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  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Change In George Floyd Hair In Moments Before His Death

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    Does a video screenshot of George Floyd show he has hair when police pulled him from a car, but he had no hair when a Minneapolis officer knelt on his neck? No, that's not true: A close examination of the video from which the screenshots were taken show no inconsistency in Floyd's head. The claim appeared to imply that the…

    • Jul 15, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Change In George Floyd Hair In Moments Before His Death No Hair Change
  • Fact Check: Michael Vick Did NOT Serve More Time In Jail For Killing A Dog Than All Cops Who Have Killed The Last 493 Unarmed Black Men

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    Did Michael Vick serve more prison time for animal abuse than all the police, combined, who killed the last 493 unarmed Black men? No, that is not true: The former NFL quarterback served 18 months in Leavenworth penitentiary. And the time served by any one of a number of convicted police officers over the past five years exceeds that. The…

    • Jul 8, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Michael Vick Did NOT Serve More Time In Jail For Killing A Dog Than All Cops Who Have Killed The Last 493 Unarmed Black Men Cops Get Time
  • Fact Check: This Is NOT A Photo Of Aracely Henriquez, A Woman Robbed By George Floyd In 2007

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    Did George Floyd brutally beat Aracely Henriquez during a home invasion robbery, and is this a photo of her injuries? No, neither is true: This is a photo of Andrea Sicignano, an American student who was raped in December of 2018 while studying abroad in Madrid. This is not a photo of Aracely Henriquez, the woman who was robbed by…

    • Jul 7, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: This Is NOT A Photo Of Aracely Henriquez, A Woman Robbed By George Floyd In 2007 Not Her
  • Fact Check: 'Covid911 - Insurgency' Video Pushes Several Falsehoods And Unproven Conspiracy Theories

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    Is the COVID-19 pandemic a conspiracy manufactured by "Deep State Democrats" and the "mass media" to disrupt, even rig, the upcoming presidential election in a bid to topple Donald Trump? And did the coronavirus provide the perfect cover for the mass racial justice protests since the death of George Floyd after being knelt on for nearly nine minutes by a…

    • Jul 2, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: 'Covid911 - Insurgency' Video Pushes Several Falsehoods And Unproven Conspiracy Theories Questionable
  • Fact Check: Policeman Did NOT Get Disfigured -- That's Heath Ledger's Joker

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    Does a photo of a policeman with lacerated cheeks show a real officer scarred by an Antifa thug who threw bricks covered with razor blades at him? No, it does not. The photo circulating on social media of a disfigured policeman is actually actor Heath Ledger playing The Joker in his 2008 Dark Knight movie role. The claim appeared in…

    • Jun 28, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Policeman Did NOT Get Disfigured -- That's Heath Ledger's Joker Joker Cop
  • Fact Check: Japan Did NOT Spray Looters and Rioters With Blue Dye So They Can Be Arrested Later

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    Did Japan spray looters and rioters with blue dye to identify and arrest them later? No, that's not true: A photo used to make that claim was taken at a pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong in August of 2019. Dyed blue water was not used against those protesters who objected to changes imposed by China. Looting is remarkably rare in…

    • Jun 24, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Japan Did NOT Spray Looters and Rioters With Blue Dye So They Can Be Arrested Later Wrong Country
  • Fact Check: Protesters Did NOT Use The Hashtag 'Black-Owned' On Twitter To Tell People Which Businesses To Loot

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    Did the hashtag "black-owned" trend on Twitter as part of an effort by protesters to tell people to "loot" white-owned businesses during demonstrations? No, that is not true: Twitter has repeatedly said an account claiming to represent an Antifa organization and urging protesters to loot white-owned businesses was in fact run by the white nationalist group, Evropa. The claim has…

    • Jun 22, 2020
    • by: Chelsea Carter
    Fact Check: Protesters Did NOT Use The Hashtag 'Black-Owned' On Twitter To Tell People Which Businesses To Loot Still Not True
  • Fact Check: 163 Paid Protesters Did NOT File A Lawsuit Against George Soros For 'Not Paying Their Bail'

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    Did 163 paid protesters file a lawsuit against George Soros when he backed out of a commitment to pay their bail? No, that's not true: This is a fictional article published by a known satire website that mostly writes content about Democrats to trick Trump supporters into believing and sharing the articles, thereby creating advertising revenue for the satire site.…

    • Jun 22, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: 163 Paid Protesters Did NOT File A Lawsuit Against George Soros For 'Not Paying Their Bail' Trolling
  • Fact Check: Brooklyn Subway Attack NOT Related To Black Lives Matter Protests

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    Was a Brooklyn, New York, subway attack on a white woman by a black man related to current Black Lives Matter protests? No, it was not. The attack took place on Oct. 23, 2019, well before the wave of BLM protests began following the death of George Floyd. Moreover, Transit Authority police identified the attacker as a frequent offender caught…

    • Jun 19, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Brooklyn Subway Attack NOT Related To Black Lives Matter Protests Not BLM
  • Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Call Candace Owens : 'Aunt Tom'

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    Was conservative commentator Candace Owens called "Aunt Tom" by Michelle Obama during a CNN interview? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually click them. Articles from the site are frequently copied by…

    • Jun 19, 2020
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Call Candace Owens : 'Aunt Tom' Liberal Satire
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