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  • Fact Check: Marines Are NOT Investigating '3 Ancient Pyramids' In Antarctica

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    Was a video recently leaked showing U.S. Marines and an international team of scientists on an Antarctic expedition to investigate three ancient pyramids, and did they explore inside the pyramids after they lost contact with their base? No, that's not true: This claim has two elements, the question of pyramids in Antarctica and the images of a mysterious military operation.…

    • Apr 28, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Marines Are NOT Investigating '3 Ancient Pyramids' In Antarctica Fake Footage
  • Fact Check: Existence Of Reptilian Aliens Underground NOT Confirmed By Retired Romanian General

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    Was the existence of reptilian aliens living in underground bases confirmed by retired Romanian Gen. Emil Strainu? No, that's not true: Contrary to its headline, this article does not mention underground bases, and there is no evidence presented to confirm that claim. The body of the article is a recycled, translated and abbreviated copy/paste derived from a forward Strainu wrote…

    • Mar 24, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Existence Of Reptilian Aliens Underground NOT Confirmed By Retired Romanian General Unsupported
  • Fact Check: 'Vatican City Demon' Video Is NOT Real -- It's An Animation Featuring Cathedral In Grenada, Nicaragua

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    Did a video capture a demonic winged figure climbing to the top of a cathedral dome in Vatican City and flying away? No, that's not true: This is a computer generated animation that blends an animated demon figure with real footage of the dome of Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral in Granada, Nicaragua. The CGI video was created in…

    • Mar 21, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 'Vatican City Demon' Video Is NOT Real -- It's An Animation Featuring Cathedral In Grenada, Nicaragua CGI Video
  • Fact Check: Canada DID Invoke Emergencies Act For 1st Time -- But It Is Update Of War Measures Act, Last Invoked in 1970

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    Did Canada invoke its Emergencies Act for the first time ever? Yes, that's true, but Canada has had a similar law in place since Parliament adopted the War Measures Act in August 1914, shortly after the beginning of World War I. The War Measures Act was last used by then-Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau in 1970 during the October Crisis,…

    • Feb 16, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Canada DID Invoke Emergencies Act For 1st Time -- But It Is Update Of War Measures Act, Last Invoked in 1970 Historic Echo
  • Fact Check: That Was NO UFO On A U.S. Navy Ship -- It Was Photoshop

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    Did someone record the finding of a triangular-shaped UFO aboard a U.S. Navy ship, the USS Gerald Ford? No, that's not true: A spokesperson from the U.S. Navy told Lead Stories that this claim is false, and sent us the original footage with no UFO on board. The supposed UFO seen on the USS Gerald Ford was photoshopped into the…

    • Jan 18, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: That Was NO UFO On A U.S. Navy Ship -- It Was Photoshop Photoshopped
  • Fact Check: Devils Tower Is NOT A Giant Silicon Tree Trunk -- It's A Rock Formed 50 Million Years Ago

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    Is Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming a remnant of an ancient giant tree made out of silicon? No, that's not true: Devils Tower is sedimentary rock that got pushed up to the surface millions of years ago. The National Park Service website calls it an igneous intrusion. The way the rock cooled has allowed it to form the tree-trunk-like…

    • Dec 22, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Devils Tower Is NOT A Giant Silicon Tree Trunk -- It's A Rock Formed 50 Million Years Ago It's A Rock
  • Fact Check: World Leaders Were NOT Photographed Meeting With Aliens

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    Were several world leaders photographed in meetings with aliens? No, that's not true: This collection of edited photos do not all come from the same source, but all have clear clues that they are fabricated and that none of the scenes are real. The collection of photos appears in a Facebook post on December 16, 2021. It was captioned: Extraterrestrial…

    • Dec 17, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: World Leaders Were NOT Photographed Meeting With Aliens Tabloid Theme
  • Fact Check: 'Cabal Leaders' Did NOT Go To Antarctica To Surrender To Extraterrestrials & Earth Alliance

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    Did "cabal leaders" go to Antarctica to surrender to extraterrestrials and the Earth Alliance? No, that's not true: The article provides no verifiable evidence to support its story that terms for surrender are being negotiated. The article also includes fake tweets allegedly foreshadowing the meeting from global financial leaders and high-tech payment experts. The claim appeared in an article (archived…

    • Dec 17, 2021
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 'Cabal Leaders' Did NOT Go To Antarctica To Surrender To Extraterrestrials & Earth Alliance Fake Tweets
  • Fact Check: Giant Skeleton Image Is NOT Real -- It Was A Photoshop Contest Entry

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    Does a photo show that archeologists have uncovered the skeleton of a giant? No, that's not true: This picture was created in 2011 for a Worth1000.com Photoshop hoax contest called "Size Matters 4," which had a size-altering but photorealistic theme. This entry was made by the designer posting as Whitmath57. The Photoshop hoax contest was held on August 14, 2011.…

    • Dec 14, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Giant Skeleton Image Is NOT Real -- It Was A Photoshop Contest Entry Photoshopped
  • Fact Check: You Can NOT Simply Declare Yourself Not A US Citizen To Avoid Income Taxes

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    Can you declare yourself not a U.S. citizen to avoid paying taxes to the IRS? No, that's not true: The U.S. Constitution and the Internal Revenue Code clearly define citizenship and how a "person" is defined for tax purposes. The tactic is used by several groups, including the "sovereign citizen" movement. The FBI calls its followers "anti-government extremists who believe…

    • Dec 9, 2021
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: You Can NOT Simply Declare Yourself Not A US Citizen To Avoid Income Taxes Fact Check: You Can NOT Simply Declare Yourself Not A US Citizen To Avoid Income Taxes Courts Differ
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