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Lead Stories' Top Debunks Of 2025: Charlie Kirk, Jeffrey Epstein, And What Trump Did NOT Say

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False claims about the Charlie Kirk assassination, the Jeffrey Epstein files, and purported verbal gaffes by President Trump topped the list of most-read Lead Stories fact checks in 2025. Here are our most read fact checks of the past year, reflecting our reader's interest in finding out the truth about various viral stories. If you see something suspicious in 2026,…
Jan 4, 2026

by: Alan Duke
25's Big Lies
Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Refer to Herself 'As a Black Man'

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Did an April 2025 video show former First Lady Michelle Obama referring to herself "as a Black man"? No, that's not true: Obama was addressing Marlon Wayans, a Black man, and introduced her question to him with that preface. Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson, interviewed Damon and Marlon Wayans on their podcast "IMO." The claim appeared in an April…
Apr 30, 2025

by: Lead Stories Staff
Out of Context
Fact Check: Michelle Obama Using IVF Does NOT Prove That She Is Transgender

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Does the fact that Michelle Obama stated she had used in vitro fertilization, or IVF, to get pregnant prove she is a trans woman? No, that's not true: For IVF to work, the person needs to have a uterus. Lead Stories did not find anything from reputable media outlets or other sources to show that Obama is anything other than…
Dec 3, 2024

by: Marlo Lee
Uterus Needed
Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Refer To Michelle Obama As Transgender Male After Presidential Debate

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While discussing a flash poll after CNN's June 27, 2024, presidential debate, did CNN Political Director David Chalian use a name for former first lady Michelle Obama that implied she is a transgender male? No, that's not true: Chalian did not call Michelle Obama "Big Mike." The 31-second-long video clip used to make this claim includes AI-generated fake audio. While…
Jun 28, 2024

by: Sarah Thompson
Altered Audio
Fake News: Michelle Obama NOT To Be New Face of Victoria's Secret

Fact Check

Is Michelle Obama to become the new face of Victoria's Secret? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to misleadTrump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually click them. Articles from the site are frequently copied by foreign-run fake news websites. The…
Oct 26, 2019

by: Maarten Schenk
Fake News: Malia And Sasha Were NOT Loaned To Obamas By Their Real Parents

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Were Malia And Sasha loaned to Barack and Michelle Obama by their real parents? No, That's not true: This is a conspiracy theory based on a purported resemblance of the Obama daughters to longtime friends of the family, a purported lack of baby photos of the girls, and the allegation that Michelle Obama is a transgender male unable to have…
Jun 4, 2019

by: Alan Duke

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Lead Stories' Top Debunks Of 2025: Charlie Kirk, Jeffrey Epstein, And What Trump Did NOT Say

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Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Refer to Herself 'As a Black Man'

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Fact Check: Michelle Obama Using IVF Does NOT Prove That She Is Transgender

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Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Refer To Michelle Obama As Transgender Male After Presidential Debate

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Fake News: Michelle Obama NOT To Be New Face of Victoria's Secret

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Fake News: Malia And Sasha Were NOT Loaned To Obamas By Their Real Parents

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