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  • Fact Check: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau DID Sing In A Hotel Lobby Bar Two Nights Before Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral

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    Did Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sing in a London hotel lobby bar before Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral? Yes, that's true: Trudeau, accompanied by Canadian musician Gregory Charles on the piano, was belting out "Bohemian Rhapsody" by the band Queen two nights before the British monarch was laid to rest on September 19, 2022. The claim appeared as a…

    • Sep 19, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau DID Sing In A Hotel Lobby Bar Two Nights Before Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral Singing PM
  • Fact Check: Photo Of Queen Elizabeth In WWII Spitfire Fighter Plane Is NOT Authentic -- Image Edited To Add Her Face

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    Was Queen Elizabeth II photographed in the cockpit of a World-War-II-era Spitfire fighter plane? No, that's not true: An image on social media that allegedly shows the late British monarch in a Spitfire is derived from two separate photos: an image of Spitfire pilot Charlie Brown that was part of an advertisement for Herring Shoes and a photo of Queen…

    • Sep 19, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Photo Of Queen Elizabeth In WWII Spitfire Fighter Plane Is NOT Authentic -- Image Edited To Add Her Face Altered Image
  • Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict Queen Elizabeth's Death In 2022

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    Did the television show "The Simpsons" predict Queen Elizabeth II's death in 2022? No, that's not true: An image showing the queen in a coffin with the dates 1926-2022 is not a real still from "The Simpsons." The queen's death does not appear in any episodes of this series. Lead Stories previously debunked a claim that used a similar image…

    • Sep 16, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict Queen Elizabeth's Death In 2022 Doctored Pic
  • Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth Did NOT Say She Wished 'The Lord Would Come In My Lifetime'

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    Did the late Queen Elizabeth II say she wished Jesus Christ would return in her lifetime so she could "lay her crown at His feet?" No, that's not true: Queen Elizabeth II did not make those comments. They were first published in a book in 1902 and were attributed to Queen Victoria by a former dean of Canterbury, a senior…

    • Sep 13, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth Did NOT Say She Wished 'The Lord Would Come In My Lifetime' No Record
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Queen Elizabeth II In Coffin As Post's Timing, Content Imply

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    Did a video posted to Facebook in September 2022 show the body of the late Queen Elizabeth II being placed into a coffin? No, that's not true: The video in question was originally posted to social media more than three weeks prior to the queen's September 8, 2022, death. While the post does not make the claim outright, its timing…

    • Sep 13, 2022
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Queen Elizabeth II In Coffin As Post's Timing, Content Imply Not The Queen
  • Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post That He Was Knighted In Private

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    Did former President Donald Trump post on Truth Social that he was secretly knighted by Queen Elizabeth II? No, that is not true: There is no evidence of this post on Trump's Truth Social account. A Trump spokesperson denied this claim as well. Former presidents were given honorary knighthoods by Queen Elizabeth, but Trump was not one of them. The…

    • Sep 12, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post That He Was Knighted In Private Fake Tweet
  • Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth's Corgis Will NOT Be Killed Now That She Has Died

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    Did Queen Elizabeth II make it known that she does not wish any of her dogs to go on living in the event of her death? No, that's not true: Suggestions that the queen wanted all surviving dogs euthanized at the time of her death are satirical. A 2015 article on vanityfair.com included anecdotes from horse trainer Monty Roberts about…

    • Sep 9, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth's Corgis Will NOT Be Killed Now That She Has Died Satirical
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Debt Jubilee 'Officially Declared' For Death Of Queen Elizabeth II

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    Was a debt jubilee, the cancellation of a broad range of debts from the public record, "officially declared" after Queen Elizabeth II's death? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, no such announcement has been made. The man who posted the rumor online was promoting his online store selling precious metals. The claim appeared in a Facebook post…

    • Sep 9, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Debt Jubilee 'Officially Declared' For Death Of Queen Elizabeth II Self-Promotion
  • Fact Check: Meghan Markle Did NOT Wear Shirt With The Phrase 'The Queen Is Dead'

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    Did Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, wear a The Smiths T-shirt with the phrase "The Queen Is Dead" on it to mock the September 8, 2022 death of Queen Elizabeth II? No, that's not true: This is an altered photo. An example of the original photo can be found in a People magazine article. Johnny Marr, the guitarist in…

    • Sep 9, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Meghan Markle Did NOT Wear Shirt With The Phrase 'The Queen Is Dead' Altered Photo
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Irish Dancers Celebrating Queen Elizabeth's Death By Dancing At Buckingham Palace

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    Does this video show an Irish dance group celebrating the death of Queen Elizabeth by dancing to "Another One Bites The Dust" outside Buckingham Palace? No, that's not true: The video was posted more than seven months before her death and appears to have been an homage to the queen, who was alive and well at the time. The group,…

    • Sep 8, 2022
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Irish Dancers Celebrating Queen Elizabeth's Death By Dancing At Buckingham Palace Old Video
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