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  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Joe Rogan Saying He Is Considering Refusing To Commentate UFC Fight At White House -- Creator Labeled It AI-Generated

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    Is a video that shows Joe Rogan saying he is considering refusing to commentate the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight at the White House legitimate? No, that's not true: The video was labeled "Contains AI-generated media." Rogan did criticize the event on his podcast, saying he does not like the idea of fighting outside, but he did not say he…

    • Jun 3, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Joe Rogan Saying He Is Considering Refusing To Commentate UFC Fight At White House -- Creator Labeled It AI-Generated Never Said
  • Fact Check: Bruce Springsteen's Summer Tour Was NOT Canceled Over His Politics And Lack Of Ticket Sales

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    Was Bruce Springsteen's summer tour canceled over his politics and lack of ticket sales? No, that's not true: The claim originated on a satirical Facebook page run by Christopher Blair, a self-described liberal with a documented history of creating fake content to trick conservatives into sharing it. The disclaimer from the account says "nothing on this page is real" and…

    • May 4, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Bruce Springsteen's Summer Tour Was NOT Canceled Over His Politics And Lack Of Ticket Sales Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Armenian Business In Dr. Oz Video About Hospice Fraud Is A Bakery, NOT Scene Of Hospice Or Home Care Prosecutions

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    Is the business featured in a recent video by Dr. Mehmet Oz related to hospice and home care fraud in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: The business is a family-owned and operated bakery and market and there is no evidence that implicates the business in any fraud prosecution or to the hospice and home care industry. Several other businesses…

    • Feb 5, 2026
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Armenian Business In Dr. Oz Video About Hospice Fraud Is A Bakery, NOT Scene Of Hospice Or Home Care Prosecutions It's A Bakery
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Sign A Law Eliminating Income Taxes On Anyone Earning Less Than $120,000

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    Did President Trump sign into law an income tax exemption for families making less than $120,000? No, that's not true: No such exemption has passed the U.S. House and Senate. There is no such exemption on the official list of laws signed by Trump. The claim appeared in a September 4, 2025 TikTok video (archived here) published by the AppalachianQueen5…

    • Sep 8, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Sign A Law Eliminating Income Taxes On Anyone Earning Less Than $120,000 No Such Break
  • Fact Check: FBI Director Kash Patel Did NOT Release Sealed Documents Tying Hillary Clinton And Vladimir Putin To 'James Comey Scandal'

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    Did FBI Director Kash Patel declassify records detailing Hillary Clinton's and Vladimir Putin's ties to the 'James Comey Scandal'? No, that's not true: The viral rumor originated from a comedian's page. Neither the FBI nor credible media organizations said anything about the purported "trove" of "intelligence documents". The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on X on July…

    • Jul 11, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: FBI Director Kash Patel Did NOT Release Sealed Documents Tying Hillary Clinton And Vladimir Putin To 'James Comey Scandal' Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Respond 'Just like I took your wife' to Stephen Miller's 'We will take back America' Post On X -- Musk Denies

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    Did Elon Musk reply to Stephen Miller's "We will take back America" post on X with "Just like I took your wife"? No, that's not true: Musk addressed the claim, saying he never posted that comment and there's no record of it on Musk's account or Miller's. Such a post would have been very newsworthy and yet there are no…

    • Jun 9, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Respond 'Just like I took your wife' to Stephen Miller's 'We will take back America' Post On X -- Musk Denies Counterfeit
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show India Striking Pakistan In May Of 2025 -- Video Clip Has Been Online Since 2023

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    Does video of a night air raid document India's May 6, 2025 attack on Punjab Province in Pakistan and Pakistan's portion of Kashmir, as was claimed on social media? No, that's not true: The clip exactly matches video posted to YouTube October 23, 2023, long before India's ballistic missile attack. In the original posted version of the video, multiple accounts…

    • May 6, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show India Striking Pakistan In May Of 2025 -- Video Clip Has Been Online Since 2023 Not Pakistan
  • Fact Check: Obama Was NOT Caught 'Laundering Money In The Cayman Islands' In March 2025 -- 2014 Reports About USAID Program In Cuba Did NOT Allege It Enriched Former President

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    Was former U.S. president Barack Obama caught "laundering money through the Cayman Islands" for private gain in March 2025, as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: The viral post misrepresented the words of a guest on the Joe Rogan podcast. That person was talking about U.S. government funding of a "Cuban Twitter", not about Obama's direct involvement…

    • Mar 24, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Obama Was NOT Caught 'Laundering Money In The Cayman Islands' In March 2025 -- 2014 Reports About USAID Program In Cuba Did NOT Allege It Enriched Former President No Graft Found
  • Fact Check: INAUTHENTIC Ads On Facebook Use FAKE Quotes From Karoline Leavitt And Elon Musk

    Fact Check

    Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announce on Fox News that tech billionaire Elon Musk left the U.S. after revealing "a secret at-home method that can reverse diabetes for good"? No, none of that is true: Paid ads circulating on Facebook used voice-cloning technology to mimic the speech of public persons. No credible sources reported the purported "news," and…

    • Mar 4, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: INAUTHENTIC Ads On Facebook Use FAKE Quotes From Karoline Leavitt And Elon Musk AI Sound
  • Fact Check: Image Of Netanyahu On Ventilator In Hospital Is NOT Authentic

    Fact Check

    Does an image on social media authentically show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a ventilator in a hospital? No, that's not true: The picture shows a person with a differently shaped ear. Lead Stories analysis found other inconsistencies that strongly suggested digital manipulation. The image has been on social media since at least 2023. The picture reappeared in a…

    • Nov 21, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Image Of Netanyahu On Ventilator In Hospital Is NOT Authentic Wrong Ear
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