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  • Fact Check: Australian Man Was Not Filmed Being Arrested For Trying To Take AU$5,000 From His Bank Account

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    Does a viral post show an Australian man being arrested for trying to take AU$5,000 from his bank account at a Commonwealth Bank branch in a suburb of Sydney? No, that's not true: Police records show the man was arrested for behaving offensively in public, not for any financial crime. He was also charged with hindering officers who tried to…

    • May 14, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Australian Man Was Not Filmed Being Arrested For Trying To Take AU$5,000 From His Bank Account Low On AU$
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show RFK Jr. Declaring War On 'Fat, Gay Kids' And Things That Make Them 'Effeminate Weirdo Skanks' - Fake

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    Does an authentic video show U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. he's "declaring war on fat, gay kids, not the kids themselves but whatever is making them so fat, gay, and pathetic?" No, that's not true: A disclaimer saying the video is "a deepfake, quite obviously" appears in the last second of the 55-second clip. The…

    • May 14, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show RFK Jr. Declaring War On 'Fat, Gay Kids' And Things That Make Them 'Effeminate Weirdo Skanks' - Fake Unreal
  • Fact Check: FAKE Letter Does NOT Show Pakistan Fired Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed

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    Did a letter shared in May 2025 authentically show that Pakistan's Air Force had fired Air Vice Marshall Aurangzeb Ahmed, for supposedly "failing to protect" a nuclear facility? No, that's not true: The fake letter originated on an X account which describes its content as "political satire". The image of the letter also had the word "satire" in the top…

    • May 14, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Letter Does NOT Show Pakistan Fired Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Sam Smith and Pamela Anderson Did NOT Trade Insults in May 2025 -- Started as Satire

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    Did Sam Smith and Pamela Anderson trade insults in May 2025, after Anderson's appearance at that year's Met Gala in New York City? No, that's not true: An account of a "bitter feud" between them was no more than a fabrication. The original source, Wakefield News, describes its output as satirical in nature. The exchange of insults was presented as…

    • May 14, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Sam Smith and Pamela Anderson Did NOT Trade Insults in May 2025 -- Started as Satire Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Fake Bill Clinton Saudi Helicopter Gift Story Originated On Satire Pages -- No $17 Million Gift News Stories

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    Did the Saudis give Bill Clinton a helicopter worth $17 million "to use in their airspace" and did he then get to keep it as a "gift" when he left office? No, that's not true: The viral claim originated on two self-described satirical Facebook pages. The owner of the pages is known for tricking conservatives into liking and sharing made-up…

    • May 14, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Fake Bill Clinton Saudi Helicopter Gift Story Originated On Satire Pages -- No $17 Million Gift News Stories Satire Post
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Pope Leo XIV Turning Away From Pride Flag -- It's The "Pace" (Peace) Flag

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    Does a video posted to social media show Pope Leo XIV turning away from a Pride flag as he moves through a receiving line? No, that's not true: It's not a Pride flag but a flag commonly flown at Italian peace marches that says "PACE," which is Italian for "peace". Furthermore, it's not clear the Pope turned specifically away from…

    • May 13, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Pope Leo XIV Turning Away From Pride Flag -- It's The "Pace" (Peace) Flag Not Pride Flag
  • Fact Check: Research Paper Did NOT Show Pfizer COVID Vaccine Increased Death Risk by 36%, Killed 470,000 in America

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    Did Florida statistics show that the Pfizer COVID vaccine "likely KILLED over 470,000 Americans" and "increased your risk of death by at least 36%"? No, that's not true: A draft research paper found only that those who got the Pfizer vaccine had a higher rate of death from all causes than did those who received the Moderna vaccine but it…

    • May 13, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Research Paper Did NOT Show Pfizer COVID Vaccine Increased Death Risk by 36%, Killed 470,000 in America Misses Unvaxed
  • Fact Check: UK Government Did NOT Announce New 'Window Tax'

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    Did the UK government or Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves institute a levy on windows consisting of a £3.70 monthly fee on each, as of May 13, 2025? No, that's not true: No official sources made such an announcement. The window tax was abandoned in the U.K. by the mid-19th century. The claim appeared in a post (archived here)…

    • May 13, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: UK Government Did NOT Announce New 'Window Tax' No Such Tax
  • Fact Check: 'Confidential' Memo Does NOT Prove Radiation Leak In Northern Pakistan

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    Does a viral image prove that a facility in Northern Pakistan experienced a radiation leak shortly after midnight on May 11, 2025? No, that's not true: What was described as an official government confirmation in posts on social media contained multiple inconsistencies and spelling mistakes, strongly pointing to forgery. The website of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which the "memo"…

    • May 13, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'Confidential' Memo Does NOT Prove Radiation Leak In Northern Pakistan Likely Forged
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows 'Racist Cop' Encounter With a Black 'Navy Seal' -- It's Scripted

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    Did a widely-shared video show an authentic gas station encounter between a "racist cop" and a Black "Navy Seal"? No, that's not true: The video originated on a Facebook page that publishes dramatic, scripted public disputes. The individuals in the footage were actors. The video was presented as authentic in a May 10, 2025, post on TikTok (archived here). Embedded…

    • May 13, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows 'Racist Cop' Encounter With a Black 'Navy Seal' -- It's Scripted Actors Acting
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