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  • Fact Check: Video Of Police Threatening To Arrest Man For Mowing Elderly Person's Lawn For Free Is NOT Real

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    Is a video of police threatening to arrest a man who volunteered to clean up an elderly person's overgrown lawn for free real? No, that's not true: The opening segment of the video showing a police officer warning someone to step aside or "there's gonna be problems" is from an incident unrelated to anyone cleaning up a lawn, according to…

    • Nov 2, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Of Police Threatening To Arrest Man For Mowing Elderly Person's Lawn For Free Is NOT Real Police Denial
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Black Woman 'Robbing a White Woman Because Trump Cut Food Stamps on EBT' -- Video Shows 2022 Incident

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    Does a viral video show a black woman "robbing a white woman because Trump cut food stamps"? No, that's not true: The video was posted online three years before the 2025 government shutdown that threatened to delay or cut food subsidies. It shows a 2022 incident in Texas unrelated to Trump or the 2025 federal budget. The outdated video was…

    • Oct 31, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Black Woman 'Robbing a White Woman Because Trump Cut Food Stamps on EBT' -- Video Shows 2022 Incident Off By 3 Years
  • Fact Check: Comey's Charges Were NOT Dismissed, As Of October 10, 2025; Prosecutor Did NOT Misspell His Name As 'Homey'

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    Did a federal judge in Virginia drop charges against former FBI Director James Comey because the prosecutor misspelled Comey's last name as "Homey"? No, that's not true: The rumor on social media originated from a satire website. As of October 10, 2025, the trial date was set for January 5, 2026; however, the former FBI Director's legal team stated that…

    • Oct 10, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Comey's Charges Were NOT Dismissed, As Of October 10, 2025; Prosecutor Did NOT Misspell His Name As 'Homey' Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Portland Cop Threatening ICE Agent With Arrest, And The Agent Answering 'Won't Be Messy' -- It's A Civilian

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    Is a video showing a Portland police officer threaten to arrest an ICE agent if he doesn't stop "driving into people," and the agent replying "won't be messy" authentic? No, that's not true: A longer video giving a wider view reveals the officer is warning a woman in a civilian vehicle, who has no apparent connection to ICE, that she…

    • Oct 8, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Portland Cop Threatening ICE Agent With Arrest, And The Agent Answering 'Won't Be Messy' -- It's A Civilian Not ICE
  • Fact Check: Gavin Newsom DID Not Win Nobel Peace Prize -- Trump Did Not 'Explode With Rage' About It Either

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    Did California Governor Gavin Newsom win the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2025 and has President Donald Trump "exploded with rage" over the news? No, that's not true: The story originated on a well known satire publication named The Borowitz Report. There were no actual news reports about Newsom being awarded the prize. The viral article (archived here) was published…

    • Oct 8, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Gavin Newsom DID Not Win Nobel Peace Prize -- Trump Did Not 'Explode With Rage' About It Either Satire
  • Fact Check: No Evidence Nike And Under Armour Donated Face Masks, Clothing To ICE Agents

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    Did Nike or Under Armour donate face masks and clothing to ICE agents involved in arresting undocumented immigrants in the United States? No, that's not true: The TikTok host making the claim gave no supporting information about how he confirmed the claim. Lead Stories found no evidence to support the claim and several red flags raising questions about the credibility…

    • Oct 6, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: No Evidence Nike And Under Armour Donated Face Masks, Clothing To ICE Agents Didn't Do It
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Moment Marimar "La Maggie" Martinez Was Shot After Allegedly Ramming A DHS SUV In Chicago

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    Does a video show the moment Marimar Martinez was shot by a federal agent in southwest Chicago after she allegedly rammed a Department of Homeland Security SUV? No, that's not true: This video does not show the incident Martinez incident. It shows a different collision which happened later the same day a few blocks away. The miscaptioned video appeared in…

    • Oct 6, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Moment Marimar "La Maggie" Martinez Was Shot After Allegedly Ramming A DHS SUV In Chicago Other Incident
  • Fact Check: California, New York Do NOT Issue CDLs With No Name Given -- They Have Mononyms, Just Like Some U.S. Passports

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    Do California and New York issue commercial driver's licenses with no name given, and did Oklahoma arrest 125 "illegals" with such CDLs? No, that's not true: The so-called "No Name Given" commercial driver's licenses include a mononym, which is a single name. The use of mononyms is legal in the United States and is even accepted for U.S. passports. State…

    • Sep 30, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: California, New York Do NOT Issue CDLs With No Name Given -- They Have Mononyms, Just Like Some U.S. Passports Legal Mononym
  • Fact Check: Police Did NOT Charge That Three Men 'Opened Fire On A Children's Baseball Field' In Katy, Texas -- Sheriff Said Errant Target Shooting Was 'Deadly Conduct'

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    Did a group of men attack a children's baseball field in Katy, Texas - shooting a coach who was leading a prayer? No, that's not true: A coach was hit by a stray bullet and taken by helicopter to the hospital - but the shooting does not appear to have been intentional or planned. Police said the three men arrested…

    • Sep 26, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Police Did NOT Charge That Three Men 'Opened Fire On A Children's Baseball Field' In Katy, Texas -- Sheriff Said Errant Target Shooting Was 'Deadly Conduct' Reckless Shots
  • Fact Check: Video Shows Veterans Protesting 'Gaza Genocide', NOT Military Pilots Arrested For Refusing To Fly Armed Planes To Israel

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    Does a viral video show two military pilots arrested for refusing to fly armed planes to Israel? No, that's not true: A video with a false caption has gone viral more than two weeks after it was filmed. The chaotic scene was filmed on Sept. 3, 2025 when a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing was disrupted with shouts from…

    • Sep 22, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Shows Veterans Protesting 'Gaza Genocide', NOT Military Pilots Arrested For Refusing To Fly Armed Planes To Israel False Caption
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