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  • Fact Check: Trump Advisor Alina Habba Did NOT Discover A Hidden 'Fake Oval Office' Used By Biden

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    Did President Donald Trump's adviser Alina Habba discover a hidden "fake Oval Office" used by former President Joe Biden? No, that's not true: There is nothing secret or hidden about the constructed Oval Office set. It is the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower building and has been used by multiple presidents, including Trump. Habba implied she discovered the "fake…

    • Mar 12, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Trump Advisor Alina Habba Did NOT Discover A Hidden 'Fake Oval Office' Used By Biden Public Knows
  • Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Admit The 2024 Election Was Rigged So He Could Be President Again

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    Did Donald Trump admit in an Oval Office ceremony on March 7, 2025, that the 2024 election was rigged so that he could become president again? No, that's not true: President Trump was claiming the 2020 presidential election won by Joe Biden was rigged, not the 2024 election. If he had won in 2020, he would not be president when…

    • Mar 9, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Admit The 2024 Election Was Rigged So He Could Be President Again About 2020
  • Fact Check: We Already Have The Epstein Flight Logs -- Since 2015

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    Did the U.S. Justice Department just release the 1998-2004 flight logs for Jeffrey Epstein's Boeing 727? No, that's not true: We've had then since early 2015 and have embedded copies of the flight logs in several Lead Stories fact checks. This reporter investigated allegations of Epstein's abuse of young females as a national correspondent for American Media Inc. in January…

    • Feb 27, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: We Already Have The Epstein Flight Logs -- Since 2015 We've Had Them
  • Fact Check: Ex-USAID Chief Samantha Power's Net Worth Did NOT Increase By $23 Million In Three Years

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    Did the former administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Samantha Power, see her net worth increase by $23 million in three years? No, that's not true: Public financial records don't show anything close to that kind of an increase between 2021 and 2024. Based on Lead Stories' calculations, her net worth was essentially in the same range during…

    • Feb 18, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Ex-USAID Chief Samantha Power's Net Worth Did NOT Increase By $23 Million In Three Years Bad Math
  • Fact Check: 9th Circuit Court "Ruling" About 84 Unconstitutional Pardons By Joe Biden Originated On Satirical Facebook Page

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    Did the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rule that 84 of President Joe Biden's last-minute pardons were unconstitutional and did the opinion of "Judge Joe Barron" appear on a court website? No, that's not true: The ruling originated on a satirical Facebook page. The owner of the page is known for tricking conservatives into liking and sharing made-up content.…

    • Feb 14, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: 9th Circuit Court "Ruling" About 84 Unconstitutional Pardons By Joe Biden Originated On Satirical Facebook Page Satire Page
  • Fact Check: Trump Executive Order Did NOT Overturn Purported National 'Plastic Straw Ban' -- No Such National Ban Exists

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    Did an executive order signed by President Donald Trump reverse "the plastic straw ban"? No, that's not true: No such national "ban" was enacted by Congress. Trump's order counters policies of former President Joe Biden aimed at gradually phasing out single-use plastic items in the future, which affected only the operations of federal agencies. While some localities do have restrictions…

    • Feb 11, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Trump Executive Order Did NOT Overturn Purported National 'Plastic Straw Ban' -- No Such National Ban Exists Fed Govt Only
  • Fact Check: Post FALSELY Identifies Woman In Photo As Pilot Of Black Hawk Helicopter in DC Crash

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    Does an image in a social media post show one of the Black Hawk helicopter pilots killed in the January 2025 Washington, D.C., aircraft collision as she worked on the White House staff for two years "instead of flying"? No, that's not true: The person singled out in the image is not Rebecca Lobach, one of the soldiers participating in…

    • Feb 3, 2025
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Post FALSELY Identifies Woman In Photo As Pilot Of Black Hawk Helicopter in DC Crash Not The Pilot
  • Fact Check: Fraternal Order Of Police Did NOT Rescind Endorsement Of Trump After January 6 Pardons

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    Did the Fraternal Order of Police rescind its endorsement of President Donald Trump in response to the sweeping January 6 pardons he gave after his 2025 swearing-in? No, that's not true: The Fraternal Order of Police issued a letter that criticized pardons by both Trump and former President Joe Biden of people convicted of violence against law enforcement officers, but…

    • Jan 24, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Fraternal Order Of Police Did NOT Rescind Endorsement Of Trump After January 6 Pardons Criticized
  • Fact Check: US Law Does NOT Allow For Anthony Fauci To Be Extradited To Russia

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    Does U.S. law allow for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be extradited to Russia? No, that's not true: A notoriously unreliable website that published a story about Putin supposedly demanding such an extradition did not offer any named sources or specifics regarding alleged charges. Lawyers who specialize in extradition told Lead Stories that there's no legal basis to send an American…

    • Jan 23, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: US Law Does NOT Allow For Anthony Fauci To Be Extradited To Russia No Treaty
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say 'I Don't Care' About Economy -- Response To Hannity Saying He Was Running Out Of Time For Show

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    Does a video show President Donald Trump saying "I don't care" about the economy in an interview with Fox News? No, that's not true: Trump's response of "I don't care" to Sean Hannity was not about the economy, he was saying it didn't matter to him that the TV host was running out of time and wanted to change the…

    • Jan 23, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say 'I Don't Care' About Economy -- Response To Hannity Saying He Was Running Out Of Time For Show Wrong Topic
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