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  • Fact Check: Picture Does NOT Show Zelenskyy's Russian Passport

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    Does an image of a Russian passport shared on social media in spring 2022 prove that Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy is a secret Russian citizen? No, that's not true. Analysis of similar images shows that forged passport scans are easy to create with free software if one has a passport-style photograph of a person. Zelenskyy's image in the social media…

    • Jun 29, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Picture Does NOT Show Zelenskyy's Russian Passport Counterfeit
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Uvalde School District Police Chief Donated To Biden, Beto O'Rourke

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    Did the police chief for Uvalde, Texas, Consolidated Independent School District, make political contributions to President Joe Biden and Beto O'Rourke, candidate for governor of Texas in 2022 and a former U.S. representative for the state? Not that Lead Stories could find: Although individuals with the name "Pedro Arredondo" and the name "Peter Arredondo" donated to Democratic causes, none of…

    • Jun 27, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Uvalde School District Police Chief Donated To Biden, Beto O'Rourke Wrong Pete
  • Fact Check: PAC News Release Does NOT Prove Lauren Boebert Had 2 Abortions, Was Unlicensed Paid Escort

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    Has a political action committee proved that Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert had two abortions and worked as an unlicensed escort? No, as of June 19, 2022, the allegations about the anti-abortion Republican congresswoman, made in a press release from the American Muckrakers political action committee, include no independent verification or documentation. The allegations are corroborated only by what the PAC…

    • Jun 19, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: PAC News Release Does NOT Prove Lauren Boebert Had 2 Abortions, Was Unlicensed Paid Escort Unsubstantiated
  • Fact Check: JFK Jr. Was NOT Preparing To Announce Run For US Senate Against Hillary Clinton Before His Death

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    Was John F. Kennedy Jr., preparing to make an announcement about his candidacy for U.S. senator of New York right before his death? No, that's not true: Although reports have suggested that Kennedy was considering running for the Senate seat, there was no indication that, before his death in July 1999, he was about to announce his candidacy. Consequently, the…

    • Jun 15, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: JFK Jr. Was NOT Preparing To Announce Run For US Senate Against Hillary Clinton Before His Death Sat Out Senate
  • Fact Check: Thousands Of Americans DO Die Each Year Of Medical Errors But It's Unclear Whether Doctors Kill More People Than Guns

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    Are you six times more like to be killed by a doctor than a gun in the United States? We don't know. The estimates are too scattered to form a conclusion. Official mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are typically based on the underlying cause of death as "reported and certified on death certificates by…

    • Jun 14, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Thousands Of Americans DO Die Each Year Of Medical Errors But It's Unclear Whether Doctors Kill More People Than Guns Needs Analysis
  • 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: Geotracking NOT Only Evidence Used By Justice Department To Place January 6 Defendants Inside Capitol

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    Is geotracking the only evidence being used by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to place January 6, 2021, defendants inside the U.S. Capitol? No, that's not true: FBI investigators and the DOJ are using the tracking data, along with Wi-Fi access points, Bluetooth beacons that interacted with phones and security cameras to confirm people were inside the building during the…

    • Jun 9, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Geotracking NOT Only Evidence Used By Justice Department To Place January 6 Defendants Inside Capitol False Analogy
  • Fact Check: Dominion Machine 'Manipulation' Was NOT Responsible For 2022 Primary Election Problems In DeKalb County, Georgia -- It Was Computer Programming Error By State

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    Was Dominion voting machine "manipulation" responsible for 2022 primary election problems In DeKalb County, Georgia? No, that's not true: The Georgia secretary of state's office says it was a mistake in programming the machines for a single countywide seat on the Democratic side of the ticket, not in the machines themselves. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published…

    • Jun 7, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Dominion Machine 'Manipulation' Was NOT Responsible For 2022 Primary Election Problems In DeKalb County, Georgia -- It Was Computer Programming Error By State Tech Error
  • Fact Check: Arizona Woman Did NOT Plead Guilty To Role In Supposed Ballot Trafficking Ring From 2020 Presidential Election

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    Did a Yuma County, Arizona, woman plead guilty to a role in a sophisticated ballot trafficking ring that supposedly stole the 2020 presidential election from Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Guillermina Fuentes did plead guilty on June 2, 2022, to "one count of Ballot Abuse, a Class 6 Felony, for her role in an August 2020 Primary Election 'ballot…

    • Jun 3, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Arizona Woman Did NOT Plead Guilty To Role In Supposed Ballot Trafficking Ring From 2020 Presidential Election Wrong Election
  • Fact Check: 19,000 Late, Invalid Ballots Were NOT Counted in 2020 Arizona Election

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    Were 19,000 late, invalid ballots counted in the 2020 Arizona election? No, that's not true: An article making the claim relies on a report that appears to misconstrue what a particular type of receipt shows. It's a record of when election officials in Maricopa County, Arizona, gave early ballot envelopes to a vendor to be scanned, not a receipt of…

    • Jun 3, 2022
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: 19,000 Late, Invalid Ballots Were NOT Counted in 2020 Arizona Election On Time
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