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Your curiosity drives our work. Send us links to articles, social media posts, or images using this contact form. ▶️ Include as much information as possible, including when and where you found the item you hope to see fact-checked.
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✅ Yes, an image authentically shows a gibbon skeleton, illustrating the similarities between humans and other apes.
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✅ Yes, a photo genuinely shows a pile of 1 million mosquitoes "caught in a trap in Sanibel, Florida."
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A viral video purportedly shows hundreds of UCLA pro-Palestine protesters converting en masse to Islam. The (lack of) evidence suggests otherwise.
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A photo spread on social media platforms claiming that it was taken in Palestine "before Israel came into existence." Here's what we found:
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Former President Donald Trump spoke about not defending some NATO allies if Russia attacks them, but viral posts about his quote omitted key context.
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Prostitutes allegedly used candles widely in the late-19th and early-20th centuries to time sex with clients, according to viral posts. Here's what we found.
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Online posts claim, without evidence, that actor Kurt Russell said "illegal immigrants" should be "forcibly deported" from America.
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❌ No, a vintage, black-and-white photo posted on social media doesn't show members of the Rothschild family standing next to a demon.
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❌ No, U.S. President Joe Biden didn't fall asleep during a press conference in 2021 with then-leader of Israel Naftali Bennett.
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Here's what we know about claims that Israel lured and shot Palestinians using drones playing recordings of crying infants:
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✅ Yes, James Baldwin wrote about the reasons those in power dismiss protests by Black people.
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U.S. Sen. John Fetterman claimed the UN was "unwilling to condemn Hamas" but would speak in opposition to police action against pro-Palestinian protesters. Here's what we found:
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An alleged hidden recording from 2001 claims to show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying, "We must hit the Palestinians hard." Here's what we found:
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❌ No, U.S. President Joe Biden didn't post a picture of a notepad on X (formerly Twitter) reading, "I'm stroking my s--- rn."
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No, a video doesn't show Robert De Niro yelling at pro-Palestine demonstrators in New York City.
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While you’re scrolling, keep a lookout for suspicious videos or images — or, visual media that may have been digitally edited to show something that isn’t real. Send them our way. We'll try to investigate.
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Investigators confirmed that Google Street View helped them locate an Italian mafia boss who had been in hiding for 20 years.
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A video went viral showing a mother talking about the purported dangers of cleaning "food surfaces" with Clorox disinfecting wipes. Here's what we found:
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No, "love bugs" aren't the result of a genetic experiment gone wrong at the University of Florida.
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❌ No, former U.S. President Barack Obama didn't cancel the National Day of Prayer in 2009.
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