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  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Does NOT Show Actual Insider Saying Arizona Plans To Rig Election For Harris -- Russian Bad Actors

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    Does a video show an informant, who allegedly was once an aide to Arizona's secretary of state, telling about state plans to rig the election in favor of Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: This video is fabricated disinformation from a Russian propaganda network. A media forensics expert has identified it as one more example of the effort to spread…

    • Nov 3, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Does NOT Show Actual Insider Saying Arizona Plans To Rig Election For Harris -- Russian Bad Actors Propaganda Vid
  • Fact Check: FAKE FBI Video Announced Arrests Of Mail-In Ballot Fraud Groups -- More From Russia

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    Did the FBI publish a video reporting that it had apprehended three linked groups that had committed election fraud with mail-in ballots on behalf of the Democrats? No, that's not true: The FBI has published a statement on X that these videos are not authentic, are not from the FBI, and the content they depict is false. This bogus video…

    • Nov 2, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: FAKE FBI Video Announced Arrests Of Mail-In Ballot Fraud Groups -- More From Russia Phony FBI Vid
  • Fact Check: NO Registration On File For 'Haitians' Who Claim They Voted In Georgia For Kamala Harris -- State Official Calls It 'Classic Disinformation'

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    Does a video show "illegal Haitians" saying they're voting for Kamala Harris in Georgia in Fulton and Gwinnett counties with driver's licenses they got after becoming citizens with just six months in the United States? No, that's not true: Names on the licenses flashed in the video were not found in the Georgia database of registered voters. The Georgia Secretary…

    • Oct 31, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Registration On File For 'Haitians'  Who Claim They Voted In Georgia For Kamala Harris -- State Official Calls It 'Classic Disinformation' State Denies
  • Fact Check: 'Rigged' Voting Machines NOT Seized By 'White Hats' In Georgia, North Carolina

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    Have rigged voting machines in Fulton County, Georgia, and North Carolina been seized or destroyed by "white hats," as an article by Real Raw News said? No, that's not true: State election boards in North Carolina and Georgia told Lead Stories that no machines have been seized or destroyed as of this writing, and there is no evidence of rigging.…

    • Oct 31, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: 'Rigged' Voting Machines NOT Seized By 'White Hats' In Georgia, North Carolina Officials: No
  • Fact Check: Bill Gates Was NOT Indicted In Netherlands -- Judge Only Ruled On Jurisdiction In Civil Case

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    Was Bill Gates criminally indicted in the Netherlands in October 2024 for his role in the COVID-19 pandemic? No, that's not true: A Dutch judge only ruled that the case can be heard in the Netherlands because one plaintiff lives in the region covered by the court. This is a civil lawsuit, as court records show, and, therefore, it doesn't…

    • Oct 25, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Bill Gates Was NOT Indicted In Netherlands -- Judge Only Ruled On Jurisdiction In Civil Case Civil Case
  • Fact Check: Updated Pentagon Directive 5240.01 Does NOT Make It Legal For US Military "To Kill Americans Who Engage In Political Protest"

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    Does a recently updated Pentagon directive now authorize the military to kill American protesters? No, that's not true: The Pentagon told Lead Stories the new policies "do not authorize the DOD to use lethal force against U.S. citizens ..." The online text of Department of Defense Directive 5240.01 does not allow the military "to kill Americans who engage in political…

    • Oct 25, 2024
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: Updated Pentagon Directive 5240.01 Does NOT Make It Legal For US Military "To Kill Americans Who Engage In Political Protest" Protesters OK
  • Fact Check: NOT Proof Of Cheating If Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania Do Not Have Final Results Election Night

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    Have key battleground states Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania officially announced that they will not have election results available on election night, pointing to election cheating already in the works? No, that's not true: The rules for certifying election results vary between states, and some states have rules in place that result in an anticipated delay in processing all the ballots…

    • Oct 23, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: NOT Proof Of Cheating If Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania Do Not Have Final Results Election Night It Takes Time
  • Fact Check: Post Does NOT Prove That Total Undocumented Populations In 7 States Increased Between 241% and 734% In 2021-24

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    Does a viral post on social media prove that the total size of undocumented populations in seven states has increased by triple-digit percentages between 2021 and 2024? No, that's not true: The chart shared online didn't reflect the correct updated totals and one column referred to court filings in immigration courts, not total populations. Court filing numbers do not represent…

    • Oct 23, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Post Does NOT Prove That Total Undocumented Populations In 7 States Increased Between 241% and 734% In 2021-24 Misleading
  • Fact Check: 5 Celebrities Did NOT Flee US After Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Arrest

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    Did "5 celebrities" -- Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lopez, celebrity couple Beyoncé Knowles and Jay Z Carter, Kanye West and Usher Raymond -- flee the United States after Sean "Diddy" Combs' arrest on sex crimes charges in September 2024? No, that's not true: News reports with photographs and social media posts show DiCaprio, Lopez, Knowles, Carter and Raymond all were in…

    • Oct 21, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 5 Celebrities Did NOT Flee US After Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Arrest Pics Prove No
  • Fact Check: FEMA Is NOT Confiscating Supplies, Donations For Hurricane Helene Victims

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    Is the Federal Emergency Management Agency confiscating supplies and donations for Hurricane Helene victims? No, that's not true: An agency spokesperson told Lead Stories that such accusations are "false." State and local officials in multiple Southern states that were hit by Hurricane Helene have unequivocally stated that the federal agency has not confiscated any supplies or donations. The agency does…

    • Oct 17, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FEMA Is NOT Confiscating Supplies, Donations For Hurricane Helene Victims States Say No
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