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  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Police Officer in Dispute With Four 'Undercover FBI Agents' On a Plane

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    Did a widely-shared video show an argument between a police officer and four undercover FBI agents on an airplane? No, that's not true: The people in the video were simply acting out a scripted scenario. The page that posted the sketch routinely publishes similar scripted scenarios, and is affiliated with Network Media, a company that rents out film sets to…

    • Jul 9, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Police Officer in Dispute With Four 'Undercover FBI Agents' On a Plane Actors Acting
  • Fact Check: Staged Video Shows Cop Attempting To Arrest Black Judge In Courtroom -- Actors On A Set

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    Does a viral video really show a cop on his first day on the job trying to remove a black man from a courtroom until it turns out he is the judge? No, that's not true: The video appeared on a Facebook page associated with a company that rents out sets where influencers can film videos. The "courtroom" is one…

    • Jul 9, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Staged Video Shows Cop Attempting To Arrest Black Judge In Courtroom -- Actors On A Set Sketch
  • Fact Check: Fake Axon Bodycam Video Of Cop Trying To 'Illegally Search' Car Is NOT Real -- Not His Boss, Not New Sheriff

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    Does a viral video show real bodycam footage of a cop trying to illegally search a car and finding out it is his boss, the new sheriff? No, that's not true: The Axon bodycam timestamp in the video is a fake and does not look like the timestamps in real police videos. The video was published on a YouTube channel…

    • Jul 7, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Fake Axon Bodycam Video Of Cop Trying To 'Illegally Search' Car Is NOT Real -- Not His Boss, Not New Sheriff Fake Bodycam
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows White Man at Zoo Arguing With Black Woman Over Anti-Trump Hat

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    Did a widely-shared video show a white man at a zoo, arguing with a Black woman over her anti-Donald Trump hat? No, that's not true: The people in the video were simply acting out a scripted scenario. The page that posted the sketch routinely publishes similar scripted scenarios, and is affiliated with Network Media, a company that rents out film…

    • Jun 30, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows White Man at Zoo Arguing With Black Woman Over Anti-Trump Hat Actors Acting
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Nurse and Cops Falsely Accusing Black Man of Being Drunk in Hospital

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    Did a widely-shared video show a real nurse and police officers falsely accusing a Black man of being drunk, and calling him "Drunky McDrunk Pants? No, that's not true: The people in the video were simply acting out a scripted scenario. The page that posted the sketch routinely publishes similar scripted scenarios, and is affiliated with Network Media, a company…

    • Jun 27, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Nurse and Cops Falsely Accusing Black Man of Being Drunk in Hospital Actors Acting
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows ICE Agent 'Outsmarted' By Man Accused Of Being An Illegal Immigrant At Grocery Store

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    Does a widely-circulated video on social media authentically show an ICE agent outsmarted by a man he accused of being an illegal immigrant in a supermarket? No, that's not true: The video is a scripted skit using actors on a studio set. The page that posted the sketch routinely publishes similar scripted scenarios and is affiliated with Network Media, a…

    • Jun 26, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows ICE Agent 'Outsmarted' By Man Accused Of Being An Illegal Immigrant At Grocery Store Actors Acting
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Black Undercover FBI Agent 'Schooling' Cop On the Law at Supermarket

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    Did a widely-shared video show a Black undercover FBI agent "schooling" a police officer in a supermarket after the officer stopped and questioned him at the checkout? No, that's not true: The people in the video were simply acting out a scripted scenario. The page that posted the sketch routinely publishes similar scripted scenarios, and is affiliated with Network Media,…

    • Jun 25, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Black Undercover FBI Agent 'Schooling' Cop On the Law at Supermarket Actors Acting
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Cops Handcuffing Black Undercover FBI Agent at Restaurant

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    Did a widely-shared video show real police officers handcuffing a Black man in a restaurant who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent? No, that's not true: The people in the video were simply acting out a scripted scenario. The page that posted the sketch routinely publishes similar scripted scenarios, and is affiliated with Network Media, a company that…

    • Jun 16, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Cops Handcuffing Black Undercover FBI Agent at Restaurant Actors Acting
  • Fact Check: 'Parasite' Was NOT Removed From Woman's Scalp By A 'Doctor' -- Medical Skit From Parody Page

    Fact Check

    Did a doctor take over eight minutes to gingerly remove a "parasite" from a woman's scalp? No, that's not true: This video is the creation of sword swallower and content creator Juliette Electrique, who works with Las Vegas entertainment promoter and viral social media content entrepreneur Rick Lax Productions. Electrique's Facebook page is marked as Satire/Parody. In the past the…

    • Aug 2, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 'Parasite' Was NOT Removed From Woman's Scalp By A 'Doctor' -- Medical Skit From Parody Page Skit Props
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