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  • Fact Check: Ketanji Brown Jackson Did NOT Take $2.1 Million Italian Vacation Home as Bribe From George Soros

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    Did Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accept a $2.1 million bribe from George Soros, in the form of a vacation home in Italy? No, that's not true: That rumor originated on the Dunning-Kruger Times, a website that describes its own content as satirical. The article included fabricated quotes from "Joe Barron", a fake persona that features regularly as an…

    • May 23, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Ketanji Brown Jackson Did NOT Take $2.1 Million Italian Vacation Home as Bribe From George Soros Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Video Of Starbucks Coffee Cup 'Scam' Was Created By Online Illusionist Specialized In Viral Videos

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    Did a video authentically show someone proving Starbucks is running a "Coffee Scam" by showing all cup sizes contain an equal amount of coffee? No, that's not true: The video was published by an account that says it publishes "magic, pranks and games". In a later video the account claims to "explain" the trick by repeating it with coffee being…

    • Apr 16, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Video Of Starbucks Coffee Cup 'Scam' Was Created By Online Illusionist Specialized In Viral Videos Magic Illusion
  • Fact Check: FAKE Article Describes Elon Musk Helping Child -- Clickbait Story With Fictional Origin

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    Did an article accurately report that Elon Musk bought a gift for a child whose mother, a Starbucks cashier, was "struggling to buy a gift for her daughter"? No, that's not true: An article linked in the post that made this claim included an image with clear indications of having been AI generated. Furthermore, this story has been repeated with…

    • Feb 7, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: FAKE Article Describes Elon Musk Helping Child -- Clickbait Story With Fictional Origin Pure Fiction
  • Fact Check: Parody Account Claimed Pentagon Spent $600 Million On Sushi, Air Force $1,280 Per Paper Coffee Cup, IRS $230K on Cinnamon Coffee

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    Did Elon Musk post he found out at DOGE that the Pentagon spent $600 million per year on sushi, the Air Force $1,280 per paper coffee cup and the IRS $230k per month on "Starbucks Cinammon Roast K Cups"? No, that's not true: Those claims originated on a parody account that pretended to be Elon Musk. The account was literally…

    • Feb 4, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Parody Account Claimed Pentagon Spent $600 Million On Sushi, Air Force $1,280 Per Paper Coffee Cup, IRS $230K on Cinnamon Coffee Parody Account
  • Fact Check: Starbucks Is NOT Going Cashless In UK On October 1, 2024

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    Is Starbucks going cashless in the U.K. on October 1, 2024? No, that's not true: A spokesperson told Lead Stories that Starbucks does not have a cashless policy in that country. This appears to be a reincarnation of a recycled 2022 rumor that baselessly speculated about the same cash ban going into effect in October of that year. The claim…

    • Sep 20, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Starbucks Is NOT Going Cashless In UK On October 1, 2024 Old Hoax
  • Fact Check: Starbucks Founder Schultz Did NOT Say Boycotts Had Sent Company Into 'Critical' Decline In July 2024

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    Did Starbucks founder and former CEO Howard Schultz say the "company has reached a critical point of decline amid global boycott," and did the BBC report his criticism, as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Starbucks Coffee Company told Lead Stories that this quote was "misinformation" and that there was "no record of this…

    • Jul 26, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Starbucks Founder Schultz Did NOT Say Boycotts Had Sent Company Into 'Critical' Decline In July 2024 'No Record'
  • Fact Check: Starbucks Lattes Do NOT Contain Semen -- Baseless Claims Originated On Satire Website In 2014

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    Do Starbucks coffee shops routinely add human semen to the lattes they sell? No, that's not true: This claim first surfaced in 2014 as an article on a satire website with a disclaimer identifying the website as such. The fake news story might have faded quickly except that a New York City pastor fell for the hoax and publicized the…

    • May 28, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Starbucks Lattes Do NOT Contain Semen -- Baseless Claims Originated On Satire Website In 2014 Semen Satire
  • Fact Check: Starbucks Is NOT Leaving Morocco Or San Francisco Because Of Pro-Palestine Protests

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    Is Starbucks leaving Morocco and San Francisco due to boycotts over the Hamas-Israel crisis and pro-Palestinian protests? No, that's not true: Starbucks announced the closure of seven stores in San Francisco on October 2, 2023, five days before the Hamas-Israel war began, the company spokesperson confirmed to Lead Stories. Starbucks also confirmed that the company continues to operate stores in…

    • Dec 8, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Starbucks Is NOT Leaving Morocco Or San Francisco Because Of Pro-Palestine Protests Pre-War
  • Fact Check: Starbucks Does NOT Cancel Pride Month -- Some Stores Did Not Decorate Or Took Down Decorations

    Fact Check

    Did Starbucks cancel Pride Month in its retail locations? No, that's not true: There is nothing to suggest that Starbucks, as a company, has canceled Pride Month. Starbucks has historically shown support for the LGBTQ community and has been known to actively participate in Pride Month celebrations. However, there is evidence that a tiny percentage of the company's more than…

    • Jun 26, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Starbucks Does NOT Cancel Pride Month -- Some Stores Did Not Decorate Or Took Down Decorations Supports Pride
  • Fact Check: Starbucks Is NOT 'Going Cashless' As Of August 2022

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    Is Starbucks "going cashless" regarding payment options for customers as of August 2022? No, that's not true: The article seen in this particular post that includes comments made by the Starbucks CEO fails to disclose that the cashless option was concerning the 2020 pandemic -- not a permanent change to cashless payments at all Starbucks stores. Starbucks also debunked this…

    • Sep 2, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Starbucks Is NOT 'Going Cashless' As Of August 2022 Cash Is In
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