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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show RFK Jr. Declaring War On 'Fat, Gay Kids' And Things That Make Them 'Effeminate Weirdo Skanks' - Fake

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    Does an authentic video show U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. he's "declaring war on fat, gay kids, not the kids themselves but whatever is making them so fat, gay, and pathetic?" No, that's not true: A disclaimer saying the video is "a deepfake, quite obviously" appears in the last second of the 55-second clip. The…

    • May 14, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show RFK Jr. Declaring War On 'Fat, Gay Kids' And Things That Make Them 'Effeminate Weirdo Skanks' - Fake Unreal
  • Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Air Report About 'Tesla Ionic Care' Terahertz Technology -- Supposed Fox Clip Is Counterfeit

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    Did Fox News broadcast a segment about a "revolutionary device that's healing the world" named "Tesla Ionic Care" and "backed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump"? No, that's not true: The TV channel denied that. Three AI detectors showed that the viral video with the Fox News logo contained AI-generated content. The claim appeared in a post…

    • Mar 25, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Air Report About 'Tesla Ionic Care' Terahertz Technology -- Supposed Fox Clip Is Counterfeit AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Did NOT Post Message About Benching Zelenskyy With One Hand -- Unaffiliated X Account Did

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    Did Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. post on X he could bench Ukrainian President Zelenskyy with one hand? No, that's not true: The message originated on an unaffiliated X account that says it posts "commentary", not on Kennedy's own account. The bio section of the account that posted the message says it has "no affiliation…

    • Feb 28, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Did NOT Post Message About Benching Zelenskyy With One Hand -- Unaffiliated X Account Did Not From Him
  • Fact Check: Study Claiming 170% Higher Autism Risk In Vaccinated Kids Is NOT Credible

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    Is a study that claims vaccinated children have a 170 percent higher risk of autism reliable? No, that's not true: An infectious disease expert told Lead Stories the study is "just junk," saying the journal it was published in and the study design both lack credibility. Numerous large studies have found no proven link between vaccines and autism. The claim…

    • Feb 5, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Study Claiming 170% Higher Autism Risk In Vaccinated Kids Is NOT Credible Not Causal
  • Fact Check: Video With FAKE Audio Portrays Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Promoting A Lemon Juice Diabetes Cure

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    Did Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak at length about a cure for diabetes on the Joe Rogan podcast? No, that's not true: While this video footage originated from episode #1999 of the "Joe Rogan Experience," a fake audio track mimicking Kennedy's distinctive voice has been added. The topic of diabetes did come up, but the podcast transcript does not match…

    • Jan 20, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video With FAKE Audio Portrays Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Promoting A Lemon Juice Diabetes Cure Fake Audio
  • Fact Check: CDC Study Does NOT Prove Pfizer COVID Vaccine Increases Infection Risk In Young Children

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    Did a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study find that children who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are more likely to get infected than those who are unvaccinated? No, that's not true: The study of children aged six months to four years found there was not a big difference in infection rates, especially for those who hadn't had COVID…

    • Jan 2, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: CDC Study Does NOT Prove Pfizer COVID Vaccine Increases Infection Risk In Young Children No Difference
  • Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s View On Vaccines Is NOT Only That 'They Should Be Studied'

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    Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s only stated position on vaccines that they should be studied "like any other pharmaceutical product" as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: In 2023, Kennedy said, "There's no vaccine that is ... safe and effective," and he has a long history of questioning vaccine safety and suggesting links between vaccines, autism and…

    • Dec 11, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s View On Vaccines Is NOT Only That 'They Should Be Studied' Not A Vax Fan
  • Fact Check: Fauci Did NOT Say '72 Mandatory Childrens Vaccines' Were Never Safety Tested

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    Did Dr. Anthony Fauci ever say that 72 mandatory childhood vaccines were never safety tested? No, that's not true: Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told Lead Stories, "This claim is not true." Vaccines are carefully tested in multiple stages of clinical trials to ensure they are safe and effective before being approved…

    • Dec 5, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Fauci Did NOT Say '72 Mandatory Childrens Vaccines' Were Never Safety Tested Fake Quote
  • Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Were NOT Manufactured By Military Contractors, But By Pfizer And Moderna

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    Were COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by military contractors rather than by Pfizer and Moderna? No, that's not true: FDA inspection records show the vaccines were made in drug industry labs. Pfizer pointed Lead Stories to publicly available documents about its facilities in Belgium, Germany and at least two locations in the U.S., including Kalamazoo, Michigan. Under Operation Warp Speed, the government…

    • Dec 3, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Were NOT Manufactured By Military Contractors, But By Pfizer And Moderna  No Military
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Release Statement Ordering Dallas Police To Prepare To Make Arrest Over JFK's Assassination

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    Did President-elect Donald Trump release a statement ordering the Dallas police to prepare to make an arrest over John F. Kennedy's assassination? No, that's not true: The image that mimics a Trump/Vance Transition press release is fake. A search of Trump's Truth Social account did not find any matching statement. There are no credible news reports of him ordering the…

    • Nov 27, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Release Statement Ordering Dallas Police To Prepare To Make Arrest Over JFK's Assassination Fake Memo
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