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  • Fact Check: Image Of UK Labour Leader Keir Starmer Socializing With Jimmy Savile Is DIGITALLY ALTERED

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    Does a viral image prove that U.K. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer socialized with Jimmy Savile, a British TV personality accused of dozens of sexual offenses? No, that's not true: The image was digitally altered to place Savile in the room with Starmer. The original photo showed Starmer sitting next to Gordon Brown. The image appeared in a post (archived…

    • May 24, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Image Of UK Labour Leader Keir Starmer Socializing With Jimmy Savile Is DIGITALLY ALTERED Edited
  • Fact Check: Navy JAG Did NOT Charge Merrick Garland With Treason, Did NOT Begin 'Military Tribunal Day I'

    Fact Check

    Did the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps begin the tribunal of Attorney General Merrick Garland on March 22, 2024, because he was purportedly charged with treason? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that the information in this claim is "false." This claim appears on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in…

    • Mar 28, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Navy JAG Did NOT Charge Merrick Garland With Treason, Did NOT Begin 'Military Tribunal Day I' Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: Navy JAG Did NOT Arrest Judge Sharon Coleman For Treason In March 2024

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    Did the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps arrest Judge Sharon Coleman, a federal judge in Illinois, on March 19, 2024? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois told Lead Stories that "there is absolutely no truth" to this claim. The article that made this claim was published on a website…

    • Mar 22, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Navy JAG Did NOT Arrest Judge Sharon Coleman For Treason In March 2024 Denied
  • Fact Check: 'Royal Insider' Did NOT Say 'Kate Middleton Was Sacrificed and Replaced With Body Double'

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    Did a source close to the British royal family say that Catherine, Princess of Wales, was "sacrificed" or "murdered," and then "replaced" with a "body double"? No, that's not true: The article that made the claim was published by a website known for spreading false claims and is not corroborated by any evidence. The article didn't include any direct quotes…

    • Mar 22, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'Royal Insider' Did NOT Say 'Kate Middleton Was Sacrificed and Replaced With Body Double' Made-Up Story
  • Fact Check: Mel Gibson Did NOT Release Video Of Satanic Rituals On Epstein Island

    Fact Check

    Did Mel Gibson release a video of satanic rituals taking place on "Jeffrey Epstein's island"? No, that's not true: "He has nothing to do with this and has no knowledge of it," Gibson's publicist told Lead Stories about a social media post making this claim. There is no evidence given in the post that such a video even exists. The…

    • Mar 7, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Mel Gibson Did NOT Release Video Of Satanic Rituals On Epstein Island No Such Video
  • Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Arrest 3rd Colorado Supreme Court Justice

    Fact Check

    Did the U.S. Judge Advocate General's Corps arrest a "third" Colorado Supreme Court justice who voted in favor of removing former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the state for the 2024 presidential election? No, that's not true: This claim appears in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. Lead Stories previously debunked claims about two…

    • Mar 1, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Arrest 3rd Colorado Supreme Court Justice No Record
  • Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Hang NIH Official Alfred Johnson -- Story Is Made Up

    Fact Check

    Did U.S. Marines hang National Institute of Health Deputy Director Alfred Johnson after pranking him "Whitmer-style"? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that the claim is false. The claim is in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article (archived here) published by Real Raw News on…

    • Jan 26, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Hang NIH Official Alfred Johnson -- Story Is Made Up Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Arrest Ex-White House Chief of Staff John Kelly -- Story Is Made Up

    Fact Check

    Did U.S. Marines arrest former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that the claim is false. The claim appears in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on January 23, 2024, titled "Marines Arrest…

    • Jan 25, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Arrest Ex-White House Chief of Staff John Kelly -- Story Is Made Up Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: US Navy JAG Did NOT Sentence OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar To Death On January 16, 2024

    Fact Check

    Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps sentence Arati Prabhakar to death at a Guantanamo Bay military tribunal on January 16, 2024, for committing treason? No, that's not true: Prabhakar, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, has made a public appearance following the purported date of conviction, and she did not appear to…

    • Jan 19, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Navy JAG Did NOT Sentence OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar To Death On January 16, 2024 Seen Free
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Ellen DeGeneres And Tom Hanks Said They Will 'Leave The US If Trump Becomes President in 2024'

    Fact Check

    Did comedian Ellen DeGeneres and actor Tom Hanks pledge to move abroad if Donald Trump is elected president in 2024? No, that's not true: No credible news outlets have reported that. The claim was promoted, among others, by an online store selling T-shirts, a meme website and a parody account -- not by the official websites or social media accounts…

    • Jan 19, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Ellen DeGeneres And Tom Hanks Said They Will 'Leave The US If Trump Becomes President in 2024' No Reports
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