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  • Fact Check: Images Of Beating Do NOT Show Vigilante Justice in Mississippi But A Ukrainian Being Tortured

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    Was a pedophile who molested a 2-year-old girl whipped to death by Eddie Lavelle Wilson, a man who "loves the child dearly"? No, that's not true: These stills were taken from a real video that was filmed in the area around Kommunar in eastern Ukraine and widely distributed in 2016. The video shows a man taped to a post who…

    • Jul 6, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Images Of Beating Do NOT Show Vigilante Justice in Mississippi But A Ukrainian Being Tortured Torture Victim
  • Fact Check: World Economic Forum Will NOT 'Freeze Bank Accounts' Of Meat Eaters To "Educate Them" -- Doconomy Does NOT Enforce Consumer Spending Limit

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    Will the World Economic Forum (WEF) "freeze" the "bank accounts of "meat eaters to 'educate them,'" and does the Doconomy credit card refuse to let a consumer buy items when they are "deemed to be a net polluter"? No, neither are true: The CEO of Doconomy told Lead Stories that this claim is "clearly a lie," as the carbon emissions…

    • Jun 29, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: World Economic Forum Will NOT 'Freeze Bank Accounts' Of Meat Eaters To "Educate Them" -- Doconomy Does NOT Enforce Consumer Spending Limit Voluntary Cap
  • Fact Check: 'Official Study' Does NOT Confirm COVID Shots 'INCREASE Risk Of Infection' -- 'Vaccines Protect'

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    Does an "official study" confirm that COVID-19 shots increase the risk of infection from the virus? No, that's not true: One of the authors of the study, Laith Jamal Abu-Raddad, said the article uses several numbers from the report out of context. "Our study confirms that vaccines protect," he told Lead Stories in a June 24, 2022, email. The claim…

    • Jun 24, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 'Official Study' Does NOT Confirm COVID Shots 'INCREASE Risk Of Infection' -- 'Vaccines Protect' Vax Protects
  • Fact Check: IRS Has NOT Just Begun Buying Ammunition -- Its Criminal Investigation Unit Has Always Done So

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    Did the IRS just begin buying ammunition during President Joe Biden's time in office? No, that's not true: The IRS started buying ammunition, firearms and equipment for its law enforcement divisions more than 100 years ago. It's standard for federal agencies that have many federal law enforcement officers to buy ammunition, firearms and equipment. The claim appeared in an article…

    • Jun 23, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: IRS Has NOT Just Begun Buying Ammunition -- Its Criminal Investigation Unit Has Always Done So Before Biden
  • Fact Check: National Institutes Of Health Study Does NOT Find Long COVID Isn't Real

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    Does a new National Institutes of Health study find that long COVID isn't real? No, that's not true: Nowhere in the study do the authors say long COVID, also known as post-acute sequelae of SARS CoV-2 infection (PASC), is fake. Lead study author Dr. Michael C. Sneller with the National Institutes of Health told Lead Stories, "I want to be…

    • Jun 2, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: National Institutes Of Health Study Does NOT Find Long COVID Isn't Real Yes, It's Real
  • Fact Check: 'Official Study' Is NOT Official, Does NOT Conclude That Masks Caused More COVID

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    Did an official study conclude that masks caused more COVID-19? No, that's not true: This is not an official study by a government or medical organization. It is a study written by an individual, Beny Spira, an associate professor of microbiology at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Also, the conclusions section of his report says, "no cause-effect conclusions…

    • May 12, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 'Official Study' Is NOT Official, Does NOT Conclude That Masks Caused More COVID Not Catalyst
  • Fact Check: Pfizer Documents Do NOT Reveal Vaccinated People Transfer COVID Shot To Unvaccinated Through Inhalation, Skin Contact

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    Do Pfizer documents reveal vaccinated people will transfer their COVID-19 shots to the unvaccinated through inhalation and skin contact? No, that's not true: The claim is based on the standard clinical study protocol used for a wide range of medicines. There is no publicly available evidence the mRNA COVID vaccines cause vaccinated persons to cast off excess spike proteins. The…

    • Apr 6, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Pfizer Documents Do NOT Reveal Vaccinated People Transfer COVID Shot To Unvaccinated Through Inhalation, Skin Contact No Danger
  • Fact Check: Irish Examiner Did NOT Report That Referee Whistles Caused Heart Problems For Athletes

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    Did the Irish Examiner publish a report about a sudden increase in heart problems among sports players due to referee whistles? No, that's not true: A spoof image was created using a fake story and the masthead of the Irish Examiner. This was circulated on social media via a screenshot -- but this article never appeared in the Irish Examiner.…

    • Apr 4, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Irish Examiner Did NOT Report That Referee Whistles Caused Heart Problems For Athletes Article Spoof
  • Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Go Back To Using A Gold Standard In Early March 2022

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    Did Russia go back to using a currency that operates on a gold standard? No, that's not true: Although Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced the abolition of the value-added tax (VAT) on precious metals in March 2022, this change is unrelated to whether the Russian ruble, Russia's currency, is based on the value of gold. The claim appeared in…

    • Mar 9, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Go Back To Using A Gold Standard In Early March 2022 Tax Adjustment
  • Fact Check: Ex-CIA Agent Did NOT Confess On His Deathbed He Infected Bob Marley With Cancer

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    Did a former CIA agent confess on his deathbed that he infected reggae legend Bob Marley with cancer? No, that's not true: There is no record of a now-deceased CIA agent named Bill Oxley, beyond a story published in 2017 and later deleted by the publisher, who explained to Lead Stories it was unpublished in a purge of unreliable conspiracy…

    • Nov 24, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Ex-CIA Agent Did NOT Confess On His Deathbed He Infected Bob Marley With Cancer No Such Agent
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