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  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Donald Trump Dismissed A Secret Service Food Tester After Incident At Restaurant In Washington DC

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    Did Donald Trump dismiss a longtime Secret Service food tester after JD Vance saw the agent sprinkle an unidentified spice on the President's meal when they were dining out in DC? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting this story. In his second term Donald Trump had only eaten out in DC on one occasion, on Sept. 9,…

    • Nov 5, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Donald Trump Dismissed A Secret Service Food Tester After Incident At Restaurant In Washington DC Satire Site
  • Fact Check: Former Labor Statistics Commisioner McEntarfer Was NOT 'Arrested By U.S. Navy JAG On Treason Charges'

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    Was Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer arrested by "U.S. Navy JAG" on "treason charges" related to the weak July 2025 job report published by the agency? No, that's not true: As of this writing, McEntarfer was fired by the Trump administration, but no credible source has published any reports about the purported arrest. The rumor came from a…

    • Aug 5, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Former Labor Statistics Commisioner McEntarfer Was NOT 'Arrested By U.S. Navy JAG On Treason Charges' Made-Up Story
  • Fact Check: Story About Arrest Of USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong Originated On Site With Satire Disclaimer

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    Did a story about JAG arresting Phyllis Fong, the USDA inspector general who defied her dismissal by President Donald Trump, originate on a news website? No, that's not true: The story first appeared on Real Raw News, a site with a legal disclaimer that says it "contains humor, parody, and satire." The site has a long history of publishing made-up…

    • Feb 7, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
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  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That 'White Hats' Stopped Three Busses Of Harris Supporters Who Voted In New York, Again In Pennsylvania

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    Did "White Hats" stop "three busses" full of "Harris supporters" who had voted in New York, then boarded a bus to vote again in Pennsylvania, with 150 of these people detained? No, that's not true: This claim was made from an account connected to a website with a disclaimer that it publishes made-up content. A search on Google News brought…

    • Nov 6, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That 'White Hats' Stopped Three Busses Of Harris Supporters Who Voted In New York, Again In Pennsylvania No Record
  • Fact Check: 'Rigged' Voting Machines NOT Seized By 'White Hats' In Georgia, North Carolina

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    Have rigged voting machines in Fulton County, Georgia, and North Carolina been seized or destroyed by "white hats," as an article by Real Raw News said? No, that's not true: State election boards in North Carolina and Georgia told Lead Stories that no machines have been seized or destroyed as of this writing, and there is no evidence of rigging.…

    • Oct 31, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: 'Rigged' Voting Machines NOT Seized By 'White Hats' In Georgia, North Carolina Officials: No
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Navy SEALs Seized Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Adrenochrome Stash

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    Did Navy SEALs raid a warehouse belonging to rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs and seize a stockpile of adrenochrome that he used as a drug at his orgies? No, that's not true: The story is from a website that regularly publishes fabricated content, and there's no proof that any such military operation ever took place. Adrenochrome has long been the subject…

    • Sep 30, 2024
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Navy SEALs Seized Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Adrenochrome Stash No Record
  • Fact Check: 'Spetznas' Snipers Did NOT Kill WEF Member Kiva Allgood In Ukraine

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    Did "Spetznas" snipers fatally shoot the World Economic Forum's head of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, Kiva Allgood, on April 26, 2024? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that this happened. In addition, the website where this claim appeared has a record of publishing fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by…

    • May 2, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: 'Spetznas' Snipers Did NOT Kill WEF Member Kiva Allgood In Ukraine No Record
  • Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT Block FEMA From Tornado Relief In Omaha

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    Did U.S. Marines forcibly block the Federal Emergency Management Agency from providing tornado relief in Omaha, Nebraska, in April 2024? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. It originally showed up in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real…

    • May 1, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT Block FEMA From Tornado Relief In Omaha Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence A Guantanamo Hospital Orderly Was Arrested For Trying To Murder Klaus Schwab

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    Was a Guantanamo Hospital orderly arrested for trying to murder World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab on April 22, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on a website that publishes fabricated content. No credible evidence exists to substantiate this claim. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on April 25, 2024. Titled "Red Hats…

    • Apr 26, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: NO Evidence A Guantanamo Hospital Orderly Was Arrested For Trying To Murder Klaus Schwab No Record
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Special Forces Freed 'Military and Civilian J6ers From Deep State Prison'

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    Did U.S. Special Forces "rescue" military and civilian "J6ers" from a "deep state" prison in the Aleutian Islands on April 7, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appears on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. Also, no credible reports have been published that substantiate this claim, and there is no proof such a prison exists. The claim appeared…

    • Apr 25, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Special Forces Freed 'Military and Civilian J6ers From Deep State Prison' No Names
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