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  • Fact Check: NCAA Did NOT Revoke Swimmer Lia Thomas' National Championship -- Story Is From A Satirical Site

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    Did the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) strip former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas of her NCAA National Championship record and refer her case to the Indiana state attorney for "possible fraud charges"? No, neither of those claims are true: This claim is from a satirical website, The Dunning-Kruger Times. There is no evidence Thomas is being stripped of…

    • May 22, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: NCAA Did NOT Revoke Swimmer Lia Thomas' National Championship -- Story Is From A Satirical Site Satirical Site
  • Fact Check: Kevin Costner Is NOT Suing 'The View' For Hate Speech

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    Did actor Kevin Costner file a lawsuit against the American Broadcasting Company's television talk show "The View" for hate speech? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a self-described satirical website aimed at trolling conservatives. Lead Stories could find no credible news reports or public statements confirming that Costner sued ABC or "The View." The website that posted the…

    • May 12, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Kevin Costner Is NOT Suing 'The View' For Hate Speech Satirical Site
  • Plag-AI-rism: How Lead Stories Used ChatGPT To Find A False Story about Tucker Carlson ... That Was 'Plagiarised' With ChatGPT

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    So you've probably read all those warnings from pundits, academics and researchers about how generative AI tools like ChatGPT are going to impact disinformation and fact checking. And you may have even seen some recent examples of a deep-faked pope in a puffer jacket or Donald Trump being arrested. But let me tell you the story of a real-life example…

    • May 9, 2023
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Plag-AI-rism: How Lead Stories Used ChatGPT To Find A False Story about Tucker Carlson ... That Was 'Plagiarised' With ChatGPT Plag-AI-rism
  • Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT File Suit Against Whoopi, 'The View' for 'Dehumanizing' Remarks

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    Did former Fox News host Tucker Carlson file suit against Whoopi Goldberg and "The View," the TV talk show she moderates, for dehumanizing remarks? No, that's not true: This article was published by the Dunning-Kruger Times, one of several satire sites run by Christopher Blair, who describes himself as a "liberal troll." These websites have disclaimers explaining that "Everything on…

    • Apr 28, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT File Suit Against Whoopi, 'The View' for 'Dehumanizing' Remarks Satire
  • Fact Check: Purported 'Morgellons Test' Does NOT Extract Chemtrail, Air Pollution 'Nanoparticles From Saliva

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    Does a test that supposedly extracts "chemtrail" and air-pollution nanoparticles from a person's saliva accurately show a diagnosis of Morgellons disease? No, that's not true: Food chemistry experts told Lead Stories that precipitates created after swishing cranberry juice in the mouth are not the result of nanoparticles from chemtrails and air pollution but a well-known reaction of saliva mixed with…

    • Apr 21, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Purported 'Morgellons Test' Does NOT Extract Chemtrail, Air Pollution 'Nanoparticles From Saliva Chunks Normal
  • Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show Medicine Capsules Contain Nails -- Internet Scare Hoax

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    Did several videos in countries around the world accurately show that tiny sharp nails or pins were in medicine capsules sealed in tamper-evident blister packs? No, that's not true: In February 2021 several videos circulated on the internet showing adulterated medicine capsules. The medicines pictured, from different manufacturers, have limited distribution in several different countries. Aside from the suspicious videos…

    • Apr 18, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show Medicine Capsules Contain Nails -- Internet Scare Hoax Hoax Tampering
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People Running From Real Zombies In US

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    Does a viral video portray Americans trying to escape real zombies? No, that's not true: There is no such thing as a zombie, outside fiction and cinema. The clip was recorded in Paris, France. The video captured a mass panic of shoppers following a loud noise caused by a suicide in a shopping center. The claim appeared in a video…

    • Apr 13, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People Running From Real Zombies In US French Suicide
  • Fact Check: Pictures of Fauci Arrest Are NOT Real Photos But AI-Generated Images

    Fact Check

    Do images circulating on social media show press photos of Anthony Fauci under arrest and in police custody? No, that's not true: Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has not been arrested. These are not photos of a real incident but are images generated by an artificial intelligence program. Jack Posobiec posted the…

    • Mar 24, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Pictures of Fauci Arrest Are NOT Real Photos But AI-Generated Images AI Generated
  • Fact Check: DirecTV Did NOT Announce It 'Will Drop ABC, If They Don't Cancel "The View"'

    Fact Check

    Did DirecTV, an American video programming distributor, say it "will drop ABC" if the TV channel continues to broadcast "The View," a talk show originally created by Barbara Walters and, of this writing, co-hosted by Whoopi Goldberg? No, that's not true: The story first appeared on a satire website. The claim originated in an article (archived here) published by the…

    • Mar 21, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: DirecTV Did NOT Announce It 'Will Drop ABC, If They Don't Cancel "The View"' Satire
  • Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Create Term 'Conspiracy Theorist' After JFK Assassination

    Fact Check

    Did the Central Intelligence Agency come up with the term "conspiracy theorist" to discredit the views of those casting doubts on the results of the official investigation into the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy? No, that's not true: Archival materials show that the term was in use before November 22, 1963, when the 35th president of the United States…

    • Jan 5, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Create Term 'Conspiracy Theorist' After JFK Assassination Existed Before
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