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  • Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show Real Childhood Quebec Home of Kamala Harris

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    Do photos showing luxurious mansions depict the real Quebec childhood home of Vice President Kamala Harris and prove she was not raised in a middle-class family? No, that's not true: The images in this post display houses not found on the street where she lived in Montreal, the main city in Canada's Quebec province. At least one of the photos…

    • Oct 25, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show Real Childhood Quebec Home of Kamala Harris Wrong House
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Elon Musk Talking About Andrew Tate -- It's A Deepfake

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    Does a social media video show entrepreneur Elon Musk discussing imprisoned internet influencer Andrew Tate? No, that's not true: This appears to be a "deepfake" video of Musk, now the CEO of Twitter. The video uses publicly available footage from a TED Talk with Musk in April 2022. A transcript of Musk's remarks proves that he did not talk about…

    • Feb 10, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Elon Musk Talking About Andrew Tate -- It's A Deepfake Never Said
  • Fact Check: Klaus Schwab NOT Hospitalized After Vaccine Reaction, Did NOT 'Pull Out', Will Speak At Davos Event

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    Was Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), hospitalized after a bad reaction to a vaccine and does that mean he will not be speaking at the World Economic Forum event in Davos, Switzerland, in mid-January 2023? No, that's not true: The site putting out the story has a disclaimer that says it publishes…

    • Jan 16, 2023
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Klaus Schwab NOT Hospitalized After Vaccine Reaction, Did NOT 'Pull Out', Will Speak At Davos Event 'Satire'
  • Fact Check: 'Deep State' Conspiracy NOT Behind Arrest of Ex-Kickboxing Champ Andrew Tate -- Satirical Site Made The Claim

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    Did a "deep state" conspiracy lead to Romania's arrest of former kickboxing champion and online celebrity Andrew Tate on December 29, 2022? No, that's not true: Romanian authorities have told Lead Stories that Tate was arrested following an investigation that began in April 2022. No credible evidence exists to support the claim of a "deep state" conspiracy, which was published…

    • Jan 3, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: 'Deep State' Conspiracy NOT Behind Arrest of Ex-Kickboxing Champ Andrew Tate -- Satirical Site Made The Claim No Deep State
  • Fact Check: Anthony Fauci NOT Arrested After Elon Musk Document Dump -- It's From Satire Site

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    Did police in Washington, D.C., arrest top virologist Dr. Anthony Fauci after Twitter CEO Elon Musk released information that Fauci lied about COVID-19 research and imposed unnecessary restrictions on Americans? No, that's not true: The claim appears in a story on a site that publishes satirical takes on the news. The claim appeared in a December 27, 2022 article by…

    • Dec 31, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Anthony Fauci NOT Arrested After Elon Musk Document Dump -- It's From Satire Site Not Arrested
  • Fact Check: Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal Was NOT Arrested For Child Porn

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    Was former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal arrested for possessing child pornography? No, that's not true: The article is from a satirical website and is completely made up. It was originally published without a satire label but has been updated to note that it is an "obvious satire article." The claim appeared in an article published by Vancouver Times on December…

    • Dec 27, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal Was NOT Arrested For Child Porn Made-Up Story
  • Fact Check: Doctor Did NOT Say On Video That He Manufactured AIDS As Bio Weapon -- This Is A Soviet-Era Disinformation Hoax

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    Did an American doctor admit on video that he created the HIV and AIDS viruses in a U.S. military medical laboratory, Fort Detrick, so that they could be used as biological weapons for depopulating the world? No, that's not true: Dr. Robert Gallo, the doctor featured in the video, makes no such admission in the footage, and told Lead Stories…

    • Dec 21, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Doctor Did NOT Say On Video That He Manufactured AIDS As Bio Weapon -- This Is A Soviet-Era Disinformation Hoax AIDS Hoax
  • Fact Check: RCMP Did NOT Announce Death, Antifa Links of James Smith Cree Nation Stabbing Suspects

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    Did the RCMP announce Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson were shot after they refused to surrender to them, and did police find antifa flags in their vehicle? No,that's not true: As of early September 5, 2022, the suspects of the September 4, 2022, stabbings that left 10 people dead in the James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan remained on the…

    • Sep 5, 2022
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: RCMP Did NOT Announce Death, Antifa Links of James Smith Cree Nation Stabbing Suspects "Satire"
  • Fact Check: Klaus Schwab IS NOT Under Investigation For Mass Murder

    Fact Check

    Is Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, being investigated by Interpol for mass murder? No, that's not true: Interpol's website does not contain any evidence to back up the claim made by a satirical website. The claim appeared in a Vancouver Times article published on July 25, 2022, under the title "INTERPOL: Klaus Schwab under investigation for…

    • Jul 27, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Klaus Schwab IS NOT Under Investigation For Mass Murder Claim ≠ Proof
  • Fact Check: Justin Trudeau Is NOT Under Interpol Investigation For Genocide

    Fact Check

    Is Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau being investigated for genocide by Interpol? No, that's not true: As of July 26, 2022, the International Criminal Police Organization made no announcement regarding Trudeau being a suspect. The article that made the claim was published on a satirical website and did not provide any evidence. The claim appeared in an article titled "Interpol:…

    • Jul 26, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Justin Trudeau Is NOT Under Interpol Investigation For Genocide Fiction≠Proof
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