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  • Fact Check: Media Is NOT Barred From Covering Ghislaine Maxwell Trial

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    Is the media barred from the courtroom in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial? No, that's not true: An order from the presiding judge said that a press pool can be in the courtroom, and other media personnel can cover the trial from overflow courtrooms. The judge cited COVID-19 distancing requirements for that arrangement. The trial, which began on November 29, 2021,…

    • Dec 1, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Media Is NOT Barred From Covering Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Media Allowed
  • Fact Check: Several Company Leaders, Public Figures Did NOT Resign On First Day Of Ghislaine Maxwell Trial -- Only Twitter CEO

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    Did various leaders of major companies and public figures resign or get fired on the first day of the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, who was multimillionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's girlfriend and alleged co-conspirator? Not for the most part: Although former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stepped down on November 29, 2021, the same day as the start of the trial, other…

    • Dec 1, 2021
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Several Company Leaders, Public Figures Did NOT Resign On First Day Of Ghislaine Maxwell Trial -- Only Twitter CEO Only Jack
  • Fact Check: There Is NO Dial-Up Audio Of Ghislaine Maxwell's Trial, Which Is Not Televised Because Federal Courts Ban Video Cameras

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    Is there an audio feed that can be accessed via telephone for Ghislaine Maxwell's trial since the trial will not be televised? No, that's not true: "No, no dial-in for the trial," the public information officer for the U.S. attorney's office in the Southern District of New York told Lead Stories. The number and access code in the post was…

    • Nov 29, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: There Is NO Dial-Up Audio Of Ghislaine Maxwell's Trial, Which Is Not Televised Because Federal Courts Ban Video Cameras Old Hearing
  • Fact Check: Long List Of Epstein 'Co-Conspirators' Is From Old Lawsuit That Was Thrown Out

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    Was a new long list of Jeffrey Epstein "co-conspirators" just released? No, that's not true: The list that is claimed to be of "co-conspirators" is a list of 35 defendants in a lawsuit filed in 2020 by a woman claiming she was trafficked by Epstein and others. The court called the list of defendants "irrational" and dismissed the case in…

    • Nov 23, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Long List Of Epstein 'Co-Conspirators' Is From Old Lawsuit That Was Thrown Out Case Dismissed
  • Fact Check: Absence Of Cameras in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Is NOT Evidence Of A Cover-Up -- They're Banned In Most Federal Courts

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    Is there a cover-up in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell because while Kyle Rittenhouse's trial is televised, Maxwell's is not? No, that's not true: Rittenhouse was tried in Wisconsin state court, which allows television cameras and live streaming on the internet. Maxwell's trial was in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Cameras and live…

    • Nov 17, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Absence Of Cameras in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Is NOT Evidence Of A Cover-Up -- They're Banned In Most Federal Courts Banned By Feds
  • Fact Check: 'Final Moves Against Deep State' Claims NOT Proved By Video

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    Does a video prove that "final moves against the deep state" are happening now? No, that's not true: Many of the conspiracy theories claimed in the video are false. Donald Trump is not still president or "in charge," the London 2012 Olympics did not foreshadow the coronavirus outbreak and John McCain and George H.W. Bush were not found guilty by…

    • Apr 29, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'Final Moves Against Deep State' Claims NOT Proved By Video Not True Tales
  • Fact Check: Bill Gates And Ghislaine Maxwell Are NOT First Cousins Through Gates' Mom, Mary Maxwell Gates

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    Are Ghislaine Maxwell and Bill Gates first cousins through Gates' mom, Mary Maxwell Gates? No, that's not true. Public records show multi-billionaire Gates is not related to the woman arrested in October of 2020 for luring young women Jeffery Epstein then sexually abused. For Bill Gates and Ghislaine Maxwell to be first cousins sharing Bill's mother's maiden name, Maxwell would…

    • Mar 4, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Bill Gates And Ghislaine Maxwell Are NOT First Cousins Through Gates' Mom, Mary Maxwell Gates Not Family
  • Fact Check: Chief Justice John Roberts Is NOT In A Photo With Ghislaine Maxwell

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    Does a photo show U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts with accused sex abuser Ghislaine Maxwell? No, that's not true: A photo posted on social media in December 2020 purportedly showing Roberts and Maxwell sitting together on a small couch actually shows Maxwell with Jean-Luc Brunel, a French model agency head who is accused of helping traffic teenage girls. There is…

    • Dec 19, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Chief Justice John Roberts Is NOT In A Photo With Ghislaine Maxwell Jean, Not John
  • Fact Check: No Bombshell Allegation Puts George Clooney 'Smack Dab In The Middle' Of Epstein's 'Unlawful Sex Cabal'

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    Does a "bombshell" allegation put actor George Clooney in the middle of the Jeffrey Epstein's human trafficking "sex cabal"? No, that's not true: This claim is a clickbait headline unsupported by the article below it. Epstein's former girlfriend is quoted in an unpublished book saying she had an oral sex encounter in a random toilet encounter with Clooney. The original…

    • Sep 8, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: No Bombshell Allegation Puts George Clooney 'Smack Dab In The Middle' Of Epstein's 'Unlawful Sex Cabal' Grown Ups
  • Fact Check: Epstein Flight Logs Do NOT Record Bill Clinton Visiting 'Pedo-Island'

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    Do flight logs show that former President Bill Clinton visited Jeffrey Epstein's "pedo-island" but the media ignored it? No, that's not true: There are no flight logs that document Bill Clinton -- the only former U.S. president named in the logs -- as landing at Jeffrey Epstein's Caribbean island. Yes, an Epstein victim did tell this to Lead Stories editor-in-chief…

    • Aug 7, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Epstein Flight Logs Do NOT Record Bill Clinton Visiting 'Pedo-Island' Not On Logs
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