Celebrities

Did singer Usher delete his X account after Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested for sex trafficking and are the two events related? No, that's missing context: While Usher Raymond's X account appeared to have had all past posts deleted, he posted a message that his account had been hacked. An archived version of his account shows the messages the hackers…

Did Whoopi Goldberg vow to go with basketball star Brittney Griner if she leaves the United States? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence that Goldberg or Griner ever publicly said in 2024 that they would leave the country. The website that published this says in its disclaimer it takes no responsibility for any errors. The claim appeared…

Did Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Elton John endorse Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential race? No, that's not true: Video clips of Johnson and John do not show either one of them having said that they endorse Trump for the 2024 presidential election, as of this writing on September 10, 2024. The two celebrities described Trump as a fan…

Did Elon Musk and Donald Trump team up to conduct a cryptocurrency scam that would violate election laws, as claimed in a post on X? No, that's not true: Footage from the 2024 Tesla shareholder's meeting, streamed live, was altered with a fake AI-generated voice and facial synchronizing animation. Musk's original presentation had no mention of "crypto", the altered video…

Does an authentic photo show singer Mariah Carey holding a cellphone with a message that reads, "Palestine does not exist"? No, that's not true: The photo was digitally altered to change the original image on the phone, which displayed a game from a cellphone app. The real photo and app, which Carey also describes on her official Instagram account and…

Does a photo show a picnic at a Black Detroit church visited by Trump in June 2024? No, that's not true: The photo was taken in 2023 at a fly-fishing lodge in Idaho. It pictured a gathering of TV and movie celebrities that happened over 1,600 miles from the 180 Church in Detroit, and the photo was posted originally on…

Did controversial naturopath Barbara O'Neill give a $10,000 guarantee for her arthritis pain management strategies and were they endorsed by director Bruce Beresford, tennis star Margaret Court, and author David Malouf? No, that's not true: A false promotion of an herbal remedy that supposedly cured their joint pain used AI-generated voice-overs to put words in people's mouths. The fake voice-overs…

Did Fox News host Dana Perino announce that she was leaving the network to make CBD gummies? No, that's not true: Paid posts promoting the claim on social media shared an article purporting to be a Fox News report, though it was published on an unrelated website. A Fox News representative said the claim was false, too. The claim appeared…

Did Barbara O'Neill guarantee that a hypertension medication will clear your vessels and cure the disease in three weeks or she will transfer $10,000 into your bank account -- and have Samuel Jackson, Jane Seymour and Tom Hanks all endorsed this treatment after it cured their hypertension? No, neither statement is true: This false promotion uses AI-generated voice-overs to put…

Did American singer-songwriter Lainey Wilson endorse weight-loss gummies in a video posted on Facebook? No, that's not true: The audio has been edited from a video originally posted on Wilson's Instagram page. In June 2023, Wilson issued a statement on her verified Instagram that these claims about her taking weight-loss gummies "ain't true." The claim appeared in a Facebook post…