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Open full menu Go War ?? & ?? Corona Virus Blue Feed Red Feed Deep fakes Elections 2024 Corrections Politics Fact Check: UN Did NOT Halve Its Estimate Of Women And Children Killed In Gaza Did the United Nations revise the Gaza death toll in early May 2024, resulting in almost 50 percent fewer women and children reported as killed than previously estimated? No, that’s not true: While the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs regularly updates its figures of reported casualties in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the numbers being… May 13, 2024 by: Ed Payne Apples≠Oranges Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Danish King Frederik X On Balcony Waving Palestinian FlagIt’s Someone Else Did King Frederik X of Denmark wave a Palestinian flag from a balcony in Copenhagen as a crowd of protesters were passing below? No, that’s not true: This video was filmed in Malmo, Sweden, about 17 miles away and across the Øresund strait from the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark. The man on the balcony waving the flag is not… May 13, 2024 by: Sarah Thompson Not The King Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Trump Rally In New JerseyIt’s From 2006 Rolling Stones Show Does a picture posted by Roger Stone, a political consultant for former President Donald Trump, show a massive crowd for a New Jersey 2024 presidential campaign event for Trump? No, that’s not true: The image is of people waiting for a concert to start, not participants in a Trump rally. The show was held by The Rolling Stones in 2006… May 13, 2024 by: Lead Stories Staff Concert Pic Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ’Muslim Migrants’ Destroying Property ’Because An Israeli Singer Took Part In Eurovision’ Does a video in a social media post show "Muslim migrants" destroying public property because an Israeli singer was featured in the Eurovision song contest? No, that’s not true: The footage shows a 2009 anti-Israel demonstration in Sweden that turned violent. That 2009 demonstration occurred during a tennis tournament and was not related to that year’s Eurovision contest, which was… May 13, 2024 by: Marlo Lee 2009 Fact Check: Rep. Ilhan Omar Does NOT Face Proposal To Remove Her From Congress As Of May 10, 2024 Does Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar face a proposal that would remove her from office in the House of Representatives as of May 10, 2024? No, that’s not true: The censure resolution aims to reprimand Omar for her purported "recent hateful comments and history of antisemitism," but its passage wouldn’t mean her dismissal from Congress. The House would have to vote… May 10, 2024 by: Ed Payne Censure Only Fact Check: NO Evidence 300,000 Ballot Images Are Missing From 2020 Election In Fulton County, Georgia; Results Are NOT Invalid Is the 2020 presidential election tally in Fulton County, Georgia invalid on account of 300,000 missing ballot images? No, that’s not true: The original paper ballots still exist and it’s important to understand that the ballot image is not the vote but merely an electronic picture of the ballot for review purposes. Georgia election officials recounted the vote, including counting… May 9, 2024 by: Ed Payne Safeguards Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Tell Time Magazine ’He’d Force Every Pregnant Woman To Submit To Constant Government Monitoring’ If Re-Elected Did Donald Trump announce in a Time magazine interview that "he’d force every pregnant woman to submit to constant government monitoring" to ensure they don’t have an abortion? No, that’s not true: The former president outlined many other plans for the next term if he is re-elected, but this specific proposition was not one he explicitly argued for in the… May 9, 2024 by: Uliana Malashenko Didn’t Say It Fact Check: Truth Social NOT Shut Down As Of May 9, 2024Platform Functioning As Usual Did the social media platform Truth Social shut down as of May 3, 2024, as claimed in a post on the Threads social media platform? No, that’s not true: Truth Social has not experienced any widespread disruptions in service since May 3, 2024. As of May 9, 2024, the platform was functioning as usual. The claim originated in a post… May 9, 2024 by: Sarah Thompson Up And Running Fact Check: White House Press Secretary Did NOT Answer Question On ’Ukrainian Manifestations Of Nazism’Altered Video Did White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre field a question on the topic of alleged Ukrainian manifestations of Nazism from a reporter during a press briefing? No, that’s not true on both counts: The reporter did not ask this question, and Jean-Pierre did not respond to such a question. An AI-generated voiceover has been added to authentic video footage from… May 9, 2024 by: Sarah Thompson AI Voiceover Fact Check: Manipulated Image Of Pro-Palestine ’You Don’t Get To Choose’ Sign Replaces ’How We Resist’ With ’Who We Rape’ Is a photo showing a woman holding a pro-Palestine sign that reads "You don’t get to choose who we rape" authentic? No, that’s not true: the photo was digitally altered to change the original sign which read "You don’t get to choose how we resist." While the woman in the picture is a real protester at a real pro-Palestine ceasefire… May 8, 2024 by: Kaiyah Clarke Edited Photo Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Netanyahu Announcing Plan To Build Settlements In Gaza Strip Did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make an announcement on April 17, 2024, pledging to spend $5 billion to construct new settlements in the Gaza Strip? No, that’s not true: The video posted on X shows Netanyahu speaking in Hebrew, but the English subtitles do not accurately reflect what he said. The subtitles mention "settlements of the Gaza Strip" but… May 8, 2024 by: Sarah Thompson Gaza Envelope Fact Check: Biden Administration Did NOT Interfere With Trump Transition Documents Later Shipped To Mar-A-Lago Did the Biden administration have unfettered access for a large portion of 2021 to Donald Trump’s transition documents and papers that were later shipped from storage near Washington, D.C., to Mar-a-Lago in Florida? No, that’s not true: The General Services Administration, which provides transition support for outgoing presidents, told Lead Stories that the documents were "accessible only to the former… May 8, 2024 by: Ed Payne Secured Docs Fact Check: FAKE Quote Has Stormy Daniels Saying Trump Made ’Gurgling Sounds and Fell Asleep’ After Sex Did Stormy Daniels say that former President Donald Trump "made gurgling sounds and fell asleep" after the two had sex? No, that’s not true: In a public reply to one such meme on X, Daniels stated that the events described didn’t happen. A Google News search found no credible documents or reporting to corroborate the claim in the meme. A… May 8, 2024 by: Madison Dapcevich Daniels Denies Fact Check: German Politician NOT Convicted, Fined For Merely Posting Statistics About Sexual Assaults By Afghan Immigrants Was German politician Marie-Thérèse Kaiser convicted and fined in May 2024 solely for sharing statistics regarding sexual assaults committed by Afghan immigrants? No, that’s not true: Kaiser was found guilty of "incitement to hatred" under the German Criminal Code, not merely posting government figures. The law stipulates that individuals who incite hatred against specific groups based on nationality, race, religion… May 7, 2024 by: Ed Payne Incitement Fact Check: Democratic Party Did NOT Announce Proposal To Change US Flag ’To Make It More Inclusive’ Did the Democratic Party propose to change the U.S. flag to "make it more inclusive," as of early May 2024? No, that’s not true: Lead Stories found no evidence on the party’s official platform website or social media channels, or in news coverage that the party had announced such intentions. A Google News search found no credible documents or reporting… May 7, 2024 by: Madison Dapcevich No Flag Change Fact Check: Footage Does NOT Show Gazans Preparing To Fake Injuries To Influence World OpinionIt Shows Actors In TV Drama Does a viral video...