Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: No existe un programa que borra la deuda de los hispanos en Estados Unidos
Publicaciones en Facebook ofrecen a hispanos borrar sus deudas con un supuesto programa para luchar “contra la recesión”, pero este programa no es real, ni… Read More
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Fact Check: Is CERN activating the world’s most powerful particle accelerator for the April 8 eclipse? No
As people around the country await the April 8 total eclipse, conspiracy theories about a Switzerland-based nuclear research facility have some social media users on… Read More
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Fact Check: Donald Trump was sued for using false information to get loans, not for paying them back
Was former President Donald Trump prosecuted for something that is ordinarily not considered unlawful? That’s what a viral Facebook post says. “When Trump takes out… Read More
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Fact Check: Clips of Joe Rogan talking about sea monsters, El Dorado and the Bermuda Triangle are AI-generated
Say goodbye to the mixtape, say hello to the misinformation compilation starring podcaster Joe Rogan. Or not. In a March 29 Facebook video, what sounds… Read More
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Posts Raise Unfounded Concerns About Aluminum in Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Small amounts of aluminum have been used for many decades to strengthen the immune response to vaccines. Exposure to high levels of aluminum… Read More
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Fact Check: Has Wisconsin really had 12 elections since 2000 decided by 30,000 votes or less?
Wisconsin is used to tight elections. Razor-thin presidential races. Statewide cliffhangers. But when Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Brian Schimming claimed in a media call during… Read More
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Fact Check: Does video show the earthquake leveling an ‘entire block of unfinished houses’ in Taiwan? No
The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that rocked Taiwan on April 3 killed at least 10 people, injured more than 1,000 and trapped many others, according to… Read More
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Fact Check: Is NASA ‘shooting three rockets at three moons’? That’s False
The Earth has only one natural satellite — the moon. But social media users claim the Earth has three moons, and NASA is shooting three… Read More
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Fact Check: New ‘energy weapon’ conspiracy theory targets collapsed Baltimore bridge
Directed energy weapons are real and fire concentrated electromagnetic energy at light speed. These weapons include high-energy lasers, high-power microwaves and radio frequency devices. The… Read More