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Did inflation "since Biden and Kamala took over" cause a New York City barbershop owner to experience unusually high electric bills, as a post on social media says? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Con Edison, the utility company that provides power to New York City residents, told Lead Stories the barber's recent bill was in error and that…

Does a viral post on social media prove that the total size of undocumented populations in seven states has increased by triple-digit percentages between 2021 and 2024? No, that's not true: The chart shared online didn't reflect the correct updated totals and one column referred to court filings in immigration courts, not total populations. Court filing numbers do not represent…

Does an authentic photo on social media show Tom Hanks wearing a T-shirt that reads "I was going to be a Trump voter for Halloween but my head wouldn't fit up my ass"? No, that's not true: The photo is a doctored version of a 2010 photo that shows the actor in a plain white T-shirt. Hanks has publicly stated…

Did The Atlantic publish an article under the title "To Save Democracy Harris May Need To Steal An Election"? No, that's not true: The magazine denied publishing that headline or any such story under it. The manipulated screenshot shared on social media digitally replaced the authentic headline in a 2021 article with a fake one. The claim appeared in a…

Did Tim Walz say "We can't have four more years of this" about the Biden-Harris administration? No, that's not true: The full video of his remarks at a campaign rally shows that he was speaking about Donald Trump receiving another four-year term as president. The six-second video posted on social media does not include his mentions of Trump. The longer…

Did Republican strategist Karl Rove campaign for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania as of mid-October 2024? No, that's not true: Rove denied that to Lead Stories. Posts on social media speculating about his involvement in the Harris campaign reused images and recordings of Rove predating the time when Harris entered the race. Lead Stories found no evidence confirming…

Did Oregon officials omit Donald Trump from a voters' pamphlet about candidates in the 2024 election for political reasons? No, that's not true: Trump's campaign chose not to submit information for the pamphlet, according to a statement from the Oregon GOP. A spokeswoman for Oregon's Secretary of State told Lead Stories that their office contacted the Trump campaign multiple times…

Does a video show a Haitian man in Springfield, Ohio, cutting up an animal or a pet with a machete in public? No, that's not true: Police said the person who shot the video told them the man was cutting up "a big ass ham." The Springfield Police Division said there is no evidence to support the claim that "a…

Did actor Bill Murray endorse Donald Trump for president in October 2024, calling him "such a different character"? No, that's not true: The quote attributed to Murray is from an interview he gave in 2016 when he was discussing the novelty of Trump becoming president. There are no actual news reports that Murray endorsed Trump in October 2024 for president.…

Is a social media post from a supposed California Republican congressman called Jack Kimble about the "liberal" media ignoring the U.S. vice presidential debate an authentic, predebate post? No, that's not true: There is no Jack Kimble who represents California or any other state in the U.S. House of Representatives. The post originally appeared on a self-described parody account from…