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  • Fact Check: Trump Video With 7 People In Iowa Does NOT Show Public Appearance Crowd -- It Was Private Visit To A Radio Station

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    Did seven people show up for former President Donald Trump in Iowa as the 2024 election season began? No, that's missing context: The video of Trump with seven people was taken inside a radio station office where he was recording an interview -- it was not an event open to the public. He spoke at public events in Iowa that…

    • Jun 1, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Trump Video With 7 People In Iowa Does NOT Show Public Appearance Crowd -- It Was Private Visit To A Radio Station Private
  • Fact Check: Title 10 And Executive Order 13912 Do NOT Mean Trump Is Still Commander In Chief

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    Is Donald Trump still president because of Title 10 and Executive Order 13912? No, that's not true: A constitutional law expert told Lead Stories that Title 10 and an executive order do not override the U.S. Constitution, which states that the president is elected by the Electoral College. The claim appeared in a video published on Rumble on May 30,…

    • Jun 1, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Title 10 And Executive Order 13912 Do NOT Mean Trump Is Still Commander In Chief Not The Prez
  • Fact Check: List Of 24 'Government Published' Studies Does NOT Prove Vaccines Cause Autism

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    Does a list of two dozen papers allegedly funded, supported or published by government agencies present new evidence confirming that vaccines cause autism? No, that's not true: Those posts on social media reused old, previously debunked studies, stemming from a retracted article, not from government research. The claim is derived from a post published on Facebook on December 9, 2020,…

    • May 31, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: List Of 24 'Government Published' Studies Does NOT Prove Vaccines Cause Autism Recycled Myths
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Maricopa Officials Breaking Into Election Machines -- It Shows Routine Pre-Election Installation

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    Does a post show "new video evidence" of Maricopa County election officials breaking into sealed election machines? No, that's not true: The "new" video is a recording of a 2022 public live stream of the Maricopa County, Arizona, election headquarters where workers were installing new memory cards into the ballot tabulators prior to the November 2022 election, the spokesperson for…

    • May 30, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Maricopa Officials Breaking Into Election Machines -- It Shows Routine Pre-Election Installation Out In Open
  • 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: NO Arrest Of Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris On May 10, 2023

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    Were three high-profile Democrats, including President Joe Biden, arrested on or before May 10, 2023? No, that's not true: The claim came from a 2021 video that theorized about that happening in the future, but two years later, as of this writing, none of it materialized. The story appeared in a post published on Facebook on May 10, 2023. It…

    • May 22, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Arrest Of Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris On May 10, 2023 They Are Free
  • Fact Check: U.S. 'Special Forces' Did NOT Raid 'Regime Warehouse Filled With Drug Shortage Meds Headed To Ukraine'

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    Did "United States Special Forces" raid a "regime warehouse filled with drug shortage" medicine headed to Ukraine? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories this article "is false." The article is also located on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on May 14, 2023,…

    • May 18, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: U.S. 'Special Forces' Did NOT Raid 'Regime Warehouse Filled With Drug Shortage Meds Headed To Ukraine' No Such Raid
  • Fact Check: Supreme Court Did NOT Overturn 2020 General Election, Donald Trump NOT 'Awarded The Presidency Of The United States'

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    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: There Are NO 'New Benefits' For Seniors From Walmart Offering $2,888 In Food Assistance

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    Can adults in the U.S. who are 55 and older receive close to $3,000 for groceries and other items because of "new benefits"? No, that's not true: There are no benefits that will allow older adults to get such an allowance at the time of writing. Such claims have often been associated with companies trying to sell insurance to older…

    • May 16, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: There Are NO 'New Benefits' For Seniors From Walmart Offering $2,888 In Food Assistance Insurance Spam
  • Fact Check: Democratic Party Did NOT Confirm Michelle Obama Will Be 2024 Nominee

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    Did the Democratic Party confirm that Michelle Obama will be its presidential nominee in 2024? No, that's not true: There are no news reports about the purported event, and, as of this writing, the former first lady is not an officially registered candidate. The claim appeared in a video on Instagram on May 9, 2023. It showed a woman referring…

    • May 11, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Democratic Party Did NOT Confirm Michelle Obama Will Be 2024 Nominee False Headline
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