we reward people who break laws, they will continue to break laws."

Read More


Did Adolf Hitler Say the Nazism Could Have Been Stopped by 'Smashing the Nucleus' of the Movement?

Written by: Dan Evon

Feb. 13, 2017

A popular quote about stopping adverse political movements is frequently shared without full con ...

Read More


Page: 23


Source code