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  • Fact Check: Space Force, SpaceX Did NOT Release Statement That Will 'Change Your Entire Life'

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    Did the United States Space Force and Elon Musk's SpaceX release a joint statement in April 2025, warning that an imminent revelation would "change your entire life"? No, that's not true: Contrary to social media posts, which also referred to a non-existent "Galactic Federation", neither entity made any such statement. In October 2024, an account that promotes the discredited QAnon…

    • Apr 24, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Space Force, SpaceX Did NOT Release Statement That Will 'Change Your Entire Life' Fabrication
  • Fact Check: 17 'Major Cities' In US Did NOT Issue Evacuation Orders Between April 1 and April 7, 2025

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    Are there credible reports about evacuation from 17 U.S. cities due to an imminent "mass event" approaching in April 2025? No, that's not true: As of April 7, 2025, neither federal nor local authorities issued evacuation orders for the metropolitan areas named on social media. The image from a viral post that listed 17 U.S. cities was published online for…

    • Apr 7, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 17 'Major Cities' In US Did NOT Issue Evacuation Orders Between April 1 and April 7, 2025 Unsupported
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence FBI Named Tom Hanks 'Sickest Participant' In Alleged Underage Sex Trafficking Involving Sean 'Diddy' Combs

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    Did FBI investigators name Tom Hanks as the "sickest participant" in alleged underage sex trafficking involving Sean "Diddy" Combs? No, that's not true: The article saying that offers no evidence that the FBI has released any statements about Hollywood star Hanks being involved in the Combs sex crimes case. Hanks is not mentioned in any of the official court documents…

    • Nov 25, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Evidence FBI Named Tom Hanks 'Sickest Participant' In Alleged Underage Sex Trafficking Involving Sean 'Diddy' Combs No Proof
  • Fact Check: 'Rigged' Voting Machines NOT Seized By 'White Hats' In Georgia, North Carolina

    Fact Check

    Have rigged voting machines in Fulton County, Georgia, and North Carolina been seized or destroyed by "white hats," as an article by Real Raw News said? No, that's not true: State election boards in North Carolina and Georgia told Lead Stories that no machines have been seized or destroyed as of this writing, and there is no evidence of rigging.…

    • Oct 31, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: 'Rigged' Voting Machines NOT Seized By 'White Hats' In Georgia, North Carolina Officials: No
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Navy SEALs Seized Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Adrenochrome Stash

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    Did Navy SEALs raid a warehouse belonging to rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs and seize a stockpile of adrenochrome that he used as a drug at his orgies? No, that's not true: The story is from a website that regularly publishes fabricated content, and there's no proof that any such military operation ever took place. Adrenochrome has long been the subject…

    • Sep 30, 2024
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Navy SEALs Seized Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Adrenochrome Stash No Record
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove 'Harvesting Children's Faces' In China Or Elsewhere -- It Shows Women Talking About Facelifts

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    Does a viral video offer evidence that children's faces are being "harvested" in China or anywhere in the world to be transplanted onto female recipients trying to look younger? No, that's not true: Both Mandarin subtitles and original voice-overs in the video discussed facelifts -- a much more common surgical procedure that doesn't require any other person's face. Face transplants…

    • Sep 25, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove 'Harvesting Children's Faces' In China Or Elsewhere -- It Shows Women Talking About Facelifts Facelift
  • Fact Check: Public Records Do NOT Confirm Zelenskyy Bought Italian Villa From Sting For 75 Million Euros

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    Did a viral video show authentic property records proving that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife bought an Italian villa from singer Sting for 75 million euros? No, that's not true: A screenshot of what looked like a document allegedly confirming the transaction was forged. When Lead Stories accessed the Italian property records database, authentic documents contained no traces…

    • Aug 9, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Public Records Do NOT Confirm Zelenskyy Bought Italian Villa From Sting For 75 Million Euros Counterfeit
  • Fact Check: Klaus Schwab Did NOT Say Humanity Needs To Be 'Forced Into A Collaboration' With 'Globalist Entities'

    Fact Check

    Did World Economic Forum Founder Klaus Schwab say that "humanity needs to be 'forced into a collaboration' with globalist entities"? No, that's not true: Even the recordings of Schwab's speech shared by accounts posting this claim on the internet did not support this interpretation. Speaking in China on June 25, 2025, he used the verb "foster" while talking about collaboration…

    • Jul 8, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Klaus Schwab Did NOT Say Humanity Needs To Be 'Forced Into A Collaboration' With 'Globalist Entities' Didn't Say It
  • Fact Check: Marine Le Pen Did NOT Say She 'Will Save France From The New World Order'; Did NOT Promise 'Macron Will Be Arrested'

    Fact Check

    Did the leader of France's National Rally party Marine Le Pen announce that she will save France from "the New World Order" and that "Macron will be arrested"? No, that's not true: The story came from a website known for producing false stories, and it was first published a year before the 2024 legislative election in France. The false story…

    • Jun 27, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Marine Le Pen Did NOT Say She 'Will Save France From The New World Order'; Did NOT Promise 'Macron Will Be Arrested' Made-Up Story
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Official US Space Force Logo Alongside Satanic Symbol

    Fact Check

    Does a social media image that shows a logo and the upside-down words "Space Force" next to a satanic symbol display the official logo of the U.S. Space Force? No, that's not true: The official U.S. Space Force delta symbol is not seen in this image on X. The image shows a hat sold online but not by the U.S.…

    • Jun 14, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Official US Space Force Logo Alongside Satanic Symbol Fake Hat/Logo
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