Claim: Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s deregulation efforts included the rollback of train braking and safety provisions in 2017; Trump tweeted about deregulation in January 2018. Description: A ...

After the United States Women’s National Team beat the Netherlands 2 to 0 to win the World Cup in July 2019, the fans of the nation’s soccer team were delighted. It also lent serious heft to the ...

An often-circulated quote from a University of Pennsylvania faculty member attacking United States President Donald Trump was posthumously spread second-hand. The remark was first brought to light by ...

An inauthentically organized, corrosive disinformation campaign taking direct aim at social resilience and anti-racism pushes has taken over school boards throughout the United States in what appears ...

On May 5 2021, video of purported traffic reporter Anavid Reyes “having a meltdown” on live television appeared on Reddit’s r/funny: That post (“This traffic reporter has a meltdown and show how ...

The origin of one anti-fascist tactic circulated again on Facebook in August and September 2020, with some readers getting a new perspective on cosmetics and their impact. The post, which has been ...

As social media controversies over the expressed views of fantasy writer J.K. Rowling and a game based on her Harry Potter series continued into February 2023, a quote resurfaced attributed to famed ...

Claim: In the leaked SCOTUS draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito referenced a “domestic supply of infants” to meet adoption demand. Description: Justice Samuel Alito, in a ...

Claim: A Stephen King "banned books" quote meme is properly attributed. Description: The quote from meme format says – ‘When books are run out of school classrooms and libraries, I’m never much ...

On May 23 2023, several social media posts popped up with the jarring claim that a majority of book removal or book ban requests in American schools were an effort by the same eleven individuals: ...

Summary of eRumor: After Thomas Edison’s school teacher called him addled or mentally ill in a letter, Edison’s mother hid the letter from the young inventor and homeschooled him so that Edison could ...

In October 2019, a post circulated showing a natural rock formation known as “Six Grandfathers” before it was carved into what most Americans now call “Mount Rushmore.” For anyone curious, here’s what ...