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  • Fact Check: 'Rigged' Voting Machines NOT Seized By 'White Hats' In Georgia, North Carolina

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    Have rigged voting machines in Fulton County, Georgia, and North Carolina been seized or destroyed by "white hats," as an article by Real Raw News said? No, that's not true: State election boards in North Carolina and Georgia told Lead Stories that no machines have been seized or destroyed as of this writing, and there is no evidence of rigging.…

    • Oct 31, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: 'Rigged' Voting Machines NOT Seized By 'White Hats' In Georgia, North Carolina Officials: No
  • Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT Block FEMA From Tornado Relief In Omaha

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    Did U.S. Marines forcibly block the Federal Emergency Management Agency from providing tornado relief in Omaha, Nebraska, in April 2024? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. It originally showed up in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real…

    • May 1, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT Block FEMA From Tornado Relief In Omaha Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: US Marines Did NOT Rescue 11 Kidnapped Children in Kansas

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    Did U.S. Marines rescue 11 children who were purportedly imprisoned in Kansas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. Also, this claim appeared in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News…

    • Apr 12, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Marines Did NOT Rescue 11 Kidnapped Children in Kansas Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Find Victoria Nuland Guilty 'By Default,' Or Sentence Her To Hang

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    Did the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps find recently retired U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland "guilty by default" and sentence her to hang? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. Lead Stories previously found the claim that U.S. Marines arrested Nuland and her husband to be false.…

    • Apr 11, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Find Victoria Nuland Guilty 'By Default,' Or Sentence Her To Hang No Record
  • Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Arrest Colorado Supreme Court Justice Melissa Hart

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    Did the U.S. military arrest a "fourth" Colorado Supreme Court justice who voted in favor of removing former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the state for the 2024 presidential election? No, that's not true: This claim appears in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. Lead Stories previously debunked claims from the same site about…

    • Apr 3, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Arrest Colorado Supreme Court Justice Melissa Hart No Record
  • Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Arrest Victoria Nuland, Husband

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    Did U.S. Marines arrest U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and her husband, Robert Kagan? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that the information in this claim is "false." This claim also appears on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article (archived here) published by…

    • Mar 8, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Arrest Victoria Nuland, Husband Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: U.S. Military Commission Did NOT Sentence Rear Adm. Michael Platt To Death In February 2024

    Fact Check

    Did a "military commission" sentence Rear Adm. Michael Platt to death for committing treason and sedition? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that "the claim is false." This claim appeared in an article on a website that often publishes fabricated content. It appeared in an article (archived here), which was published by Real Raw News…

    • Mar 6, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: U.S. Military Commission Did NOT Sentence Rear Adm. Michael Platt To Death In February 2024 Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Arrest 3rd Colorado Supreme Court Justice

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    Did the U.S. Judge Advocate General's Corps arrest a "third" Colorado Supreme Court justice who voted in favor of removing former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the state for the 2024 presidential election? No, that's not true: This claim appears in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. Lead Stories previously debunked claims about two…

    • Mar 1, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Arrest 3rd Colorado Supreme Court Justice No Record
  • Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Arrest Rear Adm. Michael Platt In February 2024 -- Claim Is From Site That Publishes Made-Up Stories

    Fact Check

    Did U.S. Marines arrest Rear Adm. Michael Platt, Coast Guard officer and military adviser to the Department of Homeland Security, in February 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on a website that publishes fabricated content. A U.S. Department of Homeland Security representative told Lead Stories this claim is "inaccurate." The claim appeared in an article published by Real…

    • Feb 29, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Arrest Rear Adm. Michael Platt In February 2024 -- Claim Is From Site That Publishes Made-Up Stories No Record
  • Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT Participate In Fiction Website's Fantasy of U.S. Customs And Border Protection Patrol Conspiracy

    Fact Check

    Did United States Marines arrest two United States Customs and Border Protection Patrol agents for accepting bribes from immigrants for entry into the United States on February 19, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on a website that publishes fabricated content. Also, the United States Marine Corps does not have jurisdiction to arrest customs and border patrol officials.…

    • Feb 23, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT Participate In Fiction Website's  Fantasy of U.S. Customs And Border Protection Patrol Conspiracy No Record
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