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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show RFK Jr. Declaring War On 'Fat, Gay Kids' And Things That Make Them 'Effeminate Weirdo Skanks' - Fake

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    Does an authentic video show U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. he's "declaring war on fat, gay kids, not the kids themselves but whatever is making them so fat, gay, and pathetic?" No, that's not true: A disclaimer saying the video is "a deepfake, quite obviously" appears in the last second of the 55-second clip. The…

    • May 14, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show RFK Jr. Declaring War On 'Fat, Gay Kids' And Things That Make Them 'Effeminate Weirdo Skanks' - Fake Unreal
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show President Trump Saying 'Lopping Off Someone's Ding-A-Ling' Makes A Eunuch, Not A Woman -- Faked

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    Does an authentic video show President Trump saying "Lopping off someone's ding-a-long doesn't make them a woman, it makes them a eunuch?" No, that's not true: A disclaimer saying the video is "a deepfake, quite obviously" appears in the last second of the clip. The video was posted on an X account that has previously shared videos that replaced Trump's…

    • May 12, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show President Trump Saying 'Lopping Off Someone's Ding-A-Ling' Makes A Eunuch, Not A Woman -- Faked Unreal
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Clearly Show Macron Hiding White Powder Cocaine On Train With Merz, Starmer -- Hi-Res Pic Looks Like Napkin

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    Does a video clearly show French President Macron hiding a bag of white powder cocaine as reporters enter a train car where he is meeting with German Chancellor Merz and UK Prime Minister Starmer? No, that's not true: The low-resolution video used to make the claim that the white material in front of Macron is cocaine is too blurry to…

    • May 11, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Clearly Show Macron Hiding White Powder Cocaine On Train With Merz, Starmer -- Hi-Res Pic Looks Like Napkin Blurry Vid
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show President Trump Bringing Up Building 7 And Praising 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones -- Faked

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    Does a video show President Trump in the Oval Office calling the collapse of Building 7 at the World Trade Center "the smoking gun of 9/11" and praising Alex Jones as a "national treasure?" No, that's not true: A disclaimer saying the video is "obviously fake" appears in the last second of the clip. The video was posted on an…

    • May 9, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show President Trump Bringing Up Building 7 And Praising 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones -- Faked Not Real
  • Fact Check: Post's Video Clips Do NOT Show Real Footage Of LA Fires

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    Do various video clips in a social media post show authentic footage of the Los Angeles County wildfires burning in January 2025? No, that's not true: These clips show evidence of being generated by artificial intelligence. We could not locate any trustworthy sources that used the clips or established their authenticity. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published…

    • Jan 13, 2025
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Post's Video Clips Do NOT Show Real Footage Of LA Fires Looks Like AI
  • Fact Check: Biden Administration Did NOT Order LA Airspace 'Closed To Firefighting Aircraft For Over A Day' -- Temporary Flight Restrictions Are Normal With Air Force One

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    Did the Biden administration order Los Angeles airspace to be closed "to firefighting aircraft for over a day during his visit" in January 2025? No, that's not true: There was a temporary flight restriction during Biden's visit to the city on January 8, 2025, which is typical for any visiting president to any location. The Federal Aviation Administration told Lead…

    • Jan 9, 2025
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Biden Administration Did NOT Order LA Airspace 'Closed To Firefighting Aircraft For Over A Day' -- Temporary Flight Restrictions Are Normal With Air Force One Not Grounded
  • Fact Check: Texas Secretary Of State Did NOT Open Voting To Noncitizens In 2024 Election

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    Did Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson say that noncitizens would be allowed to vote in the 2024 elections? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that Nelson opened voting to non-U.S. citizens. In an October 2024 election advisory, the Secretary of State's Office clarified that naturalized citizens already on the voting rolls could use a limited-term driver's license or…

    • Oct 10, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Texas Secretary Of State Did NOT Open Voting To Noncitizens In 2024 Election Citizens Only
  • Fact Check: 'The Rock' And Elton John Had NOT Endorsed Donald Trump In 2024, As Of September 10, 2024

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    Did Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Elton John endorse Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential race? No, that's not true: Video clips of Johnson and John do not show either one of them having said that they endorse Trump for the 2024 presidential election, as of this writing on September 10, 2024. The two celebrities described Trump as a fan…

    • Sep 10, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'The Rock' And Elton John Had NOT Endorsed Donald Trump In 2024, As Of September 10, 2024 No Endorsement
  • Fact Check: California Did NOT 'Pass' On Assigning Delegates To Kamala Harris At Democratic National Convention

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    Did the state of California refrain from assigning any delegates to Kamala Harris at the 2024 Democratic National Convention? No, that's not true: While the states are called in alphabetical order, California and Minnesota passed so that the home states of the nominees could go at the end, a spokesperson for the California Democratic Party told Lead Stories. Minnesota, the…

    • Aug 21, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: California Did NOT 'Pass' On Assigning Delegates To Kamala Harris At Democratic National Convention Saved For Last
  • Fact Check: Kamala Harris Campaign Did NOT Post AI-Generated Photo Of Crowds -- It Came From Self-Described Parody Account

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    Did the Kamala Harris campaign produce an AI image of a fake rally crowd and then distribute that picture? No, that's not true: The image in question was first published on the internet by a self-described parody account not affiliated with her campaign. That parody account subsequently posted again to say that the picture was "generated with AI." Lead Stories…

    • Aug 12, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Kamala Harris Campaign Did NOT Post AI-Generated Photo Of Crowds -- It Came From Self-Described Parody Account Parody Account
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