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  • Fact Check: "Tweets" Between Michelle Obama And Trump Are NOT Real -- They're Fake Messages

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    Are the tweets between Michelle Obama and Donald Trump about "destroying the country" and inviting "Mike" to play basketball real? No, that's not true: No such tweets from the former first lady's official account nor the former president's were published on August 30, 2019. The messages currently do not show up on the accounts, nor do they show up on…

    • Sep 19, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: "Tweets" Between Michelle Obama And Trump Are NOT Real -- They're Fake Messages Fake Tweets
  • Fact Check: Truck Driver Did NOT Rescue 'Approximately 15' Children 'Trapped In Padlocked Cages' On Pickup Truck -- It Was Mother, Her 4 Kids Heading Home, Police Say

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    Did a truck driver in New Mexico rescue "Approximately 15 Children Trapped in Padlocked Cages in the Back of a Pickup Truck" during a kidnapping incident? No, that's not true: The New Mexico State Police told Lead Stories, "This story is not correct, this was a mother and her four kids, not a human trafficking incident." The claim appeared in…

    • Sep 6, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Truck Driver Did NOT Rescue 'Approximately 15' Children 'Trapped In Padlocked Cages' On Pickup Truck -- It Was Mother, Her 4 Kids Heading Home, Police Say Not Kidnappers
  • Fact Check: DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Anthony Bourdain Were NOT All Killed For Their Work On Child Sex Trafficking Documentary 'The Silent Children'

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    Were DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell and Anthony Bourdain all killed because of their work on a child sex trafficking documentary called "The Silent Children"? No, that's not true: The producer of the movie told Lead Stories that any connection between the "long abandoned" documentary project and the four men in the social media post is "completely untrue, and…

    • Aug 2, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Anthony Bourdain Were NOT All Killed For Their Work On Child Sex Trafficking Documentary 'The Silent Children' No Connection
  • Fact Check: 'Jackson Simmons' And His Dog 'Cami' Are NOT Missing -- It's Scam Story

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    Are a person with dementia named "Jackson Simmons" and his dog "Cami" missing and has there been a silver alert issued for "Simmons"? No, that's not true: The story has been posted on social media as a part of a bait-and-switch scam. Such scams use fake information to encourage others to share the posts. Once the posts receive sufficient engagement,…

    • Aug 2, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: 'Jackson Simmons' And His Dog 'Cami' Are NOT Missing -- It's Scam Story Bait & Switch
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Shows Children Who Are Sex, Organ Trafficking Victims

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    Are the children shown being removed from the back of a semi-trailer in a video on social media, purportedly in London, the victims of sex or organ trafficking? No, that's not true: There's no substantiated evidence or credible sources supporting the claim and London's Metropolitan Police Service said, "there's nothing of this nature" in their logs. The claim appeared in…

    • Jul 25, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Shows Children Who Are Sex, Organ Trafficking Victims Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Shows Children Who Are Sex, Organ Trafficking Victims No Evidence
  • Fact Check: Military Did NOT Take Down Florida Child Trafficking Ring And Arrest Ron DeSantis

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    Did U.S. Navy SEALs take down a Florida child trafficking ring and arrest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as was livestreamed on Facebook by Child Parent Safety (Cps) News Network on July 25, 2023? No, that's not true: Presidential candidate DeSantis was not arrested, and the footage of a military operation was not live, but recycled footage taken from staged tactical…

    • Jul 25, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Military Did NOT Take Down Florida Child Trafficking Ring And Arrest Ron DeSantis Staged Moves
  • Fact Check: YouTube Did Not Ban 'Sound of Freedom' Clips For 'Discriminating Against Pedophiles And MAPs'

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    Did YouTube ban video clips from the newly released movie, "Sound of Freedom" due to "discriminating against pedophiles" and "discrimination against MAPs"? No, that's not true: There is no policy listed under the community guidelines of YouTube regarding "discriminating against pedophiles" and "MAPs" (minor attracted persons). This article making the claim comes from an online platform known for publishing fabricated…

    • Jul 24, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: YouTube Did Not Ban 'Sound of Freedom' Clips For 'Discriminating Against Pedophiles And MAPs' No Such Policy
  • Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Ghislaine Maxwell 'Worked At Disney' In 1985

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    Do photographs of Ghislaine Maxwell with Donald Duck taken in 1985 confirm that the now-convicted sex offender -- associated with financier Jeffrey Epstein who died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges -- worked for Disney? No, that's not true: The stock images only show an event where Maxwell appeared as representative of her father, owner at the time…

    • Jul 24, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Ghislaine Maxwell 'Worked At Disney' In 1985 Miscaptioned
  • Fact Check: Masons' Child ID Programs NOT Injecting Children With 'CHIP' Or Collecting DNA -- ID Info Is Kept By Parents, Guardians

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    Are Masonic Lodges injecting children with "'free child identification chips' to 'help combat abduction,'" also collecting those children's DNA? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence or reliable information to support such a claim. Multiple Masons organizations across the United States said their child-identification programs don't put tracking chips in children and any DNA information is retained by…

    • Jul 17, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Masons' Child ID Programs NOT Injecting Children With  'CHIP' Or Collecting DNA -- ID Info Is Kept By Parents, Guardians Acronym
  • Fact Check: Department Of Justice Did NOT Say 'International Sex Trafficking Of Minors' Is Not Area Of Concern

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    Did the Department of Justice under President Joe Biden decide that "international sex trafficking of minors" was no longer an area of concern for prosecution? No, that's not true: A Department of Justice (DOJ) spokesperson told Lead Stories that the suggestion that international child sex trafficking was not a priority for the administration is "false." The DOJ website no longer…

    • Jul 13, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Department Of Justice Did NOT Say 'International Sex Trafficking Of Minors' Is Not Area Of Concern Still A Crime
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