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  • Fact Check: Ketanji Brown Jackson Did NOT Take $2.1 Million Italian Vacation Home as Bribe From George Soros

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    Did Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accept a $2.1 million bribe from George Soros, in the form of a vacation home in Italy? No, that's not true: That rumor originated on the Dunning-Kruger Times, a website that describes its own content as satirical. The article included fabricated quotes from "Joe Barron", a fake persona that features regularly as an…

    • 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
  • Fact Check: Will Smith Did NOT Testify in the Trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs

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    Did the actor Will Smith testify during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in May 2025? No, that's not true: The claim appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled it "fictional". Despite widespread and intensive news coverage, no outlet covering the trial has mentioned any testimony by Smith. The rumor appeared in a May 22, 2025, video on YouTube…

    • 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
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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Pope Leo XIV Criticizing JD Vance's Response To Biden's Cancer Diagnosis

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    Did a viral video really show Pope Leo XIV publicly criticizing JD Vance for his reaction to former President Joe Biden's cancer announcement? No, that's not true: The clip used AI-generated sound to make it appear the Pope scolded Vance for attacking Biden with "cold, calculated words" and lacking "human compassion". No actual news websites reported that the Pope publicly…

    • 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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    Does a photo shared on social media authentically show Houthis missiles targeting Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in May 2025? No, that's not true: The Houthis' attempt to target the airport on May 18, 2025, failed when Israel's air defenses intercepted the rockets. There was a Houthi missile that hit near the airport on May 4, but none since. The image…

    • May 22, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Authentically Show Houthis Missiles Targeting Israel's Ben Gurion Airport AI Made It
  • Fact Check: 'White Genocide' Video Played In Oval Office Does NOT Show Actual 'Burial Sites' Of White Farmers In South Africa

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    Did the footage shown to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on May 21, 2025 in the Oval Office capture a mass grave of "over 1,000 of white farmers", as claimed by U.S. President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The video showed a 2020 temporary memorial, not a burial site. People who participated in the memorial demonstration did not refer…

    • May 22, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'White Genocide' Video Played In Oval Office Does NOT Show Actual 'Burial Sites' Of White Farmers In South Africa Not Graves
  • Fact Check: Rep. Ilhan Omar Did NOT Fail To Condemn Capital Jewish Museum Shooting

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    Did Representative Ilhan Omar fail to condemn the shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers at the Capital Jewish Museum, as a social media post implied? No, that's not true: The Minnesota congresswoman posted she was appalled by the shooting and offered thoughts and prayers to the families in a post on X at 9:17 AM Pacific Time on May 22,…

    • May 22, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Rep. Ilhan Omar Did NOT Fail To Condemn Capital Jewish Museum Shooting Ilhan Posted
  • Fact Check: Pete Townsend Did NOT Say Bruce Springsteen Should 'Shut Up and Play'

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    Did Pete Townsend from The Who say Bruce Springsteen should "shut up and play" in May 2025? No, that's not true: The fabricated quotation originated on a Facebook page that describes its content as satirical. Earlier in the month, Springsteen criticized President Donald Trump on stage at a concert in Manchester, England. The fake quotation appeared in a May 21,…

    • May 22, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Pete Townsend Did NOT Say Bruce Springsteen Should 'Shut Up and Play' Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Venezuelan Government Did NOT Donate $22.9 Million For Barack Obama Presidential Library Apartment -- Satire Origin

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    Did the Venezuelan government donate $22.9 million for an apartment to be built on top of Barack Obama's Presidential Library? No, that's not true: A meme making that claim originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer. The owner of the page is known for tricking conservatives into liking and sharing made-up content. The meme appeared in a post…

    • May 22, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Venezuelan Government Did NOT Donate $22.9 Million For Barack Obama Presidential Library Apartment -- Satire Origin Satire
  • Fact Check: Photo of Two Men With Israeli Flags Does NOT Show Embassy Staff Shot Dead Outside Jewish Museum

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    Did a photograph shared online show the victims of a May 21, 2025 shooting outside a Jewish museum in Washington D.C.? No, that's not true: The Israeli embassy named Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim as the two embassy staff shot dead. The picture in question showed two men, neither of them Lischinsky, holding Israeli flags. The claim appeared in…

    • May 22, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Photo of Two Men With Israeli Flags Does NOT Show Embassy Staff Shot Dead Outside Jewish Museum Not Them
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