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Was former talk show host Oprah Winfrey arrested and sent to Guantanamo Bay in early December 2023? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Winfrey is in Guantanamo Bay. She has posted as recently as January 15, 2024, on her verified social media accounts and has made public appearances since December 2023. The claim appeared in an article…

Did recently published court documents reveal that celebrity TV host Oprah Winfrey was "a client" of registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found a single mention of Winfrey in these documents, but that was an email discussing people who might be interested in the story of Virginia Giuffre, a former Epstein employee whose 2015 lawsuit…

Did Dr. Mehmet Oz promote a gummy cure to "clean out your blood vessels"? No, that's not true: For years the celebrity Dr. Oz has been the subject of false promotional advertising using his name and likeness to sell products, and he has been outspoken about the problem, warning his audience to avoid the scams. Several video clips showing Oz…

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…

Did American TV producer and host Oprah Winfrey endorse a "minimum wage subsidy card" that helps those with hourly wages below $26 pay for gas and groceries? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no proof of such an incentive. The video making this claim, which looked like a live broadcast, appears to have been edited. The claim appeared in…

Was a book by Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet to perform her work at a U.S. presidential inauguration, banned from public elementary schools in Miami-Dade County in Florida? No, that's not quite right: The book version of Gorman's inaugural poem "The Hill We Climb" was restricted to the middle school section of a media center at just one public school…

Is there proof that a Harvard Medical student discovered a "secret mineral" that can help someone lose "52 lbs in 28 Days"? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence for this claim in an online article. The images in the article purporting to show Harvard Medical student "Emily Senstrom," who supposedly discovered the secret mineral, are actually photos…

Have celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and country music singer Reba McEntire recently launched their own keto weight loss line of products on live TV? No, that's not true: This is false advertising and follows a formula that is used again and again, featuring spoofed websites that mimic trusted outlets and bounce users to unknown and untraceable affiliate links. There…

Did Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, wear a The Smiths T-shirt with the phrase "The Queen Is Dead" on it to mock the September 8, 2022 death of Queen Elizabeth II? No, that's not true: This is an altered photo. An example of the original photo can be found in a People magazine article. Johnny Marr, the guitarist in…

Has Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor -- the daughter of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex -- died? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Lilibet has died at the time of writing and a video making the claim doesn't attempt to provide any such evidence. The claim appeared in a Facebook post on July 6, 2022. The post…