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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Danish King Frederik X On Balcony Waving Palestinian Flag -- It's Someone Else

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    Did King Frederik X of Denmark wave a Palestinian flag from a balcony in Copenhagen as a crowd of protesters were passing below? No, that's not true: This video was filmed in Malmo, Sweden, about 17 miles away and across the Øresund strait from the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark. The man on the balcony waving the flag is not…

    • May 13, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Danish King Frederik X On Balcony Waving Palestinian Flag -- It's Someone Else Not The King
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove French Air Force Made Russian Flag With Colored Smoke During Olympic Air Show

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    Did French Air Force aerobatic jets accidentally emit smoke that displayed the Russian flag to mark the May 8, 2024, arrival of the Olympic flame in the French city of Marseille? No, that's not true: The eight Alpha Jets left smoke trails in the colors and order of France's tricolor -- blue, white and red. Russia's tricolor is white, blue…

    • May 10, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove French Air Force Made Russian Flag With Colored Smoke During Olympic Air Show French Colors
  • Fact Check: 2012 Ceremony At London Olympics Did NOT Feature 'Figure Of Death' Holding Syringe -- It's Voldemort Character From 'Harry Potter'

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    Did the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony feature a "figure of death holding a NEEDLE"? No, that's not true: The "figure of death" was actually a puppet of Lord Voldemort, the villain from the "Harry Potter" book series. Lord Voldemort is holding a magic wand, not a needle. Lead Stories could not find any evidence that the London Olympics had…

    • Apr 30, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: 2012 Ceremony At London Olympics Did NOT Feature 'Figure Of Death' Holding Syringe -- It's Voldemort Character From 'Harry Potter' Lord Voldemort
  • Fact Check: Map Overlaps Do NOT Prove That 5G Is Linked To COVID In US, UK

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    Does a social media post showing a group of maps with overlapping hotspots prove a connection between 5G coverage and the spread of COVID-19? No, that's not true: A similar data distribution of 5G coverage and high numbers of COVID-19 cases on maps does not prove a connection between 5G signals and the viral pandemic. There is no peer-reviewed scientific…

    • Feb 5, 2024
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Map Overlaps Do NOT Prove That 5G Is Linked To COVID In US, UK Unrelated Maps
  • Fact Check: Megan Rapinoe Did NOT Say She's Leaving America -- She's Retiring From International Soccer

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    Did American soccer player Megan Rapinoe say she's leaving America because she gets "no respect"? No, that's not true: This claim is coming from a satirical website. It has been reported by multiple major news outlets that Rapinoe is going to retire from her international career at the end of the 2023 National Women's Soccer League season. The claim appeared…

    • Sep 7, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Megan Rapinoe Did NOT Say She's Leaving America -- She's Retiring From International Soccer Just Retiring
  • Fact Check: Candace Owens Did Not Call Megan Rapinoe An 'Angry Toddler', Did NOT Debate Her During 'Candace' Show

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    Did conservative TV personality Candace Owens call professional soccer player Megan Rapinoe an "angry toddler" while debating Rapinoe on a segment of her show, "Candace"? No, that's not true: A representative of Rapinoe told Lead Stories this is "false information." Also, this claim appeared in an article on a satirical website known for publishing fabricated content. The claim appeared in…

    • Aug 25, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Candace Owens Did Not Call Megan Rapinoe An 'Angry Toddler', Did NOT Debate Her During 'Candace' Show Satire
  • Fact Check: Elijah Wood Did NOT Address Zelenskyy 'In His Stories' On Instagram; Actor Did NOT Offer Ukraine's President 'To Cure His Drug And Alcohol Addiction'

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    Did American actor Elijah Wood offer Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "to cure drug and alcohol addiction" on Instagram? No, that's not true: The actor doesn't post Instagram stories publicly. Wood did not say anything that would imply he was addressing Zelenskyy specifically in the heavily edited clip circulating on social media. The claim appeared in a tweet published on July…

    • Jul 26, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Elijah Wood Did NOT Address Zelenskyy 'In His Stories' On Instagram; Actor Did NOT Offer Ukraine's President 'To Cure His Drug And Alcohol Addiction' Edited
  • Fact Check: International Olympic Committee Did NOT Issue Lifetime Ban For Lia Thomas -- Story Is From A Satirical Site

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    Did the International Olympic Committee issue a lifetime ban against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas? No, that's not true: This claim is from a satirical website, The Dunning-Kruger Times. There is no evidence the Committee has ruled that she is banned for life from swimming competitions at the Olympic level. The claim appeared in an article published by The Dunning-Kruger Times…

    • May 24, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: International Olympic Committee Did NOT Issue Lifetime Ban For Lia Thomas -- Story Is From A Satirical Site Gold Medal Lie
  • Fact Check: Professional Athletes HAVE Lived To Be 100 Years Old -- Exercise Is Shown To Increase Lifespan

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    Has a professional athlete never lived to be 100 years old, thus evidencing that exercise "doesn't increase lifespan" and "in fact, exercise can shorten lifespan"? No, that's not true: Globally, there are a number of professional athletes who have lived to be 100 years old and beyond, including several of whom are alive as of this publication. Furthermore, scientific evidence…

    • May 8, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Professional Athletes HAVE Lived To Be 100 Years Old -- Exercise Is Shown To Increase Lifespan Living Longer
  • Fact Check: Backflip Was NOT Prohibited In Figure Skating Because Of Surya Bonaly

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    Was the backflip banned after it was performed by the prominent Black figure skater Surya Bonaly in 1998? No, that's not true: Decades ago, the International Skating Union banned somersault jumps, which includes backflips with a one-foot landing, in figure-skating competitions. The video in the post that claims Bonaly's backflip caused the ban is actually from 1994, not 1998. Bonaly,…

    • Feb 16, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Backflip Was NOT Prohibited In Figure Skating Because Of Surya Bonaly Already Banned
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