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  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show White House Demolition To Make Way For Obama's Indoor Basketball Court -- The Picture Is From FDR's Project And The Court Is Outside

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    Does a photo show demolition done to the White House by Barack Obama to install an indoor basketball court? No, that's not true: A black and white photo shows the West Wing expansion project conducted by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1934. Obama did install a basketball court in 2009, 75 years after the photo was taken, but it did not…

    • Oct 23, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show White House Demolition To Make Way For Obama's Indoor Basketball Court -- The Picture Is From FDR's Project And The Court Is Outside 1934 Photo

  • Fact Check: Mel Gibson X Post Vowing To Expose Pedophiles, Epstein Network, Diddy Connections Is NOT Authentic -- Mel Has No Social Accounts

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    Did Mel Gibson post a message on his X account vowing to expose pedophiles and human traffickers in Hollywood, including "Epstein's network and the Diddy connections"? No, that's not true: Gibson does not have an X.com account, or any social media accounts, his publicist told Lead Stories. The account that posted the message was created in 2024 and only has…

    • Jul 24, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Mel Gibson X Post Vowing To Expose Pedophiles, Epstein Network, Diddy Connections Is NOT Authentic -- Mel Has No Social Accounts Not Mel's X

  • Fact Check: Diddy Trial Judge Did NOT Issue Arrest Warrant for Ellen DeGeneres

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    Did the judge in the sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs issue an arrest warrant for Ellen DeGeneres in May 2025? No, that's not true: The claim appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled it "entirely fictional and crafted solely for entertainment." Despite widespread and intensive news coverage, no outlet covering the trial has mentioned any involvement by…

    • Jun 5, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Diddy Trial Judge Did NOT Issue Arrest Warrant for Ellen DeGeneres Fictional

  • Fact Check: Will Smith Did NOT Testify in the Trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs

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    Did the actor Will Smith testify during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in May 2025? No, that's not true: The claim appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled it "fictional". Despite widespread and intensive news coverage, no outlet covering the trial has mentioned any testimony by Smith. The rumor appeared in a May 22, 2025, video on YouTube…

    • May 23, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Will Smith Did NOT Testify in the Trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs Fiction

  • Fact Check: Usher Did NOT Testify at Diddy Trial, As Of May 21, 2025

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    Did recording artist Usher testify during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in May 2025? No, that's not true, as of May 21: The claim appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled it "fictional". Despite widespread and intensive news coverage, no outlet covering the trial has mentioned any testimony by him. The rumor appeared in a May 20, 2025,…

    • May 21, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Usher Did NOT Testify at Diddy Trial, As Of May 21, 2025 Fiction

  • Fact Check: Mo'Nique Did NOT Testify in Diddy Trial About Oprah, Tyler Perry, T.D. Jakes

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    Did comedian Mo'Nique testify during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in May 2025? No, that's not true: That claim appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled the claim "fictional". Despite widespread and intensive news coverage, no outlet covering the trial has mentioned any testimony by her. The rumor appeared in a May 19, 2025, video on YouTube (archived…

    • May 20, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Mo'Nique Did NOT Testify in Diddy Trial About Oprah, Tyler Perry, T.D. Jakes Fantasy

  • Fact Check: Sheila E. Did NOT Testify About Prince's Fears at Trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs

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    Did percussionist Sheila E. testify during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in May 2025? No, that's not true: That claim appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled the claim "fictional". Despite widespread and intensive news coverage, no outlet covering the trial has mentioned any testimony by her. The rumor appeared in a May 19, 2025, video on YouTube…

    • May 20, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Sheila E. Did NOT Testify About Prince's Fears at Trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs Fiction

  • Fact Check: A 'Secret' Recording of Prince Was NOT Played in Court at Diddy's Trial

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    Did prosecutors in the sex trafficking trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs play in court a "secret" recording of the voice of Prince "naming names"? No, that's not true: The rumor appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled the claim "fictional". Despite widespread and intensive news coverage, no outlet covering the trial has mentioned any recording by Prince. The claim…

    • May 19, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: A 'Secret' Recording of Prince Was NOT Played in Court at Diddy's Trial Fantasy

  • Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Sean 'Diddy' Combs Testified Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Attended 'Communist Freak-Offs'

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    Is there evidence that music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs divulged, in testimony, that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries attended "Communist Party Freak Off" parties, as a social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The post appeared while Combs was on trial in federal court in Manhattan on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. But Combs had not testified at…

    • May 15, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Sean 'Diddy' Combs Testified Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Attended 'Communist Freak-Offs' No Testimony

  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Home Destroyed By LA Fires In January 2025 -- It Was An Ohio Mansion From 2014

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    Does a photo authentically show rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs' home being destroyed by the January 2025 Los Angeles fires? No, that's not true: This is not Combs' house. Rather, the photo shows an Ohio mansion that burned down in 2014, predating the Los Angeles fires by over a decade. As of January 13, 2025, Lead Stories found no evidence that…

    • Jan 13, 2025
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Home Destroyed By LA Fires In January 2025 -- It Was An Ohio Mansion From 2014 Not Diddy's
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