VERIFY

Environment

VERIFY Snap: Fact-checking claims about the fall season

Autumn is here and the VERIFY team is answering a few questions about the fall season.
Environment

Yes, it’s generally safe for wildlife to eat discarded pumpkins

Composting is the best way to discard your pumpkins, but they’re safe for animals to eat as long as they aren’t rotting or have chemicals on them.

Coronavirus

Yes, at-home COVID-19 rapid tests are as accurate as rapid tests done at testing sites

The timing of when at-home rapid tests are conducted, as well as how the test is sampled can affect the accuracy of the results.
Medicine

No, taking low-dose aspirin daily to prevent heart disease is not recommended for most people

Multiple health groups have changed their guidelines in the last couple of years regarding aspirin use to prevent heart disease.
Technology

Claim women die more in car crashes than men because of crash test dummies needs context

The VERIFY team analyzed statistics and spoke with experts on whether crash test dummy modeling is a reason more women die in car crashes than men.

VERIFY is on a mission to separate fact from fiction in news and social media. We respect truth above all and believe in transparency. If you see a story online or hear a rumor you want verified, let us know. Just tell us your name, city and the story you'd like us to VERIFY. All submissions may be used in a VERIFY segment or promotion.

Police: 1 hurt in Northwest Jacksonville shooting

Clay County Sheriff's Office searching for missing teen

EXPLAINER: What is radiational cooling, how does it impact the First Coast?

Clear skies and light winds can equal cooler nights on the First Coast, here is why.

VERIFY

VERIFY Snap: Fact-checking claims about the fall season

Yes, it’s generally safe for wildlife to eat discarded pumpkins

Yes, at-home COVID-19 rapid tests are as accurate as rapid tests done at testing sites

No, taking low-dose aspirin daily to prevent heart disease is not recommended for most people

Claim women die more in car crashes than men because of crash test dummies needs context

Featured Videos

Yes, South Dakota is a tax haven, but it's not the only state that offers protection and privacy

No, you can’t cure a cold by ‘sweating it out’

Yes, scammers use e-signature services like DocuSign to send emails with malicious links

There is no evidence that Southwest Airlines cancellations were caused by workers protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Yes, the US will start missing payments, including on Social Security, if it doesn’t raise the debt limit

No, there are no proposed funding cuts for HBCUs in Biden's 'Build Back Better' Plan

No, whistleblowers are not guaranteed immunity, but do have some protections

Yes, hospitals can require organ transplant patients and donors to be vaccinated against COVID-19

Yes, you’ll need a new phone soon if you have a 3G phone

WTLV would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.