Claim Database
Claim database is where Evidence Matters organizes public claims, verdicts, evidence summaries, and full claim reviews.
Claim database is the Evidence Matters search hub for reviewed claims, verdict labels, evidence summaries, and full claim reviews.
Use this page to check public claims before you believe them, share them, or repeat them as fact.
Search the Claim Database
This page is being built as a searchable index of claims reviewed by Evidence Matters. Each entry should include the claim, who made it, the verdict, the evidence summary, and a link to the full review.
Search tip: Use the site search to look for a person, topic, phrase, event, or claim.
Browse Claim Categories
Use these categories to narrow the claim database by topic.
Recent Claim Reviews
Trump 2015 Campaign Announcement Fact Check
Verdict: Needs Context / Misleading
Claim type: Campaign promise, immigration, economy, political messaging
This review looks at Donald Trump’s 2015 campaign announcement speech and checks the claims against available evidence.
Alex Jones Secret Society Claim
Verdict: Unverified / Unsupported
Claim type: Conspiracy claim, media, public figures
This review checks whether there is reliable evidence behind claims about a hidden entertainment network.
How to Use This Claim Database
This claim database is designed to help readers move past rumors and check the evidence behind public claims.
- Search the topic: Look for a person, event, claim, or phrase.
- Check the verdict: Look for the verdict label near the top of each review.
- Read the evidence: Open the full review to see what supports or contradicts the claim.
- Follow the sources: Give the most weight to primary records, direct statements, court records, official documents, and credible reporting.
How Claims Are Rated
Every reviewed claim should be checked using the Evidence Matters verdict system. Verdicts are based on the strength of the evidence, the reliability of the source, the logic of the claim, and the context surrounding it.
Why Claim Databases Matter
A searchable claim database helps readers move beyond headlines, viral clips, screenshots, memes, and recycled talking points. Instead of relying on repetition or political loyalty, readers can search the actual claim, review the evidence, and compare the verdict to the available record.
Modern misinformation spreads quickly because people often encounter the same claim multiple times across social media, podcasts, television, influencers, and partisan websites. Repetition can create the feeling that something must be true even when the evidence is weak or missing entirely.
The goal of the Evidence Matters claim database is to slow that process down and create a searchable record where readers can review claims more carefully.
Each claim review should focus on:
- The exact wording of the claim
- The original source
- The evidence supporting or contradicting the claim
- The context surrounding the claim
- The final verdict based on the available evidence
That process helps readers separate facts, rumors, opinion, propaganda, satire, exaggeration, and unsupported conclusions.
Helpful External Research Sources
Strong fact checking starts with original records and reliable reporting. These public resources can help readers independently verify claims and review evidence directly.
FAQ: Claim Database
What is a claim database?
A claim database is a searchable collection of reviewed public claims, verdicts, evidence summaries, and supporting sources.
How does Evidence Matters review claims?
Claims are reviewed using public records, primary sources, official documents, transcripts, context, logic, and evidence standards.
What kinds of claims are included?
The claim database may include political claims, media narratives, conspiracy claims, election claims, public statements, misinformation examples, and viral social media claims.
Can verdicts change?
Yes. If new evidence emerges or additional context becomes available, verdicts and claim summaries may be updated.