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  • Fact Check: In UK, Fully Vaccinated ARE 82% Of COVID-19 Deaths, 66% Of Hospitalizations -- But Percentages Don't Tell Full Story

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    Do fully vaccinated people account for 82% of recent COVID-19 deaths and 66% of hospitalizations in the UK? Yes, that's true. The figures are found in the COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report - Week 43 by the UK Health Security Agency published on October 28, 2021. But the numbers don't tell the full story -- the report from which the percentages…

    • Nov 1, 2021
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: In UK, Fully Vaccinated ARE 82% Of COVID-19 Deaths, 66% Of Hospitalizations -- But Percentages Don't Tell Full Story % Misleads
  • Fact Check: Public Health England Data Does NOT Suggest That COVID-19 Vaccines Cause AIDS

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    Does Public Health England (PHE) data suggest that COVID-19 vaccines cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)? No, that's not true: The data is misinterpreted, and a spokesperson from the United Kingdom Health Security Agency -- which was one of the organizations that replaced PHE in October 2021 -- confirmed that COVID-19 vaccines do nothing of the sort. The claim appeared in…

    • Oct 18, 2021
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Public Health England Data Does NOT Suggest That COVID-19 Vaccines Cause AIDS Misinterpreted
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Face Masks Kill Or That Microchips Will Be Forced Into Everyone Through Vaccines

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    Are face masks dangerous and deadly, and would a COVID-19 vaccine alter our DNA and be used implant microchips in everyone? No, that's not true. Face masks are proven to be safe, and since there is no current vaccine, it is not possible to conclude it could alter our DNA or be used for microchipping. Those claims are in a…

    • Aug 7, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Face Masks Kill Or That Microchips Will Be Forced Into Everyone Through Vaccines Bad Info
  • Fact Check: Mel Gibson NEVER Said Hollywood Is Controlled By 'Parasites' Who Are Involved In Child Sacrifice, Pedophilia

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    Did Mel Gibson say that Hollywood is controlled by "parasites" who are involved in child sacrifice and pedophilia? No, there is nothing to substantiate the old claim that Gibson said it while on a promotional tour in 2017. The actor's spokesman told Lead Stories, "I can assure you that he never said such a thing ... he never stated that…

    • Jul 1, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Mel Gibson NEVER Said Hollywood Is Controlled By 'Parasites' Who Are Involved In Child Sacrifice, Pedophilia Denied
  • Fact Check: Brad Pitt Did NOT Reveal Elite Hollywood Pedophiles Control America

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    Did Brad Pitt reveal "Elite Hollywood Pedophiles Control America?" No, that's not true. The big screen's hunkiest leading man did not drop the bombshell news that he believes Hollywood's elites are pedophiles that control America. The outrageous claim has gone viral again, but the story is old and not true. The story reappeared as an article (archived here) where it…

    • May 21, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Brad Pitt Did NOT Reveal Elite Hollywood Pedophiles Control America Fake Interview
  • Fake News: French Senate Christmas Bonus NOT Capped At 'Only' 17 580 Euro

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    Is the French senate limiting the bonus its members receive for Chrismas to "only" €17.850 this year? No, that's not true: the story and the composition of the bonus was made up by a French satire website. The story originated from an article published by Science Info on December 27, 2018 titled "La prime de Noël des sénateurs sera plafonnée…

    • Dec 28, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: French Senate Christmas Bonus NOT Capped At 'Only' 17 580 Euro
  • Fake News: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo Did NOT Announce Vin Diesel Will Be Banned From Entering City Starting 2022

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    Did the mayor of French capital Paris announce actor Vin Diesel would be banned from entering the city limits starting 2022? No, that's not true: a French satire website disguised as a site offering science news made the claim in a story meant to mock the recently announced ban on diesel powered cars partially going into effect this summer and…

    • Nov 15, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo Did NOT Announce Vin Diesel Will Be Banned From Entering City Starting 2022
  • Fake News: Moon Will NOT Be As Big As Mars On July 27 2018, Does NOT Happen Every 35,000 Years

    Fact Check

    Will the planet Mars appear to be just as big as the Moon on July 27, 2018 and is this a phenomenon that only happens once every 35,000 years? No, that's total nonsense, it is not true. But a post from a French website making that claim went massively viral today even though it carried a disclaimer saying it was…

    • Jul 23, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Moon Will NOT Be As Big As Mars On July 27 2018, Does NOT Happen Every 35,000 Years
  • Fake News: Pope Did NOT Say Real God Is Not A Religion, The Relationship With Your God Is What Matters

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    Did the BBC report Pope Francis said "Real God is not a relgion, the relationship with your God is what matters"? No, that's not true: that quote was attributed to him by a website pretending to be BBC radio but which appears to be a new website by or inspired by the same people who ran a network of fake…

    • Jun 28, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Pope Did NOT Say Real God Is Not A Religion, The Relationship With Your God Is What Matters
  • Fake News: Trinidadian Cricketer Denesh Ramdin NOT Arrested at New York JFK Airport With 20Kg of Cocaine

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    Was cricket player Denesh Ramdin arrested in New York's JFK Airport for trying to smuggle 20 kilograms of cocaine? No, that story is the latest hoax from the newest site in a network of fake news websites that usually deals in celebrity death hoaxes. The story was published published on or around April 22, 2018 by a site named New…

    • Apr 22, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Trinidadian Cricketer Denesh Ramdin NOT Arrested at New York JFK Airport With 20Kg of Cocaine
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