Lead Stories
US icon US UK icon UK EU icon Europe & EU Democrats icon Blue Feed Republicans icon Red Feed Deepfakes icon Deep fakes Breaking icon Breaking News

Fema

  • Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Gregory Bovino Shows Plaid Shirt With Earring When He Actually Wore A Green Uniform

    Fact Check

    Does a real photo show Greg Bovino wearing a plaid shirt and gold hoop earring? No, that's not true: This photo has been edited. The original photo was taken by an Associated Press photographer at a news conference in Minneapolis on Jan. 20, 2026. It showed Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino with no earring, wearing an olive drab uniform shirt…

    • Jan 27, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Gregory Bovino Shows Plaid Shirt With Earring When He Actually Wore A Green Uniform Edited Image
  • Fact Check: Fake Video Of Cherokee Woman Fighting Off ICE Agent At The Grand Central Market Is AI-Generated Ragebait

    Fact Check

    Does a video show a real scuffle in front of a Grand Central Market between a Cherokee woman and an ICE Agent? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated and was recaptioned for additional ragebaiting effect. It is one of a series of AI-generated videos made with the same, or nearly identical prompts that show a similar clash in…

    • Jan 20, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Fake Video Of Cherokee Woman Fighting Off ICE Agent At The Grand Central Market Is AI-Generated Ragebait AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Viral Videos of Bathtub Viking And 'Techno Viking' Escaping ICE Officers In Minneapolis Are FAKE -- Made With AI By Parodists

    Fact Check

    Did real news video show Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers being outrun by a viking in a wheeled bathtub, or a dancing "Techno Viking", on a Minneapolis street? No, that's not true: No real news outlet broadcast either video, which would have been newsworthy and fodder for talk shows, if real. The clip of a dancing "Techno Viking" originated from…

    • Jan 19, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Viral Videos of Bathtub Viking And 'Techno Viking' Escaping ICE Officers In Minneapolis Are FAKE -- Made With AI By Parodists AI & Satire
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Really Show Local Officer Ordering Driver To Open Armored Truck That Was 'A Federal Asset"

    Fact Check

    Does real bodycam video show a local policeman demanding that a Brinks truck driver open the cargo hold of a truck that was "a federal asset"? No, that's not true: The video is watermarked "A.I. BodyCam VIDEOS" by the page that posted it, which says in its page bio that it creates "fictional...Dramatic, scripted bodycam vids." The font of the…

    • Jan 14, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Really Show Local Officer Ordering Driver To Open Armored Truck That Was 'A Federal Asset" AI Concoction
  • Fact Check: Posts About Connecticut Woman Ada Morrison Committed To Asylum For 'Excessive Reading' In 1893 Do NOT Tell Real-Life Story

    Fact Check

    Do viral posts tell a real-life story about a Connecticut woman named "Ada Morrison" who was committed to a psychiatric hospital for "excessive reading and intellectual pretensions unsuitable for woman"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories extensively researched available records but found no mention of the story outside of social media platforms. Those posts were illustrated by an AI-generated image.…

    • Jan 6, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Posts About Connecticut Woman Ada Morrison Committed To Asylum For 'Excessive Reading' In 1893 Do NOT Tell Real-Life Story No Trace
  • Fact Check: Archived Page Of A 1996 Melania Trump Profile On A Mail-Order Bride Website Is NOT Real -- Copied From Another Woman's Page

    Fact Check

    Is an archived page of a Melania Trump profile on "A Foreign Affair" mail-order bride website from 1996 real? No, that's not true: The purported page was never archived on the Wayback Machine servers, Internet Archive director Mark Graham told Lead Stories. "What you see is a doctored image," he said. An analysis done with help from the Wayback Machine's…

    • Dec 29, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Archived Page Of A 1996 Melania Trump Profile On A Mail-Order Bride Website Is NOT Real -- Copied From Another Woman's Page Fake Archive
  • Fact Check: FAKE Quote From Charli XCX Article 'The Death of Cool' About God And Gender Roles -- University Of Oklahoma Student Essay

    Fact Check

    Did singer Charli XCX write an article titled "The Death of Cool" about God and gender roles? No, that's not true: The passage attributed to Charli XCX on social media is taken from an essay by a University of Oklahoma student about God and gender roles. The quote is taken directly from the student's assignment and does not appear in…

    • Dec 16, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FAKE Quote From Charli XCX Article 'The Death of Cool' About God And Gender Roles -- University Of Oklahoma Student Essay Not Her Post
  • Fact Check: 'Josephine Boudreaux' Is NOT A Real Figure From 1872 Who Seduced And Killed 11 Klan Leaders, The Black Widow Of Louisiana Story And Pictures Debuted On Social Media In 2025 - Fabricated Clickbait

    Fact Check

    Did a "Josephine Boudreaux, the Black Widow of Louisiana", seduce and kill 11 Klan members in 1872? No, that's not true: This story is made up and only recently surfaced on social media. There is no historical record of this woman, and the story lacks verifying details such as names and places. There are many images purporting to show Boudreaux,…

    • Dec 16, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 'Josephine Boudreaux' Is NOT A Real Figure From 1872 Who Seduced And Killed 11 Klan Leaders, The Black Widow Of Louisiana Story And Pictures Debuted On Social Media In 2025 - Fabricated Clickbait AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Trevor Noah Did NOT Tell Pete Hegseth He Was The Reason The Song 'Just Give Me A Reason' Was Written

    Fact Check

    Did comedian Trevor Noah tell Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in response to his request that a band play "Just Give Me a Reason" that he was "the reason it had to be written." No, that's not true: The story was manufactured by a spam factory in Vietnam that uses AI tools and fake Facebook fan pages to spread the…

    • Dec 9, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Trevor Noah Did NOT Tell Pete Hegseth He Was The Reason The Song 'Just Give Me A Reason' Was Written Viet Spam
  • Fact Check: NO $3 Million Suit By Family Of Man Who Died Trying To Steal EV Charger Wires -- Fake Case, Fake Video

    Fact Check

    Does a viral video include real courthouse footage covering a $3 million lawsuit brought by the family of a man who died from electrocution while trying to steal "electric copper wire" from a vehicle charging station? No, that's not true: The shot purporting to show "Darius Johnson's" family was real, but was taken from the coverage of an unrelated case.…

    • Nov 21, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO $3 Million Suit By Family Of Man Who Died Trying To Steal EV Charger Wires -- Fake Case, Fake Video Manufactured
1 2 3 4 5

About Us

EFCSN International Fact-Checking Organization

Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, misleading, deceptive or inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet.
Spotted something? Let us know!.

Lead Stories is a:

  • Verified signatory of the IFCN Code of Principles
  • Verified EFCSN member

Follow us on social media

Subscribe to our newsletter

* indicates required

Please select all the ways you would like to hear from Lead Stories LLC:

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website.

We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.

Most Read

  • Fact Check: Photo Of Man In Drag Is NOT Alex Pretti, ICU Nurse Shot And Killed By ICE In Minneapolis Different Man

    Fact Check: Photo Of Man In Drag Is NOT Alex Pretti, ICU Nurse Shot And Killed By ICE In Minneapolis

    Fact Check

    • Jan 26, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
  • Fact Check: Conservative Commentator Evan Kilgore DENIES Social Media Posts Saying That He Was Officer Who Shot And Killed Alex Pretti In Minneapolis -- Agent Timeline Doesn't Match Kilgore Career Changes Kilgore: No

    Fact Check: Conservative Commentator Evan Kilgore DENIES Social Media Posts Saying That He Was Officer Who Shot And Killed Alex Pretti In Minneapolis -- Agent Timeline Doesn't Match Kilgore Career Changes

    Fact Check

    • Jan 26, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
  • Fact Check: Fake Stories About Karoline Leavitt Smirking At Celebrities Because 'Complex Social Policy' Is 'Out Of Their League' Are Spam From Vietnam Factory Fake

    Fact Check: Fake Stories About Karoline Leavitt Smirking At Celebrities Because 'Complex Social Policy' Is 'Out Of Their League' Are Spam From Vietnam

    Fact Check

    • Jan 24, 2026
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fact Check: Alex Pretti's Parents Did NOT Say Son Quit Hospital Job Months Ago, Showed 'Unusual Behavior' -- Spam From Vietnam Never Quit

    Fact Check: Alex Pretti's Parents Did NOT Say Son Quit Hospital Job Months Ago, Showed 'Unusual Behavior' -- Spam From Vietnam

    Fact Check

    • Jan 27, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ICE Raiding Home Without A Warrant After Man Shouted They Shouldn't 'Smack' His Neighbor -- It's Columbus SWAT In 2019 Not ICE

    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ICE Raiding Home Without A Warrant After Man Shouted They Shouldn't 'Smack' His Neighbor -- It's Columbus SWAT In 2019

    Fact Check

    • Jan 26, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Call 'Mother Of All Deals' Pact Between India And EU A 'High School Science Project' On Truth Social Satire Label

    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Call 'Mother Of All Deals' Pact Between India And EU A 'High School Science Project' On Truth Social

    Fact Check

    • Jan 27, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
  • Fact Check: Photo Of Man In Pink Dress And Crown Is NOT Alex Pretti --  Altered Image Of Ben Taylor, Creator Of 'Fishtank' Reality Show Not Same Man

    Fact Check: Photo Of Man In Pink Dress And Crown Is NOT Alex Pretti -- Altered Image Of Ben Taylor, Creator Of 'Fishtank' Reality Show

    Fact Check

    • Jan 26, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk

Most Recent

  • Fact Check: Alex Pretti's Nursing License Was NOT Expired When He Was Fatally Shot By Ice Agents -- Good Until April It's Current

    Fact Check: Alex Pretti's Nursing License Was NOT Expired When He Was Fatally Shot By Ice Agents -- Good Until April

    Fact Check

    • Jan 27, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
  • Fact Check: Video Of Cartoon Of Greg Bovino Spilling Blood Was NOT Projected On Trump Tower In Midtown Manhattan -- Cartoonist Used AI To Generate The Video Artist Made

    Fact Check: Video Of Cartoon Of Greg Bovino Spilling Blood Was NOT Projected On Trump Tower In Midtown Manhattan -- Cartoonist Used AI To Generate The Video

    Fact Check

    • Jan 27, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Call 'Mother Of All Deals' Pact Between India And EU A 'High School Science Project' On Truth Social Satire Label

    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Call 'Mother Of All Deals' Pact Between India And EU A 'High School Science Project' On Truth Social

    Fact Check

    • Jan 27, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
  • Fact Check: Alex Pretti's Parents Did NOT Say Son Quit Hospital Job Months Ago, Showed 'Unusual Behavior' -- Spam From Vietnam Never Quit

    Fact Check: Alex Pretti's Parents Did NOT Say Son Quit Hospital Job Months Ago, Showed 'Unusual Behavior' -- Spam From Vietnam

    Fact Check

    • Jan 27, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
  • Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Gregory Bovino Shows Plaid Shirt With Earring When He Actually Wore A Green Uniform Edited Image

    Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Gregory Bovino Shows Plaid Shirt With Earring When He Actually Wore A Green Uniform

    Fact Check

    • Jan 27, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
  • Fact Check: Anti-ICE Protesters Did NOT Beat Up Staff At Minneapolis Hotel, NOT TRUE That 'Police Never Came' Hotel: Nope

    Fact Check: Anti-ICE Protesters Did NOT Beat Up Staff At Minneapolis Hotel, NOT TRUE That 'Police Never Came'

    Fact Check

    • Jan 26, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
  • Fact Check: Photo Of Man In Pink Dress And Crown Is NOT Alex Pretti --  Altered Image Of Ben Taylor, Creator Of 'Fishtank' Reality Show Not Same Man

    Fact Check: Photo Of Man In Pink Dress And Crown Is NOT Alex Pretti -- Altered Image Of Ben Taylor, Creator Of 'Fishtank' Reality Show

    Fact Check

    • Jan 26, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk

Share your opinion

Share Tweet
Home About IFCN Code of Principles How we work Satire Policy Privacy Policy Corrections Policy Corrections Archive Contact
Български English Espanol Magyar Română Русский Slovensky Українська

Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, misleading, deceptive or inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet.
Spotted something? Let us know!.

Lead Stories is a:

  • Verified signatory of the IFCN Code of Principles
  • Verified EFCSN member
IFCN logo EFCSN logo
© 2015-2024 Lead Stories LLC - All rights reserved.

Lead Stories

  • Home
  • Fact Check
  • US icon US
  • UK icon UK
  • EU icon Europe & EU
  • Ireland icon Ireland
  • Canada icon Canada
  • War icon War 🇷🇺 & 🇺🇦
  • Coronavirus icon Corona Virus
  • Democrats icon Blue Feed
  • Republicans icon Red Feed
  • Deepfakes icon Deep fakes
  • Breaking icon Breaking News
  • Elections icon Elections 2024
  • Business
  • Current Events
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • International
  • Politics
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Society
  • Technology
  • Corrections
  • Analysis
  • Explainer
  • Satire