Was a Crowd of People Filmed Taunting Philadelphia Police During a Standoff?
Video taken at the scene drew media coverage separately from the actual incident, but it was a small group within a much larger crowd of people.
Fact Checks
Were Protesters of American Immigration Policies Hit by a Truck and Injured in Rhode Island?
News articles and Facebook posts indicated an employee at an ICE facility injured several people when he deliberately drove through a crowd of protesters.
Does Costco Pharmacy Have the Least Expensive Prices and No Membership Requirement?
A viral Facebook post advises people to default to Costco for prescriptions, claiming that membership is not required for its pharmacies.
Does Video Show Police Spraying Fake Blood on Themselves During a Philadelphia Shooting?
Viral video spread on several social channels, purportedly showing Philadelphia police using “fake blood” after a shooting standoff.
Did North Carolina Ban Sharia Law Statewide?
To understand claims about “sharia law” bans, we first have to understand what constitutes “sharia law” in the first place.
Did a Woman Post an Ad Offering to Babysit ‘White Kids Only’?
Social media amplified threats and harassment against an Oregon woman over the flyer without pausing to see whether it was real.
Was the Mississippi Chicken Plant Raided by American Immigration Authorities Previously Sued for Workplace Abuses?
After massive ICE raids, claims appeared that Koch Foods was previously ordered to pay a large settlement to employees after an EEOC lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, discrimination, and other abuses.
Did Public Assistance Programs Exist in the United States Before Social Security?
Claims that “our ancestors” who emigrated to the U.S. had no access to pensions or other types of aid when they arrived are ahistorical.
Is the Trump Administration Rewriting the Statue of Liberty’s Poem?
A number of headlines appeared to convince people that acting USCIS Director Ken Cuccinelli was literally replacing the plaque bearing the fabled sonnet on the Statue of Liberty.
A Million Seconds Ago Was July 24th, a Billion Seconds Ago Was 1988?
The difference between millionaires and billionaires may be poorly understood, but time-based analogies have inherent flaws, for a very good reason.