by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Say 'I Won't Release Another Shoe Until Black People Unite'
Did Michael Jordan say he won't release another shoe until black people unite? No, that's not true: an old story from 2016 went viral again in 2019 (despite having been... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Updated NASA Data Did NOT Show Global Warming Not Causing Any Polar Ice Retreat
Did NASA data show that global warming is not causing any polar ice retreat? No, that's not true: The conclusion that there is no polar ice retreat is a false... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: Trump Did NOT Cancel Funding For Obama's Free House And Library
Did President Donald Trump cancel funding for Obama's free house and library and is Michelle Obama furious about it? No, that's not true: an old hoax from a satire website... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: NO New Dem Bill To Limit Firearm Ownership to One Per Household
Does a new bill introduced by the Democrats limit firearm ownership to one per househould? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Photo Does NOT Show Caged Children in "Trump's Pro Life Evangelical Christian America"
Does a photo show children in a cage in "Trump's pro life, evangelical christian America"? No, that's not true: the photo in the viral Facebook post was taken during the... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Scientists Did NOT Declare That Redheads Are Actually Genetic Super Heroes
Did scientists declare that redheads are actually genetic super heroes because of their pain tolerance compared to people with other hair colors? No, that's not true: This is a click-bait... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
»News & Analysis from the world of Fake News
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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
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Malinformation, Misinformation, Disinformation: Lead Stories NOT Using The Term F*ke N*ws Anymore
Update: Yes, of course this was an April Fools joke :-) For years we here at Lead Stories have put the term "F*ke N*ws" in every headline but it is... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Press Release: The International Fact-Checking Network launches FactCheckEU, its European fact-checking project
Hoaxes know no borders, especially in Europe. That's why the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) is proud to announce the launch of FactCheckEU, a collaborative effort from 19 European fact-checking outlets... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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On The Difference Between Fake News and Satire -- Why Lead Stories Needed A Satire Policy
Things used to be very simple and clear-cut here at Lead Stories. We used our Trendolizer engine to look for things that were trending online that were not true (but... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Christopher Blair Launches New Snopes & DeadState Parody Sites
It appears the feud between Snopes and self-described internet troll Christopher Blair keeps on going: earlier this week he took to Facebook to announce a new parody website that explicitly... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Europe
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Fake News: Photo Showing Two Men "Smiling" In Front Of Burning Notre Dame Is NOT Doctored (But We Still Don't Know If They Are "Laughing Muslims")
By Alan Duke and Maarten Schenk - Did the Russian news agency Sputnik digitally insert two smiling men into a photograph taken near the burning Notre Dame cathedral and then... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Press Release: The International Fact-Checking Network launches FactCheckEU, its European fact-checking project
Hoaxes know no borders, especially in Europe. That's why the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) is proud to announce the launch of FactCheckEU, a collaborative effort from 19 European fact-checking outlets... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Inaccurate News: MORE Than Two Whales Found Dead, NOT Only In Germany, NOT All Stomachs Full Of Plastic And Car Parts
Were two whales found dead in Germany in January of 2019 or 2018 and were their stomachs discovered to be "full of plastic and car parts"? No, not exactly: a... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Gypsies DID NOT Install Their Caravans On The Champs-Élysées In Paris For Gilets Jaunes Protests
Did several gypsy clans show up in Paris and did they install their caravans on the Champs-Élysées to participate in the Gilets Jaunes protests after ex-boxer Christophe Dettinger was arrested... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: French Riot Police Did NOT Loot A Store During #GiletsJaunes Protest
Did French riot police officers loot a store during recent "Gillets Jaunes" protests in France? No, that's not true. The confusion was caused by a viral tweet from a user... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Netflix Did NOT Announce French Version of Suicide Squad
Did Netflix announce a French version of the "Suicide Squad" movie? No, that's not true: the rumor was started by a Belgian satire website mocking the French government. It is... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Hoax Alert
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Fake News: The First American President Was NOT A Black Man -- It WAS George Washington
Was the first American president a Black man and not George Washington? No, that's not true: The claim is based on the idea that the man chosen as the first... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Say 'I Won't Release Another Shoe Until Black People Unite'
Did Michael Jordan say he won't release another shoe until black people unite? No, that's not true: an old story from 2016 went viral again in 2019 (despite having been... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Updated NASA Data Did NOT Show Global Warming Not Causing Any Polar Ice Retreat
Did NASA data show that global warming is not causing any polar ice retreat? No, that's not true: The conclusion that there is no polar ice retreat is a false... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: Trump Did NOT Cancel Funding For Obama's Free House And Library
Did President Donald Trump cancel funding for Obama's free house and library and is Michelle Obama furious about it? No, that's not true: an old hoax from a satire website... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: NO New Dem Bill To Limit Firearm Ownership to One Per Household
Does a new bill introduced by the Democrats limit firearm ownership to one per househould? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Photo Does NOT Show Caged Children in "Trump's Pro Life Evangelical Christian America"
Does a photo show children in a cage in "Trump's pro life, evangelical christian America"? No, that's not true: the photo in the viral Facebook post was taken during the... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Politics
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Fake News: Trump Did NOT Cancel Funding For Obama's Free House And Library
Did President Donald Trump cancel funding for Obama's free house and library and is Michelle Obama furious about it? No, that's not true: an old hoax from a satire website... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: NO New Dem Bill To Limit Firearm Ownership to One Per Household
Does a new bill introduced by the Democrats limit firearm ownership to one per househould? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Police Investigating Death Of Former Senator Who Did NOT Believe She Was Closing In On Child Trafficking Ring
Are police investigating the death of a former Arkansas state senator who believed she was closing in on a child trafficking ring? No, that's not true: Linda Collins, who lost... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: Ihlan Omar Did NOT Propose Nationwide Ban on 'Unhealthy and Immoral' Bacon
Did Ihlan Omar propose a nationwide ban on bacon because it is 'unhealthy and immoral'? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: 14 State Attorney Generals Did NOT Step Forward Demanding Indictments Against Clinton and Obama
Did 14 State Attorney Generals step forward demanding indictments against Clinton and Obama? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Ihlan Omar Did NOT Commit Treason and Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Cover It Up
Did Ihlan Omar commit treason and did Nancy Pelosi cover it up? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Entertainment
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Fake News: Actor Kevin Chamberlin Did NOT Pass Away Due To Cardiac Arrest
Did actor Kevin Chamberlin pass away following a cardiac arrest? No, that's not true: rumors of his death are circulating on social media but he took to twitter himself to... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Jay-Z Did NOT Say 'Satan is Our True Lord, Only Idiots Believe in Jesus'
Did rapper Jay-Z say 'Satan is Our True Lord, Only Idiots Believe in Jesus'? No, that's not true: the quote was made up in 2017 by a website that has... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: NOT A Picture Of Keanu Reeves Running Away With Camera From Paparazzi
Did actor Keanu Reeves steal a camera from some paparazzi guy and is there a picture of him running away with it circulating on the internet? No, that's not true:... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: R&B Legend Sisqo NOT Given 6 Months to Live, NOT Diagnosed With Advance Lupus
Was singer Sisqo given 6 months to live after being diagnosed with "advance lupus"? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a site that publishes fictional stories... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: WWE Legend Ric Flair NOT Declared Brain Dead
Was WWE legend Ric Flair declared brain dead? No, that's not true: the story is a hoax by a site that presents fictional stories as entertainment news but which has... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Caitlyn Jenner NOT Pissed None of Her Kids Wished Her a Happy Mother's Day
Was Caitlyn Jenner pissed that none of her kids wished her a happy Mother's Day? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website that publishes fiction... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk