Jessica Ravitz | Lead Stories
Jessica Ravitz, a staff writer and fact-checker for Lead Stories, is a former senior writer at CNN Digital. For more than a decade, she wrote longform narratives and profiles on topics ranging from gun violence, sexual assault and suicide to women's health, spirituality and race.
Ravitz is an award-winning journalist, having been recognized by National Headliners, the Society for Features Journalism, the American Academy of Religion and more. She's been a chief contributor to teams that have earned a Peabody Award, a Webby Award and multiple nods from the Religion Newswriters Association.
Among her most recognized scoops: she went on an exclusive journey with Aesha Mohammadzai, a young Afghan woman who was disfigured by her Taliban husband, and earned the trust to reveal the original voice of Siri, Susan Bennett.
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:
WhatsApp Tipline
Have a tip or a question? Chat with our friendly robots on WhatsApp!
Add our number +1 (404) 655-4223, follow this link or scan the image below with your phone:
@leadstories
Most Read
-
-
Fact Check: Chelsea FC Did NOT Post Photoshopped Image Removing Trump From Trophy Raising Scene At FIFA Club World Cup Final
Fact Check
-
Fake News: Florida Man Did NOT Convince Two Female Officers To Have A Threesome Instead Of Giving Him A Ticket
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: AI Photos Of Father Ben With Down Syndrome And Son Noah Are NOT Real -- Clickbait
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Stealing a Club World Cup Player's Medal
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Jane Doe V. Donald J. Trump And Jeffrey E. Epstein Lawsuit Filing Is NOT Proof Trump Is A Rapist
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: FAKE 'Sheriff Larry Leda Applying For Green Card For Mexican Rescue Team' Video Misspells Name -- No Media Reports
Fact Check
Most Recent
-
What We Know About Claims That Jasmine 'Jassy' Witherspoon Died in Camp Mystic Floods
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Video Claimed To Show Woman Arrested For Growing Lettuce Is NOT Authentic Police Bodycam Footage
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Viral Image Is NOT Trump Drawing For Jeffrey Epstein Described By WSJ -- Artist's Recreation
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Inconsistent Story About Found Missing Hikers Sarah Bennett And Andrew Miller -- Fake Images, Bogus Newspaper Quote
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: FAKE Statement From Astronomer CEO Andy Byron Laments How 'Private Moment Became Public' at Coldplay Concert
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 2025 Texas Floods
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Photo Of Trump Kissing Elite Model Look Participant Is NOT Authentic
Fact Check