Fact Checks Archive

Is Dubai Creating Rain to Battle the Heat? Temperatures in the United Arab Emirates have been soaring.

True

SCAM ALERT: Publix 90th Anniversary $3,000 Gift Card Reader beware.

Scam

Did Thousands of Pigeons Poop on Spectators at 1936 Olympic Games? Birds of a feather poop together.

Mostly True

No, There Weren’t More COVID-19 Vaccine Deaths Than COVID-19 Deaths A vaccine adverse reaction tracking tool was misleadingly interpreted by junk news sites.

False

Is Twitter Making a ‘Dislike’ Button? Only select users will be given the option to test the new feature.

True

RECALL: Tyson Chicken Linked to Listeria, BrightFarms Salads to Salmonella Federal agencies announced two major product recalls in July 2021, amid outbreaks of listeria and...

Recall

Did a Dead Jockey Win a Race at Belmont in 1923? A 1923 article said that Frank Hayes was the "victim of his almost fanatic enthusiasm...

Miscaptioned

Was the Hindenburg Adorned With a Swastika? The German airship crashed into a New Jersey township in May 1937.

True

RECALL: Give and Go Muffins Pulled From Walmart, 7-Eleven, Over Listeria Concerns The company's announcement, in July 2021, was posted online by the U.S. Food and Drug...

Recall

Lisa Ann Walter played Chessy in the 1998 film The Parent Trap and had identical twins on October 11 which was the same date Lindsay Lohan's characters Annie and Hallie were born in the movie.

The Rumor About ‘The Parent Trap’ and October 11 Is True In the 1998 film "The Parent Trap," Lindsay Lohan portrayed two identical twin girls who...

True

Pic Shows Difference Between Men’s, Women’s Beach Handball Uniforms? Norway's women's beach handball team was fined in July 2021 for protesting against the sport's...

True

The claim is evidence suggests that among other individual factors, mosquitos may be more attracted to people with Type O blood.

Are Mosquitos Attracted to a Certain Blood Type? The annoying pests have been dubbed the “world’s deadliest animal.”

Mostly True