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Did Dr. Phil say on his show that women who support President Trump are damaged? No, that's not true: The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually click them. Articles from the site are frequently copied by…

Does science say that babies born in December are extra special? No, that's not true: While all babies born in any month are special, there is no scientific research that concludes December babies are extra special. It is a false claim made up by a mother of a baby born in December. One of the stories gives six reasons December…

Were 7,200 jobs cut at CNN, Huffington Post and BuzzFeed in 2019? Or maybe if you include Vice? No, that's not true: a viral video claiming that specifc number of jobs were lost at CNN, Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Vice and "other ultra left wing news organizations" severely overstates the job losses by lumping together lost jobs at several media companies…

Does eating vaginal fluids makes you immune to cancer and other diseases? No, that's not true: It is a click-bait claim attributed to non-existent research at a non-existent university. There is no known bodily fluid, protein or vitamin known to make anyone "immune from cancer." The story originated from an article (archived here) where it was published on April 3,…

Can you do sixteen easy tests at home to check if your food is "real or fake"? No, that's not true: a viral video making that claim seems to be based mostly on examples from China or India and several of the "tests" are not adequately explained making the results useless. There are some bits of real advice in there…

Did experts say that children who eat boogers grow up to be happier and healthier as adults than those who do not pick at their nose and eat the scrappings? No, that's not true: It is a click bait story based on a college professor's joke and it has no scientific research supporting it. A recent version of the story…

Did police officers in Rainbow City, Alabama (or anywhere else) find the mummified hand of his dead lover in the anus of a driver they stopped? No, that's not true: the story was published by the latest in a long string of websites pretending to be official U.S. news outlets but which only push made up stories to earn money…

Did a routine traffic stop in Florence, South Carolina (or anywhere else) end with officers discovering a bag of human (or whale) penises in the trunk of a car? No, that's not true: the story was pushed by the latest in a long string of websites pretending to be official U.S. news outlets but which only push made up stories…

Did Department of Health spokesperson Dr. William Gould admit crystal meth is actually good for people? No, that's not true: the doctor is fictional and the story actually came from a satire website. None of it is real. Don't use meth. The story went viral as an article published on September 30, 2018 on Huzlers titled "Doctors Admit "Crystal Meth…

Tragedy struck today during a family Easter brunch for Angie Holan, editor at fact checking website Politifact. An anonymous source close to the family exclusively told Lead Stories what happened: Angie wanted to bring in some extra dishes from the kitchen but there was no more room on the table. So she temporarily moved some decorative candles onto uncle Rick's…