Devil's Punchbowl refugee camp for freed slaves during Civil War is misdescribed as 'concentration camp'
It is often falsely claimed that "over 20,000 freed slaves were killed in one year" of the camp's existence.
Unpacking long-standing claim oceans will contain more plastic than fish by 2050
A 2016 report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation claimed that by 2050 there would be 850 tons of plastic in the oceans and just 812 tons of fish.
We've fact-checked these 24 rumors about Melania Trump
Yes, Russian TV once aired her nude photos. No, she did not dig up the White House Rose Garden.
Video showing hundreds of people trapped on sinking ship cropped to remove 'AI' label
One Facebook user's post featuring the video received over 11 million views in March 2025.
Don't fall for rumor Patrick Mahomes rejected $10M from Musk
A website falsely claimed Musk said, "Patrick Mahomes has redefined the game of football."
Investigating rumor claiming Pete Hegseth owned Russian email address
Users discussed the rumor about the U.S. secretary of defense following the leak of military attack plans via the Signal messaging app in March 2025.
No, 'Snow White' remake is not the lowest-rated movie ever on IMDb
The live-action film was the target of review bombing — but there were lower-rated films on the website, as of this writing.
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University grad student, was detained by masked ICE agents
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security accused Ozturk, a Turkish national, of "activities in support of Hamas."
No, Project 2025 doesn't advise government officials to use Signal to avoid recordkeeping laws
The claim spread after The Atlantic reported that Trump officials accidentally added the publication's editor-in-chief to a Signal group chat.