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  • Fact Check: Short Circuit Was Deemed The Likely Cause Of 2016 Fire On Cargo Ship Off East Coast of US In Storm -- EVs Not Implicated

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    Did salt water and car batteries cause a fire that spread through the motor vehicles loaded on the top on the deck of a cargo ship? Yes, that is possible: In an insurance trade magazine report, the appointed surveyor who investigated the 2016 incident on board the Baltimar Zephyr said the presumed cause of the fire was a short circuit…

    • Jun 8, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Short Circuit Was Deemed The Likely Cause Of 2016 Fire On Cargo Ship Off East Coast of US In Storm -- EVs Not Implicated Short Circuit
  • Fact Check: Pentagon, CDC NOT Planning For Zombie Apocalypse -- These Were Training Materials

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    Are the Pentagon and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) planning for a zombie apocalypse? No, that's not true: The Department of Defense created a fictitious scenario for a training program for the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). Additionally, the CDC launched a campaign to raise awareness of emergency preparedness in an attention-grabbing manner, using the pop-fiction idea…

    • Apr 28, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Pentagon, CDC NOT Planning For Zombie Apocalypse -- These Were Training Materials Not Real Thing
  • Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Claim Biggest Problem During Revolutionary War Was Lack Of Airports -- He Was Referencing Trump

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    Did then-presidential candidate Joe Biden claim that the biggest problem during the Revolutionary War was the fact that they did not have airports? No, that's not true: Biden was referring to something then-President Donald Trump had said in a speech. The Facebook video where this claim originated is misrepresenting Biden's speech by leaving out the context. The claim appeared on…

    • Apr 17, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Claim Biggest Problem During Revolutionary War Was Lack Of Airports -- He Was Referencing Trump Out Of Context
  • Fact Check: Speedway NOT Offering Consumers $500 Gift Card As 'Settlement' for High Prices -- It's Hoax

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    Is the Speedway gas and convenience store chain giving $500 gift cards to consumers who answer three questions as part of a price-gouging lawsuit settlement? No, that's not true: The post is a hoax. There is no evidence on Speedway's official web page of any lawsuit settlement and a link included with the post doesn't route uses to any real…

    • Jan 24, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Speedway NOT Offering Consumers $500 Gift Card As 'Settlement' for High Prices -- It's Hoax Gift Card Fake
  • Fact Check: Seals Are NOT On Florida Streets After Hurricane Ian

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    Does a video circulating on social media show an elephant seal on a Florida street in the wake of Hurricane Ian? No, that's not true: The video is from a seaport community in southern Chile, where the large, flipper-footed mammal wandered into a residential area back in 2020. The claim appeared in an Instagram post on September 20, 2022, under…

    • Sep 30, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Seals Are NOT On Florida Streets After Hurricane Ian 2020 Video
  • Fact Check: Special Forces Did NOT Fight FEMA Agents During Hurricane Ian

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    Did Special Forces soldiers unleash "a hailstorm of gunfire" against Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) agents who were attacking and robbing Hurricane Ian victims in Florida? No, that's not true: A Pentagon spokesperson told Lead Stories that this story is false. The claim appeared in a Real Raw News article published on September 29, 2022, and titled "Special Forces Fight…

    • Sep 30, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Special Forces Did NOT Fight FEMA Agents During Hurricane Ian Disproven
  • Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Advise Americans To Get COVID Vaccine Ahead Of Hurricane Ian

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    Did President Joe Biden tell Americans to get COVID vaccinations as Hurricane Ian was bearing down on Florida in late September 2022? No, that's not true: A post suggesting he did uses a video recorded in August 2021, not on the eve of Ian's landfall. Biden made no mention of vaccines when he spoke about Hurricane Ian at the White…

    • Sep 28, 2022
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Advise Americans To Get COVID Vaccine Ahead Of Hurricane Ian 2021 Advice
  • Fact Check: Edited Photo Is NOT Proof Of Real 'Team Chemtrail' -- Air Force Reserve C-130 Equipped For Mosquito Spraying

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    Does a photo of a man in a military flight suit appearing to wear a #TEAMCHEMTRAIL patch as he stands in front of a large silver tank provide evidence that the military is spraying "chemtrails"? No, that's not true: This image has been altered. The photo originally showed the master sergeant's Air Force Reserve Command patch. A #TEAMCHEMTRAIL patch has…

    • Sep 6, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Edited Photo Is NOT Proof Of Real 'Team Chemtrail' -- Air Force Reserve C-130 Equipped For Mosquito Spraying Altered Image
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Texas Senator Exposing FBI Lie Over Mar-a-Lago Raid

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    Does a video of Sen. Ted Cruz questioning current FBI Director Christopher Wray or former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe expose either man in a lie about the circumstances surrounding the August 8, 2022, search of Mar-a-Lago, the Florida home of former President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The video of Cruz is spliced together from separate congressional hearings…

    • Aug 18, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Texas Senator Exposing FBI Lie Over Mar-a-Lago Raid Not Exposed
  • Fact Check: New York's 'Go Bag' Advisory NOT A 'Project Blue Beam' Warning

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    Were New Yorkers advised to pack "go bags" because there is an immediate threat from "Project Blue Beam"? No, that's not true: While city emergency managers have recommended residents create this type of emergency kit, it's not associated with any imminent or specific concern or threat. The claim appears in an August 15, 2022, Instagram video on the "unanswered_universe" account…

    • Aug 17, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: New York's 'Go Bag' Advisory NOT A 'Project Blue Beam' Warning No Blue Beam
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