Fact Checks Archive

Is Don Trump Jr. Selling Merch Mocking Alec Baldwin’s On-Set Shooting Tragedy? The T-shirts read: "Guns don't kill people, Alec Baldwin kills people."

True

A headline said Missippi's literacy program shows improvement and claimed to be from the Associated Press in Mississippi.

Did AP Use the Spelling ‘Missippi’ in a Headline About Literacy? To learn more, we traveled back to the year 2005.

False

A rumor claims that the FBI found a 9/11 hijacker's airplane ticket on the morning of September 11 2001 just moments after one of the towers collapsed.

Did FBI Find a 9/11 Hijacker’s Plane Ticket Moments After North Tower Collapsed? The story was mentioned on a podcast by investigative journalist Chris Hansen.

Unproven

Do the McDonald's golden arches look like breasts? That's what a psychologist purportedly found in market research.

Do McDonald’s Golden Arches Symbolize a Mother’s Breasts? We tracked down the origins of the tale of a psychologist named Louis Cheskin, who...

Unproven

Did Fauci Spend Taxpayer Dollars on ‘Cruel and Unnecessary’ Test of Vaccine on Beagles? Allocated government funds for the experiment reportedly totaled nearly a half-million dollars.

Mixture

Is This True About Moth on ‘Silence of the Lambs’ Poster? The creature's head supposedly shows naked women in the shape of a skull.

True

AMC to Provide Open Captions at Some Theaters The company said the announcement comes in time for the "Eternals" release.

True

Did Fauci Fund ‘Gain of Function’ Research, Thereby Causing COVID-19 Pandemic? Statements made by Fox News host Tucker Carlson furthered theories that a manipulated virus spilled...

Unproven

RECALL: Walmart Pulls Essential Oil Spray Over Deadly Bacteria Federal agencies were investigating four recent cases of melioidosis — an extremely rare but sometimes...

Recall

The claim is that Chris Kelley is running against Ilhan Omar in a future election for Minneapolis Minnesota.

Is Chris Kelley Running Against Ilhan Omar? A Facebook post about Kelley and Omar was shared nearly 750,000 times and received a...

Outdated

Were Accused Witches Burned at the Stake During Salem Witch Trials? We tackled some of the most popular myths for Halloween 2021.

False

Did Ohio Unveil Inaccurate Wright Brothers’ Design on New License Plate? The state has long hailed itself as the "birthplace of aviation" after the historic achievements...

True