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  • Fact Check: This K-9 Handler Did NOT Prevent Naval Air Station Terrorism Attack

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    Did this U.S. Navy K-9 handler help prevent a terrorism-related attack on Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas? No, that's not true: Although a female sailor did help stop the May 21, 2020, attack, that sailor was not a K-9 handler and is not the sailor shown in the post. The claim appeared as a Facebook post (archived here)…

    • Apr 14, 2021
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: This K-9 Handler Did NOT Prevent Naval Air Station Terrorism Attack Wrong Sailor
  • Fact Check: Obama And Biden Did NOT Conspire With Iran To Stage Bin Laden Killing, Or Silence SEAL Team 6 By Shooting Down Helicopter

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    Did the Obama administration, including then-Vice President Joe Biden: "Outsource" the imprisonment of Al Qaeda leaders, including Osama bin Laden, to Iran; Arrange for bin Laden to be moved to Pakistan for a staged killing in May, 2011; Pay Iran $152 billion to keep its role a secret; Order a SEAL Team 6 helicopter shot down in August 2011 to…

    • Oct 13, 2020
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Obama And Biden Did NOT Conspire With Iran To Stage Bin Laden Killing, Or Silence SEAL Team 6 By Shooting Down Helicopter Undocumented
  • Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Leak The Identities Of SEAL Team 6 Members

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    Did Joe Biden leak the identities of SEAL Team 6 members? No, that's not true: Though he publicly praised the SEALs for the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, he did not identify members of the elite unit by name. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on March 4, 2020. It read: Today would be a good day…

    • Aug 13, 2020
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Leak The Identities Of SEAL Team 6 Members No Leak
  • Fact Check: Stories About Pedophile Priest With HIV Who Raped 30 Children Then 'Forgiven By Church' NOT Real

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    Did the Catholic Church forgive a pedophile priest with HIV who raped 30 children? No, that's not true: There is no evidence the priest the story claims was HIV-positive, raped 30 children and was forgiven by the Catholic church ever existed. The situation and person accused of raping children and being absolved by the church appears to be completely fabricated.…

    • May 15, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Stories About Pedophile Priest With HIV Who Raped 30 Children Then 'Forgiven By Church' NOT Real Does Not Exist
  • Fact Check: President Trump Is NOT About To Sign Executive Order Creating Term Limits For Congress

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    Is President Trump signing an executive order creating term limits for Congress? No, that's not true. Trump has no current plan to sign such an order, which would run up against a 1995 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Just as telling, the story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made-up…

    • Apr 24, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: President Trump Is NOT About To Sign Executive Order Creating Term Limits For Congress No Plans
  • Fact Check: Mitt Romney Did NOT Endorse Joe Biden

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    Did Mitt Romney endorse Joe Biden for president of the United States? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made-up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually click them. Articles from the site are frequently copied by foreign-run fake news websites.…

    • Apr 21, 2020
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Mitt Romney Did NOT Endorse Joe Biden Fiction
  • Fact Check: Woody Allen Did NOT Say 'New York Should Disown Trump'

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    Did Woody Allen urge New Yorkers to "disown" President Trump? No, that's not true: This is a parody from a website stating it is "satire for flat earthers, Trumpsters and Y'all Qaeda." The article originated on a web site called Daily World Update on March 29, 2020, titled "Woody Allen: 'New York Should Disown Trump'" (archived here) which opened: As…

    • Mar 30, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Woody Allen Did NOT Say 'New York Should Disown Trump' Trolling
  • Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Win Pulitzer Prize for Reporting During Crisis

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    Did Fox News win a Pulitzer Prize for its reporting during the coronavirus crisis? Not, that's not true: The claim was made in a post on a site clearly labeled as satire and part of a well-known network of satirical websites that trolls conservatives with fiction to rile up their base. The claim appeared in an article (archived here) published…

    • Mar 19, 2020
    • by: Monte Plott
    Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Win Pulitzer Prize for Reporting During Crisis Trolling!
  • Fact Check: Rep. Omar Did NOT Say 'When We Win in November, We Will Eliminate Social Security Entitlements for Seniors'

    Fact Check

    Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, vow to cut social security entitlements for seniors at a rally? No, this is not true. A satire website with a long history of hoaxes originally posted the original article to troll conservatives and fool them into sharing the made-up story. It succeeded. The claim reappeared as an article (archived here) published…

    • Mar 13, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Rep. Omar Did NOT Say 'When We Win in November, We Will Eliminate Social Security Entitlements for Seniors'
  • Fake News: Obama, Clinton And Rice NOT Pictured Chumming With Osama bin Laden

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    Is a post making the rounds on Facebook showing Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice chumming with Osama bin Laden real? No, that's not true. The faked photos, arranged in a collage, are poorly altered images. But they are gaining traction on the Internet - even though most commenters have noted they are doctored images. The post (archived here)…

    • Feb 19, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fake News: Obama, Clinton And Rice NOT Pictured Chumming With Osama bin Laden
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