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  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Trump Calling East Palestine Train Derailment an 'Environmental Terror Attack'

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    Did a video shared widely in May 2025 authentically show President Donald Trump describing the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio as "the largest environmental terror attack in world history" and "an inside job"? No, that's not true: Trump never made such remarks. The clip in question contained fake audio and edited mouth movements, both likely the products of…

    • May 16, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Trump Calling East Palestine Train Derailment an 'Environmental Terror Attack' Never Said It
  • Fact Check: AI-Generated Image Shows Women And Children Crying On Demand For A Cameraman -- Not Actual Palestinians In Gaza

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    Does an image authentically show (presumably) Palestinian women and children crying on demand for a cameraman wearing a green on white headband with Arabic lettering on it? No, that's not true: The scene, which also contained rubble and a boom microphone, was AI-generated according to at least two detection tools. It also contained telltale signs of AI such as weird…

    • May 16, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: AI-Generated Image Shows Women And Children Crying On Demand For A Cameraman -- Not Actual Palestinians In Gaza AI Image
  • Fact Check: Dollar General Did NOT Post Sign Saying Self-Checkout Is Closed 'Due To N-----s'

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    Did a Dollar General Store post a sign saying a self-checkout station was closed "Due to Niggers"? No, that's not true: The actual sign shared on X by Jack Posobiec on May 15, 2025, read "Due to Dishonesty," but hours later another account posted a digitally-altered image that replaced "Dishonesty" with the N-word. The sign photo was originally published on…

    • May 15, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Dollar General Did NOT Post Sign Saying Self-Checkout Is Closed 'Due To N-----s' No N-Word
  • Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Sean 'Diddy' Combs Testified Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Attended 'Communist Freak-Offs'

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    Is there evidence that music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs divulged, in testimony, that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries attended "Communist Party Freak Off" parties, as a social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The post appeared while Combs was on trial in federal court in Manhattan on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. But Combs had not testified at…

    • May 15, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Sean 'Diddy' Combs Testified Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Attended 'Communist Freak-Offs' No Testimony
  • Fact Check: Bodycam Video Does NOT Authentically Show Cop Pull Over Black Judge -- Staged

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    Does a viral bodycam video authentically show a cop pulling over a black judge and then the police officer "lives to regret it?" No, that's not true: The video originated from a channel that publishes re-enactments using the same actors repeatedly in supposedly unrelated roles and situations. While the YouTube channel's description claims to "bring you real, unfiltered bodycam footage,"…

    • May 15, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Bodycam Video Does NOT Authentically Show Cop Pull Over Black Judge -- Staged Staged
  • Fact Check: FAKE Photos Show Trump 'Shot Again Exiting the White House' in May 2025

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    Did authentic photos shared in May 2025 show President Donald Trump covered in blood after being "shot again while exiting the White House"? No, that's not true: We found no source or corroboration for the two images in question, which appear to have been created using AI. No news reports existed on the supposed shooting of Trump, which would have…

    • May 15, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Photos Show Trump 'Shot Again Exiting the White House' in May 2025 Fabrication
  • Fact Check: Chuck Schumer Does NOT Use a Rolls Royce Gifted to Him By the British Government -- Story is Satire

    Fact Check

    Does U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "drive to work every day" in a Rolls Royce he received as a gift from the British government? No, that's not true: That rumor originated on a Facebook page that describes its content as satirical. The fake "Rolls Royce" claim came amid backlash against President Donald Trump's decision to accept the gift of a jet…

    • May 15, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Chuck Schumer Does NOT Use a Rolls Royce Gifted to Him By the British Government -- Story is Satire Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Al Gore Did NOT Receive a $90 Million Custom Gulfstream from the Sultan of Kuwait -- Story Originated As Satire

    Fact Check

    Did Al Gore receive a $90 million custom Gulfstream jet from the Sultan of Kuwait? No, that's not true: The story appeared on a site that is clearly labeled as satirical. It is run by a man known for tricking conservatives into liking and sharing made-up content. The story appeared as an article published by The Dunning-Kruger Times on May…

    • May 15, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Al Gore Did NOT Receive a $90 Million Custom Gulfstream from the Sultan of Kuwait -- Story Originated As Satire Satire
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Ship From Kenya Landing In Germany

    Fact Check

    Does a viral video show a crowd of passengers streaming off a ferry that has landed in Germany? No, that's not true: It's just a re-post of an old video, with a label mis-identifying the location. Nothing in the post provides verification of the claim that it shows Germany, while an earlier post of the exact same video identifies it…

    • May 14, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Ship From Kenya Landing In Germany Is Not Germany
  • Trump Vs. Coffee In Saudi Arabia: What We Know

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    Does a viral video prove U.S. President Donald Trump refused to drink coffee in Saudi Arabia in May 2025? A longer version of the viral clip showed him gazing around while holding the untouched coffee cup, as other reception participants, including the host, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, took one or more sips. Yet, the footage does not offer…

    • May 14, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Trump Vs. Coffee In Saudi Arabia: What We Know What We Know
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