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  • Fact Check: Ambulance That Carried Damar Hamlin From Field Was NOT Marked With Military Stars

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    Were there two military stars marking the ambulance that carried Buffalo Bills football player Damar Hamlin off the field on January 2, 2023, when he collapsed after a tackle during a televised game against the Cincinnati Bengals? No, that's not true: The two gold marks on the driver's side of the ambulance are not stars, but a covered external outlet,…

    • Jan 6, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Ambulance That Carried Damar Hamlin From Field Was NOT Marked With Military Stars Power Outlet
  • Fact Check: COVID Response Coordinator Was NOT Arrested By Military On December 12, 2022

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    Was Jeff Zients, a former White House coordinator for COVID-19 response under President Joe Biden, arrested by the military on December 12, 2022? No, that's not true: The Department of Defense told Lead Stories that the claim, which was posted by a website notable for its satirical content, is false. The claim originated from an article titled "Military Arrests Covid-19…

    • Dec 14, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: COVID Response Coordinator Was NOT Arrested By Military On December 12, 2022 Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: U.S. Military Did NOT Arrest 'Several Deep Staters' On December 1, 2022

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    Did the U.S. military arrest "several Deep Staters" who attended President Joe Biden's state dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron on December 1, 2022? No, that's not true: The U.S. military is not allowed to arrest civilians. This claim comes from Real Raw News, a website that regularly produces fabricated headlines and articles. The claim appeared in an article published…

    • Dec 6, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: U.S. Military Did NOT Arrest 'Several Deep Staters' On December 1, 2022 False Series
  • Fact Check: Biden's Presidential Term Did NOT Start Right After 2020 Election Was Called -- Results' Timing Does NOT Influence Term Limits

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    Did President Joe Biden's term start immediately after the 2020 election was called, thus influencing Donald Trump's decision to announce a second presidential bid for 2024? No, that's not true: Biden was not formally sworn into office until the presidential inauguration on January 20, 2021, as the Constitution mandates. The 2020 presidential election was certified on January 7, 2021, after…

    • Nov 8, 2022
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Biden's Presidential Term Did NOT Start Right After 2020 Election Was Called -- Results' Timing Does NOT Influence Term Limits 20th Amendment
  • Fact Check: Photo Of Cameraman Is NOT At US Capitol On January 6, 2021 -- It's DePape At 2013 San Francisco Nudist Wedding

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    Does a cameraman at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, bear a striking resemblance to David DePape, the man arrested for breaking into the home of Paul Pelosi and attacking him with a hammer? And was this cameraman working with Alexandra Pelosi filming a documentary on January 6, 2021? No, none of that is true: The cameraman on the…

    • Nov 1, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Photo Of Cameraman Is NOT At US Capitol On January 6, 2021 -- It's DePape At 2013 San Francisco Nudist Wedding 2013 Wedding
  • Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Contain Parasites

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    Do Comirnaty (Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccines contain parasites? No, that's not true: Claims made on social media that COVID vaccines contain parasites provided no laboratory or independent evidence to support the allegations, and a medical examiner told Lead Stories she has never seen any "parasites with tentacles" during autopsies she's conducted on people who had received the vaccine. In a statement…

    • Oct 31, 2022
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Contain Parasites Scare Tactics
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Transhuman' Baby From Parents Vaccinated For COVID-19

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    Does a social media video show a "transhuman" baby from parents who received the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The mother of the baby shown in the video post told Lead Stories that her daughter was born in August 2020, before the COVID vaccines were available. The Pfizer shot was first approved under emergency use authorization on December 11,…

    • Oct 26, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Transhuman' Baby From Parents Vaccinated For COVID-19 Normal Baby
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Patent For Harvesting Adrenochrome From Humans -- It's A QAnon Myth

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    Does a social media video show a U.S. patent for harvesting adrenochrome from humans? No, that's not true: 3M, the holder of the patent shown, #4,501,923, told Lead Stories that the license "does not describe or suggest harvesting adrenochrome from a human," but, instead, "describes making adrenochrome in four different ways ..." Adrenochrome is a chemical compound that's a byproduct…

    • Oct 26, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Patent For Harvesting Adrenochrome From Humans -- It's A QAnon Myth QAnon Theory
  • Fact Check: Pope Francis Is NOT Queen Elizabeth II's Brother Or Joe Biden's Cousin

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    Are Pope Francis, the late Queen Elizabeth II and U.S. President Joe Biden members of the same family? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting this online rumor, which recycles a 24-year-old conspiracy theory. The claim appeared in a post on Instagram on October 14, 2022. The caption says: I KNOW SOME WEIRD SHIT WHEN I SEE SOME…

    • Oct 21, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Pope Francis Is NOT Queen Elizabeth II's Brother Or Joe Biden's Cousin Not Related
  • Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Revisit 'Whitehat Military Sting Operation' Theory -- Just Reported On Ginni Thomas' Texts

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    Did Fox News revisit a "theory" about a "huge Trump and military white hat sting operation" in 12 states about the 2020 U.S. presidential election? Did this include a statement that the Biden family, elected officials, bureaucrats, social media managers and media members "are being arrested & detained for ballot fraud" and will face "military tribunals" off the coast of…

    • Sep 28, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Revisit 'Whitehat Military Sting Operation' Theory -- Just Reported On Ginni Thomas' Texts Thomas' Texts
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