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  • Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict April 29, 2025, Will Be 'The Day Everything Stops'

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    Did "The Simpsons" predict that April 29, 2025 will become "the day everything stops"? No, that's not true: The internet rumor originated from an account that posts "fictional stories". The video never used a direct video citation from the series. Lead Stories analysis of the visual sequence suggested it was created with generative AI. The claim appeared in a post…

    • Apr 29, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict April 29, 2025, Will Be 'The Day Everything Stops' Online Rumor
  • Fact Check: Explosion In Philadelphia Was NOT Caused By 'Missile Or Comet' -- FAA Reports It Involved A Learjet 55 Airplane

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    Was the explosion near Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia on January 31, 2025, not caused by an airplane crash but by a missile or comet? No, that's not true: The Federal Aviation Administration and multiple news outlets confirmed that the incident involved an aircraft. Global flight tracker Flight Radar 24 said the aircraft fell vertically at high speed. Other video angles…

    • Feb 3, 2025
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: Explosion In Philadelphia Was NOT Caused By 'Missile Or Comet' -- FAA Reports It Involved A Learjet 55 Airplane Airplane
  • Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict California Wildfires -- Images Are NOT From 2007 Episode

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    Does a video show real images from a 2007 episode of "The Simpsons" that predicted the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires? No, that's not true: None of the images in the video posted on social media were shown in the episode cited in the video, episode 12 of season 18 of "The Simpsons." The images used in the video on social…

    • Jan 16, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict California Wildfires -- Images Are NOT From 2007 Episode Not In Episode
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Haitian Man In Springfield, Ohio, Cutting Up Animal Or Pet With Machete; He Was Cutting Ham, Police Say

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    Does a video show a Haitian man in Springfield, Ohio, cutting up an animal or a pet with a machete in public? No, that's not true: Police said the person who shot the video told them the man was cutting up "a big ass ham." The Springfield Police Division said there is no evidence to support the claim that "a…

    • Oct 9, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Haitian Man In Springfield, Ohio, Cutting Up Animal Or Pet With Machete; He Was Cutting Ham, Police Say 'Big Ass Ham'
  • Fact Check: Non-US Citizens CANNOT Get Driver's Licenses And Use That To Vote In 2024 Presidential Election

    Fact Check

    Can non-U.S. citizens use a driver's license to vote in U.S. elections as an X post suggested Haitian immigrants in Springfield are doing? No, that's not true: Only U.S. citizens who are older than 18 and have registered to vote can vote in the presidential election, according to the Ohio Laws and Administrative Rules website and the U.S. government website.…

    • Oct 2, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Non-US Citizens CANNOT Get Driver's Licenses And Use That To Vote In 2024 Presidential Election Citizens Only
  • Fact Check: Video From Springfield, Ohio, Does NOT Show 'Haitian Militia,' But Self-Described Israelite Group

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    Does a video on social media show a "Haitian militia" in Springfield, Ohio? No, that's not true: The video shows a group called Israel United in Christ, which describes itself as a nonviolent organization of "Israelites." The group's website says, "WE DON'T ADVOCATE OR CONDONE ANY ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST ANY RACE, ETHNICITY OR GENDER!" The claim appeared in a…

    • Sep 26, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video From Springfield, Ohio, Does NOT Show 'Haitian Militia,' But Self-Described Israelite Group Separate Group
  • Fact Check: Reports Of Missing Cats In Bangor, Maine, Do NOT Prove Haitian Immigrants Were Involved With Pet Disappearances

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    Do reports of missing cats in Bangor, Maine, prove that Haitian immigrants were involved with their disappearances? No, that's not true: A Bangor police officer told Lead Stories there's nothing linking the missing cats to Haitians or any other group of people. The officer said it's much more likely that wild predators have been feeding on the felines or that…

    • Sep 25, 2024
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Reports Of Missing Cats In Bangor, Maine, Do NOT Prove Haitian Immigrants Were Involved With Pet Disappearances No Known Link
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Black Man In Springfield, Ohio, With Suitcase Full Of Frogs -- Video Took Place In Grenada

    Fact Check

    Did a video show several Black men in Springfield, Ohio, opening a suitcase full of frogs and showing them to the camera? No, that's not true: The video appeared earlier on TikTok with a caption that said it was from a Carnival in Grenada. It likely shows a Jab Jab masquerade where greased-up performers sometimes carry around live animals. Lead…

    • Sep 24, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Black Man In Springfield, Ohio, With Suitcase Full Of Frogs -- Video Took Place In Grenada Grenada
  • Fact Check: Report Supposedly Filed With Springfield, Ohio Police Does NOT Prove Pet-Eating Conspiracies True

    Fact Check

    Does a police report prove that Haitian immigrants killed and mutilated a cat in Springfield, Ohio, as a post on X claimed? No, that's not true: the police report included in the post stated there was "no evidence to support" a caller's claim about Haitian immigrants stealing and killing her cat. It said that it was unknown if the meat…

    • Sep 18, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Report Supposedly Filed With Springfield, Ohio Police Does NOT Prove Pet-Eating Conspiracies True Fact Check: Report Supposedly Filed With Springfield, Ohio Police Does NOT Prove Pet-Eating Conspiracies True 'No Evidence'
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Dog Being Spit-Roasted By 'Bosnian Neighbors' in U.S.

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    Does a viral video capture "Bosnian neighbors" roasting a dog in their backyard in the U.S.? No, that's not true: A Cornell University professor of veterinary medicine told Lead Stories that what is seen in the years-old footage does not show dog or even carnivore anatomy, speculating it could be a lamb or a goat. The video recycled an old…

    • Sep 17, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Dog Being Spit-Roasted By 'Bosnian Neighbors' in U.S. Ungulate
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