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  • Fact Check: A Real Photo Shows Pope Leo XIV "Rocking Nikes With His Clerical Vestments" Prior To Being Elected Pope

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    Does a real photo show Pope Leo XIV rocking Nikes with his clerical vestments? Yes, that's true: This is a real photo that appears in a trailer for a documentary about the time Pope Leo XIV spent in Rome before he was elected to be pope. The context for the photo offered in the trailer and the lack of traditional…

    • May 8, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: A Real Photo Shows Pope Leo XIV "Rocking Nikes With His Clerical Vestments" Prior To Being Elected Pope Real Photo
  • Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Have Election With 133 Million Registered Voters And 159 Million Votes Cast -- Official Figures Say Otherwise

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    Did the United States have an election with 133 million registered voters in which 159 million votes were cast? No, that's not true: Official government figures for national elections do not support that claim. More than 158 million Americans cast ballots in the 2020 presidential election, but more than 168 million were registered to vote. The claim appeared in a…

    • May 5, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Have Election With 133 Million Registered Voters And 159 Million Votes Cast -- Official Figures Say Otherwise Wrong Numbers
  • Fact Check: WHCD Shooting Suspect Cole Tomas Allen Was NOT On The Payroll Of Top California Democratic Politicians Or The DNC

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    Was Cole Tomas Allen, the man accused of shooting at attendees at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner, on the payroll of the Democratic National Committee and several California Democratic politicians, including Nancy Pelosi, Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris and Adam Schiff? No, that's not true: A DNC spokesperson, a Newsom spokesperson, and a Pelosi spokesperson all told Lead Stories the…

    • Apr 30, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: WHCD Shooting Suspect Cole Tomas Allen Was NOT On The Payroll Of Top California Democratic Politicians Or The DNC No Such Job
  • Fact Check: Photo Of President Trump With Droopy Eyes Was NOT 'Just Released' By The White House -- It's From His First Term

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    Is a photo of President Donald Trump with one eye closed and the other half open with the U.S. Marine Corps flag behind him new as of April 24, 2026? No, that's not true: The image appeared in social media posts as early as November 2020, although Lead Stories has been unable to pinpoint the exact date it was captured.…

    • Apr 25, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Photo Of President Trump With Droopy Eyes Was NOT 'Just Released' By The White House -- It's From His First Term Nothing New
  • Fact Check: NO Hungarian Poll Would Have Orbán At 68% And Magyar At 35% Of The Vote -- Official Polls Would Add Up To 100%

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    Is there an "official poll" in Hungary that shows Viktor Orbán with 68% and Péter Magyar with 35% of the vote, as some social media posts imply? No, that's not true: Official polls would add up to a total of 100% and this one adds up to 103%, mathematically impossible. None of the social media posts with the phrase "Orbán…

    • Apr 11, 2026
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: NO Hungarian Poll Would Have Orbán At 68% And Magyar At 35% Of The Vote -- Official Polls Would Add Up To 100% Total = 103%
  • Fact Check: FAKE Sky News Report Falsely Claims Hungarian Opposition Leader Péter Magyar Is Withdrawing From Election

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    Did Sky News report that Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar is withdrawing from the election in early April 2026? No, that's not true: The British news channel has not reported that Magyar has dropped out of the race for prime minister. There is also no credible evidence that he has ended his bid in this highly contested election. The claim…

    • Apr 10, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: FAKE Sky News Report Falsely Claims Hungarian Opposition Leader Péter Magyar Is Withdrawing From Election Still Running
  • Fact Check: NO Book By Hungarian Opposition Leader Péter Magyar's Ex-Wife Accused Him Of Microwaving Puppy, Sexual Acts -- No Such Book Exists

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    Does a tell-all book by Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar's ex-wife accuse him of committing an act of sexual gratification in front of their children and cooking a live puppy in a microwave? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such a book exists. The website where the story about the book originated was registered anonymously just days…

    • Apr 9, 2026
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: NO Book By Hungarian Opposition Leader Péter Magyar's Ex-Wife Accused Him Of Microwaving Puppy, Sexual Acts -- No Such Book Exists No Such Book
  • Fact Check: Hungarian Opposition Leader Péter Magyár Did NOT Call Trump 'A Senile Grandpa'

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    Did Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyár, who is challenging sitting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the April 2026 election, describe U.S. President Donald Trump as "a senile grandpa" in a public speech? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a fake report that stole the logo of Euronews, a real news organization, in an apparent attempt to make the…

    • Mar 24, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Hungarian Opposition Leader Péter Magyár Did NOT Call Trump 'A Senile Grandpa' Fake Report
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Used $550 Million Of Public Money To Build Private 'Doomsday' Plane

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    Did German Chancellor Friedrich Merz use $550 million of state funds to build a private "doomsday" plane? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence or proof that Merz commissioned a fortified warplane. The website that published the article was registered one day before the publication of the story and is not an established media organization. An online detection…

    • Mar 19, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Evidence German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Used $550 Million Of Public Money To Build Private 'Doomsday' Plane No Proof
  • Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Use AI To Fabricate Trump's Jan. 6, 2021, Remarks

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    Did the BBC use AI to fabricate remarks by President Donald Trump in a Jan. 6, 2021, speech in a documentary that aired just before the 2024 election? No, that's not true: The $5 billion lawsuit Trump filed against the BBC does not allege that it used AI. Instead, it argues that the network edited together unrelated portions of the…

    • Mar 18, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Use AI To Fabricate Trump's Jan. 6, 2021, Remarks Edited, Not AI
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