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  • Fact Check: NO 'Premeditated Murder' Arrest Warrant Issued For Bill Gates In Philippines COVID Vaccine Rollout -- 'Heinous Crimes Court' Does Not Exist

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    Was an arrest warrant for Bill Gates issued by the "Heinous Crimes Court" in the Philippines for "premeditated murder" linked to vaccine roll out? No, that's not true: A legal expert told Lead Stories, "Philippine courts do not have the authority to issue international arrest warrants under the Philippines Rules of Criminal Procedure." The expert says there's no such entity…

    • Mar 6, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO 'Premeditated Murder' Arrest Warrant Issued For Bill Gates In Philippines COVID Vaccine Rollout -- 'Heinous Crimes Court' Does Not Exist No Such Court
  • Fact Check: Report Does NOT Prove 'Bill Gates' Lab-Grown Meat Causes Cancer In Humans'

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    Does a report assessing the safety of a plant-based meat product made by a company in which Bill Gates has invested prove that meat grown in a laboratory causes cancer in humans? No, that's not true: Since the report doesn't even consider lab-grown meat, it can't prove it's carcinogenic when eaten by people because the two products are not the…

    • Feb 23, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Report Does NOT Prove 'Bill Gates' Lab-Grown Meat Causes Cancer In Humans' Fact Check: Report Does NOT Prove 'Bill Gates' Lab-Grown Meat Causes Cancer In Humans' Not Lab-Grown
  • Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Declare 'Pedophiles Have A Special Place In Heaven'

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    Did Pope Francis say that pedophiles have a special place in heaven? No, that's not true: There is no record of Pope Francis saying that, as an article in NewsPunch claims. Other quotes in this article are real quotes from the pope that were taken out of context and their meaning reversed. The article was published by NewsPunch on February…

    • Feb 22, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Declare 'Pedophiles Have A Special Place In Heaven' He Didn't Say
  • Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Raise 'Lethality' Bar For Vinyl Chloride Just Before Ohio Derailment

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    Did the Centers for Disease Control change the level of exposure considered lethal for vinyl chloride from 100 parts per million to 100,000 parts per million shortly before the February 3, 2023 train derailment and vinyl chloride spill near East Palestine, Ohio? Was this change the first such revision "since 1987"? No, that's not true: Vinyl chloride's toxicity profile on…

    • Feb 21, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Raise 'Lethality' Bar For Vinyl Chloride Just Before Ohio Derailment Misread Data
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence 'REAL' Epstein List Of Fellow Pedophiles Leaked on Dark Web

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    Was the "REAL" Epstein list leaked on the dark web? No, that's not true: The article that made the claim in the headline offered no evidence and zero proof in the body of the story that a list belonging to convicted pedophile Jeffery Epstein was found on the dark web. A list on the dark web was not mentioned once…

    • Feb 20, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Evidence 'REAL' Epstein List Of Fellow Pedophiles Leaked on Dark Web No Proof
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Hillary Clinton Has Said 'It's Time To Ban Cash To Fight Climate Change'

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    Did former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton state that cash should be banned to combat climate change? No, that's not true: Clinton never made such an assertion during a speech in Gujarat, India, and Lead Stories has not found any proof that she has ever publicly made such a statement. The claim originated from an article (archived here) published by…

    • Feb 13, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Hillary Clinton Has Said 'It's Time To Ban Cash To Fight Climate Change' Fake Statement
  • Fact Check: Thailand Does NOT Plan To 'Nullify' Pfizer-BioNTech Contracts -- NO Evidence COVID-19 Vaccination Caused Thai Princess' Collapse

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    Did the government of Thailand announce plans to cancel COVID-19 vaccine contracts with Pfizer-BioNTech after a suspected connection between the Pfizer vaccine and Princess Bajrakitiyabha's December 2022 collapse was established? No, that's not true: An official from Thailand's National Vaccine Institute told the Associated Press on February 7, 2023, that the country does not intend to reconsider its contract with…

    • Feb 7, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Thailand Does NOT Plan To 'Nullify' Pfizer-BioNTech Contracts -- NO Evidence COVID-19 Vaccination Caused Thai Princess' Collapse Natural Causes
  • Fact Check: Celebrities Did NOT Call For 'Total Hollywood Strike' Until Everyone Is Vaccinated

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    Did celebrities call for a "total Hollywood strike" until everyone is vaccinated against COVID-19? No, that's not true: The claim, posted by a prolific publisher of fake news, is based on a fake tweet purportedly from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. An Academy representative told Lead Stories it is not their tweet. The claim appeared in an…

    • Feb 1, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Celebrities Did NOT Call For 'Total Hollywood Strike' Until Everyone Is Vaccinated Recycled Hoax
  • Fact Check: US Government Did NOT Say 5G Causes COVID-19 -- Link To Retracted Paper Is NO Endorsement

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    Did the U.S. government say that 5G causes COVID-19? No, that's not true: The study cited by the article making the claim was retracted several years earlier. The Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents made the retraction following "a thorough investigation ... as it showed evidence of substantial manipulation of the peer review." The claim appeared in an article…

    • Jan 31, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: US Government Did NOT Say 5G Causes COVID-19 -- Link To Retracted Paper Is NO Endorsement Retracted
  • Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT Warn Eggs Are Causing Thousands Of People To 'Suddenly' Form Blood Clots

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    Did scientists warn that eggs are causing thousands of people to "suddenly" form blood clots? No, that's not true: The 2017 study by Cleveland Clinic researchers that is supposed to support this assertion makes no such connection. The medical center said, "The online article [making this claim] does not accurately represent the findings of our 2017 research." The claim appeared…

    • Jan 26, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT Warn Eggs Are Causing Thousands Of People To 'Suddenly' Form Blood Clots Not Eggs
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