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If viruses can survive on surfaces, shouldn't we all be sick? Does 5G give you coronavirus? Is the "new world order" what's behind the epidemic? No, no and no: none of this is true as claimed in a video. The video (archived here) was uploaded on April 1, 2020, to YouTube under the title, "COVID-19 Xposed." It opened with a…

Did President Trump sign a bill that addresses the future of 5G infrastructure? Yes, that's true: the Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020 was signed on March 23, 2020, but a video detailing the potential fallout of expanding 5G technology is exaggerated. The claim came from a video (archived here) where it was published by The Last American Vagabond…

Does a missing U.S. presidential seal indicate the Illuminati have relinquished control of the U.S. government? And is the next-generation wireless technology 5G responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic? No, there is no evidence that these claims are true. But that didn't stop Nyla Nyguen from taking to her YouTube channel to make these claims, pointing to a Tweet that purports…

Was Tom Hanks arrested for pedophilia? No, this is not true: Hanks, who was being treated after contracting the novel coronavirus, was not arrested for pedophilia and being held in a hotel room in Australia as claimed as part of the QAnon conspiracy theory that Hanks and others are pedophiles or financial criminals being round up for alleged roles in…

Did Dr. Phil say on his show that women who support President Trump are damaged? 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. Articles from the site are frequently copied by…

Did 28-year old Jonathan Brown really father 23 kids because he believed sperm was sleeping at night? No, of course not, the story is not true, nobody is that dumb. The fake story has been circulating the internet for several years and probably originated on the network of fake sites around Celebtricity.com, as reported by Buzzfeed on March 30, 2017.…

The fake news website USA Daily News Posts (usadailynewsposts.com), also known as "American President Donald J. Trump", has made it a habbit to post fake celebrity quotes and then asking their readers if they "support this" or if the celebrity in question should be arrested, deported or what have you. Often the posts contain errors against basic English, for example…

Lead Stories Trendolizer detected a hoax report trending on Thursday, January 27, 2016, that major African-American filmmakers including Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry and Spike Lee have partner with hip hop mogul Jay-Z to create a "Black Oscars" award to be called "The Bosxar." "Oprah, Tyler Perry, Spike Lee and Jay-Z partner with B.E.T. to form the 'Boscars', The Black Oscars,…

Lead Stories' Trendolizer detected as trending a story on several websites reporting that 50 Cent has been shot 9 times and that rival rapper Meek Mill is a suspect in the shooting. This is a hoax report published by websites that have a reputation of publishing ironic, but false stories. The fake report is ironic because 50 Cent did survive…