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  • Fact Check: Donald Trump Jr. Did NOT Say His Father Is 'One Of The Most Unethical Humans In Political History' On Video And Endorse Biden

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    Did Donald Trump Jr. say his father is "one of the most unethical humans in political history," and endorse Joe Biden for president? No, that's not true. The Lincoln Project, a political action committee founded by Republicans working to unseat Donald Trump, posted a heavily edited video in which it appears the president's eldest son is calling his father's actions…

    • Oct 16, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Donald Trump Jr. Did NOT Say His Father Is 'One Of The Most Unethical Humans In Political History' On Video And Endorse Biden Heavily Edited
  • Fact Check: Zip Ties Are NOT Being Attached To Cars To Distract People Who Can Be Abducted By Human Traffickers

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    Are human traffickers putting zip ties on cars to distract the car owners and then abduct them? No, that's not true: There is no concrete evidence to substantiate these claims. Multiple police departments, fact checking sites, and nonprofits have refuted and debunked the claims. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) where it was published by the Facebook user…

    • Oct 16, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Zip Ties Are NOT Being Attached To Cars To Distract People Who Can Be Abducted By Human Traffickers No Distraction
  • Fact Check: Trump Has NOT Signed Nine Executive Orders To Combat Child Trafficking -- He's Signed Two And Both Received News Coverage

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    Has President Trump signed nine executive orders to combat child trafficking, with those orders not getting public coverage? No, that's not true: Trump has signed two executive orders that specifically mention human trafficking. Both were reported in the media. The claim appeared on a post on Facebook on August 29, 2020, (archived here) with following text: Our President has signed…

    • Sep 23, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Trump Has NOT Signed Nine Executive Orders To Combat Child Trafficking -- He's Signed Two And Both Received News Coverage 2, Not 9
  • Fact Check: Women And Children Are Not Being Targeted By Sex Traffickers With A $100 Bill Left On Their Car At A Mall

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    Are women and children being targeted by sex traffickers who leave a $100 bill on their car at a shopping mall? No, that's not true. This is an urban legend that was debunked earlier this year and has been in circulation for years. The mall mentioned in this version of the legend was Northgate Mall in Revere, Massachusetts and the…

    • Sep 22, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Women And Children Are Not Being Targeted By Sex Traffickers With A $100 Bill Left On Their Car At A Mall Urban Legend
  • Fact Check: Fake State Driver Licenses Seized By Feds In Chicago Are NOT Implicated In A Voting Fraud Scheme

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    Did almost 20,000 fake IDs seized by Customs and Border Protection officers in Chicago turn out to be for fake names registered to vote Democrat? No, that is not true: While customs investigators seized 19,888 fake ID cards in the first half of 2020, the agency never suggested that these IDs are part of a voter fraud scheme. Voter registration…

    • Sep 21, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Fake State Driver Licenses Seized By Feds In Chicago Are NOT Implicated In A Voting Fraud Scheme Not for Votes
  • Fact Check: November Could NOT Be The USA's 'First Internal Political War Of Its History'

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    Could November 2020 see the United States' first internal political war in its history? No, that's not true: If an internal war breaks out in the United States after the national elections in November, which some people are predicting, it would not be the first in history. The United States was divided in a four-year-long civil war starting in 1861…

    • Sep 17, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: November Could NOT Be The USA's 'First Internal Political War Of Its History' Remember 1861
  • Fact Check: No Bombshell Allegation Puts George Clooney 'Smack Dab In The Middle' Of Epstein's 'Unlawful Sex Cabal'

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    Does a "bombshell" allegation put actor George Clooney in the middle of the Jeffrey Epstein's human trafficking "sex cabal"? No, that's not true: This claim is a clickbait headline unsupported by the article below it. Epstein's former girlfriend is quoted in an unpublished book saying she had an oral sex encounter in a random toilet encounter with Clooney. The original…

    • Sep 8, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: No Bombshell Allegation Puts George Clooney 'Smack Dab In The Middle' Of Epstein's 'Unlawful Sex Cabal' Grown Ups
  • Fact Check: 62 Girls Were NOT Found In A Shipping Container In Delaware 'Ready To Be' Sex Slaves

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    Were 62 girls found locked in a shipping container at a Delaware port in "ready to be shipped" as sex slaves? No, that's not true: The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said it found "zero evidence" to support the claim. The claim appeared in a tweet (archived here) posted on September 4, 2020 titled. It read: "IMAGINE THE FEAR &…

    • Sep 7, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: 62 Girls Were NOT Found In A Shipping Container In Delaware 'Ready To Be' Sex Slaves No Captives
  • Fact Check: 'Main Stream Media' Is NOT Silent On Children Rescued From Sex Trafficking In Michigan, Georgia And Ohio

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    Is the "main stream media" silent on children rescued from sex trafficking in Michigan, Georgia and Ohio? No, that's not true. Accusations have gone viral claiming the mainstream media is ignoring stories about children being rescued from sex trafficking in three states, but all of the stories have been covered by national news outlets -- including The Associated Press, CNN,…

    • Sep 2, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'Main Stream Media' Is NOT Silent On Children Rescued From Sex Trafficking In Michigan, Georgia And Ohio National News
  • Fact Check: 39 Missing Kids Were NOT Found In A Double Wide Trailer In Georgia -- But 'Operation Not Forgotten' Was Covered Extensively In The Media

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    Were 39 missing kids found in a double wide trailer in Georgia, and is the media ignoring this story? No, that's not true. The U.S. Marshals announced in a press conference that they had rescued 26 missing children, found 13 others in a mission named "Operation Not Forgotten" -- but they were not all found in a double wide trailer…

    • Aug 29, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 39 Missing Kids Were NOT Found In A Double Wide Trailer In Georgia -- But 'Operation Not Forgotten' Was Covered Extensively In The Media Not Together
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