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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove U.S. Military Tanks 'Patrolled' Washington, D.C. on June 11, 2025

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    Does a widely-shared video prove that U.S. military tanks patrolled the streets of Washington, D.C. on June 11, 2025? No, that's not true: The person who recorded it told Lead Stories that the 10-second clip showed an armored vehicle that was in the nation's capital to participate in a military parade on June 14, 2025. That account was consistent with…

    • Jun 12, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove U.S. Military Tanks 'Patrolled' Washington, D.C. on June 11, 2025 Parade≠Patrol
  • Fact Check: FAKE Document Does NOT Show Rafael Cruz's Involvement In Assassination Of JFK

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    Does a genuine U.S. government document show that Rafael Cruz, Sen. Ted Cruz's father, was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? No, that's not true: The document is fake. The real record contains a report from Swiss police regarding Lee Harvey Oswald's plan to study at a school in Switzerland. The document appeared in a post (archived…

    • Jan 24, 2025
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: FAKE Document Does NOT Show Rafael Cruz's Involvement In Assassination Of JFK Forged Record
  • Fact Check: MLK Jr. Was NOT A Convicted Felon -- Jury Found Him NOT Guilty Of Felony

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    Was Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. a convicted felon? No, that's not true: King was indicted for a felony, tax evasion, in 1960, but the jury found him not guilty, the historical record shows. He was never convicted of a felony. King, who spent decades advocating for civil rights for Black Americans, was arrested multiple times for acts of various…

    • Sep 9, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: MLK Jr. Was NOT A Convicted Felon -- Jury Found Him NOT Guilty Of Felony Acquitted
  • Fact Check: Lone Train Car Was NOT Full Of Molten Sulfur, Intentionally Abandoned In Marietta, Oklahoma

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    Was a lone train car labeled "Molten Sulfur" abandoned with molten sulfur inside in Marietta, Oklahoma? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the railway on which the car was sitting said that the train car was empty and was being repaired to stop it from potentially derailing. At the time of writing, the train car was not sitting on…

    • Nov 29, 2023
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Lone Train Car Was NOT Full Of Molten Sulfur, Intentionally Abandoned In Marietta, Oklahoma Defective Car
  • Fact Check: Claim About Biden Having Spent 40 Percent Of His Presidency 'On Vacation' Is Missing Context

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    Is the claim that President Joe Biden has spent 40 percent of his presidency "on vacation" a straightforward statement? No, that's not true: It's missing context. The count includes days the president makes public appearances and days he spends at home in Delaware and at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland -- time the White House insists he is…

    • Mar 13, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Claim About Biden Having Spent 40 Percent Of His Presidency 'On Vacation' Is Missing Context Misleading
  • Fact Check: John F. Kennedy's Secret Service Driver Did NOT Kill Former President

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    Did the driver for John F. Kennedy, Secret Service Agent William Greer, turn around and shoot the former president when JFK was assassinated in Dallas in November 1963? No, that's not true: A video posted on social media that makes this claim provides no supporting evidence beyond its grainy images. There also is no proof elsewhere that Greer played a…

    • Jan 30, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: John F. Kennedy's Secret Service Driver Did NOT Kill Former President Lacking Proof
  • Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Say It Killed President John F. Kennedy

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    Did the Central Intelligence Agency say it killed former President John F. Kennedy? No, that's not true: A video posted on Facebook that makes this claim provides no supporting evidence. There is no evidence elsewhere that the CIA has ever said it played a role in the 1963 slaying of Kennedy. The claim appeared in a post and video on…

    • Jan 10, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Say It Killed President John F. Kennedy No Admission
  • Fact Check: Sen. Warnock Is NOT The Man In The Photo With Women Wearing Penis Pants

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    Does a photo on social media show Georgia's U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, clad in a jumpsuit, walking in front of a line of women wearing penis pants? No, that's not true: The image is of a Nigerian celebrity attending a funeral in Nigeria for a music executive's mother in October 2022. The claim appeared in a tweet (archived here) on…

    • Nov 30, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Sen. Warnock Is NOT The Man In The Photo With Women Wearing Penis Pants Wrong Man
  • Fact Check: Martin Luther King Jr. Was NOT 'Killed By His Doctor'

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    Was Martin Luther King Jr. "killed by his doctor" and "not the bullet" that wounded him? No, that's not true: The official autopsy confirms that King's cause of death was a fatal gunshot wound. The claim that King was killed by his doctor, not by James Earl Ray, is an old conspiracy theory. The claim appeared in a Facebook reel…

    • Oct 27, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Martin Luther King Jr. Was NOT 'Killed By His Doctor' False Belief
  • Fact Check: Political Ad Showing Senate Candidate Raphael Warnock Saying 'God Damn America' Leaves Out Context

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    Does a political ad showing Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock saying "God damn America" present the video in context? No, it does not: When Rev. Warnock uttered the controversial phrase, he was discussing the use of those words in a famous sermon by Rev. Jeremiah Wright. By taking Warnock's quote out of context, the ad implied he was communicating his…

    • Dec 18, 2020
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Political Ad Showing Senate Candidate Raphael Warnock Saying 'God Damn America' Leaves Out Context Out Of Context
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