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  • Fact Check: The Atlantic Did NOT Publish an Op-ed Saying Ending Racism is Worth 'Sexual Assaults by Migrants'

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    Did The Atlantic publish an op-ed saying that ending racism is worth a rise in sexual assaults by migrants? No, that's not true: As of this writing, the magazine's website did not show such an article. No other credible media outlet mentioned the purported story, and a supposed screenshot of it was a digital fabrication. A spokesperson for The Atlantic…

    • Apr 17, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: The Atlantic Did NOT Publish an Op-ed Saying Ending Racism is Worth 'Sexual Assaults by Migrants' Fake Story
  • Fact Check: Wisconsin Did NOT Run Out Of Ballots 'In Red Areas' On State Supreme Court Election Day In 2025

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    Did Wisconsin run out of ballots in Republican-leaning "red areas" on the day of the State Supreme Court election on April 1, 2025? No, that's not true: The shortage affected only the City of Milwaukee, election officials told Lead Stories. In the last three federal elections, the city supported Democratic candidates. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published…

    • Apr 2, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Wisconsin Did NOT Run Out Of Ballots 'In Red Areas' On State Supreme Court Election Day In 2025 Blue Areas
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic Ronald Reagan Speech About Little Girl Who Wanted To Solve Homelessness

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    Does a viral clip show authentic archival footage of U.S. President Ronald Reagan telling a story about his conversation with a child who wanted to solve homelessness? No, that's not true: Two AI detectors found that the clip utilized AI generated sound. The video recycled the recording of Reagan's last presidential address from the Oval Office, but in reality, he…

    • Apr 1, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic Ronald Reagan Speech About Little Girl Who Wanted To Solve Homelessness AI Sound
  • Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Dwayne 'The Rock Johnson' Promised On Social Media To 'Punch' Elon Musk If He 'Doesn't Leave America Alone'

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    Did wrestler Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, threaten to "punch" Elon Musk on X in March 2025, if the tech billionaire "doesn't leave America alone"? No, that's not true: A review of Johnson's posts doesn't confirm he ever published what was attributed to him. The claim originated from an obscure clickbait website whose disclaimer said that it "assumes…

    • Mar 31, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check:  NO EVIDENCE Dwayne 'The Rock Johnson' Promised On Social Media To 'Punch' Elon Musk If He 'Doesn't Leave America Alone' Unsupported
  • Fact Check: Richard Gere Announced Leaving The United States For Spain Well Before Trump's Election

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    Did actor Richard Gere leave the United States after Donald Trump became president and did he vow "never to return"? No, that's not true: The actor announced the move as far back as April 2024 when Joe Biden was still President and the national conventions still had to happen. The stated reason for the move was that Gere's wife is…

    • Mar 29, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Richard Gere Announced Leaving The United States For Spain Well Before Trump's Election 2024
  • Fact Check: 'Loophole in U.S. Law' Does NOT Legalize Non-citizen Voting If They 'Believe' They Are Citizens -- It's Still Illegal

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    Does a "loophole in U.S. law" legally grant permission to noncitizens to vote in federal elections if they believe they are U.S. citizens? No, that's not true: A professor specializing in election law told Lead Stories that what was referred to on social media as a "loophole" described such a narrow exception that "it's hard to imagine whom it might…

    • Mar 28, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'Loophole in U.S. Law' Does NOT Legalize Non-citizen Voting If They 'Believe' They Are Citizens -- It's Still Illegal Doesn't Do It
  • Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Air Report About 'Tesla Ionic Care' Terahertz Technology -- Supposed Fox Clip Is Counterfeit

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    Did Fox News broadcast a segment about a "revolutionary device that's healing the world" named "Tesla Ionic Care" and "backed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump"? No, that's not true: The TV channel denied that. Three AI detectors showed that the viral video with the Fox News logo contained AI-generated content. The claim appeared in a post…

    • Mar 25, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Air Report About 'Tesla Ionic Care' Terahertz Technology -- Supposed Fox Clip Is Counterfeit AI Generated
  • Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE GPS data proves '84% Of Devices' at Colorado Rally With Sanders And AOC 'Attended 9 Or More Kamala Hamas Rallies, Antifa/BLM rallies, Pro-Hamas, Pro-Palestinian Protests'

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    Does a viral post prove that 84% of electronic devices spotted at the joint Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rally in Colorado can be definitively linked to Kamala Harris campaign events and protests for other causes? No, that's not true: The post didn't offer a replicable analysis of the data. Two organizations mentioned in it among the supposed sources said…

    • Mar 24, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE GPS data proves '84% Of Devices' at Colorado Rally With Sanders And AOC 'Attended 9 Or More Kamala Hamas Rallies, Antifa/BLM rallies, Pro-Hamas, Pro-Palestinian Protests' Unsupported
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce That He Has Acquired MSNBC For $900 Million To 'Put An End To Toxic Programming'

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    Did Elon Musk announce that he had acquired MSNBC for $900 million to "put an end to toxic programming?" No, that's not true: A search of Musk's X account did not show this announcement from him on the days leading up to publication of the claim. As of March 14, 2025, no reliable news outlets were reporting what would have…

    • Mar 14, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check:  Elon Musk Did NOT Announce That He Has Acquired MSNBC For $900 Million To 'Put An End To Toxic Programming' Made Up Story
  • Fact Check: DOGE DID Cancel The Contract Of A Texas Nonprofit That Was Being Paid $18 Million Per Month For 3,000 Empty Shelter Berths

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    Did DOGE find a nonprofit that was being paid $18 million per month? Yes, that's true: An NBC San Antonio investigation confirmed that a local nonprofit was being paid $18 million per month by the federal government for migrant family facilities, as the social media account of conservative media personality Laura Ingraham posted. The nonprofit said in a statement they…

    • Mar 13, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: DOGE DID Cancel The Contract Of A Texas Nonprofit That Was Being Paid $18 Million Per Month For 3,000 Empty Shelter Berths Did Happen
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    Fact Check: Economic Times Article Declaring 'Kamala Harris Won' Only Cites Sources That Ask Questions About 2024 Election -- None Declared She Won

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    • Jun 11, 2025
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  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post a 'Huge Thank You' to 'No Kings' Protesters Not Real

    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post a 'Huge Thank You' to 'No Kings' Protesters

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    • Jun 16, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
  • Fact Check: Image Claimed To Show '1930 Russian/Soviet Tarantaika' Is NOT Real Photo AI Generated

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    • May 28, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko

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    • Jun 18, 2025
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    Fact Check: Disney and Playboy Did NOT Collaborate On a $50 Special Magazine -- Mouse Trap News is a Parody Site

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    • Jun 18, 2025
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    • Jun 18, 2025
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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Woman Dancing in the Rain in Protest Against 'Islamic Regime' Unrelated Clip

    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Woman Dancing in the Rain in Protest Against 'Islamic Regime'

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    • Jun 18, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
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    Fact Check: AI Image Does NOT Show Tel Aviv Under Air Attack By Iran -- Wrong Skyline And Light Streaks Resemble Meteors, Not Missiles

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    • Jun 17, 2025
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    • Jun 17, 2025
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    • Jun 17, 2025
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