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Category: Fact Check

  • Fact Check: Satirical story about Candace Owens trying to ban Taylor Swift from the NFL spreads without context

    Conservative commentator Candace Owens has been critical of singer Taylor Swift, but claims she’s trying to bar Swift from the NFL originated on fake news…

  • Fact Check: No, Brittney Griner didn’t ask Angel Reese to join an Olympics team over Caitlin Clark

    A recent Threads post stirs the pot of discontent over basketball phenom Caitlin Clark’s exclusion from rosters for the U.S. women’s basketball teams for the…

  • Fact Check: Fabricated “Vader” poster fools social media users

    “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader looks foreboding in an image newly spreading on social media, with light saber drawn and the specter of destruction surrounding…

  • Fact Check: No, transgender swimmer Lia Thomas wasn’t ‘ordered to compete with men’

    Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has said she wants to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics, but those hopes were dashed after she recently lost a…

  • Fact Check: Men aged between 18 and 26 have not been automatically registered for the draft

    Men in the U.S. are required to register with the Selective Service System when they turn 18. But after a legislative development, social media users…

  • Fact Check: No, Caitlin Clark did not turn down millions of dollars from Nike. Claim is satire

    Four hundred million dollars would be hard to turn down. Is that what basketball star Caitlin Clark passed on over an issue with a football…

  • Fact Check: Were pink dolphins spotted off the North Carolina coast? No, the images are fake

    Photos of pink dolphin sightings are making a splash online. But don’t be fooled by their rosy appearance — they’re not real. A June 18…

  • Fact Check: No evidence protesters hung a banner featuring Iran’s supreme leader from Brooklyn Museum

    In the video, a large, red banner unfurled from an ornate building in front of a cheering crowd.  The banner read “Supreme Leader Thanks you…

  • Fact Check: Florida congresswoman didn’t ‘confirm’ that Biden will be replaced on November 2024 ticket

    Democrats have been batting down rumors that President Joe Biden will be replaced on the Democratic ticket before the November election by California Gov. Gavin…

  • Wind Energy’s Key Environmental Advantage? Low Emissions

    Q: Are wind farms harmful to the environment? A: Like all energy sources, wind farms have some negative environmental impacts. But getting energy from wind…