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Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show White House Demolition To Make Way For Obama's Indoor Basketball Court -- The Picture Is From FDR's Project And The Court Is Outside

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Does a photo show demolition done to the White House by Barack Obama to install an indoor basketball court? No, that's not true: A black and white photo shows the West Wing expansion project conducted by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1934. Obama did install a basketball court in 2009, 75 years after the photo was taken, but it did not…
Oct 23, 2025

by: Sarah Thompson
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Fact Check: Diddy Trial Judge Did NOT Issue Arrest Warrant for Ellen DeGeneres

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Did the judge in the sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs issue an arrest warrant for Ellen DeGeneres in May 2025? No, that's not true: The claim appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled it "entirely fictional and crafted solely for entertainment." Despite widespread and intensive news coverage, no outlet covering the trial has mentioned any involvement by…
Jun 5, 2025

by: Lead Stories Staff
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Fact Check: Will Smith Did NOT Testify in the Trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs

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Did the actor Will Smith testify during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in May 2025? No, that's not true: The claim appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled it "fictional". Despite widespread and intensive news coverage, no outlet covering the trial has mentioned any testimony by Smith. The rumor appeared in a May 22, 2025, video on YouTube…
May 23, 2025

by: Lead Stories Staff
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Fact Check: Usher Did NOT Testify at Diddy Trial, As Of May 21, 2025

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Did recording artist Usher testify during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in May 2025? No, that's not true, as of May 21: The claim appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled it "fictional". Despite widespread and intensive news coverage, no outlet covering the trial has mentioned any testimony by him. The rumor appeared in a May 20, 2025,…
May 21, 2025

by: Lead Stories Staff
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Fact Check: Mo'Nique Did NOT Testify in Diddy Trial About Oprah, Tyler Perry, T.D. Jakes

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Did comedian Mo'Nique testify during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in May 2025? No, that's not true: That claim appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled the claim "fictional". Despite widespread and intensive news coverage, no outlet covering the trial has mentioned any testimony by her. The rumor appeared in a May 19, 2025, video on YouTube (archived…
May 20, 2025

by: Lead Stories Staff
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Fact Check: Sheila E. Did NOT Testify About Prince's Fears at Trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs

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Did percussionist Sheila E. testify during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in May 2025? No, that's not true: That claim appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled the claim "fictional". Despite widespread and intensive news coverage, no outlet covering the trial has mentioned any testimony by her. The rumor appeared in a May 19, 2025, video on YouTube…
May 20, 2025

by: Lead Stories Staff
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Fact Check: A 'Secret' Recording of Prince Was NOT Played in Court at Diddy's Trial

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Did prosecutors in the sex trafficking trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs play in court a "secret" recording of the voice of Prince "naming names"? No, that's not true: The rumor appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled the claim "fictional". Despite widespread and intensive news coverage, no outlet covering the trial has mentioned any recording by Prince. The claim…
May 19, 2025

by: Lead Stories Staff
Fantasy
Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Sean 'Diddy' Combs Testified Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Attended 'Communist Freak-Offs'

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Is there evidence that music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs divulged, in testimony, that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries attended "Communist Party Freak Off" parties, as a social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The post appeared while Combs was on trial in federal court in Manhattan on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. But Combs had not testified at…
May 15, 2025

by: Dean Miller
No Testimony
Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Home Destroyed By LA Fires In January 2025 -- It Was An Ohio Mansion From 2014

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Does a photo authentically show rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs' home being destroyed by the January 2025 Los Angeles fires? No, that's not true: This is not Combs' house. Rather, the photo shows an Ohio mansion that burned down in 2014, predating the Los Angeles fires by over a decade. As of January 13, 2025, Lead Stories found no evidence that…
Jan 13, 2025

by: Marlo Lee
Not Diddy's
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Leaked Footage Of Sean 'Diddy' Combs Riding A 'Dirt Bike' In Prison

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Does a video authentically show "new footage leaked" of music producer Sean "Diddy" Combs riding a "dirt bike" in prison? No, that's not true: The video clip in this social media post began circulating on Instagram several months before Combs' September 2024 arrest. A Federal Bureau of Prisons representative told Lead Stories that this claim is false, saying, "No incarcerated…
Jan 3, 2025

by: Kaiyah Clarke
BOP Says No

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Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show White House Demolition To Make Way For Obama's Indoor Basketball Court -- The Picture Is From FDR's Project And The Court Is Outside

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Fact Check: Diddy Trial Judge Did NOT Issue Arrest Warrant for Ellen DeGeneres

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Fact Check: Will Smith Did NOT Testify in the Trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs

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Fact Check: Usher Did NOT Testify at Diddy Trial, As Of May 21, 2025

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Fact Check: Mo'Nique Did NOT Testify in Diddy Trial About Oprah, Tyler Perry, T.D. Jakes

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Fact Check: Sheila E. Did NOT Testify About Prince's Fears at Trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs

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Fact Check: A 'Secret' Recording of Prince Was NOT Played in Court at Diddy's Trial

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Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Sean 'Diddy' Combs Testified Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Attended 'Communist Freak-Offs'

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Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Home Destroyed By LA Fires In January 2025 -- It Was An Ohio Mansion From 2014

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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Leaked Footage Of Sean 'Diddy' Combs Riding A 'Dirt Bike' In Prison

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Fact Check: Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act of 1986 Supported By Chuck Schumer Does NOT Make It Legal To 'Blow Drug Boats Out Of The Water'

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Fact Check: NO $3 Million Suit By Family Of Man Who Died Trying To Steal EV Charger Wires -- Fake Case, Fake Video

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Fact Check: Cher Did NOT Read Karoline Leavitt's Bio Live On MSNBC -- Neither Did Other Celebrities

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Fact Check: Cher Did NOT Read Karoline Leavitt's Bio Live On MSNBC -- Neither Did Other Celebrities

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Fact Check: Epstein File EFTA00000468.pdf Showing Photos Of Donald Trump DID Disappear From Department Of Justice Release Website

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Fact Check: Austria's Eurovision 2026 Stage Design Is NOT A Swastika, It's A Curved Leaf -- Fake Image Circulating Is From Satire Account

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