Lead Stories
US icon US UK icon UK EU icon Europe & EU Democrats icon Blue Feed Republicans icon Red Feed Deepfakes icon Deep fakes Breaking icon Breaking News

&Quot;Pope Francis&Quot;

  • Fact Check: First Volunteer In UK Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Has NOT Died

    Fact Check

    Did Elisa Granato, a volunteer in the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial, die just two days after receiving the experimental injection? No, that's not true: Granato woke up on April 25, read a fake news story about her own demise, and responded that she was alive and well. The claim originated in an article (archived here) published by n5ti.com on April…

    • Apr 26, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: First Volunteer In UK Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Has NOT Died Quite Alive
  • Fact Check: NO Plan By Bill Gates And The Vatican To Depopulate World With Coronavirus Vaccine; Video Misinterprets Gates' Speech

    Fact Check

    Is Microsoft founder Bill Gates conspiring with the Vatican to try to depopulate the world with a new vaccine for the novel coronavirus? No, that's not true: The video misinterprets a soundbite from Gates' TED Talk to try to make a point about vaccines. It later launches into an anti-Catholic screed. The claim originated in a post published by Saving…

    • Mar 20, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: NO Plan By Bill Gates And The Vatican To Depopulate World With Coronavirus Vaccine; Video Misinterprets Gates' Speech Fact Check: NO Plan By Bill Gates And The Vatican To Depopulate World With Coronavirus Vaccine; Video Misinterprets Gates' Speech Misleading!
  • Fact Check: As Of March 7, 2020, Tanzania And Zambia Had NOT Confirmed First Cases Of Coronavirus

    Fact Check

    Did Tanzania and Zambia confirm their first cases of novel coronavirus? No, that's not true: These made-up stories were published by a website known to spread disinformation. According to the World Health Organization, neither African country had recorded any cases of the rapidly spreading global virus as of March 7, 2020. The claims that the first cases of coronavirus had…

    • Mar 7, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: As Of March 7, 2020, Tanzania And Zambia Had NOT Confirmed First Cases Of Coronavirus
  • Fact Check: Cristiano Ronaldo's Mother, Dolores, Is NOT Dead

    Fact Check

    Did Delores Aveiro, the mother of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, experience a fatal second stroke days after being admitted to the hospital after she experienced an initial stroke? No, that's not true. This story originates from a website with a history of publishing fake news. Delores Aviero did suffer a stroke on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, and she is recovering in…

    • Mar 6, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Cristiano Ronaldo's Mother, Dolores, Is NOT Dead
  • Fact Check: Officials Did NOT Say Coronavirus Killed 200 In Iran

    Fact Check

    Did a report state that the novel coronavirus had killed 200 in Iran? No, that's not true: The number of deaths in official reports on March 3, 2020, were much lower than stated in this article. The claim that inflated the numbers - purporting to show the most recent news about the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran - originated from an…

    • Mar 3, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Officials Did NOT Say Coronavirus Killed 200 In Iran
  • Fact Check: Vatican Did NOT Confirm Pope Francis And Two Aides Tested Positive for Coronavirus

    Fact Check

    Did the Vatican confirm Pope Francis and two of his aides tested postitive for coronavirus? No, that's not true: there has been no official Vatican communication that says this, and the site where the story appeared was registered anonymously just a few days ago. At the time of writing, the site appears to be down but links to the story…

    • Mar 1, 2020
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Vatican Did NOT Confirm Pope Francis And Two Aides Tested Positive for Coronavirus
  • Fake News: State Of The Union Guests Were NOT Wearing "Q" Flag Pins

    Fact Check

    Did several guests at the recent State of the Union wear American flag pins with the "Q" logo on them? No, that's not true: While supporters of the so-called QAnon conspiracy theory claimed that several guests were wearing "Q" flag pins, we enhanced the images in question. The pins actually featured what appears to be a presidential seal, not the…

    • Feb 11, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fake News: State Of The Union Guests Were NOT Wearing "Q" Flag Pins
  • Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Declare Lucifer As God

    Fact Check

    Did Pope Francis declare Lucifer as God? No, that's not true: The video being shared to make the claim relied on a poor translation of Latin and has been taken entirely out of context. "Lucifer" in Latin means "morning star," "Venus," or "light-bringing." While it's become synonymous today with Satan, the term was used in Christian tradition as a name…

    • Feb 3, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
  • Fake News: Pope Did NOT Bow Down To The Order Of The Illuminati, Kiss Feet And Hands

    Fact Check

    Did Pope Francis bow down to the "Order of the Illuminati" and kiss their hands and feet? No, that's not true: The Pope kissed the feet of once-warring Sudanese leaders in the hopes of urging them not to return to a civil war. The video being shared contained false captions and ascribed the actions to a "secret world government" conspiracy…

    • Jan 20, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
  • Fake News: The Pope Does NOT Want You to Pray for a One World Religion

    Fact Check

    Does the Pope want you to pray for a "One World Religion"? No, that's not true: a 2016 video that suddenly went viral in 2019 after being shared in several Facebook groups and on several Facebook pages uses clips from a 2016 video of the Pope asking people to pray for dialogue between people of different faiths and claims that…

    • Dec 4, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: The Pope Does NOT Want You to Pray for a One World Religion
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

About Us

EFCSN International Fact-Checking Organization

Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, misleading, deceptive or inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet.
Spotted something? Let us know!.

Lead Stories is a:

  • Verified signatory of the IFCN Code of Principles
  • Verified EFCSN member

Follow us on social media

WhatsApp Tipline

Have a tip or a question? Chat with our friendly robots on WhatsApp!

Add our number +1 (404) 655-4223, follow this link or scan the image below with your phone:

@leadstories

Subscribe to our newsletter

* indicates required

Please select all the ways you would like to hear from Lead Stories LLC:

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website.

We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.

Most Read

  • Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Face $350 Million Lawsuit From 500 January 6 Defendants, in June 2025 Satire Origin

    Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Face $350 Million Lawsuit From 500 January 6 Defendants, in June 2025

    Fact Check

    • Jul 2, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
  • What We Know About a Viral Video That Claims ICE is Throwing Deported Immigrants Off Planes and Into the Ocean What We Know

    What We Know About a Viral Video That Claims ICE is Throwing Deported Immigrants Off Planes and Into the Ocean

    Fact Check

    • Jul 2, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
  • Fact Check: Video Of Big Woman Jumping Off And Sinking Boat IS NOT Real -- A Deepfake  Deep Fake

    Fact Check: Video Of Big Woman Jumping Off And Sinking Boat IS NOT Real -- A Deepfake

    Fact Check

    • Jul 1, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
  • Fact Check: Pro-Trump Cuban Singer is NOT 'Janet Correa', Whose Husband Later Faced Deportation Wrong Person

    Fact Check: Pro-Trump Cuban Singer is NOT 'Janet Correa', Whose Husband Later Faced Deportation

    Fact Check

    • Jun 24, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Incinerators Being Installed At 'Alligator Alcatraz' Facility In Florida -- Old Video From Minnesota Old Footage

    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Incinerators Being Installed At 'Alligator Alcatraz' Facility In Florida -- Old Video From Minnesota

    Fact Check

    • Jul 4, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
  • Fact Check: Spoof 'Oscar Mayer Freedom Franks' Image Originated On Satirical Account Posting Fake Products Freedom Satire

    Fact Check: Spoof 'Oscar Mayer Freedom Franks' Image Originated On Satirical Account Posting Fake Products

    Fact Check

    • May 24, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fact Check: Population of 'Tremont, Nevada' Did NOT Disappear in 1954 -- Town Never Existed Horror Fiction

    Fact Check: Population of 'Tremont, Nevada' Did NOT Disappear in 1954 -- Town Never Existed

    Fact Check

    • May 29, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff

Most Recent

  • Fact Check: AI Video Did NOT Show 'White Auroras' Over Norway -- Generated With AI AI Phenomenon

    Fact Check: AI Video Did NOT Show 'White Auroras' Over Norway -- Generated With AI

    Fact Check

    • Jul 4, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Incinerators Being Installed At 'Alligator Alcatraz' Facility In Florida -- Old Video From Minnesota Old Footage

    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Incinerators Being Installed At 'Alligator Alcatraz' Facility In Florida -- Old Video From Minnesota

    Fact Check

    • Jul 4, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
  • Fact Check: Image of 'Alligator Alcatraz' With A Moat Is NOT Real -- AI Photo No Moat

    Fact Check: Image of 'Alligator Alcatraz' With A Moat Is NOT Real -- AI Photo

    Fact Check

    • Jul 3, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
  • Fact Check: Old Video Screencap Shows White House 'Turned All Red' -- 2022 Event For Gun Violence Awareness 2022 Screencap

    Fact Check: Old Video Screencap Shows White House 'Turned All Red' -- 2022 Event For Gun Violence Awareness

    Fact Check

    • Jul 3, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fact Check: Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Downing Of Israeli Plane -- Footage NOT Released by Iran Game Video

    Fact Check: Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Downing Of Israeli Plane -- Footage NOT Released by Iran

    Fact Check

    • Jul 3, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • What We Know About a Viral Video That Claims ICE is Throwing Deported Immigrants Off Planes and Into the Ocean What We Know

    What We Know About a Viral Video That Claims ICE is Throwing Deported Immigrants Off Planes and Into the Ocean

    Fact Check

    • Jul 2, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
  • Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Face $350 Million Lawsuit From 500 January 6 Defendants, in June 2025 Satire Origin

    Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Face $350 Million Lawsuit From 500 January 6 Defendants, in June 2025

    Fact Check

    • Jul 2, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff

Share your opinion

Share Tweet
Home About IFCN Code of Principles How we work Satire Policy Privacy Policy Corrections Policy Corrections Archive Contact
Български English Espanol Magyar Română Русский Slovensky Українська

Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, misleading, deceptive or inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet.
Spotted something? Let us know!.

Lead Stories is a:

  • Verified signatory of the IFCN Code of Principles
  • Verified EFCSN member
IFCN logo EFCSN logo
© 2015-2024 Lead Stories LLC - All rights reserved.

Lead Stories

  • Home
  • Fact Check
  • US icon US
  • UK icon UK
  • EU icon Europe & EU
  • Ireland icon Ireland
  • Canada icon Canada
  • War icon War 🇷🇺 & 🇺🇦
  • Coronavirus icon Corona Virus
  • Democrats icon Blue Feed
  • Republicans icon Red Feed
  • Deepfakes icon Deep fakes
  • Breaking icon Breaking News
  • Elections icon Elections 2024
  • Business
  • Current Events
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • International
  • Politics
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Society
  • Technology
  • Corrections
  • Analysis
  • Explainer
  • Satire