Epstein

Is a video of an Army general telling troops that they are not in Portland because it's a war zone, but to distract from the Epstein files and protect President Trump authentic? No, that's not true: An AI detector tool concluded it was 99.7 percent AI-generated, and there are several major discrepancies from reality that confirm the video is a…

Is there evidence that Erika Kirk was a recruiter for Jeffrey Epstein or that she had her husband, Charlie Kirk, killed to shut him up about it? No, that's not true: The claim appears to be based on another false claim that Erika Kirk operated a charity in Romania that was used for trafficking orphaned children internationally. Lead Stories previously…

Is there an authentic photo showing the White House lawn partially covered by a large banner that features the images of President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: The banner is real and was displayed on the Long Walk at Windsor Castle on September 15, 2025, but not on the White House lawn in Washington, D.C. A…

Did U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz paint over graffiti which said, "Release the Epstein Files"? No, that's not true: The image has been edited. The original image was shared on social media by Cruz and showed him painting over graffiti that said "F--- Charlie Kirk". The altered image appeared in a post (archived here) published on X by @acnewsitics on Sept.…

Was a Secret Service agent standing with Donald Trump after he was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024, also standing close to Charlie Kirk when he was fatally shot in Orem, Utah, on September 10, 2025? No, that's not true: The male Secret Service agent holding Trump's left arm as Trump raised his right fist in the air…

Did Marjorie Taylor Green really put up a poster with the alleged Trump birthday letter or card to Jeffrey Epstein along with signature comparisons as seen in a viral video? No, that's not true: The clip originally appeared on an Instagram account that says it publishes satire. The video itself was tagged with a disclaimer that said it was "digitally…

Did Bill Gates use his turn speaking at a White House dinner to apologize for things such as: Windows, viruses, vaccines, sterilizing people, and trying to block out the sun -- finishing by asking for a pardon over "all the Epstein shit"? No, that's not true: This video was published by a parody account and bears their watermark in the…

Is this a real screenshot of a Truth Social post from President Trump where he says he won't release the Epstein files in order to protect Bill Clinton? No, that's not true: The viral image originated on a Facebook account with a satire disclaimer and did not actually show Trump's Truth Social handle. It contained several hints that were hard…

Does a viral screenshot show a real post by California Governor Gavin Newsom's Press Office asking Russia to release the Epstein files if they "are listening"? No, that's not true: The satirical post which also mentions "Big Balls" appears to be a Truth Social post and the account that supposedly published it does not exist there. The message also didn't…

Has Ghislaine Maxwell been cleared to leave prison on work release? Here is what we know: On August 1, 2025 the federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed to Lead Stories that Maxwell had been moved to the federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, a minimum-security all women facility. On August 11, 2025 podcaster Allison Gill published an article based on an…