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  • Fact Check: NO Evidence CNBC's Megan Cassella Told President Trump He Is 'Not God' During Press Briefing -- She Is On Maternity Leave

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    Did CNBC correspondent Megan Cassella tell President Trump "Sir, you are the president, not God" during a press briefing? There is no evidence for that: No news articles make any mention of the quote and neither does CNBC's own website. According to a post from Cassella on X she has been on maternity leave since September 19, 2025. The viral…

    • Dec 6, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: NO Evidence CNBC's Megan Cassella Told President Trump He Is 'Not God' During Press Briefing -- She Is On Maternity Leave No Evidence
  • Fact Check: Completed California Prop 50 Redistricting Ballots Are Visible, NOT Readable Through Mail-In Envelope

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    Are completed California Proposition 50 redistricting ballots visible through Sacramento County's mail-in envelopes? Yes, but that is missing context. A mark on a Prop 50 ballot can be seen through a hole in the vote-by-mail envelope from Sacramento County, Ca. if the ballot is folded with text on the outside and placed facing one of the holes on the envelope.…

    • Oct 9, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Completed California Prop 50 Redistricting Ballots Are Visible, NOT Readable Through Mail-In Envelope Can't See Vote
  • Fact Check: Celebrities Are NOT Clapping Back At Bad Bunny After He Told Americans To Learn Spanish Before The Super Bowl -- Clickbaiters Made Up The Controversy

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    Did a variety of celebrities, from Fifty Cent to the White House press secretary, respond with public comments after Bad Bunny joked on Saturday Night Live that Americans had four months to learn Spanish before his Super Bowl halftime appearance? No, that's not true: This is a fake controversy drummed up by a network of clickbait publishers overseas. A flood…

    • Oct 7, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Celebrities Are NOT Clapping Back At Bad Bunny After He Told Americans To Learn Spanish Before The Super Bowl -- Clickbaiters Made Up The Controversy Reused Quote
  • Fact Check: Sharon Osbourne Did NOT Storm Off Jimmy Kimmel Or Jimmy Fallon Show Over Charlie Kirk Remarks -- Didn't Appear On Either

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    Did Ozzy Osbourne's widow Sharon storm off "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" or "Jimmy Fallon's show" over remarks about Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: Osbourne did not appear on either show since the death of Charlie Kirk. The story originated on a Vietnamese clickbait website that mixed up late-night show TV hosts. It appeared as an article (archived here) published by…

    • Sep 21, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Sharon Osbourne Did NOT Storm Off Jimmy Kimmel Or Jimmy Fallon Show Over Charlie Kirk Remarks -- Didn't Appear On Either Mixes Jimmys
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Girl Pickaxing Holes In Dad's Truck After He Took Away Her Phone -- It's A Recycled And Re-Titled Snippet From A Clickbait Stunt

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    Does a viral video authentically capture a teen girl punching holes in the tailgate of her father's pickup truck because he took away her phone? No, that's not true: The clip of the young woman is a re-titled excerpt of a video that was posted four days earlier as part of a TikTok user's campaign to build audience. It's one…

    • Aug 5, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Girl Pickaxing Holes In Dad's Truck After He Took Away Her Phone -- It's A Recycled And Re-Titled Snippet From A Clickbait Stunt Recycled Video
  • Fact Check: Jelly Roll Did NOT Release a New Song Called 'Angels Don't Pack Their Bags' As a Tribute to Texas Flood Victims

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    Did the rapper Jelly Roll release a new song called "Angels Don't Pack Their Bags", as a tribute to the victims of devastating flooding in parts of Texas, in July 2025? No, that's not true: We found no trace of any new song, of any name, on Jelly Roll's official website or social media accounts. A widely-shared blog post contained…

    • Jul 8, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Jelly Roll Did NOT Release a New Song Called 'Angels Don't Pack Their Bags' As a Tribute to Texas Flood Victims No Such Song
  • Fact Check: Kamala Harris Campaign Did NOT Illegally Pay Beyoncé $200,000 For A Campaign Rally Appearance -- Satire Site Posted Claim As Troll Bait

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    Did a legitimate news report reveal the Kamala Harris presidential campaign was making an illegal $200,000 payment for travel expenses to music mogul Beyoncé for appearing at a campaign rally in 2024? No, that's not true: A satire site created that story to trick conservatives into sharing it as real. Campaign finance documents on file show no such payment to…

    • May 19, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Kamala Harris Campaign Did NOT Illegally Pay Beyoncé $200,000 For A Campaign Rally Appearance -- Satire Site Posted Claim As Troll Bait Satire
  • Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Dwayne 'The Rock Johnson' Promised On Social Media To 'Punch' Elon Musk If He 'Doesn't Leave America Alone'

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    Did wrestler Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, threaten to "punch" Elon Musk on X in March 2025, if the tech billionaire "doesn't leave America alone"? No, that's not true: A review of Johnson's posts doesn't confirm he ever published what was attributed to him. The claim originated from an obscure clickbait website whose disclaimer said that it "assumes…

    • Mar 31, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check:  NO EVIDENCE Dwayne 'The Rock Johnson' Promised On Social Media To 'Punch' Elon Musk If He 'Doesn't Leave America Alone' Unsupported
  • Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Send 'Three US Aircraft Carriers' To Iran On March 17, 2025 -- There Was Only One Carrier In That Region

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    Did the United States send three aircraft carriers to Iran on March 17, 2025? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the U.S. Navy told Lead Stories that, as of March 18, 2025, there was just one U.S. military ship of this class deployed in the region. As of this writing, the U.S. Department of Defense issued no public statements…

    • Mar 18, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Send 'Three US Aircraft Carriers' To Iran On March 17, 2025 -- There Was Only One Carrier In That Region
  • Fact Check: South Korea mRNA Warning Story NOT Confirmed By Cited Source -- NO Mention Of '6 Billion People' With 'VAIDS'

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    Did South Korea issue a warning about mRNA vaccines, saying "6 billion people now have VAIDS" as a viral article claimed? No, that's not true: VAIDS is not a real condition and the story making originated on a notoriously unreliable website that did not cite any source to back up the claim in the headline. The only study cited in…

    • Mar 7, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: South Korea mRNA Warning Story NOT Confirmed By Cited Source -- NO Mention Of '6 Billion People' With 'VAIDS' Not In Story
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