Did 449,000 Californians Turn Down Jury Duty Because They Are Undocumented Immigrants?
11 December 2018 - Facebook users spread an unscourced and uncorroborated anti-immigrant statement.
Rated Unproven
Was a Teenager Electrocuted by His Earphones?
11 December 2018 - Malaysian authorities told local reporters that a 16 year-old was electrocuted while charging his phone.
Did Hal Lundgren Write an Open Letter to Lebron James?
3 December 2018 - We're skeptical that an open letter criticizing NBA star Lebron James was actually penned by freelance reporter Hal Lundgren.
Did Michelle Obama’s Book Sell More Copies in One Week Than Donald Trump’s Did in 32 Years?
27 November 2018 - The sales numbers of two books by political figures published over thirty years apart were compared in a popular meme.
Is Mexico Providing Charter Buses to Transport Caravan Migrants to the Border?
12 November 2018 - Sketchy reports claimed the thousands-strong migrant caravan was being chartered to the U.S. border by tour bus.
Were the Remains of Two Missing Girls Found Buried in the Vatican?
10 November 2018 - Speculation regarding a pair of girls who disappeared in 1983 mounted again after some grisly findings in late October 2018.
Was a U.S. Border Patrol Officer Killed by Attackers Armed with Rocks?
4 November 2018 - Questions remain about the November 2017 death of U.S. Border Patrol Officer Rogelio Martinez, but little evidence suggests he was killed by rock-wielding attackers.
Did Guatemalan Authorities Rescue a Group of Minors from Caravan Smugglers?
2 November 2018 - A report of children rescued from 'human smugglers working inside' the Central American caravan is unsubstantiated.
Can Drinking One Diet Drink a Day Triple the Risk of Dementia and Strokes?
31 October 2018 - Some studies show an association between increased consumption of artificially sweetened beverages and stroke or dementia risk, but that does not mean one causes the other.
Was a Healthy Nine-Year-Old Girl Paralyzed by a Flu Shot?
26 October 2018 - The story of a heartbreaking illness following a routine flu shot has been used to scare people from getting the vaccine, but a causal relationship between the two is uncertain.
Did Ted Cruz’s Net Worth Increase from $500K to $4.6 Million Since He Entered the U.S. Senate?
22 October 2018 - A partisan meme termed the senator's nearly tenfold increase in net worth over six years on a salary of $174,000 per year 'pretty impressive.'
Five Years in Prison for Stealing Sneakers, 90 Days’ House Arrest for Raping a Young Girl?
19 October 2018 - Two criminal cases that were widely disparate in the sentencing were also widely disparate in many other factors.
