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  • Fact Check: Taliban Did NOT Hand Over Bagram Air Base to US, As Of April 8, 2025

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    Did the Taliban return Bagram Air Base base in Afghanistan to the United States? No, that's not true: On April 8, 2025, the Pentagon refuted the claim, replying to Lead Stories' questions. Two AI detectors found a significant presence of generative AI in an article that started the rumor. The claim originated from a story published on Medium on April…

    • Apr 9, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Taliban Did NOT Hand Over Bagram Air Base to US, As Of April 8, 2025 Pentagon: No
  • Fact Check: JFK Files CIA Document Did NOT Name British Actress Penelope Keith As The 'Lone Shooter'

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    Did a CIA document in the unsealed JFK assassination files name British actress Penelope Keith as the lone killer? No, that's not true: The purported investigative document naming Keith as the "lone shooter" cites her work in the BBC TV comedy series "The Good Life," which did not start airing until 1975, at least 10 years after the investigation ended.…

    • Mar 21, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: JFK Files CIA Document Did NOT Name British Actress Penelope Keith As The 'Lone Shooter' Edited Doc
  • Fact Check: Mentions of Israel Were NOT 'The Only Thing' CIA Has Requested To Be Redacted In JFK Files

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    Did the Central Intelligence Agency in 1978 only request to black out mentions of Israel when journalists and historians sought to read documents about investigations into President John F. Kennedy's assassination? No, that's not true: The CIA wanted other things to be redacted, too, as seen in other files from the JFK collection. According to the agency's website, it generally…

    • Mar 19, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Mentions of Israel Were NOT 'The Only Thing' CIA Has Requested To Be Redacted In JFK Files More Items
  • Fact Check: US Is NOT 'The Only Country' With Birthright Citizenship

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    Is the United States "the only country" with birthright citizenship? No, that's not true: Dozens of countries, most of which are in the Western Hemisphere, have similar laws regarding birthright citizenship, according to the CIA World Factbook. The statement was made in a December 2024 interview with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, but he has said the same thing as far…

    • Dec 9, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: US Is NOT 'The Only Country' With Birthright Citizenship 30+ Countries
  • Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Warn It Identified Vote Stuffing Using Identities Of Dead Americans Who Lived In Europe -- Post Matches Russian Misinfo Techniques

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    Does a video prove the CIA identified 20 people who organized vote stuffing by using the identities of dead Americans who had lived in Europe? No, that's not true: The CIA told Lead Stories the allegation that they identified deceased Americans voting is "absolutel false." The video spreading the vote-stuffing story has substantial evidence of manipulation, an AI detector organization…

    • Nov 5, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Warn It Identified Vote Stuffing Using Identities Of Dead Americans Who Lived In Europe -- Post Matches Russian Misinfo Techniques Misinfo AI
  • Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Post Video Warning That Democrats Had Rigged Voting In Prisons In Swing States

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    Did the FBI post a video warning that Democrats had rigged voting by prisoners in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona ahead of the 2024 presidential election? No, that's not true: The FBI put out a bulletin calling this a "false narrative." It said the video was "not authentic" and its contents were "false." The claim appeared in a post for a…

    • Nov 5, 2024
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Post Video Warning That Democrats Had Rigged Voting In Prisons In Swing States FBI Refuted
  • Fact Check: FAKE FBI Video Announced Arrests Of Mail-In Ballot Fraud Groups -- More From Russia

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    Did the FBI publish a video reporting that it had apprehended three linked groups that had committed election fraud with mail-in ballots on behalf of the Democrats? No, that's not true: The FBI has published a statement on X that these videos are not authentic, are not from the FBI, and the content they depict is false. This bogus video…

    • Nov 2, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: FAKE FBI Video Announced Arrests Of Mail-In Ballot Fraud Groups -- More From Russia Phony FBI Vid
  • Fact Check: Ex-CIA Director Did NOT Say Government Uses Stratospheric Aerosol Injection To Control Weather

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    Did former CIA Director John Brennan reveal that the U.S. government uses Stratospheric Aerosol Injection, a hypothetical geoengineering technology, to control the weather? No, that's not true: A full video of his 2016 speech shows that Brennan said no such thing. He was discussing his interest in technologies that could potentially reverse climate change; he did not say that these…

    • Oct 14, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Ex-CIA Director Did NOT Say Government Uses Stratospheric Aerosol Injection To Control Weather Hypothetical
  • Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Apalachee Shooting Suspect Colt Gray As Transgender And Harris Supporter

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    Is a screenshot that shows Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray as transgender and a supporter of Kamala Harris authentic? No, that's not true: The person behind the account frequently changes their profile picture and bio. A previous version of the account warns journalists, lawyers and others that "this context is all fake and made up." The screenshot is…

    • Sep 6, 2024
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Apalachee Shooting Suspect Colt Gray As Transgender And Harris Supporter Troll Account
  • Fact Check: Clickbait Thumbnail Images Boost False YouTube Conspiracies About Trump Shooter

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    Did a Jewish family hire Thomas Matthew Crooks to shoot former President Donald Trump? Or was Crooks trained to shoot by the CEO of BlackRock Security or by a rabbi? Has footage been leaked showing Crooks and the BlackRock CEO together carrying a gun? No, none of these claims are true: Using an AI-detection tool, Lead Stories found that the…

    • Aug 9, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Clickbait Thumbnail Images Boost False YouTube Conspiracies About Trump Shooter AI Images
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