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  • Fact Check: BLM Rally And Antifa Riot Instigators Have NOT Been Charged And Arrested For Arson In California And Oregon Wildfires

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    Were "several" instigators of BLM rallies and Antifa riots arrested and charged with arson in California and Oregon wildfires? No, that's not true: Federal and local officials have dismissed the claim that left-wing extremists were involved in starting wildfires that have ravaged the northwestern United States in September 2020 and they have asked for an end to the false claims…

    • Sep 20, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: BLM Rally And Antifa Riot Instigators Have NOT Been Charged And Arrested For Arson In California And Oregon Wildfires Not Extremists
  • Fact Check: Epstein's Private Banker NOT Found Dead; Murder Of Judge's Son Not Related To Epstein Case

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    Was Jeffrey Epstein's private banker found dead and was the son of a judge handling a case related to Epstein murdered by a shooter who was later found dead? Most of this is not true, but the part that is lacks key facts that give it context: Former Deutsche Bank executive Thomas Bowers was found dead at his Malibu, California,…

    • Sep 16, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Epstein's Private Banker NOT Found Dead; Murder Of Judge's Son Not Related To Epstein Case Not Connected
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Donald Trump Paid Hundreds of Workers To Help With Search And Rescue After 9/11

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    Did Donald Trump pay hundreds of workers to help with search-and-rescue efforts after 9/11? It's unclear, but unlikely: Almost immediately after the attacks, Trump told reporters that he had men helping in the efforts. But we could find no independent confirmation of such a claim. And, on the contrary, sources have cast doubt on Trump's assertion, including a retired deputy…

    • Sep 14, 2020
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Donald Trump Paid Hundreds of Workers To Help With Search And Rescue After 9/11 Questionable
  • Fact Check: Netflix Did NOT Clarify Its Content Is 'Mostly Pedophilia-Free' In Response To 'Cuties' Backlash

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    Did Netflix tweet that its content is "mostly pedophila-free" in response to criticism over its streaming of "Cuties"? No, that's not true: The claim was made in a satire article on a popular satire site. However, several non-satire sites republished the claim without satire labeling. It also became a meme that appeared to be taken seriously by those who shared…

    • Sep 13, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Netflix Did NOT Clarify Its Content Is 'Mostly Pedophilia-Free' In Response To 'Cuties' Backlash A Joke
  • Fact Check: Netflix CEO Was NOT Busted with 13,000 files of Child Pornography

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    Did Netflix CEO Reed Hastings get busted by the FBI on child porn charges? No, that's not true: This claim was published by a known fake news website and there is no evidence from local, state, or federal law enforcement that Hastings was arrested. In fact, Hastings was interviewed by CNN on Thursday -- when the raid of his Santa…

    • Sep 12, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Netflix CEO Was NOT Busted with 13,000 files of Child Pornography Fake News Site
  • Fact Check: A TIME Magazine Cover Did NOT Feature A Photo Of Barack Obama In An Electric Chair

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    Did TIME Magazine feature a cover of Barack Obama in an electric chair? No, that's not true: This is a fake cover that never actually appeared on any issue of the magazine. Since Donald Trump's election to office, the TIME Magazine archives do not feature this image on the cover. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) where…

    • Sep 11, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: A TIME Magazine Cover Did NOT Feature A Photo Of Barack Obama In An Electric Chair Doctored
  • Fact Check: The Democratic Governor Of New Jersey Did NOT Have All The American Flags Taken Down From Highway Overpasses

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    Did the Democratic governor of New Jersey have all the American flags taken down from highway overpasses? No, that's not true: Gov. Phil Murphy was against the flag ban, which was proposed by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the ban has subsequently been suspended. The claim appeared in a meme (archived here) published by Facebook on September 7, 2020.…

    • Sep 10, 2020
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: The Democratic Governor Of New Jersey Did NOT Have All The American Flags Taken Down From Highway Overpasses He Stopped It
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Kyle Rittenhouse's Mother In Militia Gear And Armed At Kenosha Protest

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    Does a photo show Kyle Rittenhouse's mother dressed in militia gear and carrying an AR-15 rifle at the Kenosha protest the same night her son allegedly killed two men and wounded a third? No, that's not true: The image used in a meme claiming Wendy Rittenhouse drover her son the 20 miles to Kenosha, Wisconsin, from his home in Antioch,…

    • Sep 7, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Kyle Rittenhouse's Mother In Militia Gear And Armed At Kenosha Protest Not Kyle's Mom
  • Fact Check: Former President George W. Bush Has NOT Said He Supports The Biden/Harris Ticket

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    Has former U.S. President George W. Bush said he supports the Democratic presidential ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: While Bush has said he would not support Donald Trump's reelection campaign, he has not endorsed Biden and Harris, as of September 5, 2020. The claim appeared in a meme in a post shared on August…

    • Sep 5, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Former President George W. Bush Has NOT Said He Supports The Biden/Harris Ticket Not Yet
  • Fact Check: Upcoming Book On Trump Does NOT Say He Had An Undisclosed Cerebral Event

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    Does an upcoming book on President Donald Trump report he suffered a mini-stroke or other cerebral event when he unexpectedly went to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in November of 2019? No, that's not true: Posting on Sept. 1, 2020 in response to the claim, the book's author -- New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt -- wrote that he…

    • Sep 1, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Upcoming Book On Trump Does NOT Say He Had An Undisclosed Cerebral Event Not A Stroke
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