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  • Fact Check: This Boy Did NOT Shoot And Mutilate A Home Intruder

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    Did an 8-year-old boy named Lucas Armitage shoot and mutilate a home intruder? No, that's not true: The 2009 clip is a production of The Onion satirical digital media company and that child is just an actor. The clip also contains a watermark in the bottom left-hand corner that reads "FORJOKES," another Instagram account that posts humorous content. The claim…

    • Apr 8, 2021
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: This Boy Did NOT Shoot And Mutilate A Home Intruder He's An Actor
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Claim Colorado Shooter Was Factually Arabic But Morally White

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    Did CNN run a caption saying the shooter who killed 10 people in Boulder, Colorado, on March 22, 2021, was factually Arabic but morally white? No, that's not true: the screenshot with the caption originated on a satire site but took on a life of its own when it went viral independently and was taken to be real by several…

    • Mar 25, 2021
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Claim Colorado Shooter Was Factually Arabic But Morally White Satire
  • Fact Check: Ted Cruz Did NOT Lose All His Marriott Points

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    Did Ted Cruz lose all his Marriott points? No, that's not true: The story making the claim about the Texas senator is satirical. It wasn't meant to be real, although some social media users appeared to take it as such. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published in the "Laughing in Disbelief" section on patheos.com on February 21,…

    • Mar 1, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Ted Cruz Did NOT Lose All His Marriott Points Satire
  • Fact Check: Twitter Did NOT Shut Down Entire Network To Slow Spread Of Negative Biden News

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    Did Twitter shut down its entire network to slow the spread of negative news about Joe Biden? No, that's not true: the story was published by The Bablylon Bee (a satire website) after Twitter did experience some downtime shortly after a controversial story from the New York Post was blocked on Twitter under their hacked materials policy (which they later…

    • Oct 16, 2020
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Twitter Did NOT Shut Down Entire Network To Slow Spread Of Negative Biden News Satire
  • Fact Check: Fisher-Price Did NOT Release 'My First Peaceful Protest' Playset

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    Did Fisher-Price release 'My First Peaceful Protest' playset with a house that children can set ablaze? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim published by a well-known satire website. This satire piece stems from the recent protests that have been happening across the United States following the death of George Floyd. The claim originated in an article published…

    • Sep 23, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Fisher-Price Did NOT Release 'My First Peaceful Protest' Playset Satire
  • Fact Check: Lakers Players Did NOT Wear Special Lace Collars To Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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    Did LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers' leading scorers this season, wear lace collars to honor the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after her death? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim published by a known satire website. Neither James, Davis, nor any other NBA players have worn lace collars in the…

    • Sep 23, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Lakers Players Did NOT Wear Special Lace Collars To Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Satire
  • Fact Check: Netflix Did NOT Clarify Its Content Is 'Mostly Pedophilia-Free' In Response To 'Cuties' Backlash

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    Did Netflix tweet that its content is "mostly pedophila-free" in response to criticism over its streaming of "Cuties"? No, that's not true: The claim was made in a satire article on a popular satire site. However, several non-satire sites republished the claim without satire labeling. It also became a meme that appeared to be taken seriously by those who shared…

    • Sep 13, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Netflix Did NOT Clarify Its Content Is 'Mostly Pedophilia-Free' In Response To 'Cuties' Backlash A Joke
  • Fact Check: DOJ Did NOT Report Ghislaine Maxwell Tested Positive For COVID-19 In Jail

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    Did the Department of Justice report that Jeffrey Epstein companion Ghislaine Maxwell tested positive for COVID-19 in a New Hampshire jail? No, it did not: The claim that Maxwell, who was arrested by the FBI in Bedford, New Hampshire, on July 2, 2020, tested positive for COVID-19 is the invention of the satire website The Brown Valley Observer. It was…

    • Jul 6, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: DOJ Did NOT Report Ghislaine Maxwell Tested Positive For COVID-19 In Jail Satire
  • Fact Check: Cracker Jack Did NOT Change Name To More Politically Correct Caucasian Jack

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    Did "Cracker Jack" change their name to "Caucasian Jack" because that would be more politically correct? No, that's not true: the story was published by Christian-themed satire website The Babylon Bee to mock the recent real announcement about Aunt Jemima changing its brand name. The satirical article was published by The Babylon Bee on June 17, 2020 under the headline…

    • Jun 18, 2020
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Cracker Jack Did NOT Change Name To More Politically Correct Caucasian Jack Satire
  • Fact Check: Bibles NOT Pulled From Shelves At Barnes & Noble

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    Did U.S. bookstores like Barnes & Noble decide to stop selling bibles, stating the book contained outdated and controversial ideas? No, that's not true: the story originated as a joke on a Christian-themed satire website and it referenced "booksellers across the country". But because it used a digitally altered photo of a notice in a Barnes & Noble bookstore many…

    • Jun 15, 2020
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Bibles NOT Pulled From Shelves At Barnes & Noble Satire
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