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  • Fact Check: NO Rockefeller Agenda For COVID, President Of Ghana Did NOT Read It in Video

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    Did the president of Ghana release an audio message reading exceprts from a 2010 Rockefeller Foundation document that predicted and planned the coronavirus outbreak? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated agenda and the president, Nana Akufo-Addo, is not the voice in the video, as an actual recording of the president makes clear. The Rockefeller Foundation did in fact…

    • Jul 27, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: NO Rockefeller Agenda For COVID, President Of Ghana Did NOT Read It in Video Faked Video
  • Fact Check: Video 'Urgent Information On Covid Vacc!ne' By Dr. Carrie Madej Is NOT All Science-Based Or Factual

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    Is there a "vaccine that's coming" to fight the novel coronavirus that is funded by Bill Gates and could change human genes to the point where a different species is created that could battle, or replace, humans? No, there is no evidence to support this. A video by Dr. Carrie Madej making many claims about vaccines includes "urgent information" about…

    • Jul 23, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Video 'Urgent Information On Covid Vacc!ne' By Dr. Carrie Madej Is NOT All Science-Based Or Factual Mixed Dose
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Barack Obama, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Melinda Gates Touring The Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2015

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    Does a photo show President Barack Obama visiting the Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2015 with philanthropist Melinda Gates and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases? No, that's not true: the photo offered as proof of such a tour was taken in Maryland at the National Institutes of Health in 2014. Neither of…

    • Jul 18, 2020
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Barack Obama, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Melinda Gates Touring The Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2015 Not Wuhan
  • Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Offer $10 Billion Bribe To Nigeria To Impose Forced Vaccinations

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    Did Bill Gates give a $10 billion bribe to the Nigerian government to impose forced vaccinations on its citizens? No, that's not true. There is no evidence of such a huge payment offered beyond an unsupported accusation by a political opposition leader. While the claim implies the forced vaccination would be for COVID-19, no such vaccine was available at the…

    • Jun 25, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Offer $10 Billion Bribe To Nigeria To Impose Forced Vaccinations No Billion $
  • Fact Check: NBC News Did NOT Report All Americans Will Receive A Microchip Implant By The End Of 2020

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    Did NBC News report that all Americans would have microchip implants by the end of 2020, and that these Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags will allow the U.S. government to track and identify them instantly? No, that's not true. This claim apparently stems from a real NBC report in 2007 that speculated about tech advances over the next decade. A…

    • Jun 24, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: NBC News Did NOT Report All Americans Will Receive A Microchip Implant By The End Of 2020 Fact Check: NBC News Did NOT Report All Americans Will Receive A Microchip Implant By The End Of 2020 Fact Check: NBC News Did NOT Report All Americans Will Receive A Microchip Implant By The End Of 2020 Old Prediction
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Social Distancing And COVID-19 Are A Government Plot To Track And Control Citizens

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    Are social distancing guidelines and the COVID-19 pandemic part of a government plot to track and control citizens? No, that's not true: Osteopath Rashid Buttar, a practitioner who has been sued for fraud, made the claim in a video rant that also included other false claims. There is no evidence to support Dr. Buttar's claim that the government wants Americans…

    • Jun 13, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Social Distancing And COVID-19 Are A Government Plot To Track And Control Citizens Not A Plot
  • Fact Check: 22-Point Meme Of Conspiracy Memes Is Mix Of Falsehoods, Predictions, And Some Truth

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    Is a meme listing 22 points, including conspiracy claims about 5G hazards, adrenochrome, Jeffrey Epstein, Pizzagate, and Britain's Royal Family factual? Mostly no, although some points are true and others are just predictions that cannot be fact checked. An example of the massive meme is found in a post (archived here) shared on Facebook June 4, 2020. It opened:…

    • Jun 10, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: 22-Point Meme Of Conspiracy Memes Is Mix Of Falsehoods, Predictions, And Some Truth Fact Check: 22-Point Meme Of Conspiracy Memes Is Mix Of Falsehoods, Predictions, And Some Truth Fact Check: 22-Point Meme Of Conspiracy Memes Is Mix Of Falsehoods, Predictions, And Some Truth Some Fiction
  • Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Do All The Following -- Contrary to Claims in Viral Message

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    Did President Trump do all of the things claimed in this viral post listing 10 accomplishments? No, that's not true. While several of the claims are true, many are misleading or false. The claim appeared in memes and text posts, including a post (archived here) where it was published by Facebook on June 2, 2020 under the title "Just letting…

    • Jun 8, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Do All The Following -- Contrary to Claims in Viral Message Not Everything
  • Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Bribe WHO With $50 Million To Declare COVID-19 A Pandemic

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    Did Bill Gates bribe the World Health Organization with $50 million to declare COVID-19 a pandemic? No, that's not true: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated money not to the World Health Organization, but to the Therapeutics Accelerator program, which is a global collaboration of groups -- including WHO -- to find a cure or vaccine for the novel…

    • Jun 6, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Bribe WHO With $50 Million To Declare COVID-19 A Pandemic No Bribe
  • Fact Check: Bill Gates, The CDC, Drs. Fauci And Birx NOT 'Silent' On Protests; COVID-19 Lockdowns NOT A 'Scam'

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    Have philanthropist Bill Gates, along with Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention been silent amid the widespread protests sparked by George Floyd's death? And does this supposed silence "prove" that fears and lockdowns over the novel coronavirus were part of a "scam"? No, neither is true. All of these people and institutions…

    • Jun 5, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Bill Gates, The CDC, Drs. Fauci And Birx NOT 'Silent' On Protests; COVID-19 Lockdowns NOT A 'Scam' Fact Check: Bill Gates, The CDC, Drs. Fauci And Birx NOT 'Silent' On Protests; COVID-19 Lockdowns NOT A 'Scam' They've Spoken
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