Lead Stories
US icon US UK icon UK EU icon Europe & EU Democrats icon Blue Feed Republicans icon Red Feed Deepfakes icon Deep fakes Breaking icon Breaking News

Springfield And Pets

  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Haitian Man In Springfield, Ohio, Cutting Up Animal Or Pet With Machete; He Was Cutting Ham, Police Say

    Fact Check

    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: Reports Of Missing Cats In Bangor, Maine, Do NOT Prove Haitian Immigrants Were Involved With Pet Disappearances

    Fact Check

    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: CNN's Fact Checker Did NOT Say Kamala Harris 'Lied 17 Times' In First 10 Minutes Of Presidential Debate -- Original Claim Had Satire Disclaimer

    Fact Check

    Did CNN's fact checker say that Kamala Harris "lied 17 times in the first ten minutes" of the presidential debate? No, that's not true: The claim comes from a network of websites that clearly labels the work as satire, parody and fiction. Also, a spokesperson for CNN told Lead Stories that the claim was "false." The claim appeared in a…

    • Sep 12, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: CNN's Fact Checker Did NOT Say Kamala Harris 'Lied 17 Times' In First 10 Minutes Of Presidential Debate -- Original Claim Had Satire Disclaimer Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Photo Of Man Holding Dead Goose Is NOT Haitian Immigrant In Springfield, Ohio

    Fact Check

    Does a viral photo show a Haitian immigrant in Springfield, Ohio, holding what appears to be a dead goose? No, that's not true: The man who snapped the picture said it was taken in Columbus, Ohio, not Springfield. A city official in Springfield stated there are "no credible reports or specific claims" in the city's immigrant community about a man…

    • Sep 11, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Photo Of Man Holding Dead Goose Is NOT Haitian Immigrant In Springfield, Ohio Different City
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Haitian Immigrants In Springfield, Ohio, Are 'Kidnapping And Eating' Cats, Officials Say

    Fact Check

    Are Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, "kidnapping and eating their neighbors' cats" in 2024? No, that's not true: Springfield police said they had no reports of pets being stolen and eaten. A city official told Lead Stories that there are "no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community." The…

    • Sep 10, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Haitian Immigrants In Springfield, Ohio, Are 'Kidnapping And Eating' Cats, Officials Say No Reports
  • Fact Check: No 'Haitian Immigrant' Was Charged With Eating A Cat In Ohio In 2024; U.S.-Born Woman Arrested On Animal Cruelty Charges

    Fact Check

    Was a Haitian immigrant charged with eating a cat in Ohio in 2024? No, that's not true: Police said a woman arrested in Canton, Ohio, in August 2024 for allegedly torturing, killing and eating a cat was born in the United States and is a U.S. citizen. There are no reports of anyone in Ohio's immigrant community eating any pets.…

    • Sep 9, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: No 'Haitian Immigrant' Was Charged With Eating A Cat In Ohio In 2024; U.S.-Born Woman Arrested On Animal Cruelty Charges Not Immigrant
1

About Us

EFCSN International Fact-Checking Organization

Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, misleading, deceptive or inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet.
Spotted something? Let us know!.

Lead Stories is a:

  • Verified signatory of the IFCN Code of Principles
  • Verified EFCSN member

Follow us on social media

WhatsApp Tipline

Have a tip or a question? Chat with our friendly robots on WhatsApp!

Add our number +1 (404) 655-4223, follow this link or scan the image below with your phone:

@leadstories

Subscribe to our newsletter

* indicates required

Please select all the ways you would like to hear from Lead Stories LLC:

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website.

We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.

Most Read

  • Fact Check: AI Photos Of Father Ben With Down Syndrome And Son Noah Are NOT Real -- Clickbait AI Images

    Fact Check: AI Photos Of Father Ben With Down Syndrome And Son Noah Are NOT Real -- Clickbait

    Fact Check

    • Jul 11, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fact Check: Clickbait Robert Plant Story About Texas Flood Donation Illustrated With AI-Generated Photo -- Contradictory Details AI Image

    Fact Check: Clickbait Robert Plant Story About Texas Flood Donation Illustrated With AI-Generated Photo -- Contradictory Details

    Fact Check

    • Jul 14, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fact Check: FAKE Persona 'Brad T. Faciti' (BadFaithAct) Posted About Forgiving Trump 'Even If He Rapes Women and Children' Trolling

    Fact Check: FAKE Persona 'Brad T. Faciti' (BadFaithAct) Posted About Forgiving Trump 'Even If He Rapes Women and Children'

    Fact Check

    • Jul 10, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
  • Fake News: Florida Man Did NOT Convince Two Female Officers To Have A Threesome Instead Of Giving Him A Ticket

    Fake News: Florida Man Did NOT Convince Two Female Officers To Have A Threesome Instead Of Giving Him A Ticket

    Fact Check

    • Jun 20, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fact Check: AI Video Shows Glass Bridge Collapsing After Woman Falls And Drops Rock On It -- Created For Entertainment Purposes AI Video

    Fact Check: AI Video Shows Glass Bridge Collapsing After Woman Falls And Drops Rock On It -- Created For Entertainment Purposes

    Fact Check

    • Jul 12, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fact Check: FAKE 'Sheriff Larry Leda Applying For Green Card For Mexican Rescue Team' Video Misspells Name -- No Media Reports Not Reported

    Fact Check: FAKE 'Sheriff Larry Leda Applying For Green Card For Mexican Rescue Team' Video Misspells Name -- No Media Reports

    Fact Check

    • Jul 13, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fact Check: Photo Showing Trump, Epstein With Minor Girl Is NOT Authentic AI-Generated

    Fact Check: Photo Showing Trump, Epstein With Minor Girl Is NOT Authentic

    Fact Check

    • Apr 19, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko

Most Recent

  • Fact Check: Paige Bueckers Is NOT 0-4 Versus Caitlin Clark In College And The Pros As Of July 13, 2025-- Bueckers At UConn Beat Clark At Iowa In 2021 NCAA NCAA Sez Nope

    Fact Check: Paige Bueckers Is NOT 0-4 Versus Caitlin Clark In College And The Pros As Of July 13, 2025-- Bueckers At UConn Beat Clark At Iowa In 2021 NCAA

    Fact Check

    • Jul 14, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Piera Mosque In Barcelona On Fire -- 2022 Footage From Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta 2022

    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Piera Mosque In Barcelona On Fire -- 2022 Footage From Jakarta, Indonesia

    Fact Check

    • Jul 14, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fact Check: There Was NO Rescue Of A Texas Sheriff's Daughter By Mexican Rescue Workers During July 2025 Floods In Kerr County -- Nor By Anyone Else No Such Rescue

    Fact Check: There Was NO Rescue Of A Texas Sheriff's Daughter By Mexican Rescue Workers During July 2025 Floods In Kerr County -- Nor By Anyone Else

    Fact Check

    • Jul 14, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
  • Fact Check: Teddy Bear Found at California Bus Station Was Covered in FAKE Human Skin Prank

    Fact Check: Teddy Bear Found at California Bus Station Was Covered in FAKE Human Skin

    Fact Check

    • Jul 14, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show London Southend Airport Beechcraft B200 Plane Crash South Africa

    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show London Southend Airport Beechcraft B200 Plane Crash

    Fact Check

    • Jul 14, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
  • Fact Check: ICE Did NOT Arrest Mexican Flood Rescuers in Texas -- Clip of Greg Abbott is Fake Fake Audio

    Fact Check: ICE Did NOT Arrest Mexican Flood Rescuers in Texas -- Clip of Greg Abbott is Fake

    Fact Check

    • Jul 14, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
  • Fact Check: Clickbait Robert Plant Story About Texas Flood Donation Illustrated With AI-Generated Photo -- Contradictory Details AI Image

    Fact Check: Clickbait Robert Plant Story About Texas Flood Donation Illustrated With AI-Generated Photo -- Contradictory Details

    Fact Check

    • Jul 14, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk

Share your opinion

Share Tweet
Home About IFCN Code of Principles How we work Satire Policy Privacy Policy Corrections Policy Corrections Archive Contact
Български English Espanol Magyar Română Русский Slovensky Українська

Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, misleading, deceptive or inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet.
Spotted something? Let us know!.

Lead Stories is a:

  • Verified signatory of the IFCN Code of Principles
  • Verified EFCSN member
IFCN logo EFCSN logo
© 2015-2024 Lead Stories LLC - All rights reserved.

Lead Stories

  • Home
  • Fact Check
  • US icon US
  • UK icon UK
  • EU icon Europe & EU
  • Ireland icon Ireland
  • Canada icon Canada
  • War icon War 🇷🇺 & 🇺🇦
  • Coronavirus icon Corona Virus
  • Democrats icon Blue Feed
  • Republicans icon Red Feed
  • Deepfakes icon Deep fakes
  • Breaking icon Breaking News
  • Elections icon Elections 2024
  • Business
  • Current Events
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • International
  • Politics
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Society
  • Technology
  • Corrections
  • Analysis
  • Explainer
  • Satire