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  • Fact Check: Mark Wahlberg Did NOT Demand 'Immediate Firing' Of Teachers Who Remove American Flags from Classrooms

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    Did actor Mark Wahlberg say teachers who remove American flags from classrooms should be fired? No, that's not true: A representative for Wahlberg denied it. A social media post saying he made the statement didn't cite any credible evidence proving he did. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on Facebook on January 25, 2025. Above a side-by-side image…

    • Jan 30, 2025
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Mark Wahlberg Did NOT Demand 'Immediate Firing' Of Teachers Who Remove American Flags from Classrooms Rep Says No
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Invest $1 Billion In Mel Gibson And Mark Wahlberg's Non-Existent 'Un-Woke Production Studio'

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    Did Tesla CEO Elon Musk invest $1 billion into actors Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg's "new un-woke production studio"? No, that's not true: We could not find any evidence to corroborate this claim. Lead Stories debunked a similar claim about a supposed Gibson-Walberg "non-woke film production studio" earlier in 2024. The original claim about the purported studio came from a…

    • Jun 4, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Invest $1 Billion In Mel Gibson And Mark Wahlberg's Non-Existent 'Un-Woke Production Studio' Recycled
  • Fact Check: Vin Diesel Did NOT Pull $1 Million Donation to Boy Scouts -- Claim From Satire Site

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    Did actor Vin Diesel pull his $1 million annual donation to Boy Scouts of America while being quoted as saying, "It's no longer the organization I know and love"? No, that's not true: A representative of The Boy Scouts of America organization told Lead Stories this claim is "patently false." This fake quote came from a post on the Facebook…

    • May 30, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Vin Diesel Did NOT Pull $1 Million Donation to Boy Scouts -- Claim From Satire Site Satire Account
  • Fact Check: Denzel, Wahlberg, Sly Did NOT Quit SAG To Form 'No-Woke' Actors Union -- Claim Is From Satire Site

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    Did Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg and Sylvester Stallone all resign from the Screen Actors Guild to create a new "no-woke" union focused on traditional values? No, that's not true: Washington's representative told Lead Stories the claim is "not true." It appeared on a social media page that clearly identifies itself as an "entertainment website · satire/parody." The claim appeared in…

    • May 2, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Denzel, Wahlberg, Sly Did NOT Quit SAG To Form 'No-Woke' Actors Union -- Claim Is From Satire Site Satire
  • Fact Check: Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg Did NOT Co-Create 'Non-Woke Film Production Studio' -- Satire Website Source

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    Did Hollywood director Mel Gibson and actor Mark Wahlberg "join hands to create a non-woke film production studio," as a post on Instagram claims? No, that's not true: The meme image and caption that make this claim were taken word for word from an article published by a self-described satirical website. None of the website's content is real, according to…

    • Apr 12, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg Did NOT Co-Create 'Non-Woke Film Production Studio' -- Satire Website Source Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Mark Wahlberg Said 'Hollywood Pedophiles' Have 'Nowhere Left To Hide'

    Fact Check

    Did the actor Mark Wahlberg declare war on "Hollywood pedophiles" in July 2023, announcing that they have "nowhere left to hide"? No, that's not true: The purported quote came from a source with a rich history of spreading false statements, and the actor's representative refuted the claim. Lead Stories found no evidence that the purported event ever took place. The…

    • Jul 14, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Mark Wahlberg Said 'Hollywood Pedophiles' Have 'Nowhere Left To Hide' Unsupported
  • Fact Check: Mel Gibson NEVER Said Hollywood Is Controlled By 'Parasites' Who Are Involved In Child Sacrifice, Pedophilia

    Fact Check

    Did Mel Gibson say that Hollywood is controlled by "parasites" who are involved in child sacrifice and pedophilia? No, there is nothing to substantiate the old claim that Gibson said it while on a promotional tour in 2017. The actor's spokesman told Lead Stories, "I can assure you that he never said such a thing ... he never stated that…

    • Jul 1, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Mel Gibson NEVER Said Hollywood Is Controlled By 'Parasites' Who Are Involved In Child Sacrifice, Pedophilia Denied
  • Fake News: Nicole Kidman NOT Blacklisted After Calling For Americans To Support Trump

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    Did Nicole Kidman get blacklisted after calling for Americans to support President Trump? No, that's not true: Kidman has made comments saying that Americans should support whoever occupies the U.S. presidency, but she has not been blacklisted, nor has she been overtly supportive of Trump himself. Kidman even said in an interview with BBC Two on January 10, 2017, that…

    • Jan 7, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fake News: Nicole Kidman NOT Blacklisted After Calling For Americans To Support Trump
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