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  • Fact Check: Mentions of Israel Were NOT 'The Only Thing' CIA Has Requested To Be Redacted In JFK Files

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    Did the Central Intelligence Agency in 1978 only request to black out mentions of Israel when journalists and historians sought to read documents about investigations into President John F. Kennedy's assassination? No, that's not true: The CIA wanted other things to be redacted, too, as seen in other files from the JFK collection. According to the agency's website, it generally…

    • Mar 19, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Mentions of Israel Were NOT 'The Only Thing' CIA Has Requested To Be Redacted In JFK Files More Items
  • Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Michelle Trachtenberg 'Died Suddenly' Because Of COVID-19 Vaccination

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    Did actress Michelle Trachtenberg "Die Suddenly" at the age of 39 because of the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: Social media posts spreading the speculation offered no supporting evidence. As of February 26, 2025, no investigating officers or credible media organization reported any connection between vaccination and Trachtenberg's death. "Died Suddenly," the name on an X account posting the…

    • Feb 27, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Michelle Trachtenberg 'Died Suddenly' Because Of COVID-19 Vaccination Unsupported
  • Fact Check: Wildfires DON'T Always Burn Trees Along With Cars

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    If a wildfire destroys cars, must it always destroy nearby trees as well? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found other examples of wildfires sparing trees while nearby cars and houses were incinerated. Experts explain that trees generally have a higher moisture content and take longer to heat up than closed structures like a car or home, making trees less…

    • Jan 10, 2025
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: Wildfires DON'T Always Burn Trees Along With Cars Harder To Burn
  • Fact Check: 1939 Nobel Peace Prize Nomination For Hitler Was NOT Serious -- Nominator Described It As 'Irony'

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    Was Adolf Hitler nominated as a serious candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939? No, that is missing context: The Nobel websites state that the nomination was not meant to be taken seriously and was withdrawn five days after it was made. According to the nominator, a Swedish anti-fascist, the nomination was intended as irony "to shame" Hitler "as…

    • Oct 29, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: 1939 Nobel Peace Prize Nomination For Hitler Was NOT Serious -- Nominator Described It As 'Irony' Fact Check: 1939 Nobel Peace Prize Nomination For Hitler Was NOT Serious -- Nominator Described It As 'Irony' For 'Irony'
  • Fact Check: Video Of Firefighters Rescued By Helicopter NOT From North Carolina Floods But From Czech Republic

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    Does a video on social media show firefighters being rescued by helicopter during the North Carolina floods in late September 2024? No, that's not true: The video is actually from September 15, 2024, in the Czech Republic, not the United States. The firefighters were helping people impacted by the raging waters when they became stranded and needed to be rescued…

    • Oct 2, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Of Firefighters Rescued By Helicopter NOT From North Carolina Floods But From Czech Republic Somewhere Else
  • Fact Check: WHO's Tedros Is NOT Unvaccinated As Of September 2023 -- He Was Vaccinated In May 2021

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    Did World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus admit that he's unvaccinated for COVID-19 as of September 12, 2023? No, that's not true: A clip of Tedros explaining his delayed vaccination was misrepresented. He received COVID vaccination in May 2021, much earlier than the claim indicated. The claim was implied in a post (archived here) by the official account of…

    • Sep 13, 2023
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: WHO's Tedros Is NOT Unvaccinated As Of September 2023 -- He Was Vaccinated In May 2021 Out Of Context
  • Fact Check: CDC Report Does NOT Link Developmental Disabilities In Children With 2019-21 Pandemic Masking

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    Did a July 2023 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conclude that children are being harmed by masks, resulting in a 17 percent rise in developmental disabilities in children 3-17? No, that's not true: A misleading headline on a paywalled Substack blog post mentions a "New CDC Report" as if it offers evidence supporting the claim that…

    • Sep 12, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: CDC Report Does NOT Link Developmental Disabilities In Children With 2019-21 Pandemic Masking Misrepresented
  • Fact Check: India Did NOT Fake Chandrayaan-3 Landing On The Moon -- A Simulation Image Was Broadcast Live

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    Did India fake the landing of the Chandrayaan-3 lander module on the surface of the moon, and attempt to fool the world with an animation? No, that's not true: This image does show a simulation, but it was not presented in an effort to deceive the public. The Chandrayaan-3 lander module, named Vikram, did achieve a soft landing near the…

    • Sep 5, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: India Did NOT Fake Chandrayaan-3 Landing On The Moon -- A Simulation Image Was Broadcast Live Live Portrayal
  • Fact Check: NO Proven Link Between 'Athlete Cardiac Arrests' And COVID-19 Vaccine -- Many Non-Cardiac, Non-Vaccine-Related Cases Cited In Goodsciencing List

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    Does a social media post listing "1,884 Athlete Cardiac Arrests" and 1,310 deaths between January 2021 and July 2023 prove a connection between these mishaps and the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: While the ultimate source of the information cited in the post lists hundreds of "athletes" who have died or collapsed for various reasons (some of them clearly…

    • Aug 2, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Proven Link Between 'Athlete Cardiac Arrests' And COVID-19 Vaccine -- Many Non-Cardiac, Non-Vaccine-Related Cases Cited In Goodsciencing List Nonspecific
  • Fact Check: Live Footage Of Apollo 17 Moon Launch Was NOT Faked -- Livestream Technology Existed In 1972

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    Is livestreamed footage of the lunar module Challenger's 1972 takeoff from the moon fake since the technology did not exist at the time to livestream such an event? No, that's not true: NASA's chief historian confirmed to Lead Stories that the "footage is authentic to the Apollo 17 mission." As part of the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s,…

    • Jun 16, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Live Footage Of Apollo 17 Moon Launch Was NOT Faked -- Livestream Technology Existed In 1972 TV Broadcast
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