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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michael Jordan Did NOT Call For A Ban On The Pride Flag From US Schools And Sports — Article Is From Self-Described Satire Site
Did basketball great Michael Jordan call for a ban on the pride flag from U.S. schools and sports? No, that's not true: The website that published the article has a satire disclaimer and is known for publishing fabricated content. The art
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Followed Protocol By Ordering Flags Lowered For Carter During Trump’s Inauguration
Did President Joe Biden deviate from standard protocol following the death of former President Jimmy Carter on December 29, 2024, by ordering flags to be set at half-staff during President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration? No, tha
Full Fact→ Picture of Bono and Bob Geldof holding Israeli flags is AI-generated
The image appears to have been first posted by an X account which describes itself as offering "fake news and topical satire".
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Bono And Bob Geldof Waving Israeli Flags
Did an authentic image show Bono and Bob Geldof waving Israeli flags? No, that's not true: AI detection tools found that the image was generated using AI technology. The image first appeared on a self-described "fake news" and "satire" ac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Did NOT Ban Pride Flags In School Classrooms As Of December 16, 2024
Did Texas ban Pride flags in school classrooms as of December 16, 2024? No, that's not true: This originated from SpaceX Fanclub, a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer: "We post SATIRE, nothing on this page is real." The first comment
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, pride flags aren’t banned from the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
“Pride flags permanently prohibited at FIFA Club World Cup 2025.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Texas didn’t criminalize pride flags in classrooms
“Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.”
The Dispatch→ This Is the Flagship Podcast, Experts Say
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fired for no American flag? No, Mark Wahlberg didn’t call for terminating teachers.
"Mark Wahlberg calls for immediate firing of teachers who removed American flags from classrooms"
Full Fact→ Major League Soccer has not banned Pride flags from 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
A claim being shared on social media that MLS has banned Pride flags ahead of next year’s Club World Cup in the United States is untrue, and originates from satirical online articles.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FIFA, MLS Did NOT Announce ‘Permanent Ban’ On ‘Pride Flags’ At 2025 FIFA Club World Cup As Of November 2024 — From Self-Described Satire Resources
Did Major League Soccer or FIFA publicly announce that LGBTQ+ flags will be prohibited at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup? No, that's not true: The rumor originated from websites with satire labels. As of November 20, 2024, Lead Stories foun
Full Fact→ Pictures of Mike Tyson with Palestinian flag appear to be AI-generated
The fake images do not include Mr Tyson’s tattoo on his chest and depict the Palestinian flag incorrectly.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Mike Tyson didn’t pose with Palestinian flag before Jake Paul fight
Mike Tyson posed with the Palestinian flag before his Nov. 15 fight against Jake Paul.
The Dispatch→ Tulsi Gabbard’s Nomination for Key Intelligence Post Raises Red Flags
The former Democratic congresswoman’s foreign policy views come under scrutiny.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Tyson Did NOT Pose With Palestinian Flag At Boxing Match — Representative Confirms Photo Is ‘Fake’
Did Mike Tyson drape a Palestinian flag around his shoulders around the time of a boxing match? No, that's not true: Tyson's publicist confirmed that the photo of him appearing to wear the flag was "a fake." Online image analysis tools su
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Actor Cillian Murphy Waving Palestinian Flag On Street
Does a video show actor Cillian Murphy waving a Palestinian flag on the street? No, that's not true: The person waving the flag in the video is Derek Brennan, who runs tours of locations of Murphy's Netflix show "Peaky Blinders" in Birmin
Full Fact→ Video shows people holding Sudanese not Palestinian flag
Posts on social media falsely claim a clip shows refugees unfurling a Palestinian flag in Greece, but it’s actually the Sudanese flag.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, King Charles III hasn’t died and Buckingham Palace didn’t raise the white flag
“Breaking News: ‘The Era of King Charles Has Ended’ – Buckingham Palace Raises the White Flag.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim about Elon Musk banning pride flags originated as satire
"Elon Musk Declares: ‘Pride flags should be banned from classrooms, forever!’"
Full Fact→ Article claiming Texas declared Pride flags in classrooms illegal is satirical
Users on social media have been sharing a satirical article with the belief it describes a genuine law change.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Man Was NOT Sentenced For ‘Waving An English Flag’
Was a U.K. man sentenced to over two years behind bars for "waving an English flag"? No, that's not true: The man pleaded guilty to religiously aggravated harassment, having an article with intent to destroy or damage property and obstruc
PolitiFact→ X posts – American flag wasn’t missing at the DNC
The American flag is missing from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There WERE American Flags At August 6, 2024, Harris-Walz Rally in Philadelphia
Is it true that there was "not an American flag in sight" at a Philadelphia rally with Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on August 6, 2024, as a post on X stated? No, that's not true: A Lead Stories journalist cover
PolitiFact→ X posts – Tim Walz didn’t pick Minnesota’s new flag, and its designer said it wasn’t inspired by Somalia’s
Tim Walz “changed the Minnesota flag so it could resemble the Somalian flag.”
Full Fact→ Video of protesters pulling down Israel flag not connected to Paris Olympics
Footage of a protest in which a pro-Palestinian demonstrator pulls down an Israeli flag outside a building is being shared with a misleading caption relating it to the Olympic Games.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Protesters Did NOT Deface Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell, Did NOT Burn Flag On Capitol Grounds
Did protesters deface the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia or burn the U.S. flag on the Capitol grounds as a video on TikTok claimed? No, that's not true: Video and photo evidence show that they defaced a replica bell in Washington, D.C. Whil
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Half-Staff US Capitol Flag Does NOT Mean Biden Died Week Of July 22, 2024 — It Was Lowered For Jackson Lee’s Death
Did the U.S. Capitol lower its flag to half-staff during the week of July 22, 2024, because President Joe Biden had died? No, that's not true: The flag was lowered on July 22, 2024, to honor Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died July 19, 2024
Full Fact→ Photo supposedly showing US-flagged ship targeted in Gulf of Aden is of Iranian vessel in 2021
An image being shared on social media does not show a recent incident.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Paris Crowd’s Algerian Flags Does NOT Show A Celebration Of Leftist Wins In 2024 French Election
Does a video show people waving Algerian flags after the second round of the 2024 French legislative election? No, that's not true: The video is from sometime in 2019. At that time, people gathered in a Parisian square to support a pro-de
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: London Mayor Sadiq Khan Did NOT Ban Taxi Drivers From Displaying Flag Of England During Euro 2024
Did London Mayor Sadiq Khan ban taxi drivers from displaying the flag of England, also known as St. George's Cross, during Euro 2024 football championship? No, that's not true: The regulation prohibits all flags on any taxi in the British
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ FACT FOCUS: Associated Press video manipulated to make it appear Slovak flags banned at soccer match
Manipulated video from an Associated Press report circulated on the eve of the match between Slovakia and Ukraine at this year’s European Championship, with the false claim that Slovak flags had been banned from all games because of their similarity
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marjorie Taylor Greene Did NOT Tweet ‘Everyone Needs To Buy More ‘FVCK JOE BIDEN’ Flags’
Did Marjorie Taylor Greene tweet, "Everyone needs to buy more 'FVCK JOE BIDEN' flags"? No, that's not true: This is a fake tweet that originated from a parody account on X. There is no evidence that this tweet was ever published on Greene
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Treasury Did NOT Fly Palestinian Flag — It Was A Pride Flag
Did the U.S. Treasury building fly a Palestinian flag on June 16, 2024? No, that's not true: A representative for the U.S. Treasury responded to claims on X, saying it was "a pride flag." A search on Google News did not yield any evidence
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Iowa ‘MAGA Fan’ Did NOT Burn Down House Trying To Burn A Gay Pride Flag — Satire Website
Did a "MAGA fan" from Iowa accidentally burn down their house while trying to burn a gay pride flag? No, that's not true: This is a fictional story that originated on "The Halfway Post," a satire website with a clear disclaimer included i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Law Does NOT Specifically Say People Can Be Fined For Flying Flag Of England On Their Vehicles — It Potentially Applies To All Flags
Under U.K. law, can people be fined £1,000 specifically for flying the flag of England, also known as St. George's Cross, on a vehicle? No, that's not true: The law only imposes fines for flags that violate specific regulations regarding
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Tale of Pride flag burner destroying house is fictional
"A MAGA fan in Iowa accidentally burned down his house today trying to burn a gay pride flag.”
PolitiFact→ Did Denali National Park ban American flags? No. Here’s what happened
Social media users said a National Park Service employee “banned” the American flag at Denali National Park in Alaska. There was a dust-up over a single flag at the park, but no park-wide ban.
Full Fact→ French planes did not accidentally create the Russian flag during a display
The arrangement of the colours appears wrong because of the angle from which the footage was shot.
The Dispatch→ Red Flags
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