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  • Fact Check: 'Evangelical' Pastors 'Gone Left' Video Clips Are NOT Real -- They Were Lifted From A 'Parallel Universe' AI Channel

    Fact Check

    Does a viral video show authentic clips of four "Evangelical" pastors preaching against conservative positions on the border wall, guns, abortion and oil drilling? No, that's not true: The clips are lifted from an online account that describes itself as "Using AI to show a parallel universe." None of the quotes from the sermons in the video were found in…

    • Oct 27, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: 'Evangelical' Pastors 'Gone Left' Video Clips Are NOT Real -- They Were Lifted From A 'Parallel Universe' AI Channel AI Fakery
  • Fact Check: FAKE Viral Chart Misrepresents Data About The Portion of Transgender People Involved In Mass Shootings

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    Does a viral social media chart correctly represent the portion of the transgender population that had committed a mass shooting or the share of mass shootings according to gender identification between 2015 and 2025? No, that's not true: The charts supply no source for those numbers. Organizations that professionally track mass shootings using police records and public information had not,…

    • Aug 28, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: FAKE Viral Chart Misrepresents Data About The Portion of Transgender People Involved In Mass Shootings Made-Up Data
  • Fact Check: Robin Westman NOT Clifford Thomas Phillps Jr. Is The Suspect In Minneapolis Annunciation Catholic School Shooting

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    Is Clifford Thomas Phillips Jr. the suspect in the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis? No, that's not true: The shooter has been identified by law enforcement officials as Robin Westman. He died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The name Clifford Thomas Phillips Jr. was already circulating on social media before the shooting in Minneapolis happened. In social media…

    • Aug 27, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Robin Westman NOT Clifford Thomas Phillps Jr. Is The Suspect In Minneapolis Annunciation Catholic School Shooting Wrong ID
  • New Pope, New Conspiracies, But At The Speed Of Social Media

    Analysis

    ROME - That puff of white from atop the Sistine Chapel has long been a starting gun for conspiracists. With a new character in the story, they proclaim they alone tell the truth about dark forces playing pontifical puppeteers. These stories humans tell to make simple sense of complex events move ever faster, now that there's money to be made…

    • May 9, 2025
    • by: Raffaella Menichini
    New Pope, New Conspiracies, But At The Speed Of Social Media Fighting Fakes
  • White Smoke: Cardinals Choose American Robert Prevost As Pope Leo XIV -- What We Know So Far

    Breaking

    Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, was chosen as successor to Pope Francis. Prevost, who becomes the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church, has chosen the name Leo XIV. (Source: Lead Stories' screenshot of Vatican TV) Prevost's earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Villanova University in 1977, and a Master of Divinity from Catholic Theological Union…

    • May 8, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    White Smoke: Cardinals Choose American Robert Prevost As Pope Leo XIV -- What We Know So Far American Pope
  • Private, Ritualistic And Consequential: The Conclave Is Conspiracy's Natural Habitat

    Analysis

    The conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor is set to start on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. It is a centuries-old ceremony entrenched in secrecy and powerful rituals, which strikes the world's imagination. This year, 135 cardinals from 71 countries across the five continents (of which Pope Francis has appointed 108, and 12 come from countries that never had a cardinal…

    • May 3, 2025
    • by: Raffaella Menichini
    Private, Ritualistic And Consequential: The Conclave Is Conspiracy's Natural Habitat Extra Omnes
  • Fact Check: Videos About 'Pope Francis' Dog' Are NOT Authentic News Reports

    Fact Check

    Did Pope Francis' dog "refuse to leave his grave"? No, that's not true: None of the variations of the internet rumor support that by links to credible news reports or authentic footage or photographs from the papal funeral, which was covered in detail by multiple journalistic organizations. There is no evidence that the late pontiff kept any pets during his…

    • Apr 28, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Videos About 'Pope Francis' Dog' Are NOT Authentic News Reports Didn't Happen
  • Pope Francis Has Died At Age 88 After A Stroke, Coma And 'Irreversible Cardiovascular Collapse' -- What Happens Next

    Breaking

    By Raffaella Menichini, Lead Stories Deputy International Teams Manager (Rome) and Lead Stories staff A nine-day mourning period has begun with the death of Pope Francis, who died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, according to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office. The cause of death, declared by the Vatican's Directorate of Health…

    • Apr 21, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Pope Francis Has Died At Age 88 After A Stroke, Coma And 'Irreversible Cardiovascular Collapse' -- What Happens Next
  • Fact Check: Torchlight Gathering In France Was NOT Olympics-Related -- Annual Feast of The Assumption In Lourdes

    Fact Check

    Does a video circulating on social media show thousands of Christians in France gathered to pray after the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony purportedly mocked Jesus? No, that's not true: The video shows people gathered in Rosary Square in Lourdes, France, on August 14, 2022 -- the eve of the annual Feast of the Assumption. This video does not show…

    • Jul 29, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Torchlight Gathering In France Was NOT Olympics-Related -- Annual Feast of The Assumption In Lourdes  2022 Video
  • Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Declare Easter Sunday 'Transgender Day Of Visibility' -- 'TDOV' Is Always March 31, But Easter Varies Yearly

    Fact Check

    Did President Joe Biden declare Easter Sunday to be "Transgender Day of Visibility"? No, that's not true: The Biden White House did issue a proclamation celebrating the "extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans," on March 31, as it had in each of the three prior years. In 2024, the day coincided with Easter. While Transgender Day of Visibility, started…

    • Apr 1, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Declare Easter Sunday 'Transgender Day Of Visibility' -- 'TDOV' Is Always March 31, But Easter Varies Yearly Days Coincide
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