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    Are "Oscar Mayer Freedom Franks" featuring red, white and blue sausages a real product? No, that's not true: A viral image of such wieners was created as a Fourth of July joke in 2023 by an Instagram account that says it creates "original memes, mashups & fake products". A search on Oscar Mayer's website did not show any such product…

    • May 24, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Spoof 'Oscar Mayer Freedom Franks' Image Originated On Satirical Account Posting Fake Products Freedom Satire
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    • May 24, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
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    • May 23, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE That Harvard University Has Announced A Plan To Blacklist Trump Supporters On Campus Student Chat
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    • May 23, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Picture Held Up By Trump In Oval Office Meeting Did NOT Show Body Bags For 'White farmers' In South Africa Congo
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    Was pro-Trump Cuban activist Hector Luis Valdes Cocho detained by ICE and held for possible deportation from the United States? Yes, that's true: Valdes Cocho, who was exiled from Cuba to the U.S. in 2022 because of his political activism, was initially arrested in November 2024, on state fraud and traffic charges in Florida. ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)…

    • May 23, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Pro-Trump Cuban Activist Hector Luis Valdes Cocho Was Picked Up By ICE Detention And Is Awaiting Possible Deportation True
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    • May 23, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Ketanji Brown Jackson Did NOT Take $2.1 Million Italian Vacation Home as Bribe From George Soros Satire Origin
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    • May 23, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Will Smith Did NOT Testify in the Trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs Fiction
  • Fact Check: Joke Meme About Springsteen Royalties 'Tanking' And WDKT Baltimore DJ Radio Boycott NOT Real

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    Was a story about Bruce Springsteen's royalties "tanking" because of a radio boycott of his catalog that also mentioned "WDKT Baltimore Morning Drive DJ Joey Barron" real? No, that's not true: A viral meme that included a fictional DJ and radio station originated on a satirical Facebook page. The owner of the page is known for tricking conservatives into liking…

    • May 23, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Joke Meme About Springsteen Royalties 'Tanking' And WDKT Baltimore DJ Radio Boycott NOT Real Satire
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Pope Leo XIV Criticizing JD Vance's Response To Biden's Cancer Diagnosis

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    • May 22, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Pope Leo XIV Criticizing JD Vance's Response To Biden's Cancer Diagnosis AI Sound
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Authentically Show Houthis Missiles Targeting Israel's Ben Gurion Airport

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    • May 22, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Authentically Show Houthis Missiles Targeting Israel's Ben Gurion Airport AI Made It
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