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Did Ted Cruz say "I'll believe in climate change when Texas freezes over"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence the Texas senator ever said that. The source for the claim is a fake tweet, made to look like it's from Cruz. The tweet is not on Cruz's verified accounts, nor could it be found on a website that tracks…

Do President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Mitt Romney and climate envoy John Kerry all have sons on the board of Burisma Holdings? No, that's not true: None do. Biden's youngest son used to sit on the board of the Ukrainian energy company, but no longer. There is no publicly available evidence to support the allegation about the…

Does Hunter Biden work for a foreign oil company? No, that's not true: He used to sit on the board of Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company, but no longer. He left the board in 2019 and has said that he won't work for foreign-owned companies during his father's presidency. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) published…

Did Warren Buffett make a $58 million political contribution to Joe Biden's presidential campaign because a railroad the billionaire owns would have financially suffered if Biden allowed the Keystone XL pipeline to be completed? No, that's not true: Federal political contributions records show that Buffett gave no money to the Biden campaign. For years Buffett has supported the pipeline, even…

Does this collection of photos show the inner workings of airplanes that spray "chemtrails" and has this information been "declassified"? No, that's not true: These photos do not show "chemtrail spraying equipment." The photos are either misidentified, are a joke, or are intentionally unidentified, but they have been presented in a false context allowing imaginations to run wild. There is…

Does California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's husband, Richard Blum, own a stake in Dominion Voting Systems, and is that part of the reason she is relinquishing the top Democrat spot on the Senate Judiciary Committee? No, that's not true: A Dominion spokesperson told Lead Stories that Blum does not have an ownership stake in the company. Feinstein cited other reasons for…

Are the Sunrise Movement, Black Lives Matter, other left-leaning organizations and the Democratic Party caught on tape coordinating a coup if President Trump wins re-election, including the takeover of government buildings like the White House along with transportation hubs and key U.S. cities? No, this is not true. Sunrise, an anti-Trump climate-change movement, told Lead Stories its Zoom meetings were…

Does Joe Biden support the Green New Deal? No, he has specifically said he does not. Although his campaign website describes the Green New Deal as a "crucial framework," the Democratic presidential candidate supports something he calls the "Biden Plan," which does not include many of the deadlines and provisions of the Green New Deal. The claim appeared in a…

Was a 32-year-old California man, dubbed 'Mr. Climate Change' online, responsible for starting 32 wildfires in 2020? No, that's not true: The man pictured in the meme is Brandon McGlover, who admitted he started nine Southern California fires in 2018. McGlover could not have been involved in lighting any fires in 2020 since he has been locked up in a…

Were "several" instigators of BLM rallies and Antifa riots arrested and charged with arson in California and Oregon wildfires? No, that's not true: Federal and local officials have dismissed the claim that left-wing extremists were involved in starting wildfires that have ravaged the northwestern United States in September 2020 and they have asked for an end to the false claims…