Junk News

Did Derek Chauvin Commit Suicide in Prison?

• 31 May 2020
• Fact Check

Junk news in, junk news out.

Was Florida Teen Stung Over 600 Times After Inserting His Penis in a Beehive?

• 20 May 2020
• Fact Check

A routine review of content labeled satire.

Did AOC Say ‘It’s Okay to Eat Pets’ if Food Runs Scarce?

• 14 May 2020
• Fact Check

Inflammatory, fabricated quotes have been making their way around social media.

Did Pelosi Tell Seniors, ‘You Are Not Entitled to Social Security! It’s Gone!’?

• 13 May 2020
• Fact Check

The U.S. House Speaker is the frequent target of inflammatory fake quotes.

Was an Exhausted Funeral Home Employee Cremated by Mistake?

• 14 April 2020
• Fact Check

A routine review of content labeled satire.

Did the New York Jets Sign Colin Kaepernick?

• 9 April 2020
• Fact Check

Parody news sometimes looks just like real news.

Did AOC Commit a Felony by Making a False Accusation Against Trump?

• 6 April 2020
• Fact Check

One cannot break laws that do not exist.

Does COVID Stand for ‘Chinese-Originated Viral Infectious Disease’?

• 26 March 2020
• Fact Check

There are different processes and purposes for naming diseases.

Did Malia Obama Praise Trump’s ‘Leadership and Strength’?

• 23 March 2020
• Fact Check

A routine review of content labeled satire.

No, a Hair Dryer Won’t Stop Coronavirus

• 17 March 2020
• Fact Check

A viral video that claims breathing hot air from a hair dryer could cure COVID-19 demonstrates a basic and dangerous lack of understanding about science.

Did Costco Issue a Recall Notice for Toilet Paper?

• 14 March 2020
• Fact Check

Even if COVID-19 hasn't infected the entire population, a mania for buying bathroom tissue apparently has.

Was COVID-19 Found in Packages of Toilet Paper?

• 11 March 2020
• Fact Check

The last thing readers needed amid the 2020 coronavirus pandemic was fiction disguised as "news."