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  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report That Tom Hanks Converted To Judaism, Fled To Israel After Release Of Epstein List

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    Did CNN report that actor Tom Hanks converted to Judaism and fled to Israel as a result of the Jeffrey Epstein contacts list being revealed? No, that's not true: A CNN spokesperson told Lead Stories the post making the claim is "clearly fabricated and manipulated and not something that ever aired on CNN." A video clip included in the claim…

    • Jan 4, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report That Tom Hanks Converted To Judaism, Fled To Israel After Release Of Epstein List Not CNN Report
  • Fact Check: Stephen King, Kevin Spacey Did NOT Announce They Will Leave US If 'Epstein Client List' Is Released -- No Such Public Comments Found

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    Did actor Kevin Spacey or writer Stephen King say that they would leave the United States if the "Epstein Client List" is made public? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence that King or Spacey made such comments. The claim came from a fake Donald Trump account on X. Contrary to the post, a federal judge in a…

    • Dec 21, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Stephen King, Kevin Spacey Did NOT Announce They Will Leave US If 'Epstein Client List' Is Released -- No Such Public Comments Found Unsupported
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Oprah Winfrey's Private Jet Was At Jeffrey Epstein's Island 11 Different Times -- Or At Any Time

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    Was Oprah Winfrey's private jet at Jeffrey Epstein's island 11 different times? No, that's not true: There is no proof that Winfrey's private plane was ever on convicted pedophile Epstein's island Little St. James in the Caribbean. The island is only 75 acres and does not have a runway for Winfrey's private plane, or any planes, to land there. Winfrey…

    • Nov 27, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Oprah Winfrey's Private Jet Was At Jeffrey Epstein's Island 11 Different Times -- Or At Any Time No Plane Proof
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates 'Facing Life Behind Bars On Child Rape Charges' Over A Purported 'Epstein Client List' Mention

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    Is Bill Gates facing life behind bars on child rape charges due to his alleged inclusion on convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's supposed client list? No, that's not true: The article making the claim offers no proof that any charges have been filed against billionaire Gates as of November 6, 2023. Gates' ex-wife Melinda did not post a social media message…

    • Nov 6, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates 'Facing Life Behind Bars On Child Rape Charges' Over A Purported 'Epstein Client List' Mention Fake Message
  • Fact Check: Bloomberg Did NOT Report That Obama Was 'Named as Jeffrey Epstein's middle man to JP Morgan'

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    Did Bloomberg publish a story saying that former President Barack Obama was a "middle man" for the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at J.P. Morgan? Did Obama help the disgraced financier to foster ties with the banking institution? No, that's not true: Bloomberg did not write anything remotely similar in August 2023. The claim on social media distorted a Bloomberg…

    • Aug 23, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Bloomberg Did NOT Report That Obama Was 'Named as Jeffrey Epstein's middle man to JP Morgan' False Summary
  • Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Ghislaine Maxwell 'Worked At Disney' In 1985

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    Do photographs of Ghislaine Maxwell with Donald Duck taken in 1985 confirm that the now-convicted sex offender -- associated with financier Jeffrey Epstein who died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges -- worked for Disney? No, that's not true: The stock images only show an event where Maxwell appeared as representative of her father, owner at the time…

    • Jul 24, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Ghislaine Maxwell 'Worked At Disney' In 1985 Miscaptioned
  • Fact Check: Trump, Epstein Photos With 'Underage' Women NOT Authentic -- They're AI Generated

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    Did old, never-before-seen photos surface in May of 2023 of Donald Trump posing with young women on a private jet, and also partying with Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: Although there are authentic images of Donald Trump posing for pictures with young women and with Jeffrey Epstein, these three images surfaced on social media without any provenance or explanation…

    • May 9, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Trump, Epstein Photos With 'Underage' Women NOT Authentic -- They're AI Generated Fabricated Pix
  • Fact Check: Images Of Jeffrey Epstein With Children On Beach Are NOT Real Photos -- AI Generated

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    Did a photo recently surface that shows Jeffrey Epstein posing with four children on a tropical beach? No, that's not true: This is not a real photo but an image created with the AI program Midjourney. This image, and another in the same vein showing a likeness of Epstein posing with five children, were posted on Instagram by an account…

    • Apr 20, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Images Of Jeffrey Epstein With Children On Beach Are NOT Real Photos -- AI Generated AI Generated
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Publisher Robert Maxwell Put False Information In US Textbooks

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    Did British publisher Robert Maxwell, who owned Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Co. in a joint venture from 1989 until his death in 1991, put false information in American textbooks? No, that's not true: McGraw Hill told Lead Stories that Maxwell exerted no editorial control over the learning materials produced by the company. The claim appeared in a post and video on…

    • Mar 22, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Publisher Robert Maxwell Put False Information In US Textbooks Not An Editor
  • Fact Check: TikTok Video Is NOT Real Bill Gates TV Interview - It's Deepfake Of Australian Show

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    Did Sarah Ferguson, the host of the Australian daily current affairs news program "7.30," pose several testy and loaded questions to Bill Gates when she interviewed him, resulting in Gates finally declaring, "OK that's enough. This interview is over. Thank you"? No, that's not true: It's a deepfake video circulating on social media. Ferguson did have Gates as a guest…

    • Mar 9, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: TikTok Video Is NOT Real Bill Gates TV Interview - It's Deepfake Of Australian Show Deepfake Video
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