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  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Trans Child On Magazine Cover Later Blamed 'Transgender Activists' For Ruining Their Life

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    Did the trans child featured on a National Geographic cover later claim that "transgender activists" ruined their life? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that Avery Jackson ever said anything about transgender activists ruining their life. However, their mother has said that the cover story sparked mixed reactions and heated national rhetoric, some of which were unpleasant. The claim…

    • Nov 15, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Trans Child On Magazine Cover Later Blamed 'Transgender Activists' For Ruining Their Life Life Intact
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove 'Harvesting Children's Faces' In China Or Elsewhere -- It Shows Women Talking About Facelifts

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    Does a viral video offer evidence that children's faces are being "harvested" in China or anywhere in the world to be transplanted onto female recipients trying to look younger? No, that's not true: Both Mandarin subtitles and original voice-overs in the video discussed facelifts -- a much more common surgical procedure that doesn't require any other person's face. Face transplants…

    • Sep 25, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove 'Harvesting Children's Faces' In China Or Elsewhere -- It Shows Women Talking About Facelifts Facelift
  • Fact Check: Rate Of River Mouth Sedimentation Does NOT Prove No River Existed Before 2399 BC

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    Did all rivers on Earth "commence" in the spring of 2399 B.C.? No, that's not true: The birth of the oldest rivers predates this point in time by millions of years, according to the consensus of earth science. A U.S. Geological Survey scientist confirmed that to Lead Stories. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on Facebook on June…

    • Jul 18, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
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  • Fact Check: NO 'Terrifying New Discovery' By Scientists About Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 Is Revealed In YouTube Video -- It's Clickbait

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    Did scientists make a "terrifying new discovery" about the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, a mystery that has been unsolved since the plane vanished on March 8, 2014? No, that's not true: At the time of writing on May 29, 2024, there was no "terrifying new discovery" regarding the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. An image…

    • May 29, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: NO 'Terrifying New Discovery' By Scientists About Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 Is Revealed In YouTube Video -- It's Clickbait Not Found Yet
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat -- Coriolis Effect DOES Affect Planes, Weather

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    Does the Coriolis effect fail to affect aircraft trajectory, which proves that the Earth is flat, as is implied in a video shared on social media? No, that's not true: A professor emeritus of physics and astronomy told Lead Stories that "the Coriolis effect is, of course, well known and thoroughly analyzed." Though airplanes experience Coriolis force, it is "pretty…

    • May 29, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat -- Coriolis Effect DOES Affect Planes, Weather Well-Studied
  • Fact Check: 'Map Of America From 1500' Does NOT Prove Antarctica Was Inhabited For Centuries - It's A Fake Map From A 1911 Book

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    Does a supposed map of America, purportedly from 1500, prove that Antarctica was inhabited by people for centuries? No, that's not true: The map that is shown in a social media post is not from the 1500s. It is a fake map created by the English illustrator Henry Justice Ford for a 1911 book. The claim appeared in a video…

    • Apr 23, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'Map Of America From 1500' Does NOT Prove Antarctica Was Inhabited For Centuries - It's A Fake Map From A 1911 Book Imaginary Map
  • Fact Check: Photo Is NOT Of Palestinian Children Killed During 2023 Israel-Hamas Conflict -- It's From 10 Years Earlier In Syria

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    Does a photo published on social media show Palestinian children killed during the Israel-Hamas conflict that began on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: While the image does depict children who lost their lives in the Middle East, it actually dates back to 2013 and was taken during the civil war in Syria. The person making the claim later…

    • Oct 16, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Photo Is NOT Of Palestinian Children Killed During 2023 Israel-Hamas Conflict -- It's From 10 Years Earlier In Syria 2013 Picture
  • Fact Check: Humans Are NOT 'Biologically' Incapable Of Digesting Meat

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    Is the human body "designed" for a plant-based diet and incapable of ingesting and breaking down meat? No, that's not true: Two nutrition experts confirmed that to Lead Stories. The claim in a social media post is largely based on the incorrect definition of the word "omnivore," which is a term used to refer to the species that can eat…

    • Sep 18, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Humans Are NOT 'Biologically' Incapable Of Digesting Meat Digestible
  • Fact Check: National Geographic Did NOT Publish December 2020 Magazine Cover With 'White People' Headline -- It's Fake

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    Does a National Geographic magazine cover purportedly published in December 2020 display what appears to be two adults and two children who are all white-complexioned beside a headline that reads "WHITE PEOPLE"? No, that's not true: A National Geographic representative told Lead Stories the cover image in this tweet has been "completely fabricated." The actual December 2020 cover on the…

    • Jul 12, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: National Geographic Did NOT Publish December 2020 Magazine Cover With 'White People' Headline -- It's Fake Fact Check: National Geographic Did NOT Publish December 2020 Magazine Cover With 'White People' Headline -- It's Fake NGM Calls Fake
  • Fact Check: Images Of Spacecraft And Structures In Antarctica Are Not Real -- Digitally Edited And Misrepresented Pictures

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    Does a collection of photos shared on social media show "another world" and remnants of a lost civilization or buried spacecraft under the ice of Antarctica? No, that's not true: These photos come from several sources. Some are presented with no context, while others are mislabeled or have been digitally edited to create science-fiction fantasy scenes. The collection of 11…

    • Feb 17, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Images Of Spacecraft And Structures In Antarctica Are Not Real -- Digitally Edited And Misrepresented Pictures Digital Edits
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