Chelsea Carter | Lead Stories
Chelsea J. Carter is Lead Stories' International Teams Manager and Senior Editor. She is an award-winning editor, reporter, and news producer.
She previously worked as a senior planning producer at CNN International, as well as a reporter and an editor at CNN Digital. Chelsea has worked as a senior planning producer, covering MENA, at TRT World. She also worked as a reporter at The Associated Press.
Chelsea has received several awards, though she is particularly proud of her role in CNN's coverage of the Arab Spring and the aftermath of the kidnapping of 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, which earned the network Peabody awards.
She has mentored journalism students from across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East and has lectured at journalism schools and conferences.
About Us
Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, misleading, deceptive or inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet.
Spotted something? Let us know!.
Lead Stories is a:
Most Read
-
-
Fact Check: MSNBC Did NOT Broadcast Old Footage From 2017 -- Video Really Shows Boston's Oct. 2025 No Kings Protest
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Viral 'Judge Keisha Williams' Story Contains Fake Details -- Accompanied By AI-Generated Video
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post a 'Huge Thank You' to 'No Kings' Protesters
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Obama, Biden, Clinton Did NOT Reject Secret Service Detail For Being 'DEI Hires' -- Satire Site Made It Up
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Maddow, Colbert And Kimmel Did NOT Launch 'The Independent Desk' Newsroom Together -- Story Contains False Details
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Turning Point USA's Super Bowl Halftime Show Did NOT Sell Out Atlanta Braves Stadium In Three Hours After Announcing Kid Rock -- It's Satire
Fact Check
Most Recent
-
Fact Check: Civil Guard and Army Did NOT Enter The Congress of Deputies of Spain To Arrest Lawmakers -- AI Generated Clip
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Image Of Fishing Boat With Cocaine Is NOT 'One Of The Narco Boats Destroyed By U.S. Naval Task Force' -- Photo Is From News Report Of 2024 Spanish Drug Bust
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post "I'm Not Incompitent!!!!" -- That's A Fake Screenshot Which Circulated In June 2025
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: FAKE Post Shows Carlos Santana Telling Netflix To Remove Him From Movie Project Over LGBTQ Content
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: NO Clip Of Ivanka Trump Calling Jasmine Crockett 'Ghetto Trash' -- Same Story Recycled With Different Athletes By Foreign Spam Pages
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: MSNBC Did NOT Broadcast Old Footage From 2017 -- Video Really Shows Boston's Oct. 2025 No Kings Protest
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Fake Johnny Depp Quotes About Not Knowing Or Following Charlie Kirk Spread By Facebook Page Managed From Vietnam
Fact Check