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  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report ICE Agent Who Shot Alex Pretti Found 'NOT-GUILTY'

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    Did CNN report that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who "un-alived" Minnesota nurse Alex Pretti and claimed "self-defense" was found "not-guilty"? No, that's not true: A search across the network's website did not show any CNN story saying that happened. Talking to Lead Stories, CNN's spokesperson said that the claim is false. As of this writing, none of the…

    • Feb 16, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report ICE Agent Who Shot Alex Pretti Found 'NOT-GUILTY' No Such Report
  • Fact Check: TPUSA Kid Rock Half Time Show NOT Canceled -- Confusion With Different Show Cancelation

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    Was Turning Point USA's alternative Super Bowl halftime show with Kid Rock canceled after too many artists dropped out, as viral online rumors say? No, that's not true: There have been no announcements about a cancelation of TPUSA's "All American Halftime Show". The rumor likely originated from confusion with the cancellation of a single South Carolina tour stop in a…

    • Feb 8, 2026
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: TPUSA Kid Rock Half Time Show NOT Canceled -- Confusion With Different Show Cancelation Other Show
  • Fact Check: Armenian Business In Dr. Oz Video About Hospice Fraud Is A Bakery, NOT Scene Of Hospice Or Home Care Prosecutions

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    Is the business featured in a recent video by Dr. Mehmet Oz related to hospice and home care fraud in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: The business is a family-owned and operated bakery and market and there is no evidence that implicates the business in any fraud prosecution or to the hospice and home care industry. Several other businesses…

    • Feb 5, 2026
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Armenian Business In Dr. Oz Video About Hospice Fraud Is A Bakery, NOT Scene Of Hospice Or Home Care Prosecutions It's A Bakery
  • Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Ivanka Trump And Melania Trump Cuddling With Jeffrey Epstein And Brett Ratner

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    Is a photo of Ivanka Trump and Melania Trump cuddling with Jeffrey Epstein and Brett Ratner authentic? No, that's not true: The image in the social media post is clearly labeled "satire," and the caption states it is satire. The image was created by an artificial intelligence tool, according to an AI-generated content detector. The claim appeared in a February…

    • Feb 3, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Ivanka Trump And Melania Trump Cuddling With Jeffrey Epstein And Brett Ratner It's Satire
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Call 'Mother Of All Deals' Pact Between India And EU A 'High School Science Project' On Truth Social

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    Did U.S. President Donald Trump call the 'mother of all deals' trade agreement between India and the EU. a 'high school science project' on Truth Social? No, that's not true: A viral image with those words did not show an actual social media post by President Trump. It had a satire disclaimer near the bottom and was initially published by…

    • Jan 27, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Call 'Mother Of All Deals' Pact Between India And EU A 'High School Science Project' On Truth Social Satire Label
  • Fact Check: Photo Of Man In Drag Is NOT Alex Pretti, ICU Nurse Shot And Killed By ICE In Minneapolis

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    Is the image of a man dressed in drag a real photo of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old man shot and killed by ICE agents in Minnesota? No, that's not true: The person shown wearing a silver skirt and bra with rainbow-colored hair while holding a beer is Kyle Wagner, a self-described Antifa supporter in Minneapolis. That photo is unrelated to…

    • Jan 26, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Photo Of Man In Drag Is NOT Alex Pretti, ICU Nurse Shot And Killed By ICE In Minneapolis Different Man
  • Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Activist Nekima Levy Armstrong Crying During Arrest In FBI's Minnesota 'Church Riot' Case -- White House Posted An Altered Photo That Changes Her Expression, Adds Tears

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    Was Nekima Levy Armstrong visibly crying in anguish in a Department of Homeland Security photo of her arrest by the FBI for her role in a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota? No, that's not true: The photo of Armstrong's arrest posted by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem showed Armstrong's face as composed and expressionless. About one half hour…

    • Jan 22, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Activist Nekima Levy Armstrong Crying During Arrest In FBI's Minnesota 'Church Riot' Case -- White House Posted An Altered Photo That Changes Her Expression, Adds Tears Doctored Image
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Really Show Local Officer Ordering Driver To Open Armored Truck That Was 'A Federal Asset"

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    Does real bodycam video show a local policeman demanding that a Brinks truck driver open the cargo hold of a truck that was "a federal asset"? No, that's not true: The video is watermarked "A.I. BodyCam VIDEOS" by the page that posted it, which says in its page bio that it creates "fictional...Dramatic, scripted bodycam vids." The font of the…

    • Jan 14, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Really Show Local Officer Ordering Driver To Open Armored Truck That Was 'A Federal Asset" AI Concoction
  • Fact Check: There Is NO Record Of A 1997 Interaction Between Bill Clinton And 'Marcus Williams', A Homeless Desert Storm Veteran -- Clickbait Fiction

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    Did Secret Service Agent Larry Cockell document that Bill Clinton stopped to speak with a homeless Desert Storm veteran named Marcus Williams outside the Kennedy Center in 1997? No, that's not true: This sentimental story is fictional clickbait. The story's many details make it sound believable but they do not check out. There is no record of this 1997 interaction…

    • Jan 9, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: There Is NO Record Of A 1997 Interaction Between Bill Clinton And 'Marcus Williams', A Homeless Desert Storm Veteran -- Clickbait Fiction Fiction Story
  • Fact Check: President Trump's Symbolic Pardon Does NOT Mean Tina Peters Is Fully Pardoned -- POTUS Has No Power Over State Prisoner

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    Has Tina Peters been "fully pardoned" by Donald Trump, wiping out her prison sentence for giving unauthorized access to Mesa County, Colorado, voting machines in 2021, when she was county clerk? No, that's not true: Trump's "pardon" of Peters is only symbolic, not official. The U.S. Constitution grants the President power to pardon only those criminals facing federal charges. Peters,…

    • Dec 12, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: President Trump's Symbolic Pardon Does NOT Mean Tina Peters Is Fully Pardoned -- POTUS Has No Power Over State Prisoner No State Power
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