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Did the World Health Organization unveil a "global police force," purportedly to arrest citizens who post independent media online? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any evidence of a representative from the Organization making such a claim. The latest draft of WHO's Pandemic Agreement does not mention a "global police force." The claim appeared in an article…

Did the Texas National Guard send tanks to its southern border in January 2024? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the Texas National Guard told Lead Stories they are not sending tanks to the border. Multiple posts made versions of the claim but there is no evidence to substantiate any of those posts. The claim appeared in a post…

Does a picture accurately show President Joe Biden sitting in a meeting with military leaders while wearing military fatigues? No, that's not true: The image is fake and is an AI-generated image, according to an online detection tool. No such genuine photo of the president in fatigues during a meeting with leaders of the military exists as of this writing.…

Is President Joe Biden the first person to win a presidential primary as a write-in candidate? No, that's not true: Several people have won presidential primaries as write-in candidates, with such victories dating back to at least the early 20th century. Others won the New Hampshire presidential primary specifically as write-in candidates long before Biden. The claim appeared in a…

Were 50,000+ write-in votes for President Joe Biden "found" in New Hampshire to give him the win in the presidential primary? No, that's not true: The New Hampshire secretary of state's office told Lead Stories that the write-in votes were legitimate and there there were no 50,000 such votes "found" and added by the Democratic Party. The post making the…

Did comedian Ellen DeGeneres and actor Tom Hanks pledge to move abroad if Donald Trump is elected president in 2024? No, that's not true: No credible news outlets have reported that. The claim was promoted, among others, by an online store selling T-shirts, a meme website and a parody account -- not by the official websites or social media accounts…

Did President Joe Biden threaten to send F-15s and "wage war against Texas"? No, that's not true: A White House spokesman told Lead Stories the claim is false. Additionally, no credible news organization has reported the quote, which, if true, would have made international headlines and triggered a flood of public responses. One expert in digital forensics said the supposed…

Did the president of the United States "just" tell a widow of a soldier in January 2024 that "he knew what he signed up for"? No, that's not true: This quote has been traced back to 2017, when Donald Trump was the president of the United States. With this claim being posted in January 2024 plus the use of the…

Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) place journalist Mehdi Hasan under arrest on January 7, 2024, for committing treason? No, that's not true: Hasan has been active on his verified social media accounts since the date of the purported arrest, with no mention of being arrested. Also, the website where this claim was made publishes fabricated content.…

Did President Joe Biden sponsor a new "health credits" subsidy program in Arizona? No, that's not true: The claim that the government is freely giving out health credits is a scam. Such scams are usually attached to an ad asking whether a person needs federal assistance or insurance. Biden, who purportedly backed the program, did not post such an endorsement.…