Fact Checks Archive

An 1895 Headache Treatment Called ‘Vibration Therapy’? It is our considered opinion that this "treatment" would cause more headaches than it would...

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Did an Anti-Vaccine Protester Liken Nurses to Nazi War Criminals? A photograph of a sign that promised a second "Nuremberg" for those who administer COVID-19...

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Are 70 Members of Pfizer’s Investment Board Part of the CCP? A list of Chinese-sounding names was circulated with unfounded claims about the pharmaceutical company.

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No, Special Forces Didn’t Arrest Chelsea Clinton for Child Trafficking What RealRawNews.com publishes is neither real nor news.

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Did a Funeral Home Advertise Using the Slogan ‘Don’t Get Vaccinated’? Photographs of a truck advertising "Wilmore Funeral Home" in North Carolina emerged in September 2021....

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Yes, Samuel Adams’ New Beer Is Illegal in 15 States Its alcohol content by volume is almost six times that of a regular beer.

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Did George Orwell Say This About Societies That ‘Drift From the Truth’? Not everything "Orwellian" in its tone is Orwellian in its origins.

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Did Alice Cooper’s ‘School’s Out’ Album Come Wrapped in Panties? A piece of rock 'n' roll memorabilia caught the internet's attention in 2021.

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Texas Lawyer Arrested for Michael Myers ‘Halloween’ Prank The prank didn't make everyone laugh.

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Yes, a 4,000-Year-Old Burial Was Found at a Golf Course in England The coffin was made from a hollowed-out tree trunk.

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Stay overnight in the Planters Nutmobile

Yes, It’s Possible To Sleep Overnight in Planters’ ‘Nutmobile’ It's a 26-foot vehicle shaped like a giant peanut.

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Do COVID-19 Vaccines Make You Infertile? Here are the facts behind claims of impotency, placenta issues, and swollen testicles.

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