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  • Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth Did NOT 'Surprise Everyone By Declaring New King And Queen' -- Line Of Succession Is Unchanged

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    Did the queen "surprise everyone by declaring new king and queen"? No, that's not true: Queen Elizabeth, the 96-year-old British monarch, has not decided that her son Charles and his wife Camilla will be skipped over in favor of Prince William and Kate Middleton becoming the next king and queen of England. Queen Elizabeth issued a statement declaring the exact…

    • May 3, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth Did NOT 'Surprise Everyone By Declaring New King And Queen' -- Line Of Succession Is Unchanged Fairy Tale
  • Fact Check: Prince Charles Was NOT 'Rush Towards Hospital,' Camilla HAS Improved Since COVID Infection

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    Was Great Britain's Prince Charles "rush towards hospital" and was his wife, Camilla, not showing any "signs of improvement at all" following her COVID-19 infection? No, that's not true: The royal heir to the throne had not been rushed to any hospital as of May 2, 2022. Prince Charles has not been hospitalized in recent weeks or months, as a…

    • May 2, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Prince Charles Was NOT 'Rush Towards Hospital,' Camilla HAS Improved Since COVID Infection Royally Wrong
  • Fact Check: Meghan Markle's Mother Did NOT Announce Lilibet Has Down Syndrome -- And Photos With Claim Are Not Lilibet

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    Did Meghan Markle's mother, Doria Ragland, announce that her granddaughter Lilibet, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, most commonly referred to as Harry and Meghan, has Down syndrome? No, she didn't. Plus the pictures used to illustrate the claim are not of Lilibet, they are photos of other children. The claim originated in this November 7, 2021,…

    • Jan 12, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Meghan Markle's Mother Did NOT Announce Lilibet Has Down Syndrome -- And Photos With Claim Are Not Lilibet Not Lilibet
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Have Divorced 'In Bitterness'

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    Have Meghan Markle and Prince Harry divorced, and was it "in bitterness"? No, that's not true: This claim has been circulated from an unverified "news" account that provides no substantive evidence that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have divorced as of this writing. The phrase "Meghan Markle and Prince Harry divorce" does not appear in any news coverage concerning…

    • Sep 16, 2021
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Have Divorced 'In Bitterness' No Evidence
  • Fact Check: This Broadcast Meteorologist Is NOT Wearing An Ankle Monitor And Is Not In Detroit

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    Does this photo show a Detroit broadcast meteorologist wearing an ankle monitor device parole officers install on convicts to track their whereabouts? No, that's not true: The broadcaster shown is Jaime Travers, of Fox2 St. Louis. A meme that has been recirculated since 2018 shows a meteorologist wearing a hands-free headset's transceiver/battery/antenna pack on her ankle. This post, with comments…

    • Sep 9, 2021
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: This Broadcast Meteorologist Is NOT Wearing An Ankle Monitor And Is Not In Detroit Wireless Mic
  • Fact Check: List of Indictments, Arrests and Executions Is False -- Michelle And Barack Obama, Other Celebs Were Not Killed

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    Does a list of indictments, arrests and executions reveal a number of politicians, celebrities and royals who have been executed including Barack and Michelle Obama? No, that's not true. This list is completely false. It is part of the baseless and debunked QAnon conspiracy theory: that Donald Trump is fighting a secret international cabal of child sex predators made up…

    • Jun 8, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: List of Indictments, Arrests and Executions Is False -- Michelle And Barack Obama, Other Celebs Were Not Killed Totally False
  • Fact Check: Oprah Winfrey Was NOT Wearing An Ankle Monitor During Her Interview With Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

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    Was Oprah Winfrey wearing an ankle monitor during her interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry? No, that's not true. Video shows the billionaire TV mogul was wearing a pair of boots on which creases and folds naturally moved as she changed position during her March 7, 2021, interview with the royal couple that aired on CBS. Nicole Nichols, spokesperson…

    • Mar 12, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Oprah Winfrey Was NOT Wearing An Ankle Monitor During Her Interview With Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Totally Fake
  • Fact Check: 22-Point Meme Of Conspiracy Memes Is Mix Of Falsehoods, Predictions, And Some Truth

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    Is a meme listing 22 points, including conspiracy claims about 5G hazards, adrenochrome, Jeffrey Epstein, Pizzagate, and Britain's Royal Family factual? Mostly no, although some points are true and others are just predictions that cannot be fact checked. An example of the massive meme is found in a post (archived here) shared on Facebook June 4, 2020. It opened:…

    • Jun 10, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: 22-Point Meme Of Conspiracy Memes Is Mix Of Falsehoods, Predictions, And Some Truth Fact Check: 22-Point Meme Of Conspiracy Memes Is Mix Of Falsehoods, Predictions, And Some Truth Fact Check: 22-Point Meme Of Conspiracy Memes Is Mix Of Falsehoods, Predictions, And Some Truth Some Fiction
  • Fake News: British Man Did NOT Sleep With Hundreds of Girls by Passing Himself off as Prince Harry

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    Did 34-year-old Henry Hampshire from Dorset claim he bedded hundreds of credulous girls by pretending to be Prince Harry? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving weird crimes, bizarre sex acts or strange accidents. It is not real news. The story originated from…

    • Feb 26, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: British Man Did NOT Sleep With Hundreds of Girls by Passing Himself off as Prince Harry
  • Fake News: Royal Wedding NOT Cancelled, Meghan Markle NOT Deported

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    Was the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle cancelled because the bride was deported by accident after her landing card got lost? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satirical news website making fun of the recent "Windrush" scandal in the U.K. that cast uncertainty over the immigration status of about 57.000 people. The…

    • May 17, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Royal Wedding NOT Cancelled, Meghan Markle NOT Deported
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