George Floyd

Was Hillary Clinton in court on June 2, 2020, and did she lose her case about the missing emails while the media was reporting on the George Floyd protests and coronavirus? No, that's not true: There was a court proceeding on June 2, but Clinton was not there. Due to COVID-19 precautions, the hearing was conducted as a teleconference with…

Did Kendall Jenner post a photoshopped picture holding a "Black Lives Matter" sign? No, that's not true. The reality star-turned-model denied that she posted a photoshopped picture of herself holding a poster that reads "Black Lives Matter" that left out the shadow of the sign. Lead Stories found the original photo that was posted in late 2019 and she is…

Did leaked IRS tax returns show George Soros wired $1.7 million to Antifa? No, that's not true: The Open Society Foundations, created by Soros, has made several large donations to The Center for Community Change, but that group is not affiliated with Antifa. The tax documents were not leaked since they are widely-available public records. The claim originated in a…

Did the Twitter account of the Obama Foundation post a picture showing a George Floyd protest sign on May 17, 2020, days before he actually died on May 25, 2020? No, that's not true: the tweet contained a link to the website of the Obama Foundation. For many links Twitter automatically shows a thumbnail image when you post them on…

Did "looters" burn to the ground an Amazon fulfillment center in Southern California amid protests over the death of George Floyd? No, that's true: Fire officials told Lead Stories that no evidence exists that looters or rioters had anything to do with the 3-alarm blaze early on June 5. Redlands, California, city official told local reporters the fire was "definitely…

Have philanthropist Bill Gates, along with Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention been silent amid the widespread protests sparked by George Floyd's death? And does this supposed silence "prove" that fears and lockdowns over the novel coronavirus were part of a "scam"? No, neither is true. All of these people and institutions…

Did George Soros say in a 2014 interview with Bild, Germany's largest and most popular tabloid newspaper, that he was "going to bring down the United States by funding Black Hate groups"? No, that's not true: A spokesman for Bild told Lead Stories that the billionaire and philanthropist was not interviewed by the paper in 2014 and that the quote…

Did Black Lives Matter protesters damage three war memorial sites -- in Kentucky, New York and California? No, that's not true: Photos shared to support the claim are years old and unrelated to the 2020 protests in the wake of George Floyd's death under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. The claims appeared in various social media posts in…

Is George Floyd alive and was video of him dying under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer faked? No, that's not true: Two autopsies -- one by a medical examiner, and a second private examination -- confirmed that Floyd is dead. Video recorded from various sources and angles showed Floyd suffering injuries that led to his death. Claims to…

Did Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Illinois Gov. Jay Robert Pritzker conspire to place pallets of bricks on sidewalks so that rioters could use them at protests? No, that's not true: First, there is no actual evidence that pallets of bricks have been put in place for rioters to use. Random videos of bricks is not proof of anything and…