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  • Lead Stories Uncovers Network of Cambodian Websites Pushing Death Hoaxes On Facebook To Spread Malware

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    The celebrity death hoax has long been a clickbait staple, but recently one network has taken it to extremes, using scores of websites to host its content and an automated army of bots to push the links into Facebook groups. Many Facebook users and group administrators have noticed a sharp increase in spam postings of false death hoaxes. Examples of…

    • Dec 8, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Lead Stories Uncovers Network of Cambodian Websites Pushing Death Hoaxes On Facebook To Spread Malware Malware Motive
  • Fact Check: Movie 'Died Suddenly' Does NOT Demonstrate That COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Sudden Death

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    Does the movie "Died Suddenly" demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccinations cause widespread sudden death or severe medical outcomes? No, that's not true: The film recycles previously debunked claims that the vaccine is lethal or dangerous for the average person receiving it. More than 5.45 billion people have been vaccinated worldwide and public health experts recommend immunization against the virus, saying it…

    • Nov 22, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Movie 'Died Suddenly' Does NOT Demonstrate That COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Sudden Death Reused Claims
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Report That Trump's Judge 'Loses Her License'

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    Did U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon lose her license for being corrupt, as the title of a video claims? No, that's not true: The content of the video doesn't support the title, and no articles in major news publications reported on this. The claim appeared in a Facebook post on September 30, 2022, with the title "Trump's Corrupt Judge loses…

    • Oct 4, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Report That Trump's Judge 'Loses Her License' No Mention
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ted Cruz Telling Nancy Pelosi 'You Are Guilty'

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    Does a video show Sen. Ted Cruz telling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi she is guilty? No, that's not true: The video shows a clip of Cruz speaking about various political topics but not about Pelosi. The video's headline does not match the footage. It appears to be clickbait to draw attention to a Facebook page. The claim appeared in a…

    • Aug 30, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ted Cruz Telling Nancy Pelosi 'You Are Guilty' Never Said
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ted Cruz Revealing Documents That Expose Nancy Pelosi, Hunter Biden

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    Does a video show Sen. Ted Cruz revealing documents that expose House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden? No, that's not true: The video just shows clips of Cruz speaking about unrelated matters during two separate legislative meetings and appears to be clickbait to draw attention to a Facebook page. The claim appeared in a…

    • Jul 5, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ted Cruz Revealing Documents That Expose Nancy Pelosi, Hunter Biden Mismatched
  • Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest Congress At White House

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    Did the U.S. military arrest members of Congress at the White House? No, that's not true: This did not happen, and the video making the claim seemingly used the title for clickbait. The claim appeared in a video posted to Facebook published on June 9, 2022. The title of the video is: 𝐔𝐒𝐀 πŒπˆπ‹πˆπ“π€π‘π˜ 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 π–π‡πˆπ“π„ π‡πŽπ”π’π„ π€π‘π‘π„π’π“πˆππ† π‚πŽππ†π‘π„π’π’…

    • Jun 10, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest Congress At White House More Spam
  • Fact Check: 2019 Baby-Swapping Nurse Story With NO Evidence Resurfaces With Some Details Changed

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    Did a retired nurse in hospice care just reveal that she had swapped 5,000 babies over over the course of her 44-year career working at many hospitals in the St. Louis, Missouri, area? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting this claim. There is however, a very similar story that circulated in 2019 regarding the purported "confession" from…

    • May 30, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 2019 Baby-Swapping Nurse Story With NO Evidence Resurfaces With Some Details Changed Old Fake News
  • Fact Check: Melania Trump's Deal With Parler Does NOT Mean She Broke Up With Donald Trump

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    Did Melania Trump "break up" with Donald Trump, or dump him, as announced in the title of a video? No, that clickbait headline is not supported by the news story it was based on. In the video the narrator, Christo Aivalis, discusses his take on a recently announced arrangement between Melania Trump and the social media platform Parler. He says…

    • Feb 14, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Melania Trump's Deal With Parler Does NOT Mean She Broke Up With Donald Trump Parler Account
  • Fact Check: The 'Emergency Broadcast System' Has NOT Been Activated

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    Has the "Emergency Broadcast System" been activated? No, that's not true: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confirmed to Lead Stories that the Emergency Alert System (EAS) has not been activated. If it had been, the protocol would be that the president of the United States would address the nation within 10 minutes of a national emergency. This has not…

    • Nov 23, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: The 'Emergency Broadcast System' Has NOT Been Activated Not Activated
  • Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Resign And Pelosi Was NOT Detained -- It's Clickbait Video Content

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    Did President Joe Biden resign and was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi detained? No, that's not true: The claims in this video and headline are not based in reality. This content is a mashup of material from various sources with a shocking headline intended to trick people into viewing the video. Lead Stories has previously noted this pattern of production in…

    • Oct 28, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Resign And Pelosi Was NOT Detained -- It's Clickbait Video Content Clickbait Vid
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