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  • Fact Check: Rock Formations In Video Are NOT Giant Tree Stumps -- Despite Book Of Enoch Myths

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    Do images described as tree stumps provide proof that there were once giant ancient trees which were felled by angels? No, that's not true: The photos show natural geological features around the world which came to be through several geological processes over millions of years. Volcanoes erupting, erosion of different materials at different speeds, and the lifting and folding of…

    • Sep 10, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Rock Formations In Video Are NOT Giant Tree Stumps -- Despite Book Of Enoch Myths Just Geology
  • Fact Check: FAKE 'Sheriff Larry Leda Applying For Green Card For Mexican Rescue Team' Video Misspells Name -- No Media Reports

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    Is a viral video a real news report about a "Sheriff Larry Leda" saying he'd apply for a green card for the Mexican rescue team that saved his family? No, that's not true: The footage in the viral video came from a press conference during which the phrase "green card" was not said and the caption in the video spelled…

    • Jul 13, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: FAKE 'Sheriff Larry Leda Applying For Green Card For Mexican Rescue Team' Video Misspells Name -- No Media Reports Not Reported
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Gov. Gavin Newsom Ordered Firefighters Not To Use Starlink Modems

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    Is there evidence that California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered firefighters not to use Starlink modems while battling wildfires in the Los Angeles area in January 2025? No, that's not true: Newsom denied allegations he had ordered the modems to be confiscated in a post on X. Any firefighter who needs a Starlink device can get one through the Los Angeles…

    • Jan 17, 2025
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Gov. Gavin Newsom Ordered Firefighters Not To Use Starlink Modems No Evidence
  • Fact Check: Ukrainian Govt Did NOT Say 'Eight Mansions Owned By Ukrainian Military Officials' Burned In Los Angeles Wildfires As Of January 13, 2025

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    Did the Ukrainian government state that "eight mansions owned by Ukrainian military officials" were "burned down in wildfires in Los Angeles" in January 2025? No, that's not true: A video that made this assertion contained the logo of United24, the official fundraising platform of the Ukrainian government. A United24 spokesperson and Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation said this video is…

    • Jan 13, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Ukrainian Govt Did NOT Say 'Eight Mansions Owned By Ukrainian Military Officials' Burned In Los Angeles Wildfires As Of January 13, 2025 No Reports
  • Fact Check: Video Claiming UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Dismissed Jimmy Savile Complaints As 'Frivolous' IS AI-Generated

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    Does an authentic video show U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing complaints of predatory sexual behavior against Jimmy Savile as "frivolous"? No, that's not true: According to multiple AI video and audio detection tools, the video was fake and created with artificial intelligence. Starmer, who served as the director of public prosecutions for England and Wales from 2008 to 2013,…

    • Jan 9, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Claiming UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Dismissed Jimmy Savile Complaints As 'Frivolous' IS AI-Generated AI Voice
  • Fact Check: Police Did NOT Discover Tunnels Under UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's Home

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    Was a hidden tunnel with cryptic codes on its walls found in the basement of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's home after his death? No, that's not true: This is a conspiracy theory with no factual basis -- the images used to illustrate the false narrative have nothing to do with Thompson's home and came from news reports about other places.…

    • Dec 26, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Police Did NOT Discover Tunnels Under UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's Home Not His House
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk's Starlink Did NOT Play Role In Counting Votes In 2024 Election

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    Did Elon Musk's satellite-based high-speed internet system Starlink play any role in counting or uploading votes in the U.S. election that could have allowed for potential vote manipulation or cheating? No, that's not true: Election security experts told Lead Stories that there's no evidence of vote tampering involving Starlink. U.S. voting systems are managed by county and state offices on…

    • Nov 11, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Elon Musk's Starlink Did NOT Play Role In Counting Votes In 2024 Election Not Connected
  • Fact Check: Arkansas Voting Machine Did NOT Flip Trump Vote To Harris

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    Did a voting machine in Arkansas cause a vote for Donald Trump to be cast instead for Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: Elections authorities at the state and local level plus the voting machine manufacturer told Lead Stories the voter accidentally touched the wrong name because they used their finger rather than the stylus provided. Even so, they said…

    • Nov 1, 2024
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: Arkansas Voting Machine Did NOT Flip Trump Vote To Harris Voter Error
  • Fact Check: Kentucky Voting Machine Did NOT Switch Trump Votes To Harris

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    Are voting machines in Kentucky changing votes from Donald Trump to Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: There was an incident involving a single ballot marking device in Laurel County but it wasn't switching votes; instead, one voter was pressing the space between voting boxes repeatedly instead of directly in the middle of a voting box. The county election supervisor…

    • Oct 31, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Kentucky Voting Machine Did NOT Switch Trump Votes To Harris No Switching
  • Fact Check: Footage Of Ingenuity Helicopter's First Flight Showed Mars NOT Algerian Desert Landscape

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    Does footage of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's first flight actually show the desert landscape of Algeria and not Mars in the background? No, that's not true: Footage of the takeoff and landing of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, posted on YouTube by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, does not show the same scenery as pictured in an Instagram post. The real footage…

    • Sep 12, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Footage Of Ingenuity Helicopter's First Flight Showed Mars NOT Algerian Desert Landscape Not Mars Video
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