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  • Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest 'Moderna Chemist' Melissa J. Moore -- It's Satire

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    Did the U.S. military place "Moderna chemist" Melissa J. Moore under arrest for developing a "mRNA clot shot" for the COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer? No, that's not true: A Moderna spokesperson told Lead Stories that this claim is "false." Also, the website where this claim was made has a disclaimer that states it publishes satirical content. The claim appeared in a…

    • Sep 1, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest 'Moderna Chemist' Melissa J. Moore -- It's Satire Satirical Site
  • Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest Vaccine Scientist For Mass Murder

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    Did the U.S. military arrest vaccine scientist Richard Tillyer for "accessory to mass murder and negligent homicide" in regards to the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The U.S. military does not have the authority to arrest civilians outside of certain circumstances authorized by an act of Congress. The claim was made on Real Raw News, a website that publishes…

    • Feb 20, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest Vaccine Scientist For Mass Murder Anti-Vax Fable
  • Fact Check: Military Did NOT Convict U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona

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    Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps find U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona guilty of child endangerment? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. Also, Lead Stories recently debunked the claim that Cardona was arrested by the U.S. military, and both claims were made on a website that publishes…

    • Dec 16, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Military Did NOT Convict U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Not Convicted
  • Fact Check: Fact Check: U.S. Special Forces Did NOT Detain Nancy Pelosi On Charges Of Treason, Conspiracy

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    Did U.S. Special Forces take House Speaker Nancy Pelosi into custody after the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps charged her with "multiple counts of treason and seditious conspiracy"? No, that's not true: A representative of the U.S. Special Operations Command earlier denied to Lead Stories that Special Forces had arrested any civilian, and noted that the Special Forces do…

    • Dec 6, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Fact Check: U.S. Special Forces Did NOT Detain Nancy Pelosi On Charges Of Treason, Conspiracy Real Fake News
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Moderna CEO Worships 'Demonic Entity' Baphomet

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    Does Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, worship Baphomet, commonly considered a "demonic entity"? No, that's not true: The claim uses fabricated "evidence" that immediately discredits the claim. The website on which the claim appeared is known for publishing false information. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on November 29, 2022, titled "Moderna CEO Bancel Worshipped…

    • Nov 30, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Moderna CEO Worships 'Demonic Entity' Baphomet No Evidence
  • Fact Check: US Military Tribunal Did NOT Convict Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel

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    Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's [JAG] Corps and the Office of Military Commissions find Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel guilty of crimes against humanity because the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine killed 32 service members? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the U.S. Navy categorically rejected the claim. The allegation comes from a website that identifies itself as a satirical…

    • Nov 18, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: US Military Tribunal Did NOT Convict Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel No Trial
  • Fact Check: Actor Elijah Wood Was NOT Arrested for Child Sex Crimes

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    Was actor Elijah Wood, who played Frodo Baggins in "The Lord of the Rings" movies, arrested for child sex crimes? No, that's not true: Contrary to the claim that Wood was arrested by the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, the Posse Comitatus Act forbids the military from enforcing civilian law. The claim was posted on a satirical website that…

    • Oct 6, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Actor Elijah Wood Was NOT Arrested for Child Sex Crimes No Arrest
  • Fact Check: The US Navy Does NOT Have a Flying Aircraft Carrier

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    Is the U.S. Navy ready to deploy a multi-billion-dollar aircraft carrier that can go airborne? No, that's not true: A video that announced supposed U.S. Navy plans to deploy such a carrier used images from the fictional Marvel Cinematic Universe. A U.S. Navy spokesperson told Lead Stories that the video's claim is not accurate. The video (archived here) was published…

    • Sep 1, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: The US Navy Does NOT Have a Flying Aircraft Carrier Marvel Concept
  • Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest DNI Avril Haines

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    Did the U.S. military arrest Avril Haines, the director of National Intelligence, on August 2, 2022? No, that's not true: A duty officer at the Pentagon told Lead Stories that this claim was "false." The claim is not corrobrated by contemporaneous reports from reputable media outlets that Haines has been arrested. The U.S. military is not allowed to arrest civilians…

    • Aug 8, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest DNI Avril Haines Fictional News
  • Fact Check: Navy JAG Did NOT Amend Method of Execution

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    Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) change the method of execution from hanging to a gunshot to the head? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Navy JAG told Lead Stories on a June 17, 2022, phone call that this claim is false. According to deathpenaltyinfo.org, the only military execution is lethal injection. The military death penalty…

    • Jun 17, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Navy JAG Did NOT Amend Method of Execution Hasn't Changed
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