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  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Ban Stephen King From X For Calling Musk 'The First Lady' -- King Still On X, Says He Never Made 'First Lady' Reference

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    Did Elon Musk permanently ban author Stephen King from X after King called Musk "the First Lady"? No, that's not true: King posted on his own X account that neither the "first lady" reference nor the ban happened. King added "Yet here I am." A Google News search did not find any news articles about Musk banning King's account. The…

    • Nov 13, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Ban Stephen King From X For Calling Musk 'The First Lady' -- King Still On X, Says He Never Made 'First Lady' Reference 'Here I Am'
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Buy CNN In November 2024

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    Did Elon Musk buy CNN in November 2024? No, that's not true: A CNN spokesperson told Lead Stories "there is no truth in rumors of a sale or change in ownership of CNN whatsoever." The assertion was made by Argentinian President Javier Milei and was picked up by Argentinian news outlets, but he offered no proof of such a sale.…

    • Nov 8, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Buy CNN In November 2024 Network Denies
  • Fact Check: Posts Presenting Final Vote Counts Just Days After Election Are Premature -- Turnout Statistics Aren't Known Until All Votes Are Counted

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    Were there 15 million, 18 million or even 20 million fewer votes in 2024 versus the election numbers from 2020, disproving reports of record turnout or implying cheating in vote totals? No, that's not true: As of November 7, 2024, final vote numbers had not been reported in any state. An election expert told Lead Stories that count would take…

    • Nov 7, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Posts Presenting Final Vote Counts Just Days After Election Are Premature -- Turnout Statistics Aren't Known Until All Votes Are Counted No Final Votes
  • Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Warn It Identified Vote Stuffing Using Identities Of Dead Americans Who Lived In Europe -- Post Matches Russian Misinfo Techniques

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    Does a video prove the CIA identified 20 people who organized vote stuffing by using the identities of dead Americans who had lived in Europe? No, that's not true: The CIA told Lead Stories the allegation that they identified deceased Americans voting is "absolutel false." The video spreading the vote-stuffing story has substantial evidence of manipulation, an AI detector organization…

    • Nov 5, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Warn It Identified Vote Stuffing Using Identities Of Dead Americans Who Lived In Europe -- Post Matches Russian Misinfo Techniques Misinfo AI
  • Fact Check: Video DOES Show Kentucky Ballot Machine Marking Harris When Voter Pressed Trump -- But State Says Voter Was Able To Cast Ballot For Trump, Machine Removed For Examination

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    Does a video on social media show a Kentucky voting machine marking Kamala Harris for president when the voter tried to press Donald Trump, leaving them unable to vote for Trump? Yes, but that is missing context: The Kentucky Board of Elections' general counsel told Lead Stories in a statement that, after the video was filmed, the voter was able…

    • Nov 5, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video DOES Show Kentucky Ballot Machine Marking Harris When Voter Pressed Trump -- But State Says Voter Was Able To Cast Ballot For Trump, Machine Removed For Examination Ballot Cast
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Air Graphic Showing Kamala Harris Winning Texas With 51.8% Against Trump With 45.7% -- CNN Says Image Is 'Fabricated'

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    Did CNN air a screenshot of election numbers that showed Kamala Harris winning Texas with 51.8 percent and 1,113,499 votes against Trump with 45.7 percent and 982,091 votes? No, that's not true: CNN said the image was "completely fabricated and manipulated" and that it "never aired on any CNN platform." Lead Stories found no credible proof that the post image…

    • Nov 4, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Air Graphic Showing Kamala Harris Winning Texas With 51.8% Against Trump With 45.7% -- CNN Says Image Is 'Fabricated' CNN Says Fake
  • Fact Check: FAKE FBI Video Announced Arrests Of Mail-In Ballot Fraud Groups -- More From Russia

    Fact Check

    Did the FBI publish a video reporting that it had apprehended three linked groups that had committed election fraud with mail-in ballots on behalf of the Democrats? No, that's not true: The FBI has published a statement on X that these videos are not authentic, are not from the FBI, and the content they depict is false. This bogus video…

    • Nov 2, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: FAKE FBI Video Announced Arrests Of Mail-In Ballot Fraud Groups -- More From Russia Phony FBI Vid
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump's Name Misprinted On Hamilton County, Ohio, Ballots -- But Vote Would Count Regardless

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    Was Donald Trump's name misspelled or misprinted on ballots in Hamilton County, Ohio, and could this result in votes for him not being properly counted? No, that's not true: An image on social media seems to show an irregularity in the "m" of his last name, but county election officials say they have not seen another ballot with a similar…

    • Nov 2, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump's Name Misprinted On Hamilton County, Ohio, Ballots -- But Vote Would Count Regardless Not Misspelled
  • Fact Check: Pennsylvania's ABC News Affiliate WNEP-TV Did NOT Air Authentic Results Before 2024 General Election -- It Was A Test

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    Is an ABC News affiliate's airing of apparent Pennsylvania election results that declared Vice President Kamala Harris the winner proof of election interference? No, that's not true: The station, WNEP-TV, already stated online that the displayed election results were from a test and were not real numbers. The station broadcasted them accidentally. The person who posted a social media video…

    • Nov 1, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Pennsylvania's ABC News Affiliate WNEP-TV Did NOT Air Authentic Results Before 2024 General Election -- It Was A Test WNEP Says Test
  • Fact Check: Virginia Voting Machine Did NOT Misspell Donald Trump's Name On Paper Ballots -- Typo Only On Optional Review Screen

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    Did a Virginia voting machine ballot include an 'i' in Donald Trump's last name, as a video on social media displays? No, that's not true: The misspelling of the presidential candidate's name appears only on an optional ballot review screen -- not on the paper ballot itself -- in Washington County, Virginia. The director of elections there told Lead Stories…

    • Oct 30, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Virginia Voting Machine Did NOT Misspell Donald Trump's Name On Paper Ballots -- Typo Only On Optional Review Screen Review Screen
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