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Fake News: There Are 9 U.S. Consulates And One U.S. Embassy In Mexico, But Non-U.S. Citizens CANNOT Apply For Asylum There
Are there 9 U.S. consulates and one U.S. embassy in Mexico, where non-U.S. citizens can apply for asylum, without any risk of being separated from their children? No, that's not... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: Doctors NOT Confessing To Intentionally Diagnosing Healthy People With Cancer To Make Money
Have doctors confessed to intentionally diagnosing healthy people with cancer to make money? No, that's not true: It is a misleading claim, as there was only one doctor cited as... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: Trump Administration Did NOT Start Deportation Proceedings Against AOC and Omar
Did the Trump administration start deportating proceedings against Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ihlan Omar? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: NO Bombshell Claim: Scientists Do NOT Find 'Man-made Climate Change Doesn't Exist In Practice'
Did a peer-reviewed and published scientific study in Finland conclude that "man-made climate change doesn't exist in practice"? No, that's not true: A draft of a short research paper that... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: George Washington Quote About Arms and Ammunition Is NOT Real
Did George Washington say: A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined. But they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: NOT A View of Earth from The Moon Taken By NASA
Is this a picture of the Earth taken from the Moon by NASA? No, that's not true: the image is a digital composite by artist Romolo Tavani, it was not... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
»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: Google Photos Of Jeffrey Epstein And Bill Clinton Have NOT Been Scrubbed And Are NOT Disappearing From The Web
Have Google photos of Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Clinton, previously available on Google Images, been scrubbed and are they disappearing from the web? No, that's not true: The photograph that... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: There Are 9 U.S. Consulates And One U.S. Embassy In Mexico, But Non-U.S. Citizens CANNOT Apply For Asylum There
Are there 9 U.S. consulates and one U.S. embassy in Mexico, where non-U.S. citizens can apply for asylum, without any risk of being separated from their children? No, that's not... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: Doctors NOT Confessing To Intentionally Diagnosing Healthy People With Cancer To Make Money
Have doctors confessed to intentionally diagnosing healthy people with cancer to make money? No, that's not true: It is a misleading claim, as there was only one doctor cited as... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: Trump Administration Did NOT Start Deportation Proceedings Against AOC and Omar
Did the Trump administration start deportating proceedings against Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ihlan Omar? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: NO Bombshell Claim: Scientists Do NOT Find 'Man-made Climate Change Doesn't Exist In Practice'
Did a peer-reviewed and published scientific study in Finland conclude that "man-made climate change doesn't exist in practice"? No, that's not true: A draft of a short research paper that... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: George Washington Quote About Arms and Ammunition Is NOT Real
Did George Washington say: A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined. But they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Politics
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Fake News: Google Photos Of Jeffrey Epstein And Bill Clinton Have NOT Been Scrubbed And Are NOT Disappearing From The Web
Have Google photos of Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Clinton, previously available on Google Images, been scrubbed and are they disappearing from the web? No, that's not true: The photograph that... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: George Washington Quote About Arms and Ammunition Is NOT Real
Did George Washington say: A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined. But they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Epstein Island Barack Obama Connnection NOT Made
Does a photograph of former President Barack Obama link him to accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's purported "Orgy Island"? No, that's not true: The photo used in social media posts shows... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: Democrats Did NOT Vote 228-197 In Favor Of Allowing Illegals To Vote
Did Democrats vote 228-197 in favor of allowing illegals to vote? And is that "insanity" because they have been fighting against "foreign involvement in our elections" for two years? No,... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Rip Up His Democrat Party Card
Did Michael Jordan rip up his Democrat Party Card, saying 'I Just Can't Do It Anymore'? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Ross Perot Did NOT Leave $100 Million to the Trump 2020 Campaign
Did Ross Perot leave $100 million to the Trump campaign after he passed away on July 9, 2019? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Entertainment
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Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Rip Up His Democrat Party Card
Did Michael Jordan rip up his Democrat Party Card, saying 'I Just Can't Do It Anymore'? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Lil Nas X Did NOT Get Dropped From Wrangler Endorsement After Coming Out The Closet
Did rapper Lil Nas X get dropped from his Wrangler endorsement after coming out of the closet? No, that's not true: the story was published by a site that makes... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Michael Jackson's Body NOT Cremated & NOT Made Into Necklaces
Was Michael Jackson's cremated body made into necklaces for his children? No, that's not true: The pop icon was embalmed, not cremated, at Forest Lawn Hollywood Cemetery, and later interred... [Read the full story]- by: Alan Duke
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Fake News: David Lynch Did NOT Say Trump Is Destroying The 'New World Order'
Did David Lynch say President Trump is destroying the 'New World Order' or that President Trump will go down in history for destroying it? No, that's not true: a story... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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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