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  • Fact Check: Video Of Burning Fuel Tank Rolling Away After Explosion Is NOT From Iran -- It Shows A 2024 Gas Station Explosion In Chechnya

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    Does a video featuring a burning fuel tank rolling away after an explosion show an event in Iran in June 2026? No, that's not true: The footage shows an explosion at a gas station in Chechnya, a republic within the Russian Federation, in October 2024, not Iran. The clip also appeared on a social media account labeled as a parody.…

    • Jun 11, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Of Burning Fuel Tank Rolling Away After Explosion Is NOT From Iran -- It Shows A 2024 Gas Station Explosion In Chechnya Chechnya
  • Fact Check: Video Of Fires Does NOT Show Belfast

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    Does a viral video of fires capture the aftermath of the June 9, 2026, anti-immigration protests in Belfast, Northern Ireland? No, that's not true: The recording showed explosions that same day on a gas pipeline in Russia's Dagestan. The original sound did not include any chants -- that was later digitally added to the version of the video that went…

    • Jun 10, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Of Fires Does NOT Show Belfast Dagestan
  • Fact Check: UN Women Did NOT Say It Had Documented 639 Rapes Within Ukrainian Armed Forces

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    Did UN Women publish a report saying it confirmed "639 rapes and over 3,000 cases of sexual harassment in the Ukrainian Armed Forces"? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, there was no such report on the UN Women website, and the organization confirmed to Lead Stories it had never published such data. Posts with the claim reused…

    • Jun 8, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: UN Women Did NOT Say It Had Documented 639 Rapes Within Ukrainian Armed Forces No Such Report
  • Fact Check: Haaretz Did NOT Report That Zelenskyy's Associate Timur Mindich Fled To Israel With 800 kg Of Gold

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    Did Israeli-based news outlet Haaretz report that Zelenskyy's former associate Timur Mindich fled to Israel carrying "800kg of gold" on a private jet? No, that's not true: The claim shared in viral posts originated from a counterfeit website that mimicked Haaretz. No credible news organizations reported on "800kg of gold" supposedly carried by Mindich on board the plane bound for…

    • May 27, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Haaretz Did NOT Report That Zelenskyy's Associate Timur Mindich Fled To Israel With 800 kg Of Gold No Such Report
  • Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Says Joe Biden Visited Moscow In 1987, Implicates Him In Various Conspiracy Theories

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    In a real social media post, did Donald Trump write about a Joe Biden visit to Moscow in 1987 and implicate him in various conspiracy theories? No, that's not true: The supposed post does not appear on the president's official Truth Social account, and there are no reliable reports that it ever did. Biden also never visited Moscow in 1987.…

    • May 18, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Says Joe Biden Visited Moscow In 1987, Implicates Him In Various Conspiracy Theories Post Is Phony
  • Fact Check: FAKE Clip Purports To Show 'Indian Visitors' Washing Clothes In Moscow Fountain

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    Does a viral video of people washing their clothes in a fountain actually show "Indian visitors" seen at one of the major parks in Moscow, Russia? No, that's not true: The video was initially labeled as AI content. Lead Stories' manual analysis showed numerous inconsistencies strongly pointing to AI as well. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published…

    • May 11, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: FAKE Clip Purports To Show 'Indian Visitors' Washing Clothes In Moscow Fountain AI Video
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Prisoner Grabbing Tray From Female Prison Guard Is NOT Real

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    Is a video showing a prisoner grabbing a female prison guard who is putting a dinner tray in their cell real? No, that's not true: The video shows clear signs of being AI-generated, and a detection tool confirmed this with 99.9% certainty. While the earliest versions of the video found online provided no sources or specific details about the alleged…

    • May 8, 2026
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Prisoner Grabbing Tray From Female Prison Guard Is NOT Real AI-Generated
  • Fact Check: OLD Video Of Russian Submarine Arriving In Havana, Cuba Is From 2024 -- Not 2026

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    Does a video show a Russian submarine arriving in Havana, Cuba, in May 2026? No, that's not true: The footage dates back to June 2024, when a nuclear-powered Russian submarine and three Russian warships arrived in Havana as part of a port visit coinciding with Russian naval exercises in the Caribbean. The clip resurfaced in social media posts falsely claiming…

    • May 5, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: OLD Video Of Russian Submarine Arriving In Havana, Cuba Is From 2024 -- Not 2026 Old Video
  • Fact Check: Cole Tomas Allen's Brother Or Family Did NOT Warn Police 48 Hours In Advance Of Shooting At White House Correspondents' Dinner

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    Did Cole Tomas Allen's brother or family give the police a warning 48 hours in advance of his shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner? No, that's not true: Court documents filed in the case against Allen state that members of his family found out minutes before the attack. According to the documents, an email was sent to members of…

    • Apr 30, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Cole Tomas Allen's Brother Or Family Did NOT Warn Police 48 Hours In Advance Of Shooting At White House Correspondents' Dinner Mins, Not Days
  • Fact Check: TASS Report FALSELY Claims Zelensky Is Child Trafficker In Epstein Files

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    Did the Russian state-owned news agency TASS accurately report that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is listed as a child trafficker in the Epstein files? No, that's not true: Zelensky's name does appear in 39 documents in the Epstein records on the U.S. Department of Justice website. However, none of those documents have anything to do with child trafficking. The claim…

    • Apr 22, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: TASS Report FALSELY Claims Zelensky Is Child Trafficker In Epstein Files Unlisted
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