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  • Fact Check: Usher Did NOT Testify at Diddy Trial, As Of May 21, 2025

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    Did recording artist Usher testify during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in May 2025? No, that's not true, as of May 21: The claim appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled it "fictional". Despite widespread and intensive news coverage, no outlet covering the trial has mentioned any testimony by him. The rumor appeared in a May 20, 2025,…

    • May 21, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Usher Did NOT Testify at Diddy Trial, As Of May 21, 2025 Fiction
  • Fact Check: Antifa Did NOT Hang Jeffrey Epstein Banner Next To Donald Trump's On Department of Agriculture Building -- Parody

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    Did Antifa hang a Jeffrey Epstein banner next to Donald Trump's banner on the Department of Agriculture building in Washington? No, that's not true: Epstein's image was added with digital manipulation of a real photo of the front of the Agriculture Department headquarters next to the National Mall. The account that first shared the image said in another post that…

    • May 17, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Antifa Did NOT Hang Jeffrey Epstein Banner Next To Donald Trump's On Department of Agriculture Building -- Parody Not Real
  • Fact Check: 5 Celebrities Did NOT Flee US After Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Arrest

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    Did "5 celebrities" -- Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lopez, celebrity couple Beyoncé Knowles and Jay Z Carter, Kanye West and Usher Raymond -- flee the United States after Sean "Diddy" Combs' arrest on sex crimes charges in September 2024? No, that's not true: News reports with photographs and social media posts show DiCaprio, Lopez, Knowles, Carter and Raymond all were in…

    • Oct 21, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 5 Celebrities Did NOT Flee US After Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Arrest Pics Prove No
  • Fact Check: Megan Fox Did NOT Delete Her X And Instagram Posts In September 2024

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    Did Megan Fox delete her X and Instagram posts in September 2024? No, that's not true: Archive copies of Fox's X feed show that she has not posted there since January 2013. She deleted her Instagram posts and has not posted there since May 2024. The actress has a history of openly expressing disdain for social media use. The claim…

    • Sep 23, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: Megan Fox Did NOT Delete Her X And Instagram Posts In September 2024 Fact Check: Megan Fox Did NOT Delete Her X And Instagram Posts In September 2024 Quit X In 2013
  • Fact Check: Usher Did NOT Delete His X Account After Diddy Scandal Broke -- He Says He Was Hacked

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    Did singer Usher delete his X account after Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested for sex trafficking and are the two events related? No, that's missing context: While Usher Raymond's X account appeared to have had all past posts deleted, he posted a message that his account had been hacked. An archived version of his account shows the messages the hackers…

    • Sep 23, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Usher Did NOT Delete His X Account After Diddy Scandal Broke -- He Says He Was Hacked Usher Hacked
  • Fact Check: Pink Did NOT 'Wipe' Her X Account In September 2024 After 'Diddy' Combs Indictment -- She Deleted In February 2024

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    Did the pop singer Pink delete all tweets on her X account in September 2024 after the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering indictment and arrest? No, that's not true: Pink deleted all her X posts in February 2024 due to toxicity she said she was receiving on the social media site. An article from February 2024 reported her…

    • Sep 23, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Pink Did NOT 'Wipe' Her X Account In September 2024 After 'Diddy' Combs Indictment -- She Deleted In February 2024 Toxic Trolls
  • Fact Check: Usher DID Say He Supports Kamala Harris in Joy Behar Interview -- Video Where He 'Refuses' Is Edited

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    Does a video show Usher refusing to support Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: In the full video taken from a talk-show appearance Usher said "Yes" when asked if he supports Kamala Harris for president. The video clip used on social media to say the singer didn't support her left that part out. The claim about R&B singer Usher appeared…

    • Sep 20, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Usher DID Say He Supports Kamala Harris in Joy Behar Interview -- Video Where He 'Refuses' Is Edited No Refusal
  • Fact Check: Officials Did NOT Warn Residents To Prepare For Disaster Or Biological Attack During Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024

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    Does a video on social media contain "insider intel" regarding a bioterrorism attack that will be carried out on crowds gathered to watch the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse? No, that's not true: There is no evidence provided in this video of specific insider information about a biological attack or other disaster. The insider information purportedly comes second-hand from an…

    • Mar 21, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Officials Did NOT Warn Residents To Prepare For Disaster Or Biological Attack During Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Visitor Influx
  • Fact Check: Biden Has NOT 'Secretly Flown 320,000 Illegal Immigrants From Latin American Airports' to US Cities

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    Has President Joe Biden "secretly flown 320,000 illegal immigrants from Latin American airports to 43 U.S. cities"? No, that's not true: The Biden administration called the claim "categorically false," noting it had publicly announced the immigration program in January 2023. The program includes individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The announcement stated that those granted permission to enter the…

    • Mar 6, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Biden Has NOT 'Secretly Flown 320,000 Illegal Immigrants From Latin American Airports' to US Cities Allowed Entry
  • Fact Check: UK's MI6 Did NOT Reveal 'Weather Weapon' Used To Cause Wildfires In Hawaii

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    Did the UK's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) reveal in August 2023 that the wildfires in Hawaii were caused by a "weather weapon" developed by the U.S. government? No, that's not true: The claim is part of a Chinese disinformation campaign. Additionally, there is no credible information or evidence to suggest that the wildfires in Hawaii were caused by such a…

    • Sep 13, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: UK's MI6 Did NOT Reveal 'Weather Weapon' Used To Cause Wildfires In Hawaii China Disinfo
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