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Does a video circulating on social media show a CNN report with President Joe Biden speaking about oil smuggling in Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela? No, that's not true: The video clip is not authentic. This exact clip is available from a celebrity voice-generating app. This clip featuring the likeness of Joe Biden has an AI-generated voice delivering a customizable…

Did special counsel Robert Hur say President Joe Biden was mentally unfit to stand trial? No, that's not true: There is no credible information or source suggesting that the special counsel made such a statement about the president. Instead, Hur's report stated that there was "insufficient evidence" to prove that Biden "intentionally" retained classified documents or to support bringing charges…

Was one of the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooters identified as 44-year-old Sahil Omar, an "illegal immigrant"? No, that's not true: As of this writing, law enforcement had not released the identities of three people detained in connection to the incident, nor had anyone been charged. News photos of a man detained after the shooting did not identify the man…

Did the Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce say, "I think Joe Biden is doing a good job so far"? No, that's not true: There are no reliable sources or records of the tight end making such a statement about the president of the United States. While the two men did spend time together in 2023 at a White House event…

Does a video of U.S. troops stationed in front of the U.S. Capitol show that the American government is preparing for social unrest ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election? No, that's not true: The video is from late January 2021. The soldiers were there for Joe Biden's presidential inauguration and were securing the area near the Capitol following January…

Did Russian President Vladimir Putin tell conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson that "Joe Biden is just a facade for this power structure" in an interview recorded on February 6, 2024? No, that's not true: The transcript of the more than two-hour-long conversation contains no such quote. Additionally, Carlson never asked Putin who runs the United States. The claim appeared…

Did the Russian representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, publicly say "It is important to understand that by supplying weapons to Texas, Russia does not become a party to the conflict"? No, that's not true: A transcript of the United Nations Security Council meeting where Nebenzya purportedly said that shows he said no such thing. That meeting was in…

Does a video on Instagram of an Alexa digital assistant prove the accuracy of the chemtrails conspiracy theory that the U.S. government sprays aluminum in the sky for nefarious purposes? No, that's not true: There is no verified evidence of a widespread U.S. government program to spray metal nanoparticles in the sky. Amazon's Alexa produces answers gathered from a variety…

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…