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  • Fact Check: Nikki Haley Did NOT Shed Her Birth Name -- 'Nikki' And 'Haley' Have Both Been Her Legal Names

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    Did former South Carolina governor and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley shed her birth name? No, that's not true: Haley, whose birth name is Nimrata (also spelled "Nimarata") Nikki Randhawa, has explained that the middle name on her birth certificate is "Nikki". Like other married women, she changed her last name when she married her husband Michael Haley. The claim…

    • Sep 21, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Nikki Haley Did NOT Shed Her Birth Name -- 'Nikki' And 'Haley' Have Both Been Her Legal Names Her Real Names
  • Fact Check: Reuters Did NOT Publish 2024 Election Polling Numbers -- They Were Created On Interactive Website

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    Did Reuters publish 2024 presidential election polling numbers that heavily favored former president and current candidate Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Reuters has debunked the fake numbers and a map associated with the numbers. The map was created on a website that allows users to design their own "election forecast." The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published…

    • Sep 20, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Reuters Did NOT Publish 2024 Election Polling Numbers -- They Were Created On Interactive Website User Generated
  • Fact Check: UK's MI6 Did NOT Reveal 'Weather Weapon' Used To Cause Wildfires In Hawaii

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    Did the UK's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) reveal in August 2023 that the wildfires in Hawaii were caused by a "weather weapon" developed by the U.S. government? No, that's not true: The claim is part of a Chinese disinformation campaign. Additionally, there is no credible information or evidence to suggest that the wildfires in Hawaii were caused by such a…

    • Sep 13, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: UK's MI6 Did NOT Reveal 'Weather Weapon' Used To Cause Wildfires In Hawaii China Disinfo
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Brazil's Independence Day In 2023

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    Does a collage from social media prove that nobody showed up to celebrate Brazil's Independence Day in the country's capital in 2023? No, that's not true: The composite image shared on social media does not contain any photos from 2023. The claim originated from a post (archived here) on Instagram on September 7, 2023. It opened: Happy Independence Day Brazil…

    • Sep 13, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Brazil's Independence Day In 2023 Old Photo
  • Fact Check: Judge Did NOT Rule Trump Has Absolute Immunity From Prosecution -- Ruling Only Applies To Single Lower Court Case

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    Does a Pennsylvania judge's ruling in a state civil suit that Donald Trump's false election claims while in office are covered by presidential immunity also apply to his four criminal cases? No, that's not true: A law school professor called the claim in a video "misleading," telling Lead Stories that the "ruling did not find that former President Trump is…

    • Sep 12, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Judge Did NOT Rule Trump Has Absolute Immunity From Prosecution -- Ruling Only Applies To Single Lower Court Case PA-Only Case
  • Fact Check: This Video Of Exploding Twin Towers Without Planes Is NOT Real -- Plane Crashes Are Edited Out

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    Does a video of the South Tower at the World Trade Center in New York City exploding without a plane crashing into it during the 9/11 attacks mean that bombs were the reason the buildings exploded? No, that's not true: The video has been edited to remove the hijacked United Flight 175 plane hitting the South Tower on September 11,…

    • Sep 12, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: This Video Of Exploding Twin Towers Without Planes Is NOT Real -- Plane Crashes Are Edited Out Edited Video
  • Fact Check: There Were NOT 7 Million Registered Voters In Wisconsin 2020 Election With Only 4.5 Million Eligible

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    Were 7 million people registered to vote in the 2020 general election in Wisconsin when only 4.5 million were eligible voters? No, that's not true: There were more than 3.9 million registered voters and an estimated 4.5 million eligible voters in that election, a Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) representative told Lead Stories. A version of the claim made by former…

    • Sep 12, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: There Were NOT 7 Million Registered Voters In Wisconsin 2020 Election With Only 4.5 Million Eligible Public Record
  • Fact Check: BBC Video Does NOT Prove 9/11 WTC 7 Conspiracy -- A Reporting Error On A Chaotic, Confusing Day Was Corrected ASAP

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    Does a BBC report from September 11, 2001, saying World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7) fell more than 20 minutes before it actually did prove a conspiracy? No, that's not true: There's no evidence of a WTC 7 conspiracy. The discrepancy in the reporting of WTC 7's collapse time, after the Twin Towers' collapse, can be explained by the…

    • Sep 11, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: BBC Video Does NOT Prove 9/11 WTC 7 Conspiracy -- A Reporting Error On A Chaotic, Confusing Day Was Corrected ASAP Reporting Slip
  • Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Sign 'Order Cancelling US Election' To Make Americans 'Ruled By Global Elite For Their Own Good'

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    Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) issue an "order" banning elections in the United States and will Americans from now on be ruled by a global elite? No, none of it is true: A non-governmental organization such as the WEF doesn't have the capacity or power to override the existing American laws. The article's headline notwithstanding, the source cited to…

    • Sep 11, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Sign 'Order Cancelling US Election' To Make Americans 'Ruled By Global Elite For Their Own Good' No Such Order
  • Fact Check: 222 Contributions With 'Zero Donor Information' Do NOT Prove There Is Fraud In Campaign Of Fulton County DA Fani Willis

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    Do 222 contributions with "zero donor information" to the campaign of Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis prove there was fraud? No, that's not true: An Emory University political science professor emeritus told Lead Stories, "Looks like they're all very small donations for which donor info is not required under Georgia law." Other political scientists said the same. The…

    • Sep 8, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 222 Contributions With 'Zero Donor Information' Do NOT Prove There Is Fraud In Campaign Of Fulton County DA Fani Willis Not Required
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