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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Stealing a Club World Cup Player's Medal

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    Did a video show U.S. President Donald Trump stealing the winner's medal of a player after the football Club World Cup Final in July 2025? No, that's not true: The medal in Trump's hands was earlier given to him by FIFA President Gianni Infantino. A widely-shared clip was edited to cut out the moment when the president received the medal…

    • Jul 16, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Stealing a Club World Cup Player's Medal It Was a Gift
  • Fact Check: Chelsea FC Did NOT Post Photoshopped Image Removing Trump From Trophy Raising Scene At FIFA Club World Cup Final

    Fact Check

    Did Chelsea FC photoshop President Trump out of their official trophy raising photo after the FIFA Club World Cup final? No, that's not true: A viral image that was digitally edited to remove Trump from the scene did not appear on the soccer club's official social media accounts. The image they actually posted does show Trump in the background. The…

    • Jul 15, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Chelsea FC Did NOT Post Photoshopped Image Removing Trump From Trophy Raising Scene At FIFA Club World Cup Final Not Official
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk DID Post On X That Steve Bannon 'Is In The Epstein Files'

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    Did Elon Musk post on X that Steve Bannon is named in the Jeffrey Epstein files? Yes, that's true: Musk posted the claim as a comment when he reposted an X post by Roger Stone, which also included a 2024 article about Bannon's relationship with Epstein. Musk and Bannon have been feuding on social media in recent weeks following Musk's…

    • Jul 8, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Elon Musk DID Post On X That Steve Bannon 'Is In The Epstein Files'  Elon Posted It
  • Fact Check: Trump's Account On X Was NOT Suspended, As Of June 5, 2025

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    Was U.S. President Donald Trump's account on X blocked again in the aftermath of the public feud with the platform's owner Elon Musk on June 5, 2025? No, that's not true: The account was still active, as of this writing. The screenshot that resurfaced on social media showed what Trump's account looked like in 2021 - after he had been…

    • Jun 5, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Trump's Account On X Was NOT Suspended, As Of June 5, 2025 Still Active
  • Fact Check: Rockport County Sheriff Will NOT Ask A Grand Jury To Indict James Comey On State Charges Of Terroristic Threats -- Satire

    Fact Check

    Did the Rockport County Sheriff say he would ask a grand jury to indict former FBI director James Comey on state terroristic threats charges? No, that's not true: A meme making that claim originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer. The owner of the page is known for tricking conservatives into liking and sharing made-up content. Also, there…

    • Jun 4, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Rockport County Sheriff Will NOT Ask A Grand Jury To Indict James Comey On State Charges Of Terroristic Threats -- Satire Attempted Joke
  • Fact Check: Latest Kamala Harris Book Was NOT Pulled From Shelves After Being Found 30% Plagiarized

    Fact Check

    Was the latest book by Kamala Harris yanked from the shelves after it was found to be 30% plagiarized? No, that's not true: The former vice president has authored three books as of June 2025, including the last two published in 2019. Each of those books is still available for purchase online and in bookstores. Her first book, which was…

    • Jun 4, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Latest Kamala Harris Book Was NOT Pulled From Shelves After Being Found 30% Plagiarized No New Book
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Man Threatening to 'Put a Bullet' in ICE Agents' Heads

    Fact Check

    Did a video shared in June 2025 show a man threatening to kill ICE agents and telling them "I'll put a bullet in y'all fucking head"? No, that's not true: The off-screen voice in fact said the ICE agents should shoot themselves, and called their actions a "God damn shame." The off-screen voice did say that U.S. citizens would "start…

    • Jun 3, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Man Threatening to 'Put a Bullet' in ICE Agents' Heads Didn't Say It
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows 'TACO' in the Sky Over Mar-a-Lago

    Fact Check

    Did a video clip authentically show "TACO" written in the sky over President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, in May 2025? No, that's not true: The footage was fake, and most likely generated using AI. The acronym "TACO", meaning "Trump Always Chickens Out" came to prominence among some critics of the president, in May 2025 amid his attempts to impose increased…

    • May 30, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows 'TACO' in the Sky Over Mar-a-Lago Fake Fumes
  • Fact Check: Bruce Springsteen NOT Canceling Atlantic City Summer Concert Series -- Never Existed, Satire Origin

    Fact Check

    Did singer Bruce Springsteen cancel his "Atlantic City Summer Concert Series" over low ticket sales after "blowback" over his on-stage comments about President Trump? No, that's not true: That claim originated on a satirical Facebook page and no such concert series ever existed. The owner of the page is known for tricking conservatives into liking and sharing made-up content. The…

    • May 26, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Bruce Springsteen NOT Canceling Atlantic City Summer Concert Series -- Never Existed, Satire Origin Satire
  • Fact Check: AI Video Has Trump Cancel Pride Month, Replace It With 'Confidence Month' -- Potty Language NOT Real

    Fact Check

    Did President Donald Trump announce in a video that "Pride Month is canceled" and that it would be replaced with something called "Confidence Month" in June? No, that's not true: A viral video that also has Trump saying things like "poop is poop" and "pride is a sin" had an audio track generated using AI. The video part was from…

    • May 20, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: AI Video Has Trump Cancel Pride Month, Replace It With 'Confidence Month' -- Potty Language NOT Real AI Video
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