War in April 2026
All our fact checks concerning the Russia/Ukraine war. We also have a Russian and a Ukrainian language version of our site with fact checks in those languages.
Previous || Next
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Monday, April 20, 2026
Friday, April 17, 2026
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE CNN's Description of Iran's Ceasefire Statement Came From 'A Fake News Site From Nigeria'
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Deploying U.S. Soldiers Kneeling In Prayer On A Runway
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
- Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Say 'Don't Dare To Touch The Strait Of Hormuz' On April 1, 2026
- Fact Check: Original Video Did NOT Capture Audio Of "Hegseth Fart Moment" -- The Trolling Sound Effect Was Added Later
- Fact Check: Official Iranian Accounts Did NOT Publish Video Of Mojtaba Khamenei Entering Military Operations Room
Monday, April 6, 2026
- Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post That C-130 Crash Meant Eight New Air Force Vacancies
- Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post 'Tuesday I Will Be Vaporizing An Entire Nation Of ANIMALS'
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show American F-15 Pilot Captured By Iran In April 2026 -- It's from Iraq In 1991
- Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows 'Captured' American In Iran Wearing Authentic U.S. Military Uniform
Sunday, April 5, 2026
- Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show American F-15 Crew Member After Rescue From Iran -- It's AI-Generated
- Fact Check: President Trump's Easter Morning Truth Social Post Saying 'Open The F--kin Strait, You Crazy Bastards' Is Real
Friday, April 3, 2026
- Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Crewmembers Parachuting After Ejecting From U.S. F-15 Fighter Jet Over Iran -- It's AI Generated
- Fact Check: Video Of Burning Tower Buildings Is NOT From Iranian Strikes In Tel Aviv -- Hong Kong In 2025
- Fact Check: Former U.S. Army Chief Of Staff Gen. Randy George Has NOT Been Detained On Suspicion Of Treason -- It's A Joke
- Fact Check: Image Of Crashed Helicopter Is NOT From Iran -- It Predated 2026 Escalation
- Fact Check: Fake Video Does NOT Show Actual Images of Iran Shooting Down U.S. F-15 Fighter Jet
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
About Us
Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, misleading, deceptive or inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet.
Spotted something? Let us know!.
Lead Stories is a:
- Verified signatory of the IFCN Code of Principles
- Verified EFCSN member
- Founding sponsor of Indicator's Show & Tell Podcast
Google Preferred Source
Get more fact-checks in your Google Search results by setting up leadstories.com as one of your preferred sources.
Most Read
-
-
Fact Check: Karmelo Anthony's Family Did NOT Buy Cadillac, Rent House After Getting Donations For Defense
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Real Videos Show James Franco Making '2319' References -- It's Unclear What He Is Talking About
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Ballot Drop Did NOT Give Spencer Pratt ZERO Out Of 24,000 Votes In Los Angeles Mayor Race
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: FAKE Mugshot Shows Woman Arrested For Disguising Herself As A Man To Enter A BBQ Competition
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: AI-Generated Video Falsely Reports Stephen Colbert Announced Plans With Scott Pelley For A '60 Minutes'-style Program
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: FAKE Austin Metcalf Instagram Post Shows Photo of Guns and Racist Message
Fact Check
Most Recent
-
Fact Check: 'Skid Row' Woman Who Says She Was Paid $5 To Vote For Karen Bass Is Registered To Vote In Inglewood, Not Los Angeles
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show HMOs Burned In Northern Ireland 'Tonight' Following 'Attempted Beheading' By A Refugee From Sudan -- 2025 Footage
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: FAKE Mugshot Shows Woman Arrested For Disguising Herself As A Man To Enter A BBQ Competition
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Man From Gaza Buried In Concrete By Israeli Soldiers
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Fake Audio NOT Dwayne Johnson's Voice Publicly Declining Invitation To White House UFC Event -- AI-Generated
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Belfast Stabbing Victim From Viral Video Is NOT A 15-Year-Old -- Police Say Man In His 40s
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Spanish Soccer Star Lamine Yamal Is NOT Missing World Cup In U.S. Over Palestinian Protest, Visa Issues
Fact Check