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  • Fact Check: Chairman Of Joint Chiefs Of Staff Gen. Mark Milley Was NOT Arrested

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    Was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley recently arrested? No, that's not true: Milley attended a press briefing after a video making this and other false claims appeared on a Facebook account that pretends to be from two QAnon influencers. The claim appeared in a video published on Facebook (archived here) by a "MEL K Charlie…

    • Jul 22, 2021
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Chairman Of Joint Chiefs Of Staff Gen. Mark Milley Was NOT Arrested Not Arrested
  • Fact Check: Female Weightlifter Did NOT Suffer 'Tragic Testicle Injury' Just Weeks Before Tokyo Olympics

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    Did New Zealand female weightlifter Laurel Hubbard suffer from a testicular injury just weeks before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? No, that's not true: the claim is lifted from from The Babylon Bee, a satirical website that writes about "Christian stuff, political stuff, and everyday life." The story, titled "Female Weightlifter Suffers Tragic Testicle Injury Just Weeks Before Tokyo Olympics," got…

    • Jun 24, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Female Weightlifter Did NOT Suffer 'Tragic Testicle Injury' Just Weeks Before Tokyo Olympics Satire
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Sleeves' Or Human Bodies Used For Cloning -- It Is A Netflix Promotional Event

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    Does a video show a "sleeve," or human body used for cloning? No, that's not true. The video was copied from promotion for the Netflix show Altered Carbon. This was a presentation the streaming service used to garner attention for the show in 2018 and is not photo documentation of Hollywood elites secretly cloning people, a variation on the QAnon…

    • Jun 21, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Sleeves' Or Human Bodies Used For Cloning -- It Is A Netflix Promotional Event It's A TV Show
  • Fact Check: List of Indictments, Arrests and Executions Is False -- Michelle And Barack Obama, Other Celebs Were Not Killed

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    Does a list of indictments, arrests and executions reveal a number of politicians, celebrities and royals who have been executed including Barack and Michelle Obama? No, that's not true. This list is completely false. It is part of the baseless and debunked QAnon conspiracy theory: that Donald Trump is fighting a secret international cabal of child sex predators made up…

    • Jun 8, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: List of Indictments, Arrests and Executions Is False -- Michelle And Barack Obama, Other Celebs Were Not Killed Totally False
  • Fact Check: John Podesta Was NOT Executed At Gitmo

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    Was former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta executed at the U.S. government's prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba? No, that's not true: The claim is "false," the Department of Defense told Lead Stories. The claim was published without on-the-record attribution to knowledgeable sources or any other evidence, and without specific disclaimers saying whether the article is fiction, parody…

    • Jun 3, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: John Podesta Was NOT Executed At Gitmo No Killing
  • Fact Check: 'X22 Report' Video Does NOT Contain Only True Claims About COVID-19, 2020 Election

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    Does the latest "X22 Report" video contain only true and accurate claims? No, that's not true: The video recycles falsehoods circulated by QAnon conspiracy theorists and contradicted by credible publicly available documentation. Among the debunked claims are that the 2020 election was rigged, that Donald Trump won in a landslide and that hydroxychloroquine and zinc are a cure for COVID-19.…

    • May 14, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: 'X22 Report' Video Does NOT Contain Only True Claims About COVID-19, 2020 Election Bunk Claims
  • Fact Check: 'Final Moves Against Deep State' Claims NOT Proved By Video

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    Does a video prove that "final moves against the deep state" are happening now? No, that's not true: Many of the conspiracy theories claimed in the video are false. Donald Trump is not still president or "in charge," the London 2012 Olympics did not foreshadow the coronavirus outbreak and John McCain and George H.W. Bush were not found guilty by…

    • Apr 29, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'Final Moves Against Deep State' Claims NOT Proved By Video Not True Tales
  • Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Die And Lin Wood's Quip Was A Question, Not A Claim

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    Did Pope Francis die in mid-April 2021 and did a leading American conspiracy theorist break the "news"? No, that's not true: The pope made several public appearances that offer proof of life and Lin Wood's off-the-cuff comment was a question, not a declaration. The claim that Wood had revealed the pope's death circulated on numerous QAnon-linked websites and social media…

    • Apr 23, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Die And Lin Wood's Quip Was A Question, Not A Claim Pope Breathes
  • Fact Check: 'Out Of Shadows' Film Does NOT Prove Satanic Child Rapists Control Government, Hollywood, And A D.C. Pizza Parlor

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    Does the film "Out of Shadows" prove a child-raping satanic cult controls the U.S. government and Hollywood, and operated out of a Washington, D.C., pizza parlor? No, that's not true: The film declares that the lid came off in a leading Democrat's leaked emails, in which "pizza" is used as secret code for child sex. But the filmmakers provide nothing…

    • Apr 19, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: 'Out Of Shadows' Film Does NOT Prove Satanic Child Rapists Control Government, Hollywood, And A D.C. Pizza Parlor No Smoking Gun
  • Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Was NOT Convicted By Military Tribunal

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    Was Hillary Clinton convicted by a military tribunal on April 16, 2021? No, that's not true. "The story is false," the Defense Department press operations duty officer told Lead Stories via email on April 16, 2021.There is no military tribunal or trial being held where the former secretary of state is being prosecuted for crimes at the Guantanamo Bay Prison.…

    • Apr 16, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Was NOT Convicted By Military Tribunal No Such Trial
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