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  • Fact Check: NO Registration On File For 'Haitians' Who Claim They Voted In Georgia For Kamala Harris -- State Official Calls It 'Classic Disinformation'

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    Does a video show "illegal Haitians" saying they're voting for Kamala Harris in Georgia in Fulton and Gwinnett counties with driver's licenses they got after becoming citizens with just six months in the United States? No, that's not true: Names on the licenses flashed in the video were not found in the Georgia database of registered voters. The Georgia Secretary…

    • Oct 31, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Registration On File For 'Haitians'  Who Claim They Voted In Georgia For Kamala Harris -- State Official Calls It 'Classic Disinformation' State Denies
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Haitian Man In Springfield, Ohio, Cutting Up Animal Or Pet With Machete; He Was Cutting Ham, Police Say

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    Does a video show a Haitian man in Springfield, Ohio, cutting up an animal or a pet with a machete in public? No, that's not true: Police said the person who shot the video told them the man was cutting up "a big ass ham." The Springfield Police Division said there is no evidence to support the claim that "a…

    • Oct 9, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Haitian Man In Springfield, Ohio, Cutting Up Animal Or Pet With Machete; He Was Cutting Ham, Police Say 'Big Ass Ham'
  • Fact Check: Non-US Citizens CANNOT Get Driver's Licenses And Use That To Vote In 2024 Presidential Election

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    Can non-U.S. citizens use a driver's license to vote in U.S. elections as an X post suggested Haitian immigrants in Springfield are doing? No, that's not true: Only U.S. citizens who are older than 18 and have registered to vote can vote in the presidential election, according to the Ohio Laws and Administrative Rules website and the U.S. government website.…

    • Oct 2, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Non-US Citizens CANNOT Get Driver's Licenses And Use That To Vote In 2024 Presidential Election Citizens Only
  • Fact Check: Video From Springfield, Ohio, Does NOT Show 'Haitian Militia,' But Self-Described Israelite Group

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    Does a video on social media show a "Haitian militia" in Springfield, Ohio? No, that's not true: The video shows a group called Israel United in Christ, which describes itself as a nonviolent organization of "Israelites." The group's website says, "WE DON'T ADVOCATE OR CONDONE ANY ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST ANY RACE, ETHNICITY OR GENDER!" The claim appeared in a…

    • Sep 26, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video From Springfield, Ohio, Does NOT Show 'Haitian Militia,' But Self-Described Israelite Group Separate Group
  • Fact Check: Reports Of Missing Cats In Bangor, Maine, Do NOT Prove Haitian Immigrants Were Involved With Pet Disappearances

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    Do reports of missing cats in Bangor, Maine, prove that Haitian immigrants were involved with their disappearances? No, that's not true: A Bangor police officer told Lead Stories there's nothing linking the missing cats to Haitians or any other group of people. The officer said it's much more likely that wild predators have been feeding on the felines or that…

    • Sep 25, 2024
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Reports Of Missing Cats In Bangor, Maine, Do NOT Prove Haitian Immigrants Were Involved With Pet Disappearances No Known Link
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Black Man In Springfield, Ohio, With Suitcase Full Of Frogs -- Video Took Place In Grenada

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    Did a video show several Black men in Springfield, Ohio, opening a suitcase full of frogs and showing them to the camera? No, that's not true: The video appeared earlier on TikTok with a caption that said it was from a Carnival in Grenada. It likely shows a Jab Jab masquerade where greased-up performers sometimes carry around live animals. Lead…

    • Sep 24, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Black Man In Springfield, Ohio, With Suitcase Full Of Frogs -- Video Took Place In Grenada Grenada
  • Fact Check: Report Supposedly Filed With Springfield, Ohio Police Does NOT Prove Pet-Eating Conspiracies True

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    Does a police report prove that Haitian immigrants killed and mutilated a cat in Springfield, Ohio, as a post on X claimed? No, that's not true: the police report included in the post stated there was "no evidence to support" a caller's claim about Haitian immigrants stealing and killing her cat. It said that it was unknown if the meat…

    • Sep 18, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Report Supposedly Filed With Springfield, Ohio Police Does NOT Prove Pet-Eating Conspiracies True Fact Check: Report Supposedly Filed With Springfield, Ohio Police Does NOT Prove Pet-Eating Conspiracies True 'No Evidence'
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Dog Being Spit-Roasted By 'Bosnian Neighbors' in U.S.

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    Does a viral video capture "Bosnian neighbors" roasting a dog in their backyard in the U.S.? No, that's not true: A Cornell University professor of veterinary medicine told Lead Stories that what is seen in the years-old footage does not show dog or even carnivore anatomy, speculating it could be a lamb or a goat. The video recycled an old…

    • Sep 17, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Dog Being Spit-Roasted By 'Bosnian Neighbors' in U.S. Ungulate
  • Fact Check: Haiti's Average IQ Is NOT 67

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    Is the average IQ in Haiti 67 as claimed by various posts on social media? No, that's not true: The number is not based on any actual IQ testing in Haiti. It comes from a decades-old book co-authored by an Irish academic who was later stripped of his title. The book used a questionable methodology based on data from neighboring…

    • Sep 12, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Haiti's Average IQ Is NOT 67 Not Measured
  • Fact Check: CNN's Fact Checker Did NOT Say Kamala Harris 'Lied 17 Times' In First 10 Minutes Of Presidential Debate -- Original Claim Had Satire Disclaimer

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    Did CNN's fact checker say that Kamala Harris "lied 17 times in the first ten minutes" of the presidential debate? No, that's not true: The claim comes from a network of websites that clearly labels the work as satire, parody and fiction. Also, a spokesperson for CNN told Lead Stories that the claim was "false." The claim appeared in a…

    • Sep 12, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: CNN's Fact Checker Did NOT Say Kamala Harris 'Lied 17 Times' In First 10 Minutes Of Presidential Debate -- Original Claim Had Satire Disclaimer Satire Origin
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