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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Did CNN broadcast a story about reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian making an "XTAPE" with pop star Justin Bieber while he was still a minor? No, that's not true: The senior vice president of communications for CNN said an image with a CNN logo making this claim that was shared on social media was "fabricated." A search through Google News…

Did CNN report that actor Tom Hanks converted to Judaism and fled to Israel as a result of the Jeffrey Epstein contacts list being revealed? No, that's not true: A CNN spokesperson told Lead Stories the post making the claim is "clearly fabricated and manipulated and not something that ever aired on CNN." A video clip included in the claim…

Did CNN report that Cash App went bankrupt and any funds a person had in their account would be given back to them in bankruptcy court? No, that's not true: Lead Stories did not find any evidence that CNN reported on this claim or that Cash App announced it was seeking bankruptcy court protection. At the time of writing, all…

Did CNN break the news that Elon Musk was unveiling an investment project, and did Musk make a guest appearance via live feed to introduce his new AI trading platform? No, that's not true: This fake promotion is made with real but repurposed video clips that have had an AI text-to-speech voiceover added to them. The video of Musk was…

Did CNN cut Benjamin Watson off in mid-sentence during an interview because the NFL star started talking about Jesus? No, that's not true: Watson, who was at the time a tight end for the New Orleans Saints, was interviewed via satellite feed by CNN journalist Brooke Baldwin on November 28, 2014. The topic of the interview was not football, but…