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  • Fact Check: Pope Francis Does NOT Have A Warrant Out For His Arrest

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    Did authorities send out an arrest warrant for Pope Francis on November 1, 2021? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that an arrest warrant for Pope Francis has been issued, that he is going to court for crimes against humanity or that he could be imprisoned any time soon. This is a completely fictional claim. The claim appeared…

    • Nov 5, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Pope Francis Does NOT Have A Warrant Out For His Arrest Not Real Court
  • Fact Check: Biden DID Mention A 'Famous African-American Baseball Player' To The Pope -- In A Metaphor About Age

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    Did President Joe Biden mention a "famous African-American baseball player" to Pope Francis? Yes, he did: But Biden was only setting up a metaphor about age. After the comment, Biden proceeded to tell the pope about Leroy "Satchel" Paige, a Negro leagues and major league pitcher who played professionally well into middle age. Biden used a quote from Paige to…

    • Nov 2, 2021
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Biden DID Mention A 'Famous African-American Baseball Player' To The Pope -- In A Metaphor About Age Just A Story
  • Fact Check: Prayer Request For 229 Christian Missionaries Is NOT Based On A Verified Current Event

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    Have 229 Christian missionaries been sentenced to death "tomorrow afternoon" by "Afghan Islamists"? No, that's not true: Variations of this specific prayer request have been circulating since at least 2009 with some changes and various details added. The Taliban rapidly took over Afghanistan in the summer of 2021 and many people in that country faced dangerous situations, but there is…

    • Aug 18, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Prayer Request For 229 Christian Missionaries Is NOT Based On A Verified Current Event Recycled Hoax
  • Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Die And Lin Wood's Quip Was A Question, Not A Claim

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    Did Pope Francis die in mid-April 2021 and did a leading American conspiracy theorist break the "news"? No, that's not true: The pope made several public appearances that offer proof of life and Lin Wood's off-the-cuff comment was a question, not a declaration. The claim that Wood had revealed the pope's death circulated on numerous QAnon-linked websites and social media…

    • Apr 23, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Die And Lin Wood's Quip Was A Question, Not A Claim Pope Breathes
  • Fact Check: Pope NOT Arrested On 80-Count Indictment For Child Trafficking And Fraud During Supposed 'Vatican Blackout'

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    Was Pope Francis arrested in Vatican City after a supposed blackout and was he indicted for child trafficking and fraud? No, that's not true: there is no evidence for any of this and the claim went viral through a website run by an anonymous person using a fake identity that has published several other arrest hoaxes in the past. The…

    • Jan 10, 2021
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Pope NOT Arrested On 80-Count Indictment For Child Trafficking And Fraud During Supposed 'Vatican Blackout' Another Hoax
  • Student's Chart Explaining Wild Conspiracies Trolled To Spread More Conspiracies

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    Abbie Richards, a climate science student in the Netherlands, was looking with bewilderment at the state of her home country of the United States. So many conspiracy theories echoing, particularly ahead of the election. Struggling to wrangle all of them for a paper, she made a chart naming some 100 conspiracies dominating the social media world to, she hoped, make…

    • Oct 27, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Student's Chart Explaining Wild Conspiracies Trolled To Spread More Conspiracies Manipulated
  • Fact Check: Epstein Flight Logs Do NOT Record Bill Clinton Visiting 'Pedo-Island'

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    Do flight logs show that former President Bill Clinton visited Jeffrey Epstein's "pedo-island" but the media ignored it? No, that's not true: There are no flight logs that document Bill Clinton -- the only former U.S. president named in the logs -- as landing at Jeffrey Epstein's Caribbean island. Yes, an Epstein victim did tell this to Lead Stories editor-in-chief…

    • Aug 7, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Epstein Flight Logs Do NOT Record Bill Clinton Visiting 'Pedo-Island' Not On Logs
  • Fact Check: Bill And Hillary Clinton, Other Notables Have NOT Been Arrested And Executed By Donald Trump

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    Has Donald Trump rounded up, imprisoned and executed former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and scores of other notable people without anyone noticing or sounding the alarm? No, that's not true: Each person on the arrest and execution list has been recently seen in public and the conspiracy claim that those appearances are explained by body…

    • Jul 21, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Bill And Hillary Clinton, Other Notables Have NOT Been Arrested And Executed By Donald Trump They're Alive
  • Fact Check: Stories About Pedophile Priest With HIV Who Raped 30 Children Then 'Forgiven By Church' NOT Real

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    Did the Catholic Church forgive a pedophile priest with HIV who raped 30 children? No, that's not true: There is no evidence the priest the story claims was HIV-positive, raped 30 children and was forgiven by the Catholic church ever existed. The situation and person accused of raping children and being absolved by the church appears to be completely fabricated.…

    • May 15, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Stories About Pedophile Priest With HIV Who Raped 30 Children Then 'Forgiven By Church' NOT Real Does Not Exist
  • Fact Check: There Was NO Family Of Three Who Died Before Testing Positive For Coronavirus

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    Did a family of three -- who reportedly died within days of each other before testing positive for the novel coronavirus -- actually exist? No, that's not true: This fictional story featuring the made-up family was presented to audiences in at least nine different cities around the world as if it had happened in their town. The stories are all…

    • Apr 27, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: There Was NO Family Of Three Who Died Before Testing Positive For Coronavirus Made-Up Story
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