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  • Fact Check: Reporter Did NOT Ask Donald Trump If He Would Self-Deport

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    Did a reporter ask President Donald Trump whether he would self-deport, in light of his plan to end birthright citizenship? No, that's not true: A viral video on TikTok fabricated quotes from an unnamed reporter. A clip of Trump saying "Don't ask me questions like that" was actually recorded in 2016, and had to do with his stance on abortion.…

    • Jul 9, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Reporter Did NOT Ask Donald Trump If He Would Self-Deport Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: Alec Lace Post About Democrats 'Life At Stake' If They 'Vote Against Us' Attacked Melissa Hortman's 'Base' -- Not Republican Threat

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    Did an X post by podcaster Alec Lace imply the life of Democrats is "at stake" if they vote against Republicans or MAGA? No, that's taken out of context: It originally quoted one of his own posts speculating that the murder of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman was to be blamed on "her base" becoming "unhinged" after she voted a…

    • Jun 20, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Alec Lace Post About Democrats 'Life At Stake' If They 'Vote Against Us' Attacked Melissa Hortman's 'Base' -- Not Republican Threat Blaming Dems
  • What We Know About Political Affiliation Of Vance Luther Boelter Suspected Of Killing Minnesota Lawmaker And Her Husband

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    Were the Minnesota shootings targeting state lawmakers and their family members motivated by leftist political views of the suspect, Vance Luther Boelter? While many details remain unclear as of June16, 2025, available evidence doesn't support this theory. Here is what we know about Boelter's political affiliation. A rumor about Boelter's left-leaning views appeared in a post (archived here) on X,…

    • Jun 16, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    What We Know About Political Affiliation Of Vance Luther Boelter Suspected Of Killing Minnesota Lawmaker And Her Husband What We Know
  • Fact Check: Phoenix Ikner Mention In FSU News Story About Anti-Trump Protests Was In Section About 'Onlookers'

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    Did FSU News report alleged Florida State University shooter Phoenix Ikner participated in an anti-Trump rally? No, that's not true: The now deleted section of the article that mentions and quotes Ikner is about "onlookers" who showed up at the protest. The article quotes him as saying "These people are usually pretty entertaining, usually not for good reasons" when talking…

    • Apr 18, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Phoenix Ikner Mention In FSU News Story About Anti-Trump Protests Was In Section About 'Onlookers' "Onlookers"
  • Fact Check: Mississippi Senator Did NOT Try To Ban Male Masturbation -- Bill Was Meant To Highlight Gender 'Double Standards'

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    Did a Mississippi state senator file a bill in a sincere attempt to bar men from masturbating? No, that's not true: Bradford Blackmon said he introduced Senate Bill 2319 to highlight what he described as "double standards" in laws affecting men and women. Blackmon said in a press statement, "When a bill has been filed that would regulate what a…

    • Jan 24, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Mississippi Senator Did NOT Try To Ban Male Masturbation -- Bill Was Meant To Highlight Gender 'Double Standards' Rhetoric
  • Fact Check: House Resolution 7 Will NOT Require Women To Get Permission For Birth Control, Abortion

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    Will House Resolution 7 force women to get permission from their husbands, fathers or priests to use birth control or have an abortion? No, that's not true: The legislation wouldn't require women to get anyone's consent for reproductive health care. Also, House resolutions aren't real laws; they only show what the House thinks collectively about a specific issue, person or…

    • Jan 8, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: House Resolution 7 Will NOT Require Women To Get Permission For Birth Control, Abortion Not Law
  • Fact Check: FAKE Kamala Harris Campaign Ad Shows Mother Wishing She Had Abortion

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    Did the Kamala Harris campaign release a video ad depicting a boy in makeup, necklace and dress trashing his home as part of the campaign's efforts to push abortion rights? No, that's not true: The video was produced three years ago for a U.K. home-insurance company's marketing campaign and has nothing to do with Kamala Harris or abortion. The company…

    • Oct 7, 2024
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: FAKE Kamala Harris Campaign Ad Shows Mother Wishing She Had Abortion Fact Check: FAKE Kamala Harris Campaign Ad Shows Mother Wishing She Had Abortion Different Ad
  • Fact Check: Sign Is NOT Real In Video Of Kamala Harris, Tim Walz Posing In Front Of 'Revolutionary Communists of America' Poster -- Image Has Been Altered

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    Does a video show Kamala Harris and Tim Walz posing in front of a real "Revolutionary Communists of America" poster? No, that's not true: The poster in the video has been digitally altered as the original footage from a campaign event in Phoenix, Arizona shows. Harris and Walz were standing in front of a sign that read, "Kamala and the…

    • Oct 1, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Sign Is NOT Real In Video Of Kamala Harris, Tim Walz Posing In Front Of 'Revolutionary Communists of America' Poster -- Image Has Been Altered Poster Altered
  • Fact Check: ABC News Moderators Did NOT Say During Trump-Harris Debate That Late-Term Abortions Don't Happen

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    Did the moderators of ABC News' presidential debate say late-term abortions don't happen? No, that's not true: Debate moderator Linsey Davis said it's not legal to kill babies after they're born in any state. She was fact checking former President Donald Trump's allegation that Democratic running mate Tim Walz had endorsed the "execution" of babies after birth. The claim appeared…

    • Sep 12, 2024
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: ABC News Moderators Did NOT Say During Trump-Harris Debate That Late-Term Abortions Don't Happen Twisted Quote
  • Fact Check: CNN's Fact Check Did NOT Find Harris 'Lied 113 Times' During Democratic Convention Speech -- It Fact Checked 4 Harris Claims

    Fact Check

    Did a CNN fact check find that Vice President Kamala Harris" lied 113 times" in her Democratic National Convention speech? No, that's not true: A CNN representative told Lead Stories the claim was false. CNN fact checked four claims in Harris' convention speech in an online article. The number 113 was not mentioned in the CNN article nor was there…

    • Sep 3, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: CNN's Fact Check Did NOT Find Harris 'Lied 113 Times' During Democratic Convention Speech -- It Fact Checked 4 Harris Claims Not 113 Claims
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