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  • Fact Check: Trump DID Attack 'USA Hating Judges' in 2025 Memorial Day Message

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    Did President Donald Trump address a 2025 Memorial Day message to "scum" and "USA hating judges"? Yes, that's true: Trump posted the lengthy message on Truth Social on the morning of May 26, 2025. Both critics and supporters of Trump re-posted it. The message was presented as real in a May 26, 2025, post on Facebook (archived here). The caption…

    • May 27, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Trump DID Attack 'USA Hating Judges' in 2025 Memorial Day Message Real Post
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Pope Leo XIV Criticizing JD Vance's Response To Biden's Cancer Diagnosis

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    Did a viral video really show Pope Leo XIV publicly criticizing JD Vance for his reaction to former President Joe Biden's cancer announcement? No, that's not true: The clip used AI-generated sound to make it appear the Pope scolded Vance for attacking Biden with "cold, calculated words" and lacking "human compassion". No actual news websites reported that the Pope publicly…

    • May 22, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Pope Leo XIV Criticizing JD Vance's Response To Biden's Cancer Diagnosis AI Sound
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Smoke Detector Low Battery Beeps During Rep. Jasmine Crockett's Speech

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    Does a video authentically capture a smoke detector's "low battery" alarm beeping during U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett's speech? No, that's not true: The sound was added later. Original recordings from 2023 don't have such interference on the soundtrack. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published on TikTok on May 3, 2025, under the caption: 🤣😁😂🤟🏼💯 beep ☠️ In…

    • May 7, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Smoke Detector Low Battery Beeps During Rep. Jasmine Crockett's Speech No Beeps
  • Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Many Pope Francis Mourners, Not Just Trump, Dressed in Blue

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    Did an authentic photograph show several mourners wearing blue attire at the funeral of Pope Francis? No, that's not true: An image shared widely on social media had been digitally edited to change the color and tone of the clothes worn by several dignitaries, including former President Joe Biden. Some observers had criticized President Donald Trump for wearing a blue…

    • Apr 28, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Many Pope Francis Mourners, Not Just Trump, Dressed in Blue Digital Edit
  • Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post an Easter Message to 'Radical Left Lunatics', Judges, Biden in 2025

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    Did President Donald Trump post a "Happy Easter" message to social media in which he attacked "Radical Left Lunatics," "WEAK and INEFFECTIVE judges", and former president Joe Biden? Yes, that's true: Widely shared screenshots of the post were authentic, and taken from Trump's April 20, 2025 post on Truth Social. Trump mentioned MS-13 gang members, and described Biden as a…

    • Apr 21, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post an Easter Message to 'Radical Left Lunatics', Judges, Biden in 2025 Authentic Post
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Order Keystone 'To Transport ONLY American Oil'

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    Did President Donald Trump order the Keystone pipeline system "to transport ONLY American Oil"? No, that's not true: The claim came from a site with a satire label that explicitly says "nothing on this page is real". Originating in Canada, the Keystone Pipeline System moves unrefined Canadian petroleum, and some from the U.S. to refineries in the United States. The…

    • Mar 19, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Order Keystone 'To Transport ONLY American Oil' Satire Label
  • Fact Check: Trump Advisor Alina Habba Did NOT Discover A Hidden 'Fake Oval Office' Used By Biden

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    Did President Donald Trump's adviser Alina Habba discover a hidden "fake Oval Office" used by former President Joe Biden? No, that's not true: There is nothing secret or hidden about the constructed Oval Office set. It is the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower building and has been used by multiple presidents, including Trump. Habba implied she discovered the "fake…

    • Mar 12, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Trump Advisor Alina Habba Did NOT Discover A Hidden 'Fake Oval Office' Used By Biden Public Knows
  • Fact Check: Ex-USAID Chief Samantha Power's Net Worth Did NOT Increase By $23 Million In Three Years

    Fact Check

    Did the former administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Samantha Power, see her net worth increase by $23 million in three years? No, that's not true: Public financial records don't show anything close to that kind of an increase between 2021 and 2024. Based on Lead Stories' calculations, her net worth was essentially in the same range during…

    • Feb 18, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Ex-USAID Chief Samantha Power's Net Worth Did NOT Increase By $23 Million In Three Years Bad Math
  • Fact Check: 9th Circuit Court "Ruling" About 84 Unconstitutional Pardons By Joe Biden Originated On Satirical Facebook Page

    Fact Check

    Did the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rule that 84 of President Joe Biden's last-minute pardons were unconstitutional and did the opinion of "Judge Joe Barron" appear on a court website? No, that's not true: The ruling originated on a satirical Facebook page. The owner of the page is known for tricking conservatives into liking and sharing made-up content.…

    • Feb 14, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: 9th Circuit Court "Ruling" About 84 Unconstitutional Pardons By Joe Biden Originated On Satirical Facebook Page Satire Page
  • Fact Check: Trump Executive Order Did NOT Overturn Purported National 'Plastic Straw Ban' -- No Such National Ban Exists

    Fact Check

    Did an executive order signed by President Donald Trump reverse "the plastic straw ban"? No, that's not true: No such national "ban" was enacted by Congress. Trump's order counters policies of former President Joe Biden aimed at gradually phasing out single-use plastic items in the future, which affected only the operations of federal agencies. While some localities do have restrictions…

    • Feb 11, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Trump Executive Order Did NOT Overturn Purported National 'Plastic Straw Ban' -- No Such National Ban Exists Fed Govt Only
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