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  • Fact Check: Man Was NOT Decapitated on Space Mountain in April 2025 -- 'Mouse Trap News' is a Parody Site

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    Did a man get decapitated on Space Mountain at Walt Disney World in April 2025? No, that's not true: A widely-shared video which recounted the story came from an account that describes itself as "the world's best satire and parody site." Mouse Trap News is a frequent source of fake, Disney-themed content. The story appeared in an April 28, 2025,…

    • Apr 30, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Man Was NOT Decapitated on Space Mountain in April 2025 -- 'Mouse Trap News' is a Parody Site Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Disney Did NOT Say It Was Adding Kamala Harris To The Hall Of Presidents

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    Did Disney say it was adding Kamala Harris to its Hall of Presidents? No, that's not true: The story originated from self-described satire and parody website Mouse Trap News, which says on its site, "We write fake stories about Disney Parks stuff." Lead Stories could not locate any credible evidence of Disney having made such an announcement. The claim appeared…

    • Nov 26, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: Disney Did NOT Say It Was Adding Kamala Harris To The Hall Of Presidents Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: 5 Celebrities Did NOT Flee US After Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Arrest

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    Did "5 celebrities" -- Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lopez, celebrity couple Beyoncé Knowles and Jay Z Carter, Kanye West and Usher Raymond -- flee the United States after Sean "Diddy" Combs' arrest on sex crimes charges in September 2024? No, that's not true: News reports with photographs and social media posts show DiCaprio, Lopez, Knowles, Carter and Raymond all were in…

    • Oct 21, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 5 Celebrities Did NOT Flee US After Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Arrest Pics Prove No
  • Fact Check: Images Of 'Disney World Destroyed By Hurricane Milton' Are NOT Authentic -- It's AI-Generated Content From Website With Satire Label

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    Do viral images authentically capture the massive destruction caused by Hurricane Milton at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida? No, that's not true: Those pictures were generated by AI and first posted on a website with a satire label. On October 11, 2024, Disney announced it had reopened its theme parks. The claim appeared in a video (archived here)…

    • Oct 11, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Images Of 'Disney World Destroyed By Hurricane Milton' Are NOT Authentic -- It's AI-Generated Content From Website With Satire Label AI Generated
  • Fact Check: ABC CEO Did NOT Hint At Potential Cancellation Of 'The View' -- From Satire Site

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    Did the CEO of ABC hint that the network may cancel "The View," saying "It's time to end a show that's lost its relevance"? No, that's not true: The website that originally reported this comes with a satire label. Neither ABC itself nor news websites have published anything about the ABC CEO hinting about a potential cancellation and some of…

    • Oct 1, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: ABC CEO Did NOT Hint At Potential Cancellation Of 'The View' -- From Satire Site Satire
  • Fact Check: NO Record Michael Jordan Rejected $400 Million Offer from Disney Over 'Woke Ideologies'

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    Did Michael Jordan reject a $400 million offer from Disney, saying he does not "collaborate with companies aligned with woke ideologies"? No, that's not true: An AI detector found that the article that said so was 99.9 percent likely to be AI-generated. The media didn't report that Jordan or his representatives rejected an offer from Disney. The claim appeared in…

    • Aug 16, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: NO Record Michael Jordan Rejected $400 Million Offer from Disney Over 'Woke Ideologies' Claim = AI
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Discuss Disney Princess 'Disorder' Theory In Interview

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    Did entrepreneur Elon Musk discuss in an interview a theory that holds "every single Disney princess is supposed to... represent a disorder", as shown in a video on TikTok? No, that's not true: As of this publication, there's no evidence that Musk talked about that subject in any recorded interview. Additionally, digital forensics and a deepfake-testing website, which analyzes audio,…

    • Jun 3, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Discuss Disney Princess 'Disorder' Theory In Interview Not Elon
  • Fact Check: Original Pinocchio Story Does NOT Say Gepetto Was Slave Master Who Made Puppet From Human Skin, Hair

    Fact Check

    Does the "real" story of Pinocchio include the details that Gepetto was a slave master who made a puppet from the skin and hair of human slaves? No, that's not true: The fictional story is about a puppet made from an enchanted piece of wood. Gepetto was not a slave master. The story was written by Carlo Collodi in installments…

    • May 14, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Original Pinocchio Story Does NOT Say Gepetto Was Slave Master Who Made Puppet From Human Skin, Hair Fake Narrative
  • Fact Check: Walt Disney Was NOT A Founder Of NASA

    Fact Check

    Was Walt Disney a founder of NASA? No, that's not true: Disney founded an animation, television and movie studio as well as a theme park empire. He produced a television series about space travel in 1955 with a NASA rocket designer. This was three years before President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, which…

    • May 14, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Walt Disney Was NOT A Founder Of NASA Not Originator
  • Fact Check: Disney Did NOT Buy Jeffrey Epstein's Island -- Joke Website Originated Claim

    Fact Check

    Did the Walt Disney Company buy Jeffrey Epstein's island? No, that's not true: The social media post showed the website that made the claim, which is a site that clearly states they are "the world's best satire and parody site." They explain that their stories are made up, stating, "We write fake stories about Disney Parks stuff." The claim appeared…

    • Apr 16, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Disney Did NOT Buy Jeffrey Epstein's Island -- Joke Website Originated Claim Satire Site
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