Category: Fact Check

What looks like a segment on a South African news channel follows a familiar script to dupe social media users into thinking X owner Elon… Read More

Singers Miranda Lambert and Tim McGraw have previously been the targets of false advertising that uses their celebrity to promote supposed weight loss products. Now… Read More

A viral Oct. 28 social media post claimed that “Israel lied to justify genocide,” and cited Israeli newspaper Haaretz as evidence.  “Haaretz investigation reveals discrepancies… Read More

In 2016, Wisconsin helped to swing the presidential vote for Donald Trump, a Republican. And four years later, it helped swing the vote the other… Read More

Let’s clear the air. Do wind turbine components deteriorate in just three to four years?  A Sept. 25 Facebook post claimed that a “wind farm… Read More

The Gaza Health Ministry has said the Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war is more than 8,000. But some social media posts are suggesting… Read More

A social media post poised to encourage people is unfortunately premised on a faulty claim about an airport service counter catering to people who made… Read More

Actor Matthew Perry died Oct. 28, setting off a new round of unfounded rumors that a celebrity’s death was caused by a COVID-19 vaccine.  One… Read More

The claim is startling: New York’s election results in 2022 might not be trustworthy because there were more votes than voters.  In a report on… Read More

A recent video revives the conspiracy theory that footage of President Joe Biden shows someone who isn’t President Joe Biden.  Then Oct. 22 Instagram video … Read More