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  • Posts About Removal Of Ruby Bradley's Service History: What We Know

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    Was the service history of Colonel Ruby Bradley, an American nurse captured in the Philippines during World War II, removed from official military websites on orders of U.S. President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or DOGE? As of this writing, some pages describing her life were still available on government online resources. Yet, in at least two instances, those…

    • May 5, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Posts About Removal Of Ruby Bradley's Service History: What We Know What we know
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence 'Mysterious Fog' Around The World Is Anything Other Than Normal Weather

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    Was a "mysterious fog" spotted in various areas of the world in late December 2024 something that cannot be explained? No, that's not true: There have been several regions that experienced heavy fog in late December, but there is no evidence that it is anything other than naturally occurring fog. One medical sociologist wrote in an article that social media…

    • Jan 6, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: NO Evidence 'Mysterious Fog' Around The World Is Anything Other Than Normal Weather Natural Fog
  • Fact Check: 'Toasty Heater' Was NOT Invented By A Firefighter, A Veteran, Or An Army Officer -- It's A Marked-Up Chinese Wholesale Product

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    Did an upstate New York firefighter named David, along with his brother, a former NASA engineer, invent a safer, better and more energy efficient electric heater after David's daughter got carbon monoxide poisoning from a fire in her bedroom? No, that's not true: This detailed inventor's narrative, presented with the many high pressure sales tactics like special pricing and purported…

    • Jan 8, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 'Toasty Heater' Was NOT Invented By A Firefighter, A Veteran, Or An Army Officer -- It's A Marked-Up Chinese Wholesale Product Marketing Ploy
  • Fact Check: Ronald Reagan Is NOT Denying Holocaust In This Clip

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    Did former President Ronald Reagan deny that 6 million Jewish people were killed in concentration camps during World War II? No, that's not true: There is missing context to this video. A transcript of this event shows that Reagan is answering a question about the actions of the leader of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The implied claim appeared…

    • Dec 5, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Ronald Reagan Is NOT Denying Holocaust In This Clip Vietnam War
  • Fact Check: President Biden Did NOT Put Medal Of Honor Backwards On Vietnam War Vet

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    Did President Biden put a Medal of Honor backwards on a heroic Vietnam War? No, that's not true: Clear videos and images from the event show Biden correctly putting the Medal of Honor around the neck of Vietnam War veteran Dwight W. Birdwell on July 6, 2022 in the White House. The blurry video posted to social media actually does…

    • Jul 7, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: President Biden Did NOT Put Medal Of Honor Backwards On Vietnam War Vet On Correctly
  • Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Any British Military Operations In Black Sea

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    Does this video prove that 30 British aircraft intercepted Russia's Black Sea fleet? No, that's not true: The video shows a compilation of file photos, some not even of British aircraft, with subtitles. At least one shows an obsolete aircraft. Some of the subtitles do not make sense in terms of a military operation such as: "an early warning aircraft…

    • Jul 7, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Any British Military Operations In Black Sea No Proof
  • Fact Check: Nixon Did NOT Pardon The Late John McCain -- McCain Was Never Charged With Anything, Never A Reason For A Pardon

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    Did former President Richard M. Nixon pardon the late U.S. Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, on multiple charges including treason? No, this is not true. McCain -- who is hailed by many as a hero for his service and surviving captivity during the Vietnam War but who has been disparaged by President Trump -- was…

    • Sep 7, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Nixon Did NOT Pardon The Late John McCain -- McCain Was Never Charged With Anything, Never A Reason For A Pardon Never Charged
  • Fact Check: Black Lives Matter Protesters Did NOT Damage White Crosses, Vietnam War Memorials, Lt. Michael Murphy Plaque

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    Did Black Lives Matter protesters damage three war memorial sites -- in Kentucky, New York and California? No, that's not true: Photos shared to support the claim are years old and unrelated to the 2020 protests in the wake of George Floyd's death under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. The claims appeared in various social media posts in…

    • Jun 4, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Black Lives Matter Protesters Did NOT Damage White Crosses, Vietnam War Memorials, Lt. Michael Murphy Plaque Old Photo
  • Fact Check: Vietnam Memorial NOT Defaced By Rioters During Protests Following George Floyd's Death

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    Did rioters or protesters deface the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the George Floyd death demonstrations? No, that's not true: The photo claiming to show the memorial vandalized by rioters is an old picture of graffiti painted on a replica memorial in Los Angeles in 2016 -- not the original memorial in the United States capital. The claim…

    • Jun 3, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Vietnam Memorial NOT Defaced By Rioters During Protests Following George Floyd's Death Wrong Memorial
  • Fake News: U.S. Army Is NOT Sending Text Messages About Draft For Immediate Departure To Iran

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    Is the U.S. Army sending text messages informing people they have been drafted for "immediate departure" to Iran? No, that's not true: The U.S. Army has issued a "fraud alert" and is warning people that these messages are fake. Despite heightened tensions with Iran, the draft has not been in effect since 1973, two years before the end of the…

    • Jan 10, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fake News: U.S. Army Is NOT Sending Text Messages About Draft For Immediate Departure To Iran
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