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  • Fact Check: US Navy JAG Did NOT Arrest Journalist Mehdi Hasan on January 7, 2024

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    Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) place journalist Mehdi Hasan under arrest on January 7, 2024, for committing treason? No, that's not true: Hasan has been active on his verified social media accounts since the date of the purported arrest, with no mention of being arrested. Also, the website where this claim was made publishes fabricated content.…

    • Jan 11, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Navy JAG Did NOT Arrest Journalist Mehdi Hasan on January 7, 2024 No Such Arrest
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Human Trafficking In Tunnels Under NYC Synagogue

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    Does a tunnel discovered by authorities under a New York City synagogue in early January 2024 prove that human trafficking was taking place there? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to support such a claim. The New York City Police Department stated that it's not "looking into anything of that nature," and the New York City Department of Buildings…

    • Jan 11, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Human Trafficking In Tunnels Under NYC Synagogue Tunnel Empty
  • Fact Check: NFL Did NOT Refuse Kaepernick's Request For 'Active Status,' Did NOT Suggest 'He Should Sell Hair Products' -- It's Satire

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    Did the NFL's ethics committee deny Colin Kaepernick's request to return to "active status" and suggest "he should go sell hair products"? No, that's not true: This claim comes from a satirical website that has a history of fabricating content surrounding popular topics, and that features a disclaimer stating, "Everything on this website is fiction." Lead Stories could not find…

    • Sep 11, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NFL Did NOT Refuse Kaepernick's Request For 'Active Status,' Did NOT Suggest 'He Should Sell Hair Products' -- It's Satire Made-Up
  • Fact Check: 19,000 Doctors Were NOT Indicted for 'COVID Crimes'

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    Did an unnamed source with the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) disclose to Real Raw News that there are about 19,000 sealed indictments held on U.S. physicians and medical staff for criminally coercing patients to get the COVID-19 vaccine in an unlawful and unethical partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of…

    • Jul 18, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 19,000 Doctors Were NOT Indicted for 'COVID Crimes' Fact Check: 19,000 Doctors Were NOT Indicted for 'COVID Crimes' Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: 'Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening' Video Is Laundry List Of False, Misleading Claims From Last Six Decades

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    Does the video "Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening" assemble the "forbidden puzzle pieces to reveal the big picture of what's really happening in America and beyond"? No, that's not true: The video repeats an unsubstantiated claim of a plan by global elites to replace national sovereignty with a one-world government and rehashes previously debunked false and misleading claims made by…

    • Jun 7, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 'Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening' Video Is Laundry List Of False, Misleading Claims From Last Six Decades Hodgepodge
  • Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot

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    Did the U.S. military arrest Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot as of March 17, 2023? No, that's not true: It is not the U.S. military's jurisdiction to arrest civilians. This claim comes from a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on March 16, 2023, titled "Military Arrests Lori Lightfoot |…

    • Mar 17, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Parody Site
  • Fact Check: Phoebe And Jennifer Gates Are NOT Unvaccinated

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    Are Phoebe and Jennifer Gates, the daughters of Bill and Melinda French Gates, unvaccinated? No, that's not true: In a 2019 Facebook post, Melinda Gates wrote that all three of her children were fully vaccinated. There are multiple instances where Phoebe and Jennifer Gates proved themselves vaccinated: Phoebe was at Jennifer's wedding where it was a requirement to be vaccinated,…

    • Nov 1, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Phoebe And Jennifer Gates Are NOT Unvaccinated Fully Vaxxed
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Transhuman' Baby From Parents Vaccinated For COVID-19

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    Does a social media video show a "transhuman" baby from parents who received the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The mother of the baby shown in the video post told Lead Stories that her daughter was born in August 2020, before the COVID vaccines were available. The Pfizer shot was first approved under emergency use authorization on December 11,…

    • Oct 26, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Transhuman' Baby From Parents Vaccinated For COVID-19 Normal Baby
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates Executed In July 2013

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    Did Bill Gates die in July 2013? Was he executed by Africans and Indians who had adverse reactions to incorrect shots they were given by Gates? No, neither of those claims are true: Gates is not a medical practitioner and would not be allowed to administer shots, though he does finance vaccine development. And there is no evidence that Bill…

    • Aug 26, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates Executed In July 2013 Seen In Public
  • Fact Check: Justin Trudeau Is NOT Under Interpol Investigation For Genocide

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    Is Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau being investigated for genocide by Interpol? No, that's not true: As of July 26, 2022, the International Criminal Police Organization made no announcement regarding Trudeau being a suspect. The article that made the claim was published on a satirical website and did not provide any evidence. The claim appeared in an article titled "Interpol:…

    • Jul 26, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Justin Trudeau Is NOT Under Interpol Investigation For Genocide Fiction≠Proof
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