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  • Fact Check: 'Covid911 - Insurgency' Video Pushes Several Falsehoods And Unproven Conspiracy Theories

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    Is the COVID-19 pandemic a conspiracy manufactured by "Deep State Democrats" and the "mass media" to disrupt, even rig, the upcoming presidential election in a bid to topple Donald Trump? And did the coronavirus provide the perfect cover for the mass racial justice protests since the death of George Floyd after being knelt on for nearly nine minutes by a…

    • Jul 2, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: 'Covid911 - Insurgency' Video Pushes Several Falsehoods And Unproven Conspiracy Theories Questionable
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence San Francisco Hospital Faked Positive COVID-19 Tests

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    Did a nurse prove that COVID-19 tests were being faked at a San Francisco hospital? No, that's not true: The source of the claim is admittedly at least four times removed from the purported false testing and no credible evidence is offered in the viral post. The anonymous meme suggests that hospitals have a financial incentive to get positive tests…

    • Jul 1, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: NO Evidence San Francisco Hospital Faked Positive COVID-19 Tests Hearsay
  • Fact Check: Trump Is NOT Expected To Use Emergency Powers To Remove Pelosi From Congress

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    Is President Trump expected to use emergency powers to remove House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from office? No, that's not true: This story was made up by a known network of satire websites. Articles from the site go viral when they are re-posted on social media by people claiming they are true. Articles from these sites also get copied by foreign…

    • Jun 19, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
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  • Fact Check: House Democrats Did NOT Sneak Provision Into $3 Trillion 'Bailout Bill' To Recess Until July 21

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    Did House Democrats sneak into their $3 trillion stimulus bill tied to coronavirus relief a recess that would keep them out of having to work -- but with fully pay -- until July 21? No, that is not true. HR 6800, which passed the House on May 15, 2020, does not contain the word "recess." Speaker Nancy Pelosi would not…

    • May 19, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: House Democrats Did NOT Sneak Provision Into $3 Trillion 'Bailout Bill' To Recess Until July 21 Fact Check: House Democrats Did NOT Sneak Provision Into $3 Trillion 'Bailout Bill' To Recess Until July 21 Not In Bill
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    Did Democrats want stimulus payments taken from Social Security and military? No, that's not true: This story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made-up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually click them. Articles from the site are frequently copied by foreign-run fake news websites. The…

    • May 5, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Democrats Do NOT Want Stimulus Payments Taken From Social Security And Military Trolling
  • Fact Check: Democrats Did NOT Try to Slip A Law Banning Pledge Of Allegiance Into Aid Package

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    Did Democrats try to slip a law into a coronavirus aid package, or stimulus bill, that would also ban reciting the Pledge of Allegiance? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made-up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually click them.…

    • Apr 22, 2020
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Democrats Did NOT Try to Slip A Law Banning Pledge Of Allegiance Into Aid Package Satire
  • Fact Check: U.S. NOT 'Sneakily' Using Coronavirus As Cover to Pass Bill; Uncertain If It 'Will Stop End-To-End Encryption, Allow Officials To See All Private Messages, Listen To All Calls'

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    Is the U.S. government using the cover of the coronavirus pandemic to remove end-to-end encryption so officials would be able to listen to everyone's calls and see everyone's private messages? No, that does not appear to be the case: A controversial bill -- one that has been made public and is the subject of much attention and debate -- has…

    • Apr 20, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: U.S. NOT 'Sneakily' Using Coronavirus As Cover to Pass Bill; Uncertain If It 'Will Stop End-To-End Encryption, Allow Officials To See All Private Messages, Listen To All Calls' Uncertainty
  • Fact Check: Some Hospitals Compensated For COVID-19 Patients Under Stimulus, But NO Evidence NYC Hospitals Inflating Coronavirus Numbers

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    Are hospitals compensated 15% more for COVID-19 patients under the stimulus package -- and, with that financial incentive, are New York City hospitals inflating their coronavirus numbers? No, this is misleading: According to the bill passed by Congress, some hospitals are receiving more money for COVID-19 patients. But there is no evidence that NYC hospitals have inflated their numbers of…

    • Apr 17, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Some Hospitals Compensated For COVID-19 Patients Under Stimulus, But NO Evidence NYC Hospitals Inflating Coronavirus Numbers No Evidence
  • Fact Check: Sex Lines Do NOT Have Stimulus Checks Information

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    Does Calling 1-800-382-5277 or 1-800-746-6373 give Americans information on their coronavirus stimulus checks? No, that's not true: Calling those numbers -- something being pushed on social media -- instead directs callers to sex phone lines. It's a hoax. The claim appears in a post (archived here) where it was published by Allyah Christine Manso on Facebook on April 12, 2020,…

    • Apr 14, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Sex Lines Do NOT Have Stimulus Checks Information Phone Sex Hoax
  • Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Say Stimulus Won't Pass Unless Seniors Excluded

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    Did U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi say she won't pass the new and massive economic stimulus legislation to beat back the economic spiral due to COVID-19 unless senior citizens are excluded? No, that's not true: A satirical website that attempts to mislead Trump supporters and other conservatives into sharing fake stories posted the article with the made-up quotes attributed to…

    • Apr 9, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Say Stimulus Won't Pass Unless Seniors Excluded Trolling
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