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  • Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Mistake 'Transgenic' For 'Transgender' While Talking About Mice Before Congress

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    Did President Donald Trump confuse research on transgenic mice with research involving "making mice transgender," when addressing Congress, as some social media users suggested? No, that's not true: On March 5, 2025, the White House issued a press release outlining the research the President was referring to. The listed studies were about the effects of certain medical interventions on mice…

    • Mar 5, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Mistake 'Transgenic' For 'Transgender' While Talking About Mice Before Congress
  • Fact Check: World Boxing Organization Did NOT Declare Imane Khelif A Man, Force Her To Return Medals And Prize Money

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    Did the World Boxing Organization say Algerian female boxer Imane Khelif was actually a man, banning her from boxing for life and forcing her to return all her medals and prize money? No, that's not true: An attorney for the organization told Lead Stories that it has not taken any position on Khelif's gender and that she has never even…

    • Sep 10, 2024
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: World Boxing Organization Did NOT Declare Imane Khelif A Man, Force Her To Return Medals And Prize Money WBO Denied
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Female Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Used To Be Man

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    Is Algerian boxer Imane Khelif a man who transitioned to be a woman? No, that's not true: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach publicly said that Khelif's case is the case of somebody "being born, raised, competed and having a passport as a woman", which is the Olympic standard for determination of gender. According to the athlete's own words, she…

    • Aug 5, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Female Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Used To Be Man Unsupported
  • Fact Check: Caitlin Clark Did NOT Replace Brittney Griner On The USA Women's Olympic Basketball Team -- It's A Satire Post

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    Did Caitlin Clark replace Brittney Griner on the Team USA women's Olympic basketball team due to rule-breaking by Griner? No, that is not true: The website the claim originated from is self-described as satirical and says on its "About Us" page that its content is "the freshest fake news." As of publication date, rookie sensation Clark had not been offered…

    • Jun 17, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Caitlin Clark Did NOT Replace Brittney Griner On The USA Women's Olympic Basketball Team -- It's A Satire Post Satire Site
  • Fact Check: Consuming Only Female Animal Meat Does NOT Increase Estrogen Or Femininity In Human Males

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    Does eating only the meat of female animals alter the hormones of human males, purportedly increasing their estrogen and making them take on more traits associated with femininity? No, that's not true: Multiple medical and meat experts verified for Lead Stories that this claim is false. A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), for instance, shows that more…

    • Mar 16, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Consuming Only Female Animal Meat Does NOT Increase Estrogen Or Femininity In Human Males Fact Check: Consuming Only Female Animal Meat Does NOT Increase Estrogen Or Femininity In Human Males Estrogen Low
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Copper Bracelets Reduce Blood Sugar, Treat Diabetes

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    Have copper bracelets made by "CopperHeal" been shown to "significantly reduce" blood sugar and treat diabetes? No, that's not true: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed to Lead Stories in an email that the agency had not approved such a product for these uses as of this publication. While there is preliminary evidence that copper ions may play…

    • Mar 13, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Copper Bracelets Reduce Blood Sugar, Treat Diabetes Scam Alert
  • Fact Check: Study Does NOT Prove Drinking Coke, Pepsi Results In Larger Testicles, Increases Testosterone

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    Does a study published by Chinese researchers prove that drinking Coke or Pepsi causes larger testicles and increases testosterone? No, that's not true: The study was only done on mice, not humans, so it doesn't directly apply. An associate professor of urologic surgery said a social media post characterizing the study in such a way "totally misses." The claim appeared…

    • Feb 28, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Study Does NOT Prove Drinking Coke, Pepsi Results In Larger Testicles, Increases Testosterone Mice ≠ Men
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Chemicals Have Been 'Covertly Added' To Food Supply To Lower Testosterone

    Fact Check

    Have chemicals been "covertly added" to the food supply to lower testosterone? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such actions have taken place and there is no evidence suggesting that generally eating food lowers testosterone. The claim appeared in an Instagram post on June 18, 2022. The post includes a video that doesn't mention the claim, but…

    • Jun 20, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Chemicals Have Been 'Covertly Added' To Food Supply To Lower Testosterone Food Supply OK
  • Fact Check: A Man Can NOT Just Donate A Testicle For $35,000 Cash

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    Can a man receive $35,000 for donating one of his testicles? No, that's not true: It is not legal to sell your own body parts for organ donations. The testicle purportedly worth $35,000, according to the original story, was not intended to be a transplant. The payment was for participating in a clinical trial where a testicular implant would replace…

    • May 21, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: A Man Can NOT Just Donate A Testicle For $35,000 Cash Didn't Qualify
  • Fact Check: Florida Bill Would NOT Make A Transgender Student Athlete 'Drop Her Pants' To Prove She's A Girl Before Playing On A Florida School Sports Team

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    Would a proposed Florida bill make a transgender student athlete "drop her pants" to prove she's a girl before playing on a Florida school sports team? No, that's not true. Both versions of the bill in Florida (a state House bill and a state Senate version) provide for either genetic testing or testing of a child's endogenously produced testosterone levels…

    • Apr 21, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Florida Bill Would NOT Make A Transgender Student Athlete 'Drop Her Pants' To Prove She's A Girl Before Playing On A Florida School Sports Team Too Extreme
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