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  • Fact Check: Soros Did NOT Endorse Florida Gov. DeSantis For GOP Nomination For President -- Soros Predicted He'll Run

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    Did liberal billionaire philanthropist George Soros endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential race? No, that's not true: In remarks to the Munich Security Conference in February 2023, Soros said DeSantis is "likely to be a Republican candidate," but he didn't say he was endorsing the Sunshine State's governor or wanted him to run.…

    • Feb 17, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Soros Did NOT Endorse Florida Gov. DeSantis For GOP Nomination For President -- Soros Predicted He'll Run No Endorsement
  • Fact Check: 'Safe Blood Donation' Blood Bank Is NOT Open in 16 Countries, Does NOT Offer Unvaccinated 'Pure Blood'

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    Has an international blood bank called Safe Blood Donation been opened in at least 16 countries to offer "pure blood," free of COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: A disclaimer on the company's website says the Safe Blood Donation blood bank is not currently in operation and does not grant access to unvaccinated blood. Rather, the company offers a paid…

    • Feb 2, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: 'Safe Blood Donation' Blood Bank Is NOT Open in 16 Countries, Does NOT Offer Unvaccinated 'Pure Blood' Not Operating
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Linking Bill Gates To Egg Shortage In US

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    Did Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates or any of the business entities affiliated with him cause an egg shortage in the U.S.? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support this theory. The claim appeared in a video on Instagram on January 31, 2023, under the title: BILL GATES SYNTHETIC EGG PLAN COMING ALONG NICELY! EGG SHORTAGE...NOW THIS? The…

    • Feb 1, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Linking Bill Gates To Egg Shortage In US Words≠Proof
  • Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Olena Zelenska After 'Shopping Trip In Paris' -- Image Is Photoshopped

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    Does the image in this tweet document Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska on what appears to be a private jet after she spent "€40000 on a shopping trip in Paris"? No, that's not true: The image is a digital manipulation that puts her face on a selfie posted by a bitcoin promoter in August of 2022 on his Twitter feed.…

    • Dec 28, 2022
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Olena Zelenska After 'Shopping Trip In Paris' -- Image Is Photoshopped Face Pasted On
  • Fact Check: COVID Shots Have NOT Increased 'Sudden Deaths' By 4 Times In Germany

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    Have COVID-19 vaccine rollouts increased "sudden deaths" in Germany by four times? No, that's not true: The claim misuses billing data to make medical claims, according to the chairman of the board of the doctors who provide health under the national system and Germany's federal institute for vaccines and biomedicines The claim appeared in an article (archived here) published by…

    • Dec 16, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: COVID Shots Have NOT Increased 'Sudden Deaths' By 4 Times In Germany Unfounded
  • 2022 At Lead Stories: Debunking Claims About War, Vaccines and Elections; Debunking In Three New Languages & Defeating Lawsuits

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    The year is almost over, so it is good to look back. First, the numbers, as of December 15, 2022. This year we have published 1,555 fact checks in English (so far ...) 283 fact checks about COVID misinformation; 244 debunks of Russian propaganda and false claims about the invasion of Ukraine; 140 debunks of false claims about election fraud,…

    • Dec 15, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    2022 At Lead Stories: Debunking Claims About War, Vaccines and Elections; Debunking In Three New Languages & Defeating Lawsuits 2022
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Brazil's Military Killed Red Command Cartel Leaders Or 'Prepares Take Over' As Of December 14, 2022

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    Did the Brazilian military kill the leaders of the Red Command cartel in early December 2022, and prepare to "take over" the country? No, that's not true: The article circulating on social media that makes these claims contains multiple factual inaccuracies and recycled false claims. The claim appeared in an article published by thegatewaypundit.com on December 5, 2022 (archived here.)…

    • Dec 14, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Brazil's Military Killed Red Command Cartel Leaders Or 'Prepares Take Over' As Of December 14, 2022 Fact Check: NO Evidence That Brazil's Military Killed Red Command Cartel Leaders Or 'Prepares Take Over' As Of December 14, 2022 Did Not Happen
  • Fact Check: Maggie Hassan Did NOT Win 1,100 Votes From 700-Person Town -- It Was 'Human Error'

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    Did Maggie Hassan, a New Hampshire Democrat who ran for Senate in the 2022 midterms, win 1,100 votes from a town with only 700 people? No, that's not true: The New Hampshire Secretary of State told Lead Stories the inflated vote tally was the result of "human error" and had since been corrected. Election results for New Hampshire can be…

    • Nov 18, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Maggie Hassan Did NOT Win 1,100 Votes From 700-Person Town -- It Was 'Human Error' Typo
  • Fact Check: Arizona Ballots Did NOT Make Unsupervised Stop At Runbeck Company On Way To Counting Room

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    Did Maricopa County, Arizona ballots make a stop with no observers at "Runbeck Printing Company" to be sorted before they were sent to the county for counting? No, that's not true: The claim was made without direct evidence. Maricopa County's spokesperson said bipartisan teams of election workers took sealed envelope packets to Runbeck Election Services, where envelope signatures are scanned…

    • Nov 16, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Arizona Ballots Did NOT Make Unsupervised Stop At Runbeck Company On Way To Counting Room Secure Process
  • Fact Check: 'Poll Pads' Used In Dallas Are NOT Using Outdated Software Version

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    Are the ExpressPoll pollbook devices used in Dallas County for the 2022 general election operating on out-of-date software? No, that's not true: ExpressPoll Version 7.2.3.0, the up-to-date version, was certified by the Texas Secretary of State's office in May 2022, its spokesperson Sam Taylor confirmed to Lead Stories. "Dallas County would not have been able to use them if they…

    • Nov 15, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'Poll Pads' Used In Dallas Are NOT Using Outdated Software Version It's Certified
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