Does a Stew Peters Show video prove mainstream media and the U.S. government lie about the war in Ukraine? No, that's not true: The video by the radio and TV host repeats debunked claims and misattributes information, often embracing Kremlin talking points. The claims appeared in a Facebook post on April 7, 2022, under the translated-from-Russian title "LIE Mode:" It…

Rather than a virus, is COVID-19 instead snake venom being used to poison people or turn them into satanic hybrids? No, that's not true: The claim is part of an elaborate conspiracy theory packed into an anti-vaccine documentary filled with falsehoods, scare tactics and religious imagery that takes viewers from the Garden of Eden to modern times. The virus that…

Did Dr. Sherri Tenpenny make a case that the COVID-19 pandemic, treatments and mitigation efforts are a global government plot to kill people -- a "democide" -- or a plot to transform people into genetically modified "transhumans" who are externally controlled and without God? No, that's not true: The controversial osteopathic medical doctor, marketer and evangelist from Ohio repeated many…

Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention admit that parents vaccinated for COVID-19 are killing their unvaccinated children? No, that's not true: The claim is made by a non-scientist citing a paper that mixes vaccination information from Europe and Israel with CDC material from a database of vaccinated patients' unverified adverse events reports. The CDC has explicitly warned against…

Do the ship's logs of the USS Constitution reveal that the sailors on board had consumed a tremendous amount of alcohol in about seven months' time from July 27, 1798, to February 20, 1799? No, that's not true: Although this story sounds very factual, citing specific dates and volumes of provisions as the narrative takes a long route on the…

Does a Moderna patent reveal a nanosensor is contained in its COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: COVID vaccines contain no nanosensors. Patents for the mRNA vaccine and an ingredients list from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) show the Moderna shot does not have any nanosensors in it. The interview making this claim was posted to Rumble on December…

Is the Aboriginal population in Australia's Northern Territory being forcibly vaccinated against COVID-19? No, that's not true: Experts told Lead Stories that COVID-19 vaccination in Aboriginal populations is not compulsory. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) posted to Rumble on November 24, 2021. The video is a segment from The Stew Peters Show that featured a clip of…

Do these photos document "horrific" damage to the blood of patients who have been given the COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: There's no corroborative evidence provided in the video to prove the authenticity or contents of the pictures. A fully credentialled blood expert says some of the lurid descriptions by non-medical personnel in the video don't match the photos…

Did Sidney Powell, an attorney who previously worked for former President Donald Trump, file a lawsuit against Dominion Voting Systems on November 14, 2021? No, that's not true: Powell filed a counterclaim in September 2021 in response to a suit from Dominion. At the time of writing, the counterclaim is facing a motion of dismissal from Dominion. The claim appeared…

Do deaths reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) associated with COVID-19 vaccinations all stem from 5% of vaccine batches? No, that's not true: There is no evidence of widespread issues with specific vaccine lots. Also, VAERS data do not establish a causal link between vaccine products and symptoms, making the relationship between the figures inconclusive on their…