Does a set of before-and-after pictures authentically depict Miley Cyrus in May, 2025? No, that's not true: No contemporaneous photo shows the singer looking like the cadaverous caricature shown in a social media post. Tools for detection of generative AI images show the image on the right was concocted using AI tools. The images appeared in a May 1, 2025…
Did musician Jaden Smith announce that his father, actor Will Smith, and rapper mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs "molested" pop singer Justin Bieber and him, as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: The article on the website that initially published this story appears to have been written using AI tools. As of October 2, 2024, there was no…
Did Navy SEALs raid a warehouse belonging to rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs and seize a stockpile of adrenochrome that he used as a drug at his orgies? No, that's not true: The story is from a website that regularly publishes fabricated content, and there's no proof that any such military operation ever took place. Adrenochrome has long been the subject…
Did CNN broadcast a story about reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian making an "XTAPE" with pop star Justin Bieber while he was still a minor? No, that's not true: The senior vice president of communications for CNN said an image with a CNN logo making this claim that was shared on social media was "fabricated." A search through Google News…
Did CNN report that actor Tom Hanks converted to Judaism and fled to Israel as a result of the Jeffrey Epstein contacts list being revealed? No, that's not true: A CNN spokesperson told Lead Stories the post making the claim is "clearly fabricated and manipulated and not something that ever aired on CNN." A video clip included in the claim…
Are the tweets between Michelle Obama and Donald Trump about "destroying the country" and inviting "Mike" to play basketball real? No, that's not true: No such tweets from the former first lady's official account nor the former president's were published on August 30, 2019. The messages currently do not show up on the accounts, nor do they show up on…
Did the actor Mark Wahlberg declare war on "Hollywood pedophiles" in July 2023, announcing that they have "nowhere left to hide"? No, that's not true: The purported quote came from a source with a rich history of spreading false statements, and the actor's representative refuted the claim. Lead Stories found no evidence that the purported event ever took place. The…
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…
Does the "Died Suddenly" movie trailer demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccinations cause widespread sudden death or severe medical events? No, that's not true: The trailer recycles previously debunked claims that the vaccine is lethal. To support its implications, the trailer stitches together footage and screenshots of acute medical events unrelated to COVID vaccination. Public health experts, relying on clinical safety trials…
Was an American flag with no stars behind former President Donald Trump at a rally and does such a flag mean those that refuse to surrender will face "total annihilation"? No, that's not true: The lighting in the image may appear to be obscuring the stars but multiple photographs from news sites and photo agencies from the rally where the…
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