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  • Fact Check: Image Claiming Kamala Harris Got 68M Votes Does NOT Correctly Represent 2024 Election Results

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    Did Democratic nominee and then-sitting Vice President Kamala Harris get 68 million votes in 2024? No, that's not true: In reality, she got more than 75 million, according to data on the Federal Election Commission website. That's fewer than Joe Biden's 2020 total of 81 million, but 7 million more than is claimed by a viral meme. The claim appeared…

    • Jul 10, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check:  Image Claiming Kamala Harris Got 68M Votes Does NOT Correctly Represent 2024 Election Results More Than That
  • Fact Check: Biden Administration Did NOT Approve Army Birthday 'Grand Parade' Permit In 2024

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    Did the Biden administration approve the permit in June 2024 for a "grand parade" for the Army's 250th birthday? No, that's not true: The parade permit application was submitted in March 2025, more than a month after President Biden left the White House and President Trump's administration began, according to a National Park Service spokesman. The permit application for a…

    • Jun 17, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Biden Administration Did NOT Approve Army Birthday 'Grand Parade' Permit In 2024 Not A Parade
  • Fact Check: President Trump DID Share Post Saying Joe Biden Was Executed In 2020 And Replaced With Robotic Clones

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    Did President Trump reshare a Truth Social post that claims Joe Biden was executed in 2020 and replaced with "clones doubles & robotic engineered souless mindless entities"? Yes, he did: Trump's Truth Social timeline showed the post was shared by the president at 7:06 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The post was still active at the time of writing…

    • Jun 1, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: President Trump DID Share Post Saying Joe Biden Was Executed In 2020 And Replaced With Robotic Clones  He Posted It
  • Fact Check: Trump DID Attack 'USA Hating Judges' in 2025 Memorial Day Message

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    Did President Donald Trump address a 2025 Memorial Day message to "scum" and "USA hating judges"? Yes, that's true: Trump posted the lengthy message on Truth Social on the morning of May 26, 2025. Both critics and supporters of Trump re-posted it. The message was presented as real in a May 26, 2025, post on Facebook (archived here). The caption…

    • May 27, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Trump DID Attack 'USA Hating Judges' in 2025 Memorial Day Message Real Post
  • Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Uncover 14 Pardons, 11 Executives Orders Signed By Autopen Joe Biden Was Not Aware Of -- Satire

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    Did FBI investigators find 14 pardons and 11 executive orders signed by autopen that Joe Biden was unaware of? No, that's not true: A meme making that claim originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer. The owner of the page is known for tricking conservatives into liking and sharing made-up content. The meme appeared in a Facebook post…

    • May 24, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Uncover 14 Pardons, 11 Executives Orders Signed By Autopen Joe Biden Was Not Aware Of -- Satire Satire
  • Fact Check: Ketanji Brown Jackson Did NOT Take $2.1 Million Italian Vacation Home as Bribe From George Soros

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    Did Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accept a $2.1 million bribe from George Soros, in the form of a vacation home in Italy? No, that's not true: That rumor originated on the Dunning-Kruger Times, a website that describes its own content as satirical. The article included fabricated quotes from "Joe Barron", a fake persona that features regularly as an…

    • May 23, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Ketanji Brown Jackson Did NOT Take $2.1 Million Italian Vacation Home as Bribe From George Soros Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Pope Leo XIV Criticizing JD Vance's Response To Biden's Cancer Diagnosis

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    Did a viral video really show Pope Leo XIV publicly criticizing JD Vance for his reaction to former President Joe Biden's cancer announcement? No, that's not true: The clip used AI-generated sound to make it appear the Pope scolded Vance for attacking Biden with "cold, calculated words" and lacking "human compassion". No actual news websites reported that the Pope publicly…

    • May 22, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Pope Leo XIV Criticizing JD Vance's Response To Biden's Cancer Diagnosis AI Sound
  • Fact Check: Ilhan Omar's 'Brother' 'Yosef Barron Omar' Did NOT Get $18 Million in Government Grants

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    Did a relative of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar named "Yosef Barron Omar" receive $18 million in government grants between 2021 and 2024? No, that's not true: That rumor started on a website that describes its output as satirical in nature. The name "Yosef Barron Omar" is a play on "Joe Barron", an in-joke from the self-described satire of the story's…

    • May 12, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Ilhan Omar's 'Brother' 'Yosef Barron Omar' Did NOT Get $18 Million in Government Grants Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Fake Story About Cuban, Gates And Buffett Receiving $250M Quarterly Payments From Biden Treasury Originated On Satire Site

    Fact Check

    Did "DOGE Auditor Joe Barron" uncover that billionaires Mark Cuban, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett each received $250 million in quarterly payments each, for a total of $4 billion? No, that's not true: The story, which also had them donating $1 billion of the money to Joe Biden's campaign, originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer. The owner…

    • May 8, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Fake Story About Cuban, Gates And Buffett Receiving $250M Quarterly Payments From Biden Treasury Originated On Satire Site Trolling
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Smoke Detector Low Battery Beeps During Rep. Jasmine Crockett's Speech

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    Does a video authentically capture a smoke detector's "low battery" alarm beeping during U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett's speech? No, that's not true: The sound was added later. Original recordings from 2023 don't have such interference on the soundtrack. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published on TikTok on May 3, 2025, under the caption: 🤣😁😂🤟🏼💯 beep ☠️ In…

    • May 7, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Smoke Detector Low Battery Beeps During Rep. Jasmine Crockett's Speech No Beeps
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