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  • Fact Check: NASA Satellite Did NOT Photograph Megalodon On Shark Week Show -- Dramatized Scenes And Actors Playing Scientists

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    Did a documentary produced for the Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" provide "new evidence" from a NASA satellite photo that shows a living megalodon off the coast of Brazil? No, that's not true: The megalodon was a species of megatooth shark that has been extinct for several million years. The Shark Week episode "Megalodon: The New Evidence" has disclaimers and is…

    • Nov 10, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: NASA Satellite Did NOT Photograph Megalodon On Shark Week Show -- Dramatized Scenes And Actors Playing Scientists Fictional Show
  • Fact Check: CIA Head Did NOT Acknowledge 'Chemtrails' Are Real By Discussing 'Stratospheric Aerosol Injection,' A Proposed Solar Geoengineering Technology

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    Did the head of the CIA acknowledge in a speech that "chemtrails" are real? No, that's not true: In a 2016 speech then-CIA Director John Brennan was discussing a controversial and untested solar geoengineering method called Stratospheric Aerosol Injection technology. "Chemtrails" are not the same thing as Stratospheric Aerosol Injection, which aims to potentially reverse global warming by reflecting a…

    • Oct 5, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: CIA Head Did NOT Acknowledge 'Chemtrails' Are Real By Discussing 'Stratospheric Aerosol Injection,' A Proposed Solar Geoengineering Technology Not Chemtrails
  • Fact Check: Bill Gates' 'Air Vaccine' Was NOT 'Approved For Use Against Non-Consenting Humans'

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    Was Bill Gates' "air vaccine" greenlighted by the federal regulators to be covertly applied "against non-consenting humans"? No, that's not true: No credible media organizations have reported this purported news. With no supporting evidence cited, the claim only mentions an unrelated Yale study conducted on mice, linking it to Gates. The claim appeared in an article (archived here) published by…

    • Oct 5, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Bill Gates' 'Air Vaccine' Was NOT 'Approved For Use Against Non-Consenting Humans' No Approval
  • Fact Check: Yale Scientists Did NOT 'Claim' New 'Airborne mRNA' Can 'Vaccinate Large Populations Without Their Knowledge Or Consent'

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    Did Yale scientists say that a new form of "airborne mRNA" is being developed specifically for non-consensual mass vaccination? No, that's not true: The study conducted on rodents did not discuss that. The fact that an experiment appears to have worked when tested on mice never automatically translates into expedited application on people "without their knowledge," an NYU professor of…

    • Oct 3, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Yale Scientists Did NOT 'Claim' New 'Airborne mRNA' Can 'Vaccinate Large Populations Without Their Knowledge Or Consent' Mice≠People
  • Fact Check: FEMA's October 4, 2023, Wireless Emergency Alert Test Is NOT Mandatory On Mobile Devices -- It is Possible To Opt Out

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    Is it true that there will be no way to opt out of the FEMA and FCC Nationwide Emergency Alert Test on October 4, 2023? No, that's not true: If a person does not want to receive the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) portion of the test, they need only to turn their phone off at approximately 10:20 a.m. Alaska Time…

    • Oct 2, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: FEMA's October 4, 2023, Wireless Emergency Alert Test Is NOT Mandatory On Mobile Devices -- It is Possible To Opt Out May Opt Out
  • Fact Check: This Footage Does NOT Show Real Asteroid Crashing Into Moon -- Footage Was Created By CGI

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    Does this video show a real asteroid crashing into the moon, prompting an explosion following the collision? No, that's not true: Lead Stories determined through a reverse image search that the footage in question was first posted by a YouTube creator in February 2023 and was later shared by an account on Instagram that confirmed the clip was created using…

    • Sep 11, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: This Footage Does NOT Show Real Asteroid Crashing Into Moon -- Footage Was Created By CGI Fact Check: This Footage Does NOT Show Real Asteroid Crashing Into Moon -- Footage Was Created By CGI Created By CGI
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence 'Lead Developer At Google Earth' Believes Earth Is Flat

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    Did a "lead developer at Google Earth" say he believes the Earth is flat? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a 2017 article that Lead Stories was unable to verify as being authentic. We could not find any evidence that a lead developer at Google ever publicly said this or that a lead developer was ever suspended from…

    • Sep 6, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: NO Evidence 'Lead Developer At Google Earth' Believes Earth Is Flat Can't Verify
  • Fact Check: India Did NOT Fake Chandrayaan-3 Landing On The Moon -- A Simulation Image Was Broadcast Live

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    Did India fake the landing of the Chandrayaan-3 lander module on the surface of the moon, and attempt to fool the world with an animation? No, that's not true: This image does show a simulation, but it was not presented in an effort to deceive the public. The Chandrayaan-3 lander module, named Vikram, did achieve a soft landing near the…

    • Sep 5, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: India Did NOT Fake Chandrayaan-3 Landing On The Moon -- A Simulation Image Was Broadcast Live Live Portrayal
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Mark Zuckerberg Banned Elon Musk From Facebook -- Claim Comes From A Satirical Website

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    Did Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ban Tesla CEO Elon Musk from Facebook? Has Musk responded to Zuckerberg's alleged statement? No, neither of those are true: This claim comes from a satirical website and was originally posted in March 2023 labeled as satire before it was republished, without the satire label, in August 2023. Lead Stories could not find any evidence…

    • Aug 30, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Mark Zuckerberg Banned Elon Musk From Facebook -- Claim Comes From A Satirical Website Satire
  • Fact Check: Maui Wildfires Are NOT Linked To Green Lasers Recorded Over Mauna Kea, Hawaii, On January 28, 2023

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    Is there a link between the wildfires that burned on Maui, Hawaii, on August 8, 2023, and a sighting of green lights seen on a January 28, 2023, livestream from the Subaru Telescope on top of Mount Mauna Kea, on the "Big Island" of Hawaii? No, that's not true: While a green laser was sighted for a few seconds from…

    • Aug 22, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Maui Wildfires Are NOT Linked To Green Lasers Recorded Over Mauna Kea, Hawaii, On January 28, 2023 January Sight
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