Mel Gibson

Did Mel Gibson say he wants to "expose the truth about the corrupted elites" on his official Telegram account? No, that's not true: "It's fake," Gibson's representative told Lead Stories about a purported quote from the actor. Gibson does not have a Telegram account, the representative said. The claim appeared on Facebook on December 13, 2022. It opened: Mel Gibson…

Did a woman experience a fentanyl overdose after touching a folded dollar bill she found at a Nashville McDonald's? No, there's no evidence of that: Although she was given a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that's designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose, neither the woman nor the dollar bill she touched was tested for narcotics. The…

Is Mel Gibson directing a film about the Rothschild family and "hitting the new world order"? No, that's not true: Gibson was slated to act in, not direct, a movie titled "Rothchild," but the movie never went into production. Gibson's representative told Lead Stories the movie was, "Long since gone." The same rep previously denied a connection between the proposed…

Did one of the people who stormed into the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021, have a communist hammer and sickle tattoo on his hand? No, that's not true: The man pictured inside the Capitol building has been identified by Lead Stories as Will Watson, and additional photos of his hands show that his tattoo is from the video…

Did Mike Pence sign a bill when he was governor of Indiana to send same-sex marriage applicants to jail? No, that's not true: Pence, while a strong opponent of same-sex marriage, could not have signed any such bill because the legislation never existed. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on Instagram. It opened: Mike Pence signed a bill…

Were two British siblings witnesses and participants in sexually depraved, baby-killing, cannibalistic satanic rituals in which their father was the cult leader and every teacher in their school in Hampstead, England, was a member? No, that's not true: This case from 2014 was investigated in London's Family Court in London. In a formal summary the family court judge wrote that…

Did Jim Carrey say that Hollywood elites eat whole babies for Christmas and that the more they suffer, the better they taste? No that's not true. This story originated on a website that was notorious for publishing questionable stories and has since rebranded. The 2017 story was erased from the websites, and the publisher has provided a retraction stating there…

Did Macaulay Culkin say satanic Hollywood elites murder children during sickening sex rituals? No, that's not true. Current social media posts, using quotes from a fake French interview in 2017, are claiming the famous actor confessed to witnessing horrific crimes committed by Hollywood execs. The interview never happened and Culkin, known for his roles in the "Home Alone" movies, did…

Did Justin Bieber speak out about pedophilia and abuse in Hollywood? No, that's not true. A story that was first published in 2017 is going viral again, claiming Bieber dropped a bombshell claim that he quit his tour and took a break from the music industry because he was being encouraged to participate in a sick sexual act with a…

Did Robert Downey Jr. blow the whistle on an elite Hollywood pedophile ring? No, that's not true: Robert Downey Jr.'s representative told Fox News he never made the comments being falsely attributed to him about a purported Hollywood pedophile ring. The claim originated on NeonNettle.com, but that story was since deleted. It re-appeared as an article (archived here) originally published…