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  • Fact Check: Designation 'L17-A' Found On Streetlight In South Australia Does NOT Reveal Conspiracy To Alter Human DNA

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    Does a number code printed on a streetlight match that of a ribosomal protein and does this show that mRNA from the COVID-19 vaccines can be activated using optogenetic technology if a vaccinated person is exposed to the light from the street lamp? No, that's not true: The L17 marking on the LED street lamp appears to be a product…

    • May 24, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Designation 'L17-A' Found On Streetlight In South Australia Does NOT Reveal Conspiracy To Alter Human DNA Product Code
  • Fact Check: False Promotions Use Famous Brand Names -- Tricking People To Hand Over Personal Information

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    Can simply answering three or four questions and paying a nominal handling fee qualify people to redeem tickets, receive expensive products, $500 or even $1,000 gift cards, store credit or compensation from well-known brands? No, that's not true: In the first quarter of 2023, Lead Stories tracked a large-scale phishing operation on Facebook that manipulatively tricks people into divulging personal…

    • Mar 21, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: False Promotions Use Famous Brand Names -- Tricking People To Hand Over Personal Information Phishing Ruse
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Is NOT Offering To Pay Homeowners To Install Solar Panels -- Site Harvesting Personal Info

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    Did Elon Musk offer to pay 100 homeowners to test the "newest technology of solar panels"? No, that's not true: This offer that's too good to be true is a ruse to collect personal information and is not associated with Musk or Tesla in any way. Schemes such as this, involving false solar panel installation promotions in order to generate…

    • Mar 3, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Is NOT Offering To Pay Homeowners To Install Solar Panels -- Site Harvesting Personal Info No Solar, No $
  • Fact Check: NO Credible Evidence Arizona Lawmakers, Judges, Other Public Officials Taking Bribes From Sinaloa Cartel, Fixing Elections

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    Are lawmakers, judges and other public officials in Arizona taking bribes from the Sinaloa cartel and fixing elections? No, there's no reliable evidence that's true: Jacqueline Breger, an insurance agent who made the allegations during a joint meeting of the Arizona House and Senate elections committees on February 23, 2023, did not provide credible proof to back up her explosive…

    • Feb 28, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: NO Credible Evidence Arizona Lawmakers, Judges, Other Public Officials Taking Bribes From Sinaloa Cartel, Fixing Elections Uncorroborated
  • Fact Check: Sarah Palin Did NOT Endorse 'Dental Giveback' Program For Seniors

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    Did U.S. politician Sarah Palin endorse a "dental giveback" program for seniors? No, that's not true: The video of the former governor of Alaska is an edited version of a Cameo video she had previously recorded for a different purpose. The website promoted in the post with the edited video appears to be a health care scam, as there is…

    • Feb 2, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Sarah Palin Did NOT Endorse 'Dental Giveback' Program For Seniors Edited Video
  • Fact Check: 'T-esla' Did NOT Launch Cryptocurrency Software Platform To 'Cure Poverty All Over The World' -- It's A Financial Scam

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    Did "T-esla" release new cryptocurrency software designed to "cure poverty all over the world"? No, that's not true: This deceptive ad is not associated with Tesla or Elon Musk, the co-founder of the automotive and clean energy company. The scam also is falsely using the name Quantum Ai, a separate company that operates a cryptocurrency trading system not affiliated with…

    • Jan 11, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 'T-esla' Did NOT Launch Cryptocurrency Software Platform To 'Cure Poverty All Over The World' -- It's A Financial Scam Not Musk
  • Fact Check: 'Birth Certificate/Social Security Number' DO NOT Turn Babies Into 'Property/Ward' Of 'That State'

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    Does a birth certificate or a Social Security number turn a person into the property or a ward of the state? No, that's not true: The claim misrepresents the nature of a highly publicized case in New Zealand in which the judge ruled that a baby should receive a needed blood transfusion so doctors could perform heart surgery despite his…

    • Dec 12, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'Birth Certificate/Social Security Number' DO NOT Turn Babies Into 'Property/Ward' Of 'That State' Paperwork
  • Lead Stories Uncovers Network of Cambodian Websites Pushing Death Hoaxes On Facebook To Spread Malware

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    The celebrity death hoax has long been a clickbait staple, but recently one network has taken it to extremes, using scores of websites to host its content and an automated army of bots to push the links into Facebook groups. Many Facebook users and group administrators have noticed a sharp increase in spam postings of false death hoaxes. Examples of…

    • Dec 8, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Lead Stories Uncovers Network of Cambodian Websites Pushing Death Hoaxes On Facebook To Spread Malware Malware Motive
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Americans Can Legally Avoid Income Tax Payment

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    Is there no law requiring American citizens to file an annual 1040 income tax return or to pay income tax on their labor? No, that's not true: The U.S. Constitution's 16th Amendment, ratified in 1913, authorizes Congress to collect income tax. By law, the Internal Revenue Service can exact penalties for failing to file a 1040 form. The claim appeared…

    • Dec 2, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Americans Can Legally Avoid Income Tax Payment You Must Pay
  • Fact Check: Majority of US COVID Deaths Among Vaccinated Is NOT Sign Vaccines Are Ineffective

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    Does data showing that vaccinated people now make up a majority of COVID deaths in the United States mean the vaccines are ineffective? No, that's not true: As of November 29, 2022, more than three-quarters of Americans had received at least one vaccine dose -- that means the pool of vaccinated people who could potentially die is more than triple…

    • Nov 30, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Majority of US COVID Deaths Among Vaccinated Is NOT Sign Vaccines Are Ineffective No Context
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