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  • Happy International Fact-Checking Day!

    Analysis

    April 2 is International Fact-Checking Day, a global celebration of truth and accuracy. Like every year we want to take the opportunity to say that "Facts Matter". Usually at Lead Stories we are quite content to let the facts speak for themselves, but this year we have a much more eloquent guest speaker, world-famous actor Stephen Fry: Some of our…

    • Apr 2, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Happy International Fact-Checking Day! Facts Matter!
  • Fact Check: 'No Zelensky No War' Billboard Was NOT Displayed On New York's Fifth Avenue -- It Was Edited Into 2021 Video

    Fact Check

    Did a billboard go up on New York's Fifth Avenue during the summer of 2023, reading "No Zelensky No War"? No, that's not true: This video is fake and has been digitally edited. The original video posted on YouTube in 2021 shows the corner of 57th St. and 5th Ave, in New York, at the Tiffany & Co. jewelry store.…

    • Oct 2, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 'No Zelensky No War' Billboard Was NOT Displayed On New York's Fifth Avenue -- It Was Edited Into 2021 Video Edited Video
  • Fact Check: Head Of German Hospital Who Committed Suicide Did NOT Say 'COVID-19 Vaccine Is A Genocide'

    Fact Check

    Did the head of a German hospital who committed suicide describe the COVID-19 vaccine as genocide and a crime against humanity? No, that's not true: Online publications reported unsubstantiated claims of a suicide note from the physician that said those things, but the claims were dismissed by German authorities, who investigated the death, and by municipal officials. The claims appeared…

    • Nov 24, 2021
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Head Of German Hospital Who Committed Suicide Did NOT Say 'COVID-19 Vaccine Is A Genocide' Did Not Say It
  • Happy Fact Checking Day!

    Analysis

    After we let our hair down a little yesterday for April Fools Day, today we are celebrating Fact Checking Day (like we do every year). Best wishes to all our fellow fact checkers around the world. We are also taking this opportunity to announce our participation in a new experimental way of funding fact checking through the sale of NFT…

    • Apr 2, 2021
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Happy Fact Checking Day!
  • Happy 2020 International Fact-Checking Day!

    Analysis

    Traditionally, on the day after April Fools Day we celebrate International Fact-Checking Day. This year marks the fourth time this day has been organized, thanks to the fine people at the IFCN. There is a special website for the occasion, check it out here. There is a fun quiz too to test your skill at spotting hoaxes. Also, have a…

    • Apr 2, 2020
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Happy 2020 International Fact-Checking Day!
  • Press Release: Happy Fact-Checking Day! #factcheckingday

    Fact Check

    Lead Stories is happy to support Fact-Checking Day 2019! ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (April 2, 2019) - In most of the world, April 1 is a day for fools. April 2is a day for facts. Today is International Fact-Checking Day, and the Poynter Institute'sInternational Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) will once again coordinate activities and amplifyresources that empower global citizens of all ages…

    • Apr 2, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Press Release: Happy Fact-Checking Day! #factcheckingday
  • Southend News Network To Close After Losing European Subsidies Due To Brexit

    Satire

    Southend-on-Sea, U.K. - Consternation today in the British media landscape. One of the most respected official publications in all of the United Kingdom will be forced to shut down after losing European subsidies in the wake of the Brexit from the European Union. A statement from European Commissar for Media Affairs & Honest Reporting Jaques Meoff from Luxemburg earlier today…

    • Apr 1, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Southend News Network To Close After Losing European Subsidies Due To Brexit
  • Uncle Of Politifact Editor Sustains Third Degree Burns At Easter Brunch After Refusing To Believe His Pants Are On Fire

    Satire

    Tragedy struck today during a family Easter brunch for Angie Holan, editor at fact checking website Politifact. An anonymous source close to the family exclusively told Lead Stories what happened: Angie wanted to bring in some extra dishes from the kitchen but there was no more room on the table. So she temporarily moved some decorative candles onto uncle Rick's…

    • Apr 1, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Uncle Of Politifact Editor Sustains Third Degree Burns At Easter Brunch After Refusing To Believe His Pants Are On Fire
  • BuzzFeed To Launch Fake News Spin-off, You Won't Believe What Happens Next!

    Satire

    New York, NY - In a surprise move popular website BuzzFeed has announced plans to launch a fake news spin-off. In a press release distributed to fact checkers today it was revealed Craig Silverman will be the editor-in-chief of the new publication. In an exclusive conversation with Lead Stories Silverman revealed the reasons for the move: It's quite logical if…

    • Apr 1, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    BuzzFeed To Launch Fake News Spin-off, You Won't Believe What Happens Next!
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