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  • Fact Check: Donald Trump's Son Barron Was NOT 'Drafted Into The Military' In June 2025

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    Was President Donald Trump's son Barron drafted into the military as of June 30, 2025? No, that's not true: According to the Selective Service website, the United States hasn't drafted anyone for more than half a century, as of this writing. Footage presented as a report by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, on the supposed drafting, was fake. The claim originated in…

    • Jul 1, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Donald Trump's Son Barron Was NOT 'Drafted Into The Military' In June 2025 No Draft
  • Fact Check: Trump Advisor Peter Navarro DID Invent and Quote an Expert Named 'Ron Vara'

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    Did President Donald Trump's economic advisor Peter Navarro once attribute quotations to a supposed expert named "Ron Vara", who turned out to have been invented by Navarro himself? Yes, that's true: Navarro admitted in 2019 to having invented "Ron Vara", which is an anagram of "Navarro". He cited Vara's supposed opinions and quotations in several books dating back to 2001.…

    • Apr 9, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Trump Advisor Peter Navarro DID Invent and Quote an Expert Named 'Ron Vara' Fictional
  • Fact Check: ALTERED Video Shows Rachel Maddow Appearing To Cry On Air In 2024 Over An Elon Musk Meme About Sale Of MSNBC

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    Did an authentic video show Rachel Maddow crying on air in November 2024 over an Elon Musk meme concerning ownership of MSNBC? No, that's not true: The clip was taken from a June 20, 2018 MSNBC broadcast. Maddow had become emotional while reading a report about babies and young children sent to immigration shelters in South Texas. The claim appeared…

    • Nov 25, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: ALTERED Video Shows Rachel Maddow Appearing To Cry On Air In 2024 Over An Elon Musk Meme About Sale Of MSNBC Altered Video
  • Fact Check: Rachel Maddow Did NOT Break Down Crying and Run Off Set Over 2024 US Presidential Election Results

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    Did MSNBC host Rachel Maddow break down crying and run off the set due to the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election? No, that's not true: This post came from a self-described satirical Facebook account. The website attached to this account has a disclaimer that says, "Nothing on this page is real." The post appeared on Facebook on November…

    • Nov 21, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Rachel Maddow Did NOT Break Down Crying and Run Off Set Over 2024 US Presidential Election Results Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Suggest Jail For Posting 'Misinformation' -- She Meant Those Paid To Push Russian Propaganda

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    Did Hillary Clinton suggest jailing Americans for posting "misinformation" and saying "there needs to be deterrence"? No, that's missing context: She said that, aside from indictments against Russians for "direct election interference," civil or criminal charges against Americans parroting Russian state propaganda for money would be a "better deterrence" against Moscow's propaganda efforts. The former U.S. secretary of state was…

    • Sep 17, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Suggest Jail For Posting 'Misinformation' -- She Meant Those Paid To Push Russian Propaganda If Kremlin $
  • Fact Check: MSNBC Host Rachel Maddow Did NOT Tweet Discouraging People From Disclosing Vaccine Injuries

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    Did MSNBC host Rachel Maddow post on X discouraging people from disclosing vaccine injuries "on social media," as a post on Instagram suggested? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for MSNBC confirmed to Lead Stories that "the post is fake." Lead Stories also conducted advanced searches through Maddow's X profile, both live and archived versions, dating to February 15, 2024,…

    • Feb 21, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: MSNBC Host Rachel Maddow Did NOT Tweet Discouraging People From Disclosing Vaccine Injuries Fake Post
  • Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Claim 97 'Media' Arrests In November And December 2023

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    Did the U.S. Judge Advocate General's Corps arrest 97 media personnel in November and December 2023? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. Also, the website where this claim was made declares it publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on January 21, 2024,…

    • Jan 24, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Claim 97 'Media' Arrests In November And December 2023 Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Was NOT Executed On December 31, 2018

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    Was Hillary Clinton executed on December 31, 2018? No, that's not true: The former U.S. senator and secretary of state has been seen numerous times since that date in public settings. She has been photographed, videotaped and given live interviews that prove that she was alive, as of September 1, 2023. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on…

    • Sep 1, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Was NOT Executed On December 31, 2018 Pure Fiction
  • Fact Check: 'United States Post Office' Is NOT Safer Alternative To USPS For Mail-in Voting

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    Is mailing ballots through the "United States Post Office" more reliable than through the United States Postal Service? Is the "United States Post Office" the country's "de jure postal service," while the United States Postal Service is a "federal corporation"? No, that's not true, and for one simple reason: No legal entity officially called the "United States Post Office" handles…

    • Oct 28, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'United States Post Office' Is NOT Safer Alternative To USPS For Mail-in Voting Only USPS
  • Fact Check: SUV Trump Was Riding In Did NOT Have Glass Partition Blocking Him From Steering Wheel On January 6, 2021

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    Was it impossible or difficult for then-President Donald Trump to reach the steering wheel of the vehicle he was riding in on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: The fortified SUV transporting him did not have a glass partition between the front and back seats, so there was nothing that would have prevented him from reaching for the steering…

    • Jun 29, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: SUV Trump Was Riding In Did NOT Have Glass Partition Blocking Him From Steering Wheel On January 6, 2021 No Partition
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