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  • Fact Check: There Were NO 353 Counties In 29 States With Voter Registrations Exceeding 100% of Eligible Voters

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    Were there 353 counties in 29 states with voter registrations exceeding "100 percent" and is that definitive evidence of something? No, that's not true: the social media account making that claim omits to say the "100 percent" is not referring to eligible voters. The numbers are from a study published by Judicial Watch that compared all voter registrations (including inactive…

    • Sep 6, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: There Were NO 353 Counties In 29 States With Voter Registrations Exceeding 100% of Eligible Voters Bad Comparison
  • Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Report UNC Shooting Suspect As A 'Mostly White Asian Male'

    Fact Check

    Did Fox News broadcast a report displaying an image of an Asian man suspected of fatally shooting a person with a chyron that reads, "Shooter described 'mostly white Asian male'"? No, that's not true: A Fox News spokesperson told Lead Stories that this image "was never broadcasted on Fox News and is not authentic." The claim appeared in an Instagram…

    • Sep 1, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Report UNC Shooting Suspect As A 'Mostly White Asian Male' Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Report UNC Shooting Suspect As A 'Mostly White Asian Male' Fox Calls Fake
  • Mike Lindell's WMD Online Detection Viewer: Dennis Montgomery And A Cryptic Message

    Analysis

    Mike & Dennis At Lead Stories we have a long history of looking at Mike Lindell's election fraud claims. Readers will remember our fact checks about Lindell's four conspiracy-filled election fraud "documentaries" here, here, here and here, or our coverage of his Cyber Symposium here. We also warned him about Dennis Montgomery, a man with a long history of providing…

    • Aug 25, 2023
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Mike Lindell's WMD Online Detection Viewer: Dennis Montgomery And A Cryptic Message Him Again?
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Georgia Has More Than 2 Million 'Phantom Voters' On Its Voter Rolls

    Fact Check

    Does the state of Georgia have 2.2 million "phantom voters" on its voter rolls, a situation that could lead to widespread voter fraud? No, there's no evidence that's true: A woman making this claim in a video on social media provided just four examples of people she says were recorded incorrectly as having voted. A spokesman for the Georgia Secretary…

    • Aug 11, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Georgia Has More Than 2 Million 'Phantom Voters' On Its Voter Rolls Undocumented
  • Fact Check: Michigan Police Did NOT Find 'Tens Of Thousands' Of Fake Voter Registration Applications

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    Did Michigan State Police find "tens of thousands of fake registrations" in an October 2020 voter fraud investigation? No, that's not true: The assertion made in the headline of the article making the claim is not supported in the body of the story, nor in the police report it's based on. The Michigan Department of Attorney General told Lead Stories…

    • Aug 8, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Michigan Police Did NOT Find 'Tens Of Thousands' Of Fake Voter Registration Applications Unsupported
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence 'Massive Vote Discrepancy' Found In 2022 Arizona Midterm Election

    Fact Check

    Was there a massive vote discrepancy found in the 2022 Arizona midterm election? No, that's not true: An election expert told Lead Stories the claims of vote discrepancy were "100% false." The Arizona Secretary of State spokesperson said the claim falsely used a "static" voter registration list versus a list that showed accurate updates from election day that provides information…

    • Jul 3, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Evidence 'Massive Vote Discrepancy' Found In 2022 Arizona Midterm Election Bad Analysis
  • Fact Check: Postal Service Report Did NOT Confirm Driver's Claims Of Missing Ballots

    Fact Check

    Did a U.S. Postal Service report confirm a driver's claims of missing ballots from the 2020 presidential election? No, that's not true: The report released did not corroborate the driver's claims and instead noted that "Investigators confirmed data records indicated all mail contents were properly transported, accounted for, and processed." The claim appeared in an article published by The Gateway…

    • Jun 9, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Postal Service Report Did NOT Confirm Driver's Claims Of Missing Ballots Counterfactual
  • Fact Check: Problems In Specific Teeth Do NOT Harm Other, Specific Body Parts

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    Can a problem with one tooth cause health issues in another, otherwise unrelated organ as a result of "a link" or "meridian" connecting the two? No, that's not true: This claim derives from an unproven theory that is not backed up by any scientific evidence. The claim comes from a video (archived here), posted on YouTube on April 6, 2016,…

    • May 26, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Problems In Specific Teeth Do NOT Harm Other, Specific Body Parts Pseudoscience
  • Fact Check: Supreme Court Did NOT Overturn 2020 General Election, Donald Trump NOT 'Awarded The Presidency Of The United States'

    Fact Check

    Did the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the 2020 general election and award the presidency to Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The Supreme Court does not have the authority to overturn a general election or unilaterally award the presidency to a candidate. The election outcome is typically determined by the Electoral College, following elections at the state level, and is…

    • May 16, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Supreme Court Did NOT Overturn 2020 General Election, Donald Trump NOT 'Awarded The Presidency Of The United States' Not Their Turf
  • Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Sentence Liz Cheney To Hang

    Fact Check

    Did a military tribunal sentence Liz Cheney, a former U.S. representative, to hang? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories this claim "is false." Also, it was made on a self-described satirical website whose disclaimer says it publishes articles for "entertainment purposes." The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on April 23,…

    • Apr 26, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Sentence Liz Cheney To Hang Pentagon: Nope
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    Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Ask Americans to 'Focus on Mexicans and Flooding' Instead of the 'Epstein Files'

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