9/11 Attacks
Written by: Jessica Lee
Sept. 15, 2021
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 13, 2021
An online text purports to document a conversation between passenger Todd Beamer and phone opera ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 9, 2021
Within hours of the attacks, misinformation emerged online. It would be the start of a two-decad ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 1, 2020
Social media rumors that two memorials in New York were vandalized proved misleading.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 19, 2019
An inflammatory story from back in 2010 has been stirred up again, despite the lack of any signi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 23, 2019
Long-time children's TV host Fred Rogers dealt with a number of tough topics on his popular PBS ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 10, 2019
Outrage posts on clickbait web sites didn't tell the full story of an art exhibition.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 27, 2018
A conspiracy theory website drew a series of baseless or incorrect conclusions from a study that ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 11, 2018
The life story of Anna Mae Dickinson, dubbed the "luckiest woman alive," is amazing — and fictional.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 26, 2017
Critics have pointed to the National Football League's seemingly contradictory stances on patrio ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 15, 2017
Reports that a dying CIA agent confessed to blowing up WTC Building 7 on 9/11 through controlled ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 6, 2017
Rumors that Sadiq Khan defended 11 September 2001 terrorists were spread alongside an unrelated ...
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 1, 2016
A viral YouTube video recycles discredited accusations linking longtime Hillary Clinton deputy H ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 23, 2016
FACT CHECK: Did Chipotle create a 'Never Forget 9/11' ad campaign featuring burritos in the plac ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 13, 2016
The former New York City mayor was criticized for saying he didn't see Hillary Clinton in New Yo ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 9, 2016
Viral news stories misattributed an article written by "9/11 Truth" advocates as one published i ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 14, 2016
Donald Trump spoke of having the tallest building in downtown Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks, ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 12, 2016
An NFL owner didn't tell his players they were "actors" playing the role of "patriotic super her ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 12, 2016
In 2013, Donald Trump extended his best wishes to 'haters and losers' via Twitter on the anniver ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 6, 2016
A fake news article reported that President Obama asked Americans not to hold 9/11 victim tribut ...
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