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  • Fact Check: AI-Generated Video Falsely Reports Stephen Colbert Announced Plans With Scott Pelley For A '60 Minutes'-style Program

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    • Jun 8, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: AI-Generated Video Falsely Reports Stephen Colbert Announced Plans With Scott Pelley For A '60 Minutes'-style Program AI-Generated
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    • May 19, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Went Live At 3 A.M. With An Urgent Message About Being Silenced Are NOT Real -- Spam From Vietnam Viet Spam
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    Did President Donald Trump warn Jimmy Kimmel and others in a social media post that "I had James Comey arrested"? No, that's not true: The supposed post does not appear on the president's official Truth Social account, and there are no reliable reports that it ever did. While the president has not explicitly threatened to arrest Jimmy Kimmel, he has…

    • May 1, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Truth Social Post Warns Jimmy Kimmel, Others: 'I Had James Comey Arrested' Faux Trump
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    Did Jimmy Kimmel offer a "sincere apology to everyone regarding that widow joke" on Monday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"? No, that's not true: Kimmel did not make the apology featured in a reel posted on Facebook. The Hiya Deepfake Voice Detector determined the audio track of the reel is an AI-generated voice clone. Melania and Donald Trump demanded ABC…

    • Apr 28, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Kimmel Did NOT Offer A "Sincere Apology To Everyone Regarding That Widow Joke" On Monday's Episode Of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Cloned Voice
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    Did Jimmy Kimmel make an "expectant widow" joke about Melania Trump after the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD)? No, that's not true: Kimmel made the joke on his late night show on April 23, 2026. He was making a mock speech about the WHCD and was not at the actual event on April 25, 2026. The joke…

    • Apr 27, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Jimmy Kimmel Did NOT Make 'Expectant Widow' Joke About Melania Trump After WHCD Attempted Shooting Before Event
  • Fact Check: Colbert, Stewart, Hanks Did NOT Reveal A Number Of New Names From Epstein Files -- It's International Clickbait

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    Did comedians Stephen Colbert or Jon Stewart or actor Tom Hanks broadcast a television program to disclose the names of numerous people not previously known to be implicated by the files of investigations into Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories mentioning those and others were published by a network of foreign websites and Facebook pages. There were…

    • Feb 20, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Colbert, Stewart, Hanks Did NOT Reveal A Number Of New Names From Epstein Files -- It's International Clickbait Vietspam
  • Fact Check: Thitikul, De Niro, Hanks, Penrod Did NOT Say 'Don't Touch My Family Or My Country' To Karoline Leavitt Or Whoopi Goldberg -- It's Vietspam

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    Did Thai golfer Atthaya "Jeeno" Thitikul say 'don't touch my family' at a news conference with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt? No, that's not true: No media outlets reported that about the golfer or any other celebrity, including actors Robert De Niro and Tom Hanks and gospel singer Guy Penrod, who was rumored to have made the identical statement…

    • Feb 18, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Thitikul, De Niro, Hanks, Penrod Did NOT Say 'Don't Touch My Family Or My Country' To Karoline Leavitt Or Whoopi Goldberg -- It's Vietspam Made-Up Story
  • Fact Check: Stephen Colbert Did NOT 'Reveal' Donald Trump's 1970 Wharton Aptitude, IQ Tests

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    Did Stephen Colbert "reveal" Donald Trump's "1970 Wharton IQ test"? No, that's not true: This claim and its variations originated from accounts that warned their audiences that they do not post factually accurate content. The rumor spread in variations that contradicted each other on the name of the TV host, school, test type and even the name of the person…

    • Jan 19, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Stephen Colbert Did NOT 'Reveal' Donald Trump's 1970 Wharton Aptitude, IQ Tests Fiction
  • Fact Check: Colbert, Kimmel And Fallon Are NOT Officially Teaming Up For A New 'Freedom Show' -- It's Viet Spam

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    Are late-night TV hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jimmy Fallon joining together to create a new "Freedom Show"? No, that's not true: This is an unsourced clickbait claim, made up and distributed by a spam network based in Vietnam. The network targets American audiences with false stories about celebrities, sports figures, and politicians that are posted on Facebook pages…

    • Jan 16, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Colbert, Kimmel And Fallon Are NOT Officially Teaming Up For A New 'Freedom Show' -- It's Viet Spam Viet Spam
  • Lead Stories' Top Debunks Of 2025: Charlie Kirk, Jeffrey Epstein, And What Trump Did NOT Say

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    False claims about the Charlie Kirk assassination, the Jeffrey Epstein files, and purported verbal gaffes by President Trump topped the list of most-read Lead Stories fact checks in 2025. Here are our most read fact checks of the past year, reflecting our reader's interest in finding out the truth about various viral stories. If you see something suspicious in 2026,…

    • Jan 4, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Lead Stories' Top Debunks Of 2025: Charlie Kirk, Jeffrey Epstein, And What Trump Did NOT Say 25's Big Lies
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