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  • Fact Check: Clipped Video Shows Ilhan Omar Saying "World War Eleven" But Cuts Off Her Correction

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    Did Rep. Ilhan Omar incorrectly say "World War Eleven" instead of "World War II" without correcting herself? No, that's not true: Omar did misspeak saying "World War Eleven" in January 2025 but the part where she corrected herself was cut off in a clip of the incident that went viral. In the original video she immediately corrected herself, substituting "Two"…

    • Apr 28, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Clipped Video Shows Ilhan Omar Saying "World War Eleven" But Cuts Off Her Correction Lacks Context
  • Fact Check: California Did NOT Give Coalition For Humane Immigrant Rights $100 Million Mainly To Pay Protesters

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    Did California pay the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) more than $100 million mainly to fund protests as a viral social media post said? No, that's not true: California's payments to CHIRLA were overwhelmingly tied to immigration legal services and social welfare programs. There is no evidence in state budget records that any funds were used to pay or…

    • Feb 23, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: California Did NOT Give Coalition For Humane Immigrant Rights $100 Million Mainly To Pay Protesters Not For Demos
  • Fact Check: Fake Stories Say Streisand, Farage, Speaker Johnson And Others Said 'Our country would be safer without Somali immigrants' -- Vietnam-Launched Hoaxes Say Celebrities Targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar

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    Did Barbra Streisand, British politician Nigel Farage and Kevin Costner each say "Our country would be safer without Somali immigrants -- starting with Ilhan Omar!"? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories featuring those and other famous people were published by a network of foreign websites and Facebook pages. There were no news articles about such an event and the…

    • Jan 7, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Fake Stories Say Streisand, Farage, Speaker Johnson And Others Said 'Our country would be safer without Somali immigrants' -- Vietnam-Launched Hoaxes Say Celebrities Targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar Viet Hoaxes
  • Fact Check: Mamdani Did NOT Say That 'Husbands Are Allowed To Beat Their Wives' Or That City Authorities Should Ignore Domestic Violence Calls

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    Does a viral post accurately summarize Zohran Mamdani's words from a podcast recorded more than five years before he was sworn in as New York City mayor? No, that's not true: The quote was shortened, and it changed its meaning. A longer, more elaborate fragment of his speech shows that he suggested that it shouldn't be the police, but specially…

    • Jan 6, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Mamdani Did NOT Say That 'Husbands Are Allowed To Beat Their Wives' Or That City Authorities Should Ignore Domestic Violence Calls Distorted
  • Fact Check: Sweet Angel Child Care Phone Number Does NOT Dial Minnesota Governor Walz's Office

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    Does Sweet Angel Child Care's phone number dial directly to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's office? No, that's not true: The child care center's phone number as listed on the state licensing website and several other online directories does not connect to the governor's office. The number dialed in an online video making the claim was on a Google map listing,…

    • Dec 30, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Sweet Angel Child Care Phone Number Does NOT Dial Minnesota Governor Walz's Office Wrong Number
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    Silvia Cernan Gutierrez is a multidisciplinary professional with almost two decades of experience spanning journalism, digital media, education, marketing, and international program management. She joined Lead Stories in November 2025. Silvia discovered her passion for investigative journalism in New York City, where she worked as part of a newsroom team producing digital news content and managing web and social coverage…

    • Dec 12, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fact Check: Alleged D.C. Pipe Bomber Brian Cole Jr. Did NOT Sue Trump's DHS Over Illegal Immigration

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    Did the man charged with planting pipe bombs found near the Republican and Democratic headquarters in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021, sue the Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security over illegal immigration? No, that's not true: Legal disputes referenced in a Daily Wire article making that claim confused suspect Brian Cole Jr. with his father Brian Cole Sr. It…

    • Dec 4, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Alleged D.C. Pipe Bomber Brian Cole Jr. Did NOT Sue Trump's DHS Over Illegal Immigration Not Immigration
  • Fact Check: Video NOT 'New' And Does NOT Show Islamists Chanting 'Allah Akbar' In German Christmas Market -- 2024 Demonstration Celebrated Fall Of Syrian Dictator Assad

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    Did a "new" viral video posted Nov. 18, 2025 show "In Germany, large crowds of Muslims walk directly through a Christmas market chanting 'There is no God but Allah , Allah Akbar'"? No, that's not true: No chants of "Allah Akbar" (God is Great) can be heard on the clip's audio. The video was not new, either, having been on…

    • Nov 20, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video NOT 'New' And Does NOT Show Islamists Chanting 'Allah Akbar' In German Christmas Market -- 2024 Demonstration Celebrated Fall Of Syrian Dictator Assad Anti-Assad
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Muslims Protesting A Christmas Fair In Germany -- Clip From Pro-Palestinian Anti-Israel March First Appeared October, 2024

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    Does a viral video show Muslims protesting against a Christmas fair in Germany? No, that's not true: The video has circulated since October, 12, 2024, showing a demonstration in Hamburg, Germany, against Israel and in solidarity with Palestinians. The time stamp on the 2024 posts puts the march a full month before Germany's traditional Christmas markets begin, according to tour…

    • Nov 18, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Muslims Protesting A Christmas Fair In Germany -- Clip From Pro-Palestinian Anti-Israel March First Appeared October, 2024 Mislabled Clip
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Illegal Immigrants In UK Stealing From The Dead -- Memorial Tradition In Ukraine Leaves Sweets To Be Taken After Easter

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    Does a video show illegal immigrants in the UK stealing from the dead by taking things from graves to sell? No, that's not true: The video was first posted by a TikTok account from Ukraine, on April 27, the day the Ukrainian and Eastern Orthodox Churches observe "Thomas Sunday" or "Provody." The specific observance of the tradition varies by region,…

    • Oct 30, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Illegal Immigrants In UK Stealing From The Dead -- Memorial Tradition In Ukraine Leaves Sweets To Be Taken After Easter Easter Custom
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