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  • Fact Check: AI Ad Shows Celebrities Wearing T-Shirt With Star Of David On A Hand That's Giving The Finger To Kanye

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    Is a grayscale video of various celebrities wearing a t-shirt featuring a Star of David on a hand giving the finger to Kanye West a real ad? No, that's not true: The AI generated video, set to the tune of Jewish folk song "Hava Nagila", appears to show Scarlett Johansson, Jerry Seinfeld, Steven Spielberg, Mark Zuckerberg, Sacha Baron Cohen, David…

    • Feb 12, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: AI Ad Shows Celebrities Wearing T-Shirt With Star Of David On A Hand That's Giving The Finger To Kanye AI Video
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Spend $40 Million On Super Bowl Ads

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    Did Elon Musk spend $40 million on Super Bowl ads that listed all the corruption the Department of Government Efficiency has found so far? No, that's not true: There was no credible evidence supporting the assertion that Musk bought five 30-second ads for the February 9, 2025, Super Bowl about the "corruptions DOGE has found so far." No ads aired…

    • Feb 11, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Spend $40 Million On Super Bowl Ads No Sale
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Launch Public Campaign To Cancel 'The View' As of January 9, 2025

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    Did Elon Musk start a public campaign in early January 2025 to cancel "The View"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no confirmation that Musk posted what was attributed to him. No media organizations indexed by Google News reported on what was described as a public campaign. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on Threads on January…

    • Jan 9, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check:  Elon Musk Did NOT Launch Public Campaign To Cancel 'The View' As of January 9, 2025 Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Purchase Boeing As Of December 24, 2024

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    Did Elon Musk say that he bought Boeing? No, that's not true: Musk did not announce the purchase on X, and Boeing published no such information as of this writing. No information about this supposed post has been reported on the website of any news outlets indexed by Google News. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on…

    • Dec 24, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Purchase Boeing As Of December 24, 2024 Fake News
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    Did Rep. Dan Crenshaw share a post on X that included inflammatory language boasting of "over 300 confirmed kills," as an image on the platform suggested? No, that's not true: The quote is known colloquially as the "Navy Seal Copypasta," a phrase used to mock aggressive rhetoric online. The supposed screenshot of Crenshaw's post shows signs of manipulation, including its…

    • Dec 19, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: FAKE 'Over 300 Confirmed Kills' Quote Was Falsely Attributed To Rep. Dan Crenshaw Copypasta
  • Fact Check: Burger King Did NOT Post 'We Don't Snitch' After Luigi Mangione's Arrest At A McDonald's

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    Did Burger King's X account post "We don't snitch" in response to the alleged killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO being recognized by a McDonald's employee? No, that's not true: Burger King's public relations confirmed to Lead Stories that this post was made up. Also, the fake post contained the words "Retweets" and "Quote Tweets," words no longer used since Elon…

    • Dec 10, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Burger King Did NOT Post 'We Don't Snitch' After Luigi Mangione's Arrest At A McDonald's Fabricated
  • Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Say Elon Musk Is 'First Person In History, To Be Radicalized By His Own Algorithm'

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    Did Taylor Swift say Elon Musk is "the first person in history, to be radicalized by his own algorithm"? No, that's not true: A psychology professor at the University of Cambridge claimed credit for the quote after it went viral in mid-November 2024. Lead Stories found no obvious sign that the singer had made such a comment after searching Swift's…

    • Nov 25, 2024
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Say Elon Musk Is 'First Person In History, To Be Radicalized By His Own Algorithm' Prof Wrote It
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce $10,000 'Tesla House' In November 2024

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    Did Elon Musk announce in November 2024 that Tesla was launching a $10,000 home to provide more affordable housing? No, that's not true: The Tesla CEO made no such announcement on the company website nor through his account on X. Similar claims of a "Tesla House" go back years, though there has been no such announcement. This claim appeared in…

    • Nov 22, 2024
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce $10,000 'Tesla House' In November 2024 No Tesla House
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Publicly Announce Plans To 'Officially' Buy McDonald's As Of November 13, 2024

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    Did Elon Musk publicly announce plans to "officially" buy McDonald's in November 2024? No, that's not true: As of this publication, there is no record of Musk having formally announced plans to buy the food company, and McDonald's has not reported such a purchase. Furthermore, an online AI detector tool found that images published in the post that depicted Musk…

    • Nov 13, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Publicly Announce Plans To 'Officially' Buy McDonald's As Of November 13, 2024 Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Publicly Announce Plans To 'Officially' Buy McDonald's As Of November 13, 2024 No Evidence
  • 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'
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