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  • Fact Check: Alisa Kasmer, Whose Facebook Post Says She's 'Grieving' What Trump Aide Stephen Miller 'Has Become,' IS His First Cousin

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    Is Alisa Kasmer, the woman who posted a long message on Facebook attacking Stephen Miller, really Miller's cousin? Yes, that's true: Kasmer's post claimed that she babysat Miller and he is her first cousin. Lead Stories researched the White House Deputy Chief of Staff's family tree and confirmed that Kasmer, 43, is the daughter of Miller's paternal aunt. Photographs included…

    • Oct 6, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Alisa Kasmer, Whose Facebook Post Says She's 'Grieving' What Trump Aide Stephen Miller 'Has Become,' IS His First Cousin 1st Cousins
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    Was Michael Jackson's son caught on a livestream saying his father is still alive? No, that's not true: The man in boxing influencer Ed Matthews' video is not Michael Jackson's son. In a longer clip the man identified himself as Parker, and says that his father was Michael Jackson's best friend. He did not say that Jackson is still alive,…

    • Aug 26, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Michael Jackson's Son Did NOT Say He Is Still Alive -- The Man In Video Is NOT His Son And Jackson Died In 2009 MJ Died
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    Did music artist Aliaune Thiam, also known as Akon, confirm that music artist Michael Jackson is still alive as of June 11, 2024, as claimed in a social media post? No, that's not true: In 2019, Lead Stories documented Jackson's official death certificate, which confirmed that the music artist died in 2009. Also, the article linked to the post making…

    • Jun 12, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Clickbait Post Makes Bogus Claim That Michael Jackson Is Alive, Death Certificate From 2009 Proves He's Not Gone Since '09
  • Fact Check: Investigators Did NOT Discover Real Corpse Of Michael Jackson In 2005

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    Did Neverland Ranch investigators discover the real corpse of Michael Jackson in 2005? No, that's not true: The source for the information in the video on TikTok is an article published on The Onion, a well-known satire website. There is no attribution to The Onion for the information in the video. The news article shown as the source for details…

    • Mar 12, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Investigators Did NOT Discover Real Corpse Of Michael Jackson In 2005 It's A Joke
  • Fact Check: Dr. Sebi Book Was NOT Banned In Multiple Countries

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    Was Dr. Sebi's book banned in multiple countries? No, that's not true: There are no credible reports that a book about Dr. Sebi's controversial diet has been banned in any country. The book listed in the claim is available on a website that claims it "ships worldwide" and does not mention a ban. The claim appeared in a post on…

    • Feb 16, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Dr. Sebi Book Was NOT Banned In Multiple Countries Not Blocked
  • Fact Check: 'Dr. Sebi' Did NOT Cure AIDS

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    Did "Dr. Sebi" cure AIDS? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Alfredo Bowman -- a self-described herbalist who referred to himself as Dr. Sebi even though he received no formal education -- cured AIDS. Although Sebi claimed his list of clients included celebrities such as Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, John Travolta and Michael Jackson, many of Sebi's…

    • Jun 6, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: 'Dr. Sebi' Did NOT Cure AIDS No Known Cure
  • Fact Check: NPR Did NOT Report On January 6 Storming Of Capitol Before It Happened

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    Did NPR publish an article on the morning of January 6, 2021, about Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol and clashing with police before any clashes with police had occurred? No, that's not true: This intentionally deceptive post focuses on the National Public Radio article's original publication timestamp while cropping off the well-marked notice that the article had been updated…

    • Mar 25, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: NPR Did NOT Report On January 6 Storming Of Capitol Before It Happened Article Update
  • Fake News: Michael Jackson's Body NOT Cremated & NOT Made Into Necklaces

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    Was Michael Jackson's cremated body made into necklaces for his children? No, that's not true: The pop icon was embalmed, not cremated, at Forest Lawn Hollywood Cemetery, and later interred in a crypt in the Holly Terrace section of The Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Glendale in August, 2009. Just days before the 10th anniversary of Jackson's June 25, 2009…

    • Jun 24, 2019
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fake News: Michael Jackson's Body NOT Cremated & NOT Made Into Necklaces
  • Fake News! White Woman DOES NOT Gives Birth To Black Baby, Claims Ghost Of Black Man Impregnated Her

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    A fake story reporting that a "32-year-old Los Angeles woman is claiming that she was impregnated by the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, and is now suing his estate" is trending (yet again) on social platforms, Lead Stories' Trendolizer detected on Thursday, January 26, 2017. The same story first emerged and became viral in October 2015. Lead Stories can confirm…

    • Jan 26, 2017
    • by: Alan Duke
  • Hoax Alert! Woman DID NOT say Michael Jackson's Ghost Molested Her Kids

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    A fake report that a Dallas, Texas, woman is blaming Michael Jackson's ghost for molesting her children is trending on Facebook and other social platforms again. An identical report began trending two years ago and has resurfaced several times as hoax news publishers recycle their greatest fake hits. The name used in the story is the same as a woman…

    • Aug 25, 2016
    • by: Alan Duke
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