Do eight families make up a "Federal Reserve Cartel" and own the BIS (Bank for International Settlements), IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the World Bank? No, that's not true: These three institutions are not privately owned and are run by international governments, not eight of the wealthiest families in the world. Jewish control of major banks and financial institutions is…

Is a 1927 news article saying that America was sold to five billionaires real? No, that's not true: This is a photo of a fake headline from a book published by The Onion, a website whose disclaimer says their content is "satirized." The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) on January 13, 2022. Above the image of an…

Is Jacob Rothschild worth "$500 trillion" and does he own "every central bank in the world"? No, that's not true: A satirical meme posted about the wealthy Rothschild exaggerates his estimated $5 billion wealth and erroneously claims that he owns every central bank in the world. There is no evidence he has financed both sides of every war since Napoleon…

Is Mel Gibson directing a film about the Rothschild family and "hitting the new world order"? No, that's not true: Gibson was slated to act in, not direct, a movie titled "Rothchild," but the movie never went into production. Gibson's representative told Lead Stories the movie was, "Long since gone." The same rep previously denied a connection between the proposed…

Did Richard A Rothschild patent a COVID-19 test kit in 2015? No, that's not true: Richard A Rothschild's patent application for a system and method to test for Covid-19 was submitted on May 17, 2020, not in 2015. The 2020 patent application lists several 'events' (a patent law term) and included in that list of events are several 'priority dates'…

Is this a video of a Rothschild & Co-owned bank in France on fire in late 2020? No, that's not true: The video features the Bank Of France, that country's central bank, which is not owned by any Rothschild subsidiary. This fire broke out as a part of protests in response to a police security bill that limits people's right…

Does a video titled "Hold The Line" present the truth about President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and a range of other subjects from COVID-19 to birth certificates? No, that's not true. The video pushes debunked QAnon conspiracy theories surrounding the authenticity of the 2020 presidential election, claims that Joe Biden is not the real president and that Donald…

Is a meme listing 22 points, including conspiracy claims about 5G hazards, adrenochrome, Jeffrey Epstein, Pizzagate, and Britain's Royal Family factual? Mostly no, although some points are true and others are just predictions that cannot be fact checked. An example of the massive meme is found in a post (archived here) shared on Facebook June 4, 2020. It opened:…

Did Russian President Vladimir Putin ban the Rothschild banking family from all Russian territories, saying not to come back under any circumstances? No, that's not true: President Putin never said that, and the Rothschilds' firm, under Giovanni Salvetti, is still in business at its Moscow financial center. The claim appeared in an article (archived here) by Maker Kuman on the…

Are Bill and Melinda Gates, Dr. Anthony Fauci, bioethicist Christine Grady, World Health Organization Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and several hundred others facing prosecution on charges of crimes against humanity? No, that's not true: There is no such criminal complaint. It is all made up. The false claim originated in an article (archived here) by Darrell Hines titled Truth to…