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  • Fact Check: Stormy Daniels 'Bombshell Letter' NOT New -- Released In 2018, She Immediately Disavowed It

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    Does a "bombshell letter from Stormy Daniels debunk" Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's pursuit of potential criminal charges against former President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The statement circulating on social media in March 2023 was first publicly released on January 30, 2018, and was widely reported at that time. Since then, Daniels has said the document is false,…

    • Mar 29, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Stormy Daniels 'Bombshell Letter' NOT New -- Released In 2018, She Immediately Disavowed It Disavowed
  • 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: NASA Is NOT In 2023 Hiring 24 Theologians To Prepare Humans For An Imminent Alien Discovery

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    Is NASA hiring 24 theologians in 2023 to prepare humans for an imminent alien discovery? No, that's not true: The recycled claim misconstrues the meaning of a 2015 grant to the Center of Theological Inquiry (CTI). Among other things, "The NASA-funded portion of this research concluded in 2017," according to a NASA spokesperson. The claim, which has been around since…

    • Mar 16, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: NASA Is NOT In 2023 Hiring 24 Theologians To Prepare Humans For An Imminent Alien Discovery Recycled Claim
  • 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: Turkey's Massive Earthquake Is NOT Political Attack -- It's A True 7.8 Magnitude Temblor

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    Was the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked southeastern Turkey and parts of Syria on February 6, 2023, fake and actually a planned, politically motivated attack against the Kurdish people in the region? No, that's not true: Seismic activity recorded by earthquake monitors around the world have documented the quake and its numerous aftershocks. The claim appeared on TruthSocial on February 6,…

    • Feb 7, 2023
    • by: Jennifer Dobner
    Fact Check: Turkey's Massive Earthquake Is NOT Political Attack -- It's A True 7.8 Magnitude Temblor Monitors Proof
  • Fact Check: 1/4 Million Failed Voting Attempts Did NOT Result in Uncounted Arizona Votes In November 2022 Election

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    Did nearly a quarter of a million voting attempts fail in the November 8, 2022, election in Arizona and did that impact the vote count? No, that's not true: The communications director for the Maricopa County Elections Department called the allegation "textbook disinformation." While many ballots were scanned and rescanned multiple times, the votes were ultimately counted. Arizona Secretary of…

    • Jan 25, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 1/4 Million Failed Voting Attempts Did NOT Result in Uncounted Arizona Votes In November 2022 Election Votes Counted
  • Fact Check: German Government Did NOT Claim Investigating COVID Vaccines Would Be 'Dangerous For Democracy'

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    Did the German government claim that investigating COVID vaccines would be "dangerous for democracy"? No, that's not true: Alena Buyx, who is not in the German government, did not claim that such investigations would be a threat to democracy. She is a German medical ethicist who since 2020 has been chair of the German Ethics Council, an independent group of…

    • Jan 23, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: German Government Did NOT Claim Investigating COVID Vaccines Would Be 'Dangerous For Democracy' Fact Check: German Government Did NOT Claim Investigating COVID Vaccines Would Be 'Dangerous For Democracy' Did Not Say It
  • Fact Check: Biden Is NOT 'Unelected' Or 'In Violation Of The Constitution' -- He Is The US President

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    Is President Joe Biden actually "unelected" and is his status as president "in violation of the Constitution"? No, that's not true: In accordance with the Constitution, Biden was duly elected as president of the United States. This process is not, as a social media post claims, an overreach of the federal government. The claim appeared in a post on Instagram…

    • Jan 18, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Biden Is NOT 'Unelected' Or 'In Violation Of The Constitution' -- He Is The US President Duly Elected
  • Fact Check: Judge Has NOT Sentenced Young Thug To 25 Years In Prison, As Of January 12, 2023

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    Did the judge in the trial of Young Thug sentence the Atlanta rapper to 25 years in maximum-security prison, as of January 12, 2023? No, that's not true: Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, was not convicted -- much less sentenced -- as of January 12, 2023, when this fact check was written. The claim appeared on Facebook…

    • Jan 12, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Judge Has NOT Sentenced Young Thug To 25 Years In Prison, As Of January 12, 2023 Trial Ongoing
  • Fact Check: The House Jan. 6 Committee Did NOT Withdraw Trump Subpoena Because 'They Knew Trump Did Nothing Wrong'

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    Did the U.S. House of Representatives' committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol withdraw its subpoena of former President Donald Trump because "they knew Trump did nothing wrong"? No, that's not true: The withdrawal had nothing to do with Trump's guilt or innocence. The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States…

    • Jan 5, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: The House Jan. 6 Committee Did NOT Withdraw Trump Subpoena Because 'They Knew Trump Did Nothing Wrong' Out Of Time
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