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  • Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Call Black Criminals 'Super Predators.'

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    Did Joe Biden call young Black criminals "super predators"? No, that's not true: He used the term "predators" multiple times when giving speeches in support of the The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which he co-authored, but he never explicitly referred to those predators as Black. It was Hillary Clinton, then first lady, who used the…

    • Oct 23, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Call Black Criminals 'Super Predators.' 'Predators'
  • Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Use An iPad To Feed Him Answers During The Debate

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    Did Joe Biden use an iPad to feed him answers during the debate? No, that's not true. A video posted to social media claims to show an aide picking up an iPad from the podium where Biden stood during the debate with Donald Trump on October 22, 2020. CSPAN video from the event shows an aide picked up a paper…

    • Oct 23, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Use An iPad To Feed Him Answers During The Debate It's A Notepad
  • Fact Check: The White House Is NOT Confirmed To Be Set To Release Footage Of Hunter Biden Raping And Torturing Little Girls

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    Is it confirmed that The White House has video footage -- and is set to release it -- of Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden's son Hunter raping and torturing minor girls? No, that's not true: conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' claim is not supported by independent named sources, authenticated documents nor any other form of evidence that is the minimum required…

    • Oct 20, 2020
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: The White House Is NOT Confirmed To Be Set To Release Footage Of Hunter Biden Raping And Torturing Little Girls Unconfirmed
  • Fact Check: Joe Biden Does NOT Support The Green New Deal

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    Does Joe Biden support the Green New Deal? No, he has specifically said he does not. Although his campaign website describes the Green New Deal as a "crucial framework," the Democratic presidential candidate supports something he calls the "Biden Plan," which does not include many of the deadlines and provisions of the Green New Deal. The claim appeared in a…

    • Oct 16, 2020
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Joe Biden Does NOT Support The Green New Deal Biden Plan
  • Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Say If He Is Elected President He Will Lock Down The Country Until A Vaccine Is Ready And Everyone Is Vaccinated

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    Did Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden say if he is elected president, he will lock down the country until a vaccine is ready and everyone is vaccinated? No, that's not true: It's a fake quote. Although Biden has said he would listen to the scientists' recommendations when it comes to responding to COVID-19, which could include shutting down the country…

    • Oct 16, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Say If He Is Elected President He Will Lock Down The Country Until A Vaccine Is Ready And Everyone Is Vaccinated Didn't Say
  • Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Withhold Evidence In Two Death Row Cases; She Did NOT Jail 1,500 Black Men For Weed Possession

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    Did Kamala Harris withhold evidence on two Black men who were on death row, then release the evidence after they were executed? No, that's not true. And did Harris, former attorney general of California, jail over 1,500 Black men for possession of weed? That's not true, either. There is no evidence to substantiate either claim. The claims appeared as a…

    • Oct 14, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Withhold Evidence In Two Death Row Cases; She Did NOT Jail 1,500 Black Men For Weed Possession Wrong Numbers
  • Fact Check: Kamala Harris Was NOT California's 'TOP COP' In 2010 So She Was NOT Responsible For The State's Black Incarceration Rate That Year

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    Was Kamala Harris California's "TOP COP" in 2010, making her responsible for the state's Black incarceration rate that year? No, that's not true: Harris served as attorney general of California between January 2011 and January 2017. The claim appeared in a tweet (archived here) by U.S. President Donald Trump. It was published on October 7, 2020, the day of the…

    • Oct 12, 2020
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Kamala Harris Was NOT California's 'TOP COP' In 2010 So She Was NOT Responsible For The State's Black Incarceration Rate That Year Wrong Year
  • Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Tweet That He Got Instagram To Take Down 'Video Proof' He Wore Earpiece At Debate

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    Did Joe Biden tweet that he got Instagram to take down the page that falsely posted that Biden wore a special earpiece during the first presidential debate with Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Biden never tweeted the claim. The page @electionleaks is still up, even though the video post claiming Biden used an earpiece has been flagged as false.…

    • Oct 5, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Tweet That He Got Instagram To Take Down 'Video Proof' He Wore Earpiece At Debate Fake Tweet
  • Fact Check: Photo Of Nancy Pelosi, George Stephanopoulos, And Chris Wallace Is From February 2019

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    Is this a photo of Nancy Pelosi, George Stephanopoulos and Chirs Wallace? Yes, it was taken on February 5, 2019, as Speaker Pelosi met with the network television anchors just before President Trump delivered the annual State of the Union address. It was a media availability that is routine ahead of such events. The claim appeared in a Facebook post…

    • Oct 5, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Photo Of Nancy Pelosi, George Stephanopoulos, And Chris Wallace Is From February 2019 2019 Photo
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Chris Wallace With Jeffrey Epstein -- It's Wallace And George Clooney

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    Does a photo in a social meme show Fox News anchor Chris Wallace and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein together? No, that's not true: The implication is that Wallace, who is the target of social media attacks after he moderated the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, visited Epstein's private island. This is a photo…

    • Oct 1, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Chris Wallace With Jeffrey Epstein -- It's Wallace And George Clooney Not Epstein
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