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  • Thoughts On The Passing Of Pablo Reyes Santiago -- Unknowingly Instrumental To Lead Stories

    Analysis

    Lead Stories is sad to learn of the announcement of the passing of Pablo Reyes Santiago (also via his Facebook account) and we offer our deepest condolences to his friends and family. Although he may not have realized it, Pablo was instrumental to the history of Lead Stories as a fact checking website. He was so famous for his pranks…

    • Jun 8, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Thoughts On The Passing Of Pablo Reyes Santiago -- Unknowingly Instrumental To Lead Stories Passed Away
  • Fact Check: Images Of 'Disney World Destroyed By Hurricane Milton' Are NOT Authentic -- It's AI-Generated Content From Website With Satire Label

    Fact Check

    Do viral images authentically capture the massive destruction caused by Hurricane Milton at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida? No, that's not true: Those pictures were generated by AI and first posted on a website with a satire label. On October 11, 2024, Disney announced it had reopened its theme parks. The claim appeared in a video (archived here)…

    • Oct 11, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Images Of 'Disney World Destroyed By Hurricane Milton' Are NOT Authentic -- It's AI-Generated Content From Website With Satire Label AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Lose 17 Million Instagram Followers After Kamala Harris Endorsement -- From Satirical Account

    Fact Check

    Did Taylor Swift lose 17 million followers after posting an endorsement for Kamala Harris on her Instagram account? No, that's not true: Numbers show that Swift actually gained followers shortly after her endorsement. The account that posted this claim has "#Satire" and "#Parody" in their bio. The claim appeared in a now-deleted post on X (archived here) on September 15,…

    • Sep 19, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Lose 17 Million Instagram Followers After Kamala Harris Endorsement -- From Satirical Account Satire Account
  • Fact Check: MADE-UP Quote About Kamala Harris' Accent Did NOT Come From Tiger Woods -- Originated From Self-Described Parody/Satire Account

    Fact Check

    Did American golfer Tiger Woods refer to Kamala Harris' manner of speech as a "fake black accent," calling it "embarrassing and extremely offensive"? No, that's not true: The online rumor was first published by a self-labeled parody and satire account. Lead Stories found no confirmation that Woods ever said that. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on X,…

    • Sep 3, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: MADE-UP Quote About Kamala Harris' Accent Did NOT Come From Tiger Woods -- Originated From Self-Described Parody/Satire Account Not His Words
  • Fact Check: Investigators Did NOT Discover Real Corpse Of Michael Jackson In 2005

    Fact Check

    Did Neverland Ranch investigators discover the real corpse of Michael Jackson in 2005? No, that's not true: The source for the information in the video on TikTok is an article published on The Onion, a well-known satire website. There is no attribution to The Onion for the information in the video. The news article shown as the source for details…

    • Mar 12, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Investigators Did NOT Discover Real Corpse Of Michael Jackson In 2005 It's A Joke
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic News Segment About Genetically Engineered Disney Child Stars

    Fact Check

    Does a video shared on social media show authentic news coverage confirming that Disney child stars are genetically engineered humans? No, that's not true: The segment comes from the satirical website The Onion. The video was posted on The Onion in 2008. The claim reappeared in a post (archived here) on Instagram on February 8, 2024. The caption began: Had…

    • Feb 9, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic News Segment About Genetically Engineered Disney Child Stars Satire
  • Fact Check: John Daly Did NOT Make Homophobic Remarks On Megan Rapinoe's Missed Penalty Kick

    Fact Check

    Did professional golfer John Daly make a derogatory/homophobic statement about professional soccer player Megan Rapinoe and her performance at the 2023 World Cup? No, that's not true: The comment was posted on a parody social media account, not on Daly's official social media pages nor in any legitimate news sources. Playing for the U.S. women's team in the 2023 World…

    • Aug 9, 2023
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: John Daly Did NOT Make Homophobic Remarks On Megan Rapinoe's Missed Penalty Kick Parody Account
  • Fact Check: Walt Disney World Did NOT Replace US Flags With LGBTQ+ Pride Flags -- It's A Satirical Post

    Fact Check

    Did Walt Disney World remove "all American flags" and replace them with "the Pride flag" to honor lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) rights? No, that's not true: As of May 25, 2023, the Walt Disney Company had not announced such a change ahead of LGBTQ Pride Month, the annual June commemoration of the LGBTQ+ rights struggle. The claim…

    • May 26, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Walt Disney World Did NOT Replace US Flags With LGBTQ+ Pride Flags -- It's A Satirical Post Satire Account
  • Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT File Suit Against Whoopi, 'The View' for 'Dehumanizing' Remarks

    Fact Check

    Did former Fox News host Tucker Carlson file suit against Whoopi Goldberg and "The View," the TV talk show she moderates, for dehumanizing remarks? No, that's not true: This article was published by the Dunning-Kruger Times, one of several satire sites run by Christopher Blair, who describes himself as a "liberal troll." These websites have disclaimers explaining that "Everything on…

    • Apr 28, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT File Suit Against Whoopi, 'The View' for 'Dehumanizing' Remarks Satire
  • Fact Check: Ohio Is NOT Introducing A New Decapitation Death Penalty Procedure -- Satire From The Onion

    Fact Check

    Did the state of Ohio introduce a new death penalty procedure that "quickly and humanely rips off the heads of death row inmates using powerful robotic arms"? No, that's not true: This spoof news video is from ONN, the Onion News Network -- the video branch of theonion.com, a satire news website. The two-minute-long spoof news video titled "Ohio Replaces…

    • Apr 19, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Ohio Is NOT Introducing A New Decapitation Death Penalty Procedure -- Satire From The Onion Satire
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