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  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Air Graphic Claiming 'Pakistan Strikes India's Air Defense'

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    Did CNN broadcast a graphic touting Pakistan's supposed military success against India, including a caption that read "Pakistan Strikes India's Air Defense"? No, that's not true: A CNN spokesperson told Lead Stories it was a "fabricated image". India has denied Pakistan's claims of having inflicted significant damage on their S-400 air defense system. The fake CNN graphic was presented as…

    • May 16, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Air Graphic Claiming 'Pakistan Strikes India's Air Defense' Digital Edit
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Air Graphic Saying 'Trump Helps Curb India's Losses' With Stats Showing India Losing In Conflict With Pakistan

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    Did CNN air a graphic of statistics from the India-Pakistan conflict that showed India suffered far larger losses than Pakistan and that U.S. President Trump helped "curb India's losses?" No, that's not true: A CNN spokesperson told Lead Stories the global news network did not air the graphic and that it was "fabricated." There are no official numbers of jets,…

    • May 12, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Air Graphic Saying 'Trump Helps Curb India's Losses' With Stats Showing India Losing In Conflict With Pakistan CNN Denies
  • Fact Check: Donald Trump Did Not Order Federal Reserve To Mint Quarters Without Ridges -- And CNN Did Not Report He Did

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    Did President Donald Trump order the Federal Reserve to mint quarters without ridges, as was claimed in a social media post? No, that's not true: The proof the post offered was a counterfeit CNN.com screenshot. CNN, as of the date this was published, had reported no such order by Trump. Searches of the White House and Treasury websites showed no…

    • Mar 18, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Donald Trump Did Not Order Federal Reserve To Mint Quarters Without Ridges -- And CNN Did Not Report He Did Counterfeit
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report January 29, 2025, DC Plane Crash Hours Before It Happened

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    Did CNN report the January 29, 2025, plane crash in the Washington, D.C., area hours before it occurred? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the news outlet refuted the claim. A Google spokesperson said sometimes the timestamps in search results may be wrong. CNN published and aired the news for the first time roughly 40 minutes after the crash…

    • Jan 31, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report January 29, 2025, DC Plane Crash Hours Before It Happened CNN Denies
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Call 'Chill Guy' Meme 'Figurehead Of Racist Right Wingers' -- It's Fake Screenshot

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    Did CNN publish an article calling the "Chill Guy" meme a "figurehead of racist right wingers"? No, that's not true: A screenshot of a real article from 2019 was edited to make it look like it was about the meme. A fake headline and a new opening paragraph was added, and the date on the article was changed to 2024.…

    • Nov 27, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Call 'Chill Guy' Meme 'Figurehead Of Racist Right Wingers' -- It's Fake Screenshot Edited Image
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Publish Article Saying Over 75,000 Write-In Votes Went To 'Hawk Tuah' Or 'Talk Tuah'

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    Did CNN publish an article saying more than 75,000 voters wrote in "Hawk Tuah" or "Talk Tuah" on their ballot papers? No, that's not true: Searches of the cnn.com website turned up no headlines containing the vulgar "Hawk Tuah" expression. A CNN representative also confirmed to Lead Stories that the image in a social media post was a fake. The…

    • Nov 7, 2024
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Publish Article Saying Over 75,000 Write-In Votes Went To 'Hawk Tuah' Or 'Talk Tuah' No Such Story
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Air Graphic Showing Kamala Harris Winning Texas With 51.8% Against Trump With 45.7% -- CNN Says Image Is 'Fabricated'

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    Did CNN air a screenshot of election numbers that showed Kamala Harris winning Texas with 51.8 percent and 1,113,499 votes against Trump with 45.7 percent and 982,091 votes? No, that's not true: CNN said the image was "completely fabricated and manipulated" and that it "never aired on any CNN platform." Lead Stories found no credible proof that the post image…

    • Nov 4, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Air Graphic Showing Kamala Harris Winning Texas With 51.8% Against Trump With 45.7% -- CNN Says Image Is 'Fabricated' CNN Says Fake
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Live Stream July 13, 2024 Butler, Pennsylvania, Rally -- But Reporting Team Covered It

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    Did CNN live stream the July 13, 2024, Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when they have never live-streamed any of Trump's other political rallies? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for CNN told Lead Stories that there was not an internet live stream of that specific rally, but CNN television was covering the rally. The spokesperson also noted that CNN…

    • Aug 12, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Live Stream July 13, 2024 Butler, Pennsylvania, Rally -- But Reporting Team Covered It No Live Stream
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report That Trump Was 'Shot With Three Different Weapons'

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    Did CNN report that former U.S. President Donald Trump was shot with three different weapons during an assassination attempt at a rally on July 13, 2024, as a post on X claimed? No, that's not true: CNN reported on July 14, 2024, that an audio analysis suggested three weapons were fired during the assassination attempt that occurred in Pennsylvania. CNN…

    • Jul 15, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report That Trump Was 'Shot With Three Different Weapons' Three Fired
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Refer To Michelle Obama As Transgender Male After Presidential Debate

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    While discussing a flash poll after CNN's June 27, 2024, presidential debate, did CNN Political Director David Chalian use a name for former first lady Michelle Obama that implied she is a transgender male? No, that's not true: Chalian did not call Michelle Obama "Big Mike." The 31-second-long video clip used to make this claim includes AI-generated fake audio. While…

    • Jun 28, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Refer To Michelle Obama As Transgender Male After Presidential Debate Altered Audio
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