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  • Fact Check: An Officer Was NOT Saved From Choking By Man He Had Handcuffed -- It's A Skit

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    Did a patrolman choke on his gum and was lifesaving aid rendered to him by a man he had just handcuffed and taken into custody? No, that's not true: This video is from Rick Lax Productions, creator of fictional short videos. It is of the "social dilemma" genre of skit videos featuring dramatic, funny, or awkward situations and pranks. When…

    • Mar 12, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: An Officer Was NOT Saved From Choking By Man He Had Handcuffed -- It's A Skit Video Skit
  • Fact Check: Video Of Woman Receiving 'The Last Message From Her Dead Husband' Is NOT Real

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    Did a woman receive news of her husband's death, as well as his last message to her, phrase by phrase, delivered by a detail of soldiers who tore pages off a large easel-size pad of paper? No, that's not true: These actors are role-playing in a staged scenario designed to engage the audience and keep them watching a video for…

    • Feb 23, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Of Woman Receiving 'The Last Message From Her Dead Husband' Is NOT Real Staged Skit
  • Fact Check: Driver Is NOT Asleep At The Wheel In A Roundabout

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    Did a woman walking her dog bravely step out into the road to wake a person passed out asleep at the wheel of a moving car that was accurately circling a roundabout? No, that's not true: This is a "caught on camera" skit from Rick Lax Productions that was designed to look like it had been captured by a traffic…

    • Feb 4, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Driver Is NOT Asleep At The Wheel In A Roundabout Staged Skit
  • Fact Check: Police Officer Did NOT Catch Wife Cheating During Traffic Stop -- It's A Joke Video

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    Did a police officer catch his wife cheating during a traffic stop? No, that's not true. The video is a comedy sketch video and is published on a satire page. The "police officer" has played the same role in other joke videos on the site. It does not show a real law enforcement officer finding his wife cheating on him…

    • Feb 2, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check:  Police Officer Did NOT Catch Wife Cheating During Traffic Stop -- It's A Joke Video Fiction
  • Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT predict Donald Trump's 2015 Candidacy Announcement Or The 2016 Electoral Map

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    Did "The Simpsons" animated TV sitcom predict Donald Trump's 2016 victory 15 years before he even announced his candidacy? Did the show also foretell the full electoral map of the 2016 election results? No, that's not true: The cartoon images in this meme do not match the story or date attached to them. The cartoon image of Donald Trump was…

    • Nov 2, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT predict Donald Trump's 2015 Candidacy Announcement Or The 2016 Electoral Map No Prediction
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Nancy Pelosi 'Blowed Out Of Her Mind,' Clip Was Digitally Slowed Down To Make Speaker Appear Drunk

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    Does video show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "blowed out of her mind" at a news conference? No, that's not true: The short video clip from a May 20, 2020, Capitol Hill news conference was digitally slowed down to make it appear as if Pelosi was intoxicated. The original video revealed she was speaking and acting normally. The claim originated in…

    • Aug 2, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Nancy Pelosi 'Blowed Out Of Her Mind,' Clip Was Digitally Slowed Down To Make Speaker Appear Drunk Slowed Down
  • Fact Check: That Was NOT JFK Jr. Spotted At July 3, 2020, Mount Rushmore Celebration

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    Was JFK Jr. spotted at the Fourth of July celebration at Mount Rushmore on July 3, 2020? No, that's not true: John F. Kennedy Jr. died in plane crash in 1999, which makes it a certainty that the son of the 35th president of the United States did not attend the Mount Rushmore speech of the 45th, President Donald Trump.…

    • Jul 6, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: That Was NOT JFK Jr. Spotted At July 3, 2020, Mount Rushmore Celebration JFK Jr Is Dead
  • Fact Check: Melania Trump's Mount Rushmore Dress Does NOT Feature Drawings Of Young Victims Of Sex Trafficking

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    Did Melania Trump wear a dress to the Mount Rushmore event on July 3, 2020, that featured drawings made by young sex trafficking victims? No, that's not true: The first lady's dress features sketches by university students from a London arts school taking part in a project at the Alexander McQueen store in London. There is no connection between the…

    • Jul 6, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Melania Trump's Mount Rushmore Dress Does NOT Feature Drawings Of Young Victims Of Sex Trafficking Not Victims
  • Fact Check: Organic Sulfur Does NOT Cure Stage 4 Cancer Or Reverse Autism

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    Does the organic sulfur compound methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) cure stage 4 breast cancer and reverse autism as well as relieve lupus symptoms? No, all but a grain of this is inflated or outright false. The grain of truth is that MSM has been found to reduce joint inflammation for some lupus sufferers. The other claims are false, as there is no…

    • Jul 2, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Organic Sulfur Does NOT Cure Stage 4 Cancer Or Reverse Autism No Cure
  • Fact Check: Mel Gibson NEVER Said Hollywood Is Controlled By 'Parasites' Who Are Involved In Child Sacrifice, Pedophilia

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    Did Mel Gibson say that Hollywood is controlled by "parasites" who are involved in child sacrifice and pedophilia? No, there is nothing to substantiate the old claim that Gibson said it while on a promotional tour in 2017. The actor's spokesman told Lead Stories, "I can assure you that he never said such a thing ... he never stated that…

    • Jul 1, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Mel Gibson NEVER Said Hollywood Is Controlled By 'Parasites' Who Are Involved In Child Sacrifice, Pedophilia Denied
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