Does This Photograph Show a Woman About to Be Stoned to Death in Iran?
9 August 2018 A picture from a 2003 protest in Colombia has been posted multiple times with the false claim that it shows a woman about to be stoned in Iran.
Fact Check
Did Major News Networks Ignore a Story About Korean War Remains Returning to the U.S.?
9 August 2018 A widely shared meme suggested that mainstream American news outlets largely ignored North Korea's return of the remains of U.S. soldiers killed during the 1950-53 war.
Do Curved Fingernails Indicate Serious Health Problems?
9 August 2018 Curved or “clubbed” fingernails have been used as an indicator of health since the time of Hippocrates, but their utility as a diagnostic is limited.
Was the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Scrutinized After Posting a Photograph of a Deputy Praying?
8 August 2018 A small number of people complained after the department posted a photograph of a deputy praying, but the vast majority of responses were positive.
Did John F. Kennedy Ask ‘Suppose God is Black?’
8 August 2018 A speculative question about God's being black originated with one of the Kennedys, but it wasn't President John F. Kennedy.
Did JFK Jr. Write in 1999 That Trump ‘Would Be an Unstoppable Force for Ultimate Justice’?
23 July 2018 Whatever John F. Kennedy, Jr. might have thought about Donald Trump, he likely wouldn't have described anyone as "an unstoppable force for ultimate justice."
Did Thomas Jefferson Say ‘When the Speech Condemns a Free Press, You Are Hearing the Words of a Tyrant’?
7 August 2018 One of the most famous of America's Founding Fathers might have agreed with this sentiment, but we found no evidence that he wrote it.
Does This Image Show a ‘Firenado’ in California?
6 August 2018 A "firenado" truly formed during the Carr fire in California, but this photograph likely does not document that event.
Did Winston Churchill Say ‘The Fascists of the Future Will Call Themselves Anti-Fascists?’
7 August 2018 A quote incorrectly attributed to the former British prime minister was spread on social media by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Say There’s No Difference Between Billions and Trillions?
7 August 2018 The young congressional candidate has already become the focus of satire and parody, not always in an obvious way.
Did France Pass a Law Saying That ‘Children Can Consent to Sex with Adults’?
6 August 2018 A disreputable web site distorted and misled readers on the subject of a new French law on sexual violence.
Did a Michigan School District Ban Students from Wearing the American Flag?
6 August 2018 A year-old Facebook post about a school dress code became a source of reanimated outrage in 2018.