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  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Mark Zuckerberg Banned Elon Musk From Facebook -- Claim Comes From A Satirical Website

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    Did Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ban Tesla CEO Elon Musk from Facebook? Has Musk responded to Zuckerberg's alleged statement? No, neither of those are true: This claim comes from a satirical website and was originally posted in March 2023 labeled as satire before it was republished, without the satire label, in August 2023. Lead Stories could not find any evidence…

    • Aug 30, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Mark Zuckerberg Banned Elon Musk From Facebook -- Claim Comes From A Satirical Website Satire
  • Fact Check: Belarus Did NOT Annex Kaliningrad 'With NATO Approval' In August 2023

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    Does the Russian region of Kaliningrad "now belong to Belarus," with NATO forces supporting Minsk in its struggle against Russia? No, that's not true: No parties allegedly involved in the supposed confrontation issued any statements confirming the purported annexation, and no credible sources corroborate the claim. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published on YouTube on August 25,…

    • Aug 29, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Belarus Did NOT Annex Kaliningrad 'With NATO Approval' In August 2023 Not Supported
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Ukraine Seized 'Train' Filled With Russian SU-57 Jets In August 2023

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    Did Ukraine capture an entire "train" carrying multiple SU-57 jets used by the Russian army? No, that's not true: The video making such a claim in its clickbait headline did not actually say anything about this fighter jet. As of this writing, there is no evidence that Ukraine was able to seize any SU-57s. The claim appeared in a reel…

    • Aug 29, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Ukraine Seized 'Train' Filled With Russian SU-57 Jets In August 2023 No Reports
  • Fact Check: Study Does NOT Show Ivermectin Reduces COVID-19 Mortality By 74%

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    Does an article published in the medical journal Cureus prove that ivermectin reduces COVID-19 mortality by 74 percent? No, that's not true: A professor of medicine at John Hopkins University School of Medicine told Lead Stories, "The study does not establish a causal role for ivermectin in the fluctuations of death rates in Peru," adding "the claims seem poorly supported."…

    • Aug 29, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Study Does NOT Show Ivermectin Reduces COVID-19 Mortality By 74% Muddled Study
  • Fact Check: Indictments Against Trump Do NOT Carry 'Potential Death Penalty'

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    Is former President Donald Trump facing the possibility of the death penalty in the four indictments against him? No, that's not true: Lead Stories spoke to three legal experts who told us that none of the charges against Trump carries the death penalty if convicted. While one charge, "Conspiracy against rights," can be eligible for the death penalty, that's only…

    • Aug 28, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Indictments Against Trump Do NOT Carry 'Potential Death Penalty' Not Applicable
  • Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say People Resisting 'mRNA Tsunami' Will Be 'Excluded From Society' -- Misattributed And Distorted Quote

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    Did Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates suggest on the social media platform X that people who resist a coming "mRNA tsunami" will be punished by exclusion from society? No, that's not true: There's no record the billionaire ever wrote it on his account. The expression "mRNA tsunami" was taken from a different person's public talk, and it was said in a…

    • Aug 28, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say People Resisting 'mRNA Tsunami' Will Be 'Excluded From Society' -- Misattributed And Distorted Quote Didn't Say It
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Jason Aldean Refused $1M To Sing National Anthem At Super Bowl -- Claim Comes From A Satirical Website

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    Did country singer Jason Aldean refuse a $1 million paycheck to sing the national anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl, saying, "I'll do it for free"? No, that's not true: This claim came from a satirical website. Google News' index of thousands of credible news sites did not confirm that Aldean had turned down the paycheck, had made such a…

    • Aug 28, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Jason Aldean Refused $1M To Sing National Anthem At Super Bowl -- Claim Comes From A Satirical Website Satirical
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People Chanting 'Fk (Fuck) Joe Biden' in Maui -- It Was Digitally Altered

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    Did the "entire population" of Hawaii chant "Fk (Fuck) Joe Biden" during the president's visit to Maui on August 21, 2023? No, that's not true: A short clip on social media did not show any supposed protesters, and footage of the same event, captured by two news outlets independent of one another, established that nobody was chanting anything during this…

    • Aug 28, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People Chanting 'Fk (Fuck) Joe Biden' in Maui -- It Was Digitally Altered Edited
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Wagner Boss Prigozhin Jet On Fire Before Crashing' -- It Was Filmed Two Months Prior

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    Does a video shared to social media on August 23, 2023, show Russian oligarch Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin's jet "on fire before crashing"? No, that's not true: While the video itself is authentic, it documented an unrelated plane crash that reportedly occurred nearly two months earlier on June 24, 2023, "near the village of Kantemirovk," about 700 miles from the village…

    • Aug 25, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Wagner Boss Prigozhin Jet On Fire Before Crashing' -- It Was Filmed Two Months Prior June 2023 Vid
  • Fact Check: Vitamin K Shots Do NOT 'Poison' Babies -- They Protect Newborns From Life-Threatening Events

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    Do vitamin K shots typically given to infants at birth put their lives at risk with excessive and unreasonable exposure to dangerous ingredients? No, that's not true: The claim is misleading about the properties of the additives and omits the life-saving benefits of the injections. The claim appeared in a reel published to Facebook on May 25, 2023. Its caption…

    • Aug 25, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Vitamin K Shots Do NOT 'Poison' Babies -- They Protect Newborns From Life-Threatening Events Prophylaxis
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    Fact Check: A Heckling Crowd Did NOT Chant 'Fuck Joe Biden' At Speech -- It's Altered Audio

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