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  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet Promo Code To Crypto Project Or Put It On NYC Billboard

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    Did Elon Musk post a promo code to his crypto project on X, and was that post then used to make a Times Square billboard promotion in New York City? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated image promoting a crypto currency scam. There is no evidence that Musk made this post or that the crypto promotion ever appeared…

    • Oct 4, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet Promo Code To Crypto Project Or Put It On NYC Billboard Fabricated Ad
  • Fact Check: Social Media Posts Reporting Autistic Teen 'Ivan Moore' Missing Are NOT Authentic -- They're A Scam

    Fact Check

    Did a police department report that an autistic teen named "Ivan Moore" is missing? No, that's not true: The teen shown in social-media images captioned with this name is not urgently sought by any police department. This attention-grabbing narrative is a classic trick to get people to share the missing-child post, which will later be edited to become a scam…

    • Jul 31, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Social Media Posts Reporting Autistic Teen 'Ivan Moore' Missing Are NOT Authentic -- They're A Scam Bait & Switch
  • Fact Check: Team USA Did NOT Lose $60 Million In Endorsements After Caitlin Clark 'Snub' -- Claim From Satire Site

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    Did Team USA lose $60 million in endorsements after Caitlin Clark was not placed on the 2024 USA Basketball Women's Olympic Team? No, that's not true: the Indiana Fever WNBA player is indeed not on the team but the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee told Lead Stories that the claim about losing endorsements is "not true." A representative of…

    • Jun 21, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Team USA Did NOT Lose $60 Million In Endorsements After Caitlin Clark 'Snub' -- Claim From Satire Site Satire Account
  • Fact Check: NON-Authentic Video Shows Tucker Carlson Endorsing Fake Barbara O'Neill Anti-Parasite Pill

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    Did a video on Facebook genuinely show TV personality Tucker Carlson endorsing an anti-parasite pill promoted by alternative naturopath Barbara O'Neill? No, that's not true: The video is dubbed with fake audio; an AI detection tool found it was 70.6 percent likely it was created using AI. Lead Stories traced the original clip of Carlson: He was discussing the Foreign…

    • May 30, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: NON-Authentic Video Shows Tucker Carlson Endorsing Fake Barbara O'Neill Anti-Parasite Pill AI Voices
  • Fact Check: Barbara O'Neill Or Other Celebrities Did NOT Tout Hypertension Remedy With $10,000 Guarantee -- AI-Generated Voices

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    Did Barbara O'Neill guarantee that a hypertension medication will clear your vessels and cure the disease in three weeks or she will transfer $10,000 into your bank account -- and have Samuel Jackson, Jane Seymour and Tom Hanks all endorsed this treatment after it cured their hypertension? No, neither statement is true: This false promotion uses AI-generated voice-overs to put…

    • May 22, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Barbara O'Neill Or Other Celebrities Did NOT Tout Hypertension Remedy With $10,000 Guarantee -- AI-Generated Voices Edited Audio
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Dr. Oz Being Attacked For Promoting Diabetes Cure -- Footage Is Of Ukrainian Journalist Brawling With Pro-Russian Politician

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    Does a video show Dr. Oz being attacked on TV for promoting a supposed three-day diabetes cure? No, that's not true: The footage that purports to be of Dr. Mehmet Oz being beaten up on a TV set stage was a live broadcast of a Ukrainian journalist brawling with a pro-Russian politician. The image of Oz with an apparent black…

    • Feb 28, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Dr. Oz Being Attacked For Promoting Diabetes Cure -- Footage Is Of Ukrainian Journalist Brawling With Pro-Russian Politician Doctored Video
  • Fact Check: Jennifer Lopez Did NOT Promote A 'Rice Hack' On An Episode Of Dr. Oz -- She Said 'Lots Of Water'

    Fact Check

    Did Jennifer Lopez appear on TV with Dr. Oz to promote a weight-loss "Rice Hack"? No, that's not true: A promotion on Facebook contains old video footage of Lopez which has an altered audio track, putting words in the singer's mouth and there was also some deceptive editing that removed the context of what she said. In the scene from…

    • Jan 29, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Jennifer Lopez Did NOT Promote A 'Rice Hack' On An Episode Of Dr. Oz -- She Said 'Lots Of Water' Fake Promotion
  • Fact Check: John Travolta Did NOT Promote Hair Growth Product 'RenewHair-X' -- Video Of Him Has Been Dubbed Over

    Fact Check

    Did actor John Travolta promote a hair growth product called RenewHair-X in a video on social media? No, that's not true: An audio track of a voice sounding like Travolta's is dubbed over a clip of the actor from a late-night talk show appearance. The audio purportedly spoken by Travolta repeats word-for-word audio purporting to be actor Kevin Costner in…

    • Dec 21, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: John Travolta Did NOT Promote Hair Growth Product 'RenewHair-X' -- Video Of Him Has Been Dubbed Over Fake Promo
  • Fact Check: Dr. Oz Did NOT Promote A 'Cure' For Prostate Disease

    Fact Check

    Did Dr. Mehmet Oz promote a "cure" for prostate disease that does not require surgery? No, that's not true: A representative for Oz told Lead Stories, "This is a fake post fraudulently using Dr. Oz's name and likeness." A link that accompanied a post making the claim on Facebook redirected users to a bogus website posing as NBC News. Also,…

    • Dec 18, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Dr. Oz Did NOT Promote A 'Cure' For Prostate Disease No Such Cure
  • Fact Check: Dr. Oz Does NOT Promote Gummy Cure To 'Clean Blood Vessels' -- Or For Any Other Purpose

    Fact Check

    Did Dr. Mehmet Oz promote a gummy cure to "clean out your blood vessels"? No, that's not true: For years the celebrity Dr. Oz has been the subject of false promotional advertising using his name and likeness to sell products, and he has been outspoken about the problem, warning his audience to avoid the scams. Several video clips showing Oz…

    • Dec 7, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Dr. Oz Does NOT Promote Gummy Cure To 'Clean Blood Vessels' -- Or For Any Other Purpose Fake Promotion
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    • by: Uliana Malashenko

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