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  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Promote A Sea Moss Remedy -- A Cloned Voice Was Added To This Video

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    Did Elon Musk promote a brand of sea moss as a remedy to help a variety of health issues? No, that's not true: This video footage that appears to show Musk volunteering an endorsement during an interview is fake. The clip was taken from an appearance at the TED2022 conference, where Musk discussed purchasing Twitter and other topics but did…

    • Jun 2, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Promote A Sea Moss Remedy -- A Cloned Voice Was Added To This Video Cloned Voice
  • Fact Check: Miranda Lambert Is NOT Selling A Weight Loss 'Mineral'

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    Is American singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert selling weight loss materials, specifically a special mineral used for weight loss? No, that's not true: Lambert's public relations team told Lead Stories she is not affiliated with this product. The website where the weight loss materials can be bought mimics the USA Today website. This is false advertising and follows a formula of using…

    • May 23, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Miranda Lambert Is NOT Selling A Weight Loss 'Mineral' No Endorsement
  • Fact Check: Trisha Yearwood Is NOT Endorsing, Selling Weight-Loss Gummies

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    Is country singer Trisha Yearwood endorsing or selling weight-loss gummies? No, that's not true: Yearwood has denied that she made any such endorsement and Lead Stories did not find publicly available evidence that she has previously endorsed weight-loss gummies. The claim appeared in a post on Facebook published on April 28, 2023. The video included in the post is titled…

    • May 1, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Trisha Yearwood Is NOT Endorsing, Selling Weight-Loss Gummies Gummies Scam
  • Fact Check: Fake Website Uses Fake Celebrity Interviews To Flog Keto Weight Loss Products

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    Have celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and country music singer Reba McEntire recently launched their own keto weight loss line of products on live TV? No, that's not true: This is false advertising and follows a formula that is used again and again, featuring spoofed websites that mimic trusted outlets and bounce users to unknown and untraceable affiliate links. There…

    • Oct 11, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Fake Website Uses Fake Celebrity Interviews To Flog Keto Weight Loss Products Shady Sales
  • Fact Check: CBD Gummies Are NOT Endorsed By 'Pioneer Woman' Ree Drummond

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    Did Ree Drummond reverse her husband's Type 2 diabetes and launch a line of CBD gummies on live TV? No, that's not true: Unscrupulous marketers have hijacked Drummond's name and reputation using Facebook ads and a bogus version of her website "The Pioneer Woman" to sell unproven CBD supplements using a subscription trap scheme. Drummond has been warning her fans…

    • Jan 31, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: CBD Gummies Are NOT Endorsed By 'Pioneer Woman' Ree Drummond Misleading Ad
  • Fact Check: Reba McEntire Did NOT Endorse CBD Gummies In August Video -- She Was Talking About COVID

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    Did Reba McEntire talk about relieving arthritis and back pain with CBD gummies in this short video clip? No, that's not true: This clip of McEntire speaking was taken from a live TikTok broadcast where she briefly talked about having been sick with COVID-19 and encouraged her audience to be safe. In a 2020 interview McEntire told pridesource.com that she…

    • Dec 13, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Reba McEntire Did NOT Endorse CBD Gummies In August Video -- She Was Talking About COVID Out Of Context
  • Fact Check: Celebrity Photos and Names Used in Scam Ads on Facebook

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    Does this post lead to an article about some type of legal issue concerning an actor? Did the actor lend their name and endorsement to a brand of CBD gummies as "the ultimate pain relief solution"? No, that's not true: This clickbait teaser does not deliver the article that is promised, but to a deceptive website spoofing NBC News. The…

    • Dec 2, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Celebrity Photos and Names Used in Scam Ads on Facebook Scam Ad
  • Fake News: Lil Nas X Did NOT Get Dropped From Wrangler Endorsement After Coming Out The Closet

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    Did rapper Lil Nas X get dropped from his Wrangler endorsement after coming out of the closet? No, that's not true: the story was published by a site that makes up stories about celebrities in order to attract clicks for revenue but then has a tiny, barely legible disclaimer that says they are not true. The story originated from an…

    • Jul 5, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Lil Nas X Did NOT Get Dropped From Wrangler Endorsement After Coming Out The Closet
  • Fake News: Rock Icon Mick Jagger NOT Dead, Did NOT Leave Billions For Border Wall

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    Did Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger die and did he leave billions of dollars for building a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satirical website that publishes ironic death hoaxes about various celebrities that all supposedly support president Trump (even most of them don't, in real life). This…

    • Feb 6, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Rock Icon Mick Jagger NOT Dead, Did NOT Leave Billions For Border Wall
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