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  • Fact Check: NO Evidence 'REAL' Epstein List Of Fellow Pedophiles Leaked on Dark Web

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    Was the "REAL" Epstein list leaked on the dark web? No, that's not true: The article that made the claim in the headline offered no evidence and zero proof in the body of the story that a list belonging to convicted pedophile Jeffery Epstein was found on the dark web. A list on the dark web was not mentioned once…

    • Feb 20, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Evidence 'REAL' Epstein List Of Fellow Pedophiles Leaked on Dark Web No Proof
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Hillary Clinton Has Said 'It's Time To Ban Cash To Fight Climate Change'

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    Did former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton state that cash should be banned to combat climate change? No, that's not true: Clinton never made such an assertion during a speech in Gujarat, India, and Lead Stories has not found any proof that she has ever publicly made such a statement. The claim originated from an article (archived here) published by…

    • Feb 13, 2023
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Hillary Clinton Has Said 'It's Time To Ban Cash To Fight Climate Change' Fake Statement
  • Fact Check: US Government Did NOT Say 5G Causes COVID-19 -- Link To Retracted Paper Is NO Endorsement

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    Did the U.S. government say that 5G causes COVID-19? No, that's not true: The study cited by the article making the claim was retracted several years earlier. The Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents made the retraction following "a thorough investigation ... as it showed evidence of substantial manipulation of the peer review." The claim appeared in an article…

    • Jan 31, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: US Government Did NOT Say 5G Causes COVID-19 -- Link To Retracted Paper Is NO Endorsement Retracted
  • Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT Warn Eggs Are Causing Thousands Of People To 'Suddenly' Form Blood Clots

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    Did scientists warn that eggs are causing thousands of people to "suddenly" form blood clots? No, that's not true: The 2017 study by Cleveland Clinic researchers that is supposed to support this assertion makes no such connection. The medical center said, "The online article [making this claim] does not accurately represent the findings of our 2017 research." The claim appeared…

    • Jan 26, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT Warn Eggs Are Causing Thousands Of People To 'Suddenly' Form Blood Clots Not Eggs
  • Fact Check: German Government Did NOT Claim Investigating COVID Vaccines Would Be 'Dangerous For Democracy'

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    Did the German government claim that investigating COVID vaccines would be "dangerous for democracy"? No, that's not true: Alena Buyx, who is not in the German government, did not claim that such investigations would be a threat to democracy. She is a German medical ethicist who since 2020 has been chair of the German Ethics Council, an independent group of…

    • Jan 23, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: German Government Did NOT Claim Investigating COVID Vaccines Would Be 'Dangerous For Democracy' Fact Check: German Government Did NOT Claim Investigating COVID Vaccines Would Be 'Dangerous For Democracy' Did Not Say It
  • Fact Check: No 'FDA Chief' Called For Immediate End To COVID Vaccines -- Fake 'Millions Are Dropping Dead' Quote Used

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    Did the chief of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) call for an immediate end to COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: The head of the FDA is Dr. Robert M. Califf and he is not mentioned in the article where the claim appears. The story instead refers to Dr. Paul Offit, who is a member of the FDA's vaccine…

    • Jan 17, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: No 'FDA Chief' Called For Immediate End To COVID Vaccines -- Fake 'Millions Are Dropping Dead' Quote Used Skewed View
  • Fact Check: 'Adverse Vaccine Reactions' Did NOT Become Leading Cause Of US Deaths In 2021 Or 2022

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    Did "adverse vaccine reaction" become the leading cause of U.S. deaths in 2021 and 2022? No, that's not true: Adverse vaccine reactions are not a categorical cause of death tracked by health officials. Also, the vaccination status and records of deceased individuals are not tracked. In both 2021 and 2022, experts told Lead Stories that the leading cause of death…

    • Jan 10, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: 'Adverse Vaccine Reactions' Did NOT Become Leading Cause Of US Deaths In 2021 Or 2022 No Such Metric
  • Fact Check: World Economic Forum's Klaus Schwab Did NOT Tweet, Say 'Jesus Is the Original Fake News' -- It's A Fake News Story

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    Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) or its founder and executive chairman, Klaus Schwab, tweet or say that "Jesus is the original fake news"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the statement is from Schwab or the WEF. The claim, widely disseminated on social media, originally appeared in an article on a website known for publishing fake…

    • Jan 6, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: World Economic Forum's Klaus Schwab Did NOT Tweet, Say 'Jesus Is the Original Fake News' -- It's A Fake News Story Didn't Say It
  • Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Declare That Pedophiles 'Will Save Humanity'

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    Did the World Economic Forum declare, as part of a purported campaign to promote public acceptance of pedophilia, that "pedophiles will save humanity"? No, that's not true: No credible evidence exists that the WEF has made any such statement. The website on which this claim appeared has a reputation for publishing fabricated and inaccurate content. The claim appeared in a…

    • Jan 5, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Declare That Pedophiles 'Will Save Humanity' No Record
  • Fact Check: Japan Is NOT Investigating 'Millions Of COVID Vaccine Deaths' -- No Such Death Tolls Reported, No Investigation Launched

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    Did Japan launch an official investigation into "millions of COVID vaccine deaths" in December 2022 or early January 2023? No, that's not true: As of January 4, 2023, there is no available evidence to suggest that "millions" of people in Japan had died as a result of COVID vaccines, nor had any such investigation been announced by public health officials…

    • Jan 4, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Japan Is NOT Investigating 'Millions Of COVID Vaccine Deaths' -- No Such Death Tolls Reported, No Investigation Launched Not Reported
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