Lead Stories
Fact Check War War 🇷🇺 & 🇺🇦 Virus of Corona Corona Virus Democrats donkey Blue Feed Republicans elephant Red Feed Deepfakes Deepfakes Corrections

Abortion

Search results

  • Fact Check: Tetanus Vaccines Are NOT Being Used To Sterilize People

    Fact Check

    Are tetanus shots being used to sterilize people? No, that's not true: Such claims are "completely illogical and contrary to fact," a molecular biologist told Lead Stories. There is no substantive evidence that tetanus vaccines available as of June 2023 contain a hormone that would "attack" a pregnancy and cause a miscarriage. Numerous studies indicate that tetanus vaccines are safe…

    • Jun 7, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Tetanus Vaccines Are NOT Being Used To Sterilize People Safe + Studied
  • Fact Check: Italy Did NOT Officially Introduce 'Family Pride Month' To Replace Celebration Of LGBTQ+ Community In June 2023

    Fact Check

    Did the Italian government announce "Family Pride Month" to celebrate heterosexual "mothers and fathers" instead of the LGBTQ+ community? No, that's not true: While Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been criticized domestically and internationally for her government's policies on LGBT+ issues, the country did not officially replace Pride Month with the celebration of heterosexual families. The claim appeared in…

    • Jun 5, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Italy Did NOT Officially Introduce 'Family Pride Month' To Replace Celebration Of LGBTQ+ Community In June 2023 Unsupported
  • Fact Check: Justin Bieber's Mother Did NOT Say Her Son Was Conceived As Result Of Rape In Her Autobiography

    Fact Check

    Did Pattie Mallette, who became pregnant with Justin Bieber at 17, say it was a result of rape? No, that's not true: While being a survivor of sexual abuse, she does not categorize the moment she conceived her son as rape in her memoir. The claim appeared in a post on Facebook on April 11, 2023. It said: She was…

    • Apr 12, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Justin Bieber's Mother Did NOT Say Her Son Was Conceived As Result Of Rape In Her Autobiography Not Her Words
  • Fact Check: Menstrual Cycles ARE Natural, Are NOT Caused Because Body Is Removing Toxins

    Fact Check

    Are menstrual cycles not natural and are they caused because the body is removing toxins? No, that's not true: "It is completely natural and it is essential," a physician and scientist told Lead Stories about the menstrual cycle. The claim that the menstrual cycle is due to the body removing toxins is not scientifically true, the expert said. The claim…

    • Mar 15, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Menstrual Cycles ARE Natural, Are NOT Caused Because Body Is Removing Toxins It's Common
  • Fact Check: Women CANNOT 'Get Pregnant By Sunlight' As Result Of Parthenogenesis

    Fact Check

    Can women get pregnant by sunlight as a result of the process called parthenogenesis? No, that's not true: Mammals, including humans, do not reproduce asexually through parthenogenesis. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on Facebook on March 13, 2023. The male host said: Women can do that. They can get pregnant by sunlight. It's called parthenogenesis. The description…

    • Mar 14, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Women CANNOT 'Get Pregnant By Sunlight' As Result Of Parthenogenesis Not In Humans
  • Fact Check: '19-Year-Old Girl In Texas' NOT Sentenced To '96 Years In Prison' After Abortion

    Fact Check

    Was a 19-year-old girl in Texas sentenced to "96 years in prison" after traveling across state lines to gain access to an abortion procedure? No, that's not true: The social media account that shared this post is a satirical one. Furthermore, Texas law enforcement officials did not publicly announce such an arrest and conviction, and no reputable media outlet covered…

    • Feb 24, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: '19-Year-Old Girl In Texas' NOT Sentenced To '96 Years In Prison' After Abortion Satire
  • Fact Check: New Zealand Does NOT Allow Abortions 'On Demand For Any Reason Up To Birth'

    Fact Check

    Does New Zealand allow abortions "on demand for any reason up to birth"? No, that's not true: According to a 2020 law, pregnancy terminations after the 20-week mark undergo a thorough review by at least two licensed health practitioners who have to consider multiple aspects of the situation to decide whether abortion is "clinically appropriate in the circumstances." The claim…

    • Dec 27, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: New Zealand Does NOT Allow Abortions 'On Demand For Any Reason Up To Birth' Distortion
  • Fact Check: Democratic Win in AZ Governor's Race NOT Sign of 'Rigged' Election Despite Republican Wins In Other Race

    Fact Check

    If Arizonans voted primarily for Republican candidates in the November 8, 2022, election, but a Democrat still won the race for governor, was the election rigged? No, that's not true: Election data from past years show ticket-splitting is common in Arizona. An Arizona pollster with two decades experience tracking election data told Lead Stories it is not unusual for the…

    • Dec 6, 2022
    • by: Jennifer Dobner
    Fact Check: Democratic Win in AZ Governor's Race NOT Sign of 'Rigged' Election Despite Republican Wins In Other Race Fickle, Again
  • Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Make Boys 'Think They Should Be GIRLS' And Do NOT Produce 'Girls Thinking They Are Boys'

    Fact Check

    Do vaccines make people identify with a gender other than their gender assigned at birth by changing the composition of that person's DNA? No, that's not true: Vaccines do not change a person's DNA -- they provide immunity against diseases, an expert in genetics told Lead Stories. The claim appeared in an Instagram post on November 26, 2022. The post's…

    • Nov 28, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Make Boys 'Think They Should Be GIRLS' And Do NOT Produce 'Girls Thinking They Are Boys' Vaccine≠Gender
  • Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccine Does NOT Increase Stillbirths As Graph Implies

    Fact Check

    Does a graph show that the COVID-19 vaccine increases stillbirths? No, that is missing context: The graph was published on the U.S. government's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) website. As VAERS itself repeatedly explains, its purpose is to collect a wide-open, likely repetitive, messy and incomplete list of anecdotal, amateur, professional and even malicious reports of post-vaccination problems.The graph…

    • Nov 10, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccine Does NOT Increase Stillbirths As Graph Implies Not Vax Facts
1 2 3 4 5

About us

International Fact-Checking Organization Meta Third-Party Fact Checker

Lead Stories is a U.S. based fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, misleading, deceptive or inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet.
Spotted something? Let us know!.

Lead Stories is a:

  • Verified signatory of the IFCN Code of Principles
  • Facebook Third-Party Fact-Checking Partner
  • Member of the #CoronavirusFacts Alliance

Follow us on social media

Subscribe to our newsletter

* indicates required

Please select all the ways you would like to hear from Lead Stories LLC:

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website.

We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.

Most Read

  • Fact Check: Ukraine Did NOT Tell Elon Musk To Delete Tucker Carlson's Twitter Account In 72 Hours Satire

    Fact Check: Ukraine Did NOT Tell Elon Musk To Delete Tucker Carlson's Twitter Account In 72 Hours

    Fact Check

    • Jun 8, 2023
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fact Check: Donald Rumsfeld Did NOT Report That $2.3 Trillion Was Missing The Day Before 9/11 Attacks No Cover-Up

    Fact Check: Donald Rumsfeld Did NOT Report That $2.3 Trillion Was Missing The Day Before 9/11 Attacks

    Fact Check

    • Sep 13, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
  • Fact Check: Canadian Helicopters ARE Setting Fires -- But In Effort To Stem Wildfires Planned Burn

    Fact Check: Canadian Helicopters ARE Setting Fires -- But In Effort To Stem Wildfires

    Fact Check

    • Jun 8, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
  • Fact Check: Video Of Quebec Wildfires Starting 'At The Same Time' Does NOT Prove Fires Were Coordinated Lightning

    Fact Check: Video Of Quebec Wildfires Starting 'At The Same Time' Does NOT Prove Fires Were Coordinated

    Fact Check

    • Jun 8, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
  • Fact Check: Italy Did NOT Officially Introduce 'Family Pride Month' To Replace Celebration Of LGBTQ+ Community In June 2023 Unsupported

    Fact Check: Italy Did NOT Officially Introduce 'Family Pride Month' To Replace Celebration Of LGBTQ+ Community In June 2023

    Fact Check

    • Jun 5, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
  • Fact Check: 'Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening' Video Is Laundry List Of False, Misleading Claims From Last Six Decades Hodgepodge

    Fact Check: 'Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening' Video Is Laundry List Of False, Misleading Claims From Last Six Decades

    Fact Check

    • Jun 7, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
  • Fact Check: 'Found Dog' Posts Are NOT Legit Effort To Find Owner -- It's A Ruse To Get Shares And Harvest Personal Info Bait & Switch

    Fact Check: 'Found Dog' Posts Are NOT Legit Effort To Find Owner -- It's A Ruse To Get Shares And Harvest Personal Info

    Fact Check

    • Apr 5, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson

Most Recent

  • Fact Check: Photo Of Aged, Heavier Donald Trump On Golf Course Is NOT Real -- It's Been Digitally Altered Altered Photo

    Fact Check: Photo Of Aged, Heavier Donald Trump On Golf Course Is NOT Real -- It's Been Digitally Altered

    Fact Check

    • Jun 8, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
  • Fact Check: Fluoride Was NOT 'First Used In The Drinking Water Of The Soviet Gulags' Michigan, 1945

    Fact Check: Fluoride Was NOT 'First Used In The Drinking Water Of The Soviet Gulags'

    Fact Check

    • Jun 8, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
  • Fact Check: Video Of Quebec Wildfires Starting 'At The Same Time' Does NOT Prove Fires Were Coordinated Lightning

    Fact Check: Video Of Quebec Wildfires Starting 'At The Same Time' Does NOT Prove Fires Were Coordinated

    Fact Check

    • Jun 8, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
  • Fact Check: Whale Did NOT 'Swallow' Two Kayakers Skewed Angle

    Fact Check: Whale Did NOT 'Swallow' Two Kayakers

    Fact Check

    • Jun 8, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
  • Fact Check: Sweden Has NOT Registered Sex As Sport -- Swedish Sports Confederation Says It's 'False Information' Fast Rejection

    Fact Check: Sweden Has NOT Registered Sex As Sport -- Swedish Sports Confederation Says It's 'False Information'

    Fact Check

    • Jun 8, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
  • Fact Check: Canadian Helicopters ARE Setting Fires -- But In Effort To Stem Wildfires Planned Burn

    Fact Check: Canadian Helicopters ARE Setting Fires -- But In Effort To Stem Wildfires

    Fact Check

    • Jun 8, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
  • Fact Check: Short Circuit Was Deemed The Likely Cause Of 2016 Fire On Cargo Ship Off East Coast of US In Storm -- EVs Not Implicated Short Circuit

    Fact Check: Short Circuit Was Deemed The Likely Cause Of 2016 Fire On Cargo Ship Off East Coast of US In Storm -- EVs Not Implicated

    Fact Check

    • Jun 8, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson

Share your opinion

Share Tweet
Home About IFCN Code of Principles How we work Satire Policy Corrections Policy Contact

Lead Stories is a U.S. based fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, misleading, deceptive or inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet.
Spotted something? Let us know!.

Lead Stories is a:

  • Verified signatory of the IFCN Code of Principles
  • Facebook Third-Party Fact-Checking Partner
  • Member of the #CoronavirusFacts Alliance
IFCN logo Meta 3PFC logo
Follow us on social media
© 2015-2020 Lead Stories LLC - All rights reserved.

Lead Stories

  • Home
  • Fact Check
  • War War 🇷🇺 & 🇺🇦
  • Coronavirus Corona Virus
  • Democrat donkey Blue Feed
  • Republican elephant Red Feed
  • Business
  • Current Events
  • Deepfakes Deep fakes
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • International
  • Politics
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Society
  • Technology
  • Corrections
  • Analysis
  • Satire