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  • Fact Check: 'The Rock' And Elton John Had NOT Endorsed Donald Trump In 2024, As Of September 10, 2024

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    Did Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Elton John endorse Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential race? No, that's not true: Video clips of Johnson and John do not show either one of them having said that they endorse Trump for the 2024 presidential election, as of this writing on September 10, 2024. The two celebrities described Trump as a fan…

    • Sep 10, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'The Rock' And Elton John Had NOT Endorsed Donald Trump In 2024, As Of September 10, 2024 No Endorsement
  • Fact Check: Kid Rock Did NOT Cancel Six Tour Dates With Sheryl Crow And Praise Jason Aldean

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    Did performer Kid Rock cancel six tour dates with singer Sheryl Crow in solidarity with country music's Jason Aldean? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a self-described satirical website aimed at trolling conservatives. The website that posted the information, The Dunning-Kruger Times, has a disclaimer that describes itself as part of a network of "parody, satire, and tomfoolery."…

    • Jul 25, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Kid Rock Did NOT Cancel Six Tour Dates With Sheryl Crow And Praise Jason Aldean Satire Site
  • Fact Check: Hank Williams Jr Did NOT Resign From CMT's Board of Directors To Support Jason Aldean -- Story Is From A Satire Site

    Fact Check

    Did country music's Hank Williams Jr. resign from the Country Music Television's (CMT) board of directors to support fellow singer Jason Aldean? No, that's not true: The website this claim is from is satirical. Lead Stories could not find any evidence that Williams had left the board or even had been on the board, or evidence of a statement from…

    • Jul 24, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Hank Williams Jr Did NOT Resign From CMT's Board of Directors To Support Jason Aldean -- Story Is From A Satire Site Satirical Site
  • Fact Check: Blake Shelton Did NOT Cancel $30 Million Project With CMT Over Aldean Video Row -- Story Is From A Satire Site

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    Did Blake Shelton cancel a $30 million project with CMT, saying that "Jason is my friend," in the aftermath of the network pulling Jason Aldean's music video? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a self-described satirical website aimed at trolling conservatives. The website that posted the information, The Dunning-Kruger Times, has a disclaimer that describes itself as part…

    • Jul 24, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Blake Shelton Did NOT Cancel $30 Million Project With CMT Over Aldean Video Row -- Story Is From A Satire Site Concocted
  • Fact Check: Biden Is NOT Seriously Blaming Elton John For 'Spending Taxpayer Money To Fight AIDS' In This Clip -- It's A Joke

    Fact Check

    Did President Joe Biden blame Elton John for the U.S. spending taxpayer money to "fight AIDS"? No, that's not true: There is missing context to this video. A transcript of this event shows that Biden is praising John. Both the audience and John applaud Biden's sentiments. The claim appeared on Instagram on January 1, 2023. The caption read: Flashback to…

    • Jan 3, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Biden Is NOT Seriously Blaming Elton John For 'Spending Taxpayer Money To Fight AIDS' In This Clip -- It's A Joke Praise≠Insult
  • Lead Stories Uncovers Network of Cambodian Websites Pushing Death Hoaxes On Facebook To Spread Malware

    Analysis

    The celebrity death hoax has long been a clickbait staple, but recently one network has taken it to extremes, using scores of websites to host its content and an automated army of bots to push the links into Facebook groups. Many Facebook users and group administrators have noticed a sharp increase in spam postings of false death hoaxes. Examples of…

    • Dec 8, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Lead Stories Uncovers Network of Cambodian Websites Pushing Death Hoaxes On Facebook To Spread Malware Malware Motive
  • Fact Check: 22-Point Meme Of Conspiracy Memes Is Mix Of Falsehoods, Predictions, And Some Truth

    Fact Check

    Is a meme listing 22 points, including conspiracy claims about 5G hazards, adrenochrome, Jeffrey Epstein, Pizzagate, and Britain's Royal Family factual? Mostly no, although some points are true and others are just predictions that cannot be fact checked. An example of the massive meme is found in a post (archived here) shared on Facebook June 4, 2020. It opened:…

    • Jun 10, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: 22-Point Meme Of Conspiracy Memes Is Mix Of Falsehoods, Predictions, And Some Truth Fact Check: 22-Point Meme Of Conspiracy Memes Is Mix Of Falsehoods, Predictions, And Some Truth Fact Check: 22-Point Meme Of Conspiracy Memes Is Mix Of Falsehoods, Predictions, And Some Truth Some Fiction
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