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  • 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: CIA Did NOT Create Term 'Conspiracy Theorist' After JFK Assassination

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    Did the Central Intelligence Agency come up with the term "conspiracy theorist" to discredit the views of those casting doubts on the results of the official investigation into the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy? No, that's not true: Archival materials show that the term was in use before November 22, 1963, when the 35th president of the United States…

    • Jan 5, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Create Term 'Conspiracy Theorist' After JFK Assassination Existed Before
  • Fact Check: Researcher Did Find Possible Racist Origin Of 'Jingle Bells' -- But Song Isn't About Slave Bells, Which Did Exist

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    Does the song "Jingle Bells" make a hidden reference to slaves forced to wear bells so they could be easily tracked if they tried to escape under the cover of night? No, that's not true: The song "Jingle Bells," originally named "One Horse Open Sleigh," is a song about the fun of a winter sleigh ride. The song is not…

    • Dec 21, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Researcher Did Find Possible Racist Origin Of 'Jingle Bells' -- But Song Isn't About Slave Bells, Which Did Exist Sleigh Bells
  • Fact Check: Antwerp Handjes Sweets Are NOT A Tribute To The Congo Atrocities Of King Leopold II of Belgium

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    Do people in Belgium honor King Leopold II by making chocolates and cookies in the form of human hands, representing the severed limbs of Congolese people and children who were brutally punished or killed in the colonial era for not meeting a quota for rubber production? No, that's not true: The sweets called Antwerp Handjes were first introduced in 1934…

    • Dec 13, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Antwerp Handjes Sweets Are NOT A Tribute To The Congo Atrocities Of King Leopold II of Belgium Coat Of Arms
  • Fact Check: 'Birth Certificate/Social Security Number' DO NOT Turn Babies Into 'Property/Ward' Of 'That State'

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    Does a birth certificate or a Social Security number turn a person into the property or a ward of the state? No, that's not true: The claim misrepresents the nature of a highly publicized case in New Zealand in which the judge ruled that a baby should receive a needed blood transfusion so doctors could perform heart surgery despite his…

    • Dec 12, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'Birth Certificate/Social Security Number' DO NOT Turn Babies Into 'Property/Ward' Of 'That State' Paperwork
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Black US Presidents Before Obama

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    Were there eight presidents of the United States before George Washington and did several Black presidents serve before Barack Obama was elected in 2008? No, that's not true: Washington was the first elected American president. There is a lack of historical evidence; plus, examples of genealogical research and, more recently, DNA testing that show no president prior to Obama was…

    • Oct 31, 2022
    • by: Jennifer Dobner
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Black US Presidents Before Obama No Evidence
  • Fact Check: Ukrainian General's Bracelet Does NOT Feature Swastika -- It's A Motif Called Solomon's Knot

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    Did the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Gen. Valery Zaluzhnyi, wear a bracelet with a Nazi insignia? No, that's not true: The motifs and clasp on his bracelet resemble a design series that is marketed as a Viking Bracelet, and the charm in question is called a Solomon's knot. It is an ancient design that has been used…

    • Oct 10, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Ukrainian General's Bracelet Does NOT Feature Swastika -- It's A Motif Called Solomon's Knot Solomon's Knot
  • Fact Check: Protester Did NOT Interrupt Funeral Of Queen Elizabeth II To Demand Apology For Britain's Role In Slave Trade -- It's An Old Video

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    Do social media videos show a man protesting at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on September 19, 2022? No, that's not true: The video is from a 2007 service at Westminster Abbey marking the 200th anniversary of the act to abolish the slave trade in Britain. Human rights campaigner Toyin Agbetu interrupted the commemorative service. One of the claims…

    • Sep 29, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Protester Did NOT Interrupt Funeral Of Queen Elizabeth II To Demand Apology For Britain's Role In Slave Trade -- It's An Old Video From 2007
  • Fact Check: Real Abductions Were NOT Averted By Ice Cream Vendor -- Staged Dramatic Scenes

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    Was a child saved from being abducted by the actions of a street-smart ice cream vendor who saw something suspicious? No, that's not true: This is a dramatic skit produced as if it were a security-camera view of a close call caught on tape. Although filmed from an elevated perspective, the footage does not appear to be from a mounted…

    • Aug 1, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Real Abductions Were NOT Averted By Ice Cream Vendor -- Staged Dramatic Scenes Staged Scene
  • Fact Check: Post Claiming Harriet Tubman 'Is Not A Real Person' Is NOT Accurate

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    Is a post saying "Harriet Tubman is not a real person" accurate? No, that's not true: Multiple historians told Lead Stories this claim is false. One of them, the author of "Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom," wrote, "I can suggest that the notion that Harriet Tubman was not a real person, but a manufactured piece of fiction is categorically…

    • Jun 14, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Post Claiming Harriet Tubman 'Is Not A Real Person' Is NOT Accurate She Was Real
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    Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT Warn Eggs Are Causing Thousands Of People To 'Suddenly' Form Blood Clots

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    Fact Check: 1/4 Million Failed Voting Attempts Did NOT Result in Uncounted Arizona Votes In November 2022 Election

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    Fact Check: Crystals Found In Some 'Lunchables' Nacho Cheese Dip Are NOT Glass Shards But Phosphate Crystals, Company Says

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