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Fake News: This Man Did NOT Invent The Light Bulb And Telephone
Did Lewis Latimer, an African-American man from Massachusetts who was bought from slavery, invent the light bulb and telephone? No, that's not true: Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, and... [Read the full story]- by: Molly Weisner
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Fake News: Attorney General William Barr Is NOT About To Announce Federal Regulations Banning Sharia Law In USA
Is U.S. Attorney General William Barr about to announce federal regulations banning Sharia Law in the United States? No, that's not true: The story was posted on a satirical site... [Read the full story]- by: Wayne Drash
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Fake News: 'High-Level Exercise' Conducted 3 Months Ago Did NOT Show That A Coronavirus Pandemic Could Kill 65 Million People
Did a "high-level exercise" conducted three months ago show that a coronavirus pandemic could kill 65 million people? No, that's not true: The organizers of the event, which was held... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper
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Fact Check: NO Proof That Spray Can Protect Against Coronavirus
Does a spray offer protection against the new coronavirus? The claims are unproven, and here is some context: The Genesis Church 2 touts its products as a treatment for a... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper
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Fact Check: 2015 Article About Lab-Made Coronavirus Triggers Debate
Does an article from a scientific journal in 2015 about a lab-made coronavirus refer to the current outbreak? No, that's not true, and here is some context: While the facts... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper
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Fake News: Oslo Police Did NOT Declare 'We Have Lost the City'... Islam Has Taken Over
Did police in Oslo, Norway, declare ''we have lost the city" because Islam has taken over? No, that's not true: Police in the Oslo have repeatedly disavowed the claim, saying... [Read the full story]- by: Chelsea Carter
»News & Analysis from the world of Fake News
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Aftermath: TheBL.com's 'Fake' Survivors Get New Faces, Duties As Foreign Net Tries To Rise From The Ashes Of Facebook Purge
Editor's Note by Lead Stories Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke: Three days after a virtual apocalypse wiped out hundreds of fake people used to run a foreign pro-Trump network on Facebook, we... [Read the full story]- by: Sarah Thompson
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TheBL Editor Reacts As Facebook Takes Down Foreign 'Fake People' Network, Admits 'We Spent Lots Of Money On Trump'
Just days after Lead Stories revealed hundreds of "fake faces" used to mask a Vietnamese-based network of Facebook profiles and groups promoting political content on American timelines, those "people who... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake Faces: People Who Do Not Exist Invade Facebook To Influence 2020 Elections (Part 1)
EDITORS NOTE: Meet Carolina Chaney. Take a good look at her Facebook profile photo. Maybe she looks like your kid's math teacher or your doctor. Privacy settings block us... [Read the full story]- by: Sarah Thompson
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Clint Eastwood Death Hoax Tech Eerily Reminiscent of 2017 Rowan Atkinson Death Hoax
Earlier this week Lead Stories already reported that Clint Eastwood was NOT dead, despite what a YouTube video was claiming: Fake News: Clint Eastwood is NOT Dead | Lead Stories... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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That Fake 'Drunk Pelosi' Video Was A Dud: How Lead Stories And Facebook Defused A Viral Bomb
A viral video that was digitally altered to make it appear that U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was slurring her words and drunk has raised questions about what social platforms... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Press Release: Happy Fact-Checking Day! #factcheckingday
Lead Stories is happy to support Fact-Checking Day 2019! ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (April 2, 2019) - In most of the world, April 1 is a day for fools. April 2is... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Europe
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Fake News: Oslo Police Did NOT Declare 'We Have Lost the City'... Islam Has Taken Over
Did police in Oslo, Norway, declare ''we have lost the city" because Islam has taken over? No, that's not true: Police in the Oslo have repeatedly disavowed the claim, saying... [Read the full story]- by: Chelsea Carter
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Fake News: Iceland Has NOT Declared Southern Baptist Churches Terrorist Organizations
Did Iceland declare Southern Baptist churches terrorist organizations? No, that's not true: Iceland never made such a declaration. The story is a work of satire, though the hidden disclaimer on... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper
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Fake News: Swedish Child NOT Beaten By Muslim Immigrant For Having Blue Eyes
Did a Swedish child get beaten by a Muslim immigrant for having blue eyes? No, that's not true: the photo is actually of a four-year-old girl from Cardiff, Wales who... [Read the full story]- by: Ari Sen
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Fake News: The Entire European Union Did NOT Vote To Ban All Single Use Plastics By 2021
Did the entire European Union vote to ban all single-use plastics by 2021? No, that's not true: this article is misleading, taking out of context the very BBC story to... [Read the full story]- by: Molly Weisner
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Fake News: Greta NOT Going on Hunger Strike Until Trump is Removed
Did youth climate activist Greta Thunberg threaten to go on a hunger strike until President Trump is removed? No, that's not true: Greta never made such a claim. The story... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper
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Fake News: Greta Thunberg Has NOT Been Lying To The World About Her Age
Has climate youth activist Greta Thunberg been lying about her age? No, that's not true: Greta is not actually 27 years old. The claim was first published by a liberal... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper
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Fake News: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Use $15,000 Worth Of Bullet Pens To Sign Articles Of Impeachment
Did Nancy Pelosi use $15,000 worth of bullet pens to ink the articles of impeachment against President Trump? No, that's not true: This was a made-up claim that took on... [Read the full story]- by: Wayne Drash
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Fake News: This Man Did NOT Invent The Light Bulb And Telephone
Did Lewis Latimer, an African-American man from Massachusetts who was bought from slavery, invent the light bulb and telephone? No, that's not true: Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, and... [Read the full story]- by: Molly Weisner
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Fake News: Attorney General William Barr Is NOT About To Announce Federal Regulations Banning Sharia Law In USA
Is U.S. Attorney General William Barr about to announce federal regulations banning Sharia Law in the United States? No, that's not true: The story was posted on a satirical site... [Read the full story]- by: Wayne Drash
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Fake News: 'High-Level Exercise' Conducted 3 Months Ago Did NOT Show That A Coronavirus Pandemic Could Kill 65 Million People
Did a "high-level exercise" conducted three months ago show that a coronavirus pandemic could kill 65 million people? No, that's not true: The organizers of the event, which was held... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper
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Fact Check: NO Proof That Spray Can Protect Against Coronavirus
Does a spray offer protection against the new coronavirus? The claims are unproven, and here is some context: The Genesis Church 2 touts its products as a treatment for a... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper
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Fact Check: 2015 Article About Lab-Made Coronavirus Triggers Debate
Does an article from a scientific journal in 2015 about a lab-made coronavirus refer to the current outbreak? No, that's not true, and here is some context: While the facts... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper
» Politics
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Fake News: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Use $15,000 Worth Of Bullet Pens To Sign Articles Of Impeachment
Did Nancy Pelosi use $15,000 worth of bullet pens to ink the articles of impeachment against President Trump? No, that's not true: This was a made-up claim that took on... [Read the full story]- by: Wayne Drash
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Fake News: Attorney General William Barr Is NOT About To Announce Federal Regulations Banning Sharia Law In USA
Is U.S. Attorney General William Barr about to announce federal regulations banning Sharia Law in the United States? No, that's not true: The story was posted on a satirical site... [Read the full story]- by: Wayne Drash
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Fake News: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Assure Iran That Trump Will 'Pay For His Crimes'
Did Nancy Pelosi assure Iran that U.S. President Trump will "pay for his crimes" following the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani? No, that's not true: The... [Read the full story]- by: Chelsea Carter
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Fake News: Joe Biden Did NOT Endorse Claim That Gun Owners Are 'White Supremacists'
Did Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden endorse a claim that gun owners are "white supremacists"? No, that's not true: A meme from the National Rifle Association implies that Biden made... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper
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Fake News: Barrett M82 Military Rifle At Gun Rally Is NOT Routinely Used To Shoot Down Planes In The Armed Forces
Is a Barrett M82 military rifle that an activist carried at a Virginia gun-rights rally this week "routinely used to shoot down planes in the armed forces"? No, that's not... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper
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Fake News: Two Republican Senators Did NOT Say 'Is This Stuff Real?' About Impeachment Trial
Did two Republican senators who only watch Fox News really say, "Is this stuff real? I haven't heard any of this before"? No, that's not true: Joe Lockhart, the White... [Read the full story]- by: Wayne Drash
» Entertainment
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Fake News: Singer Did NOT Ban American Flag From Concerts, Did NOT Say She Can't Even Look At It While Trump's President
Did singer Lana Del Rey ban the American flag from her concerts and say that she can't even look at it while Donald Trump is president? No, that's not true:... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper
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Fake News: Lil Boosie Did NOT Attack George Zimmerman Outside A Miami Walmart
Did Lil Boosie attack George Zimmerman outside a Walmart in Miami, Florida? No, that's not true: Even though the rumor has gone viral in recent days, it was based on... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper
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Fake News: Nicole Kidman NOT Blacklisted After Calling For Americans To Support Trump
Did Nicole Kidman get blacklisted after calling for Americans to support President Trump? No, that's not true: Kidman has made comments saying that Americans should support whoever occupies the U.S.... [Read the full story]- by: Molly Weisner
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Fake News: Pam Grier Does NOT Have Only Few Days To Live After Her Battle With Stage 4 Cancer
Does actress Pam Grier have only a few days left to live after her battle with stage 4 cancer? No, that's not true: The claim was made in a YouTube... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: Star Trek Fan Did NOT Claim Wife Died During Teleportation Experiment; Was NOT Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder
Did a Star Trek fan who had claimed his wife died during a teleportation experiment get sentenced to life in prison for murder? No, that's not true: The story was... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper
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Fake News: 'Bionic Man' Lee Majors NOT Dead At 83; $6 Million NOT Left To Trump 2020
Has the actor who played bionic man Steve Austin died and left $6 million to the Trump reelection campaign? No, that's not true: The former "Six Million Dollar Man" has... [Read the full story]- by: Ryan Cooper