Did U.S. Special Forces destroy a DEW, which stands for directed energy weapon, plane? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories the story is "false." The website that made the claim regularly publishes completely fab
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Special Forces Did NOT Arrest Merrick Garland In January 2024
Did U.S. Special Forces arrest Attorney General Merrick Garland on January 29, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on a website that publishes fabricated content. The Posse Comitatus Act also prohibits the U.S. military from ar
Logically→ Old video of Texas security forces moving to U.S.-Mexico border passed off as recent
The Dispatch→ Iran-Backed Forces Kill Three U.S. Soldiers
After the tragedy in Jordan, Biden considers his options.
The Dispatch→ Why Iraq Is Calling for the Withdrawal of U.S. Forces
And why that might actually make sense.
Logically→ Video of Israeli forces detaining Palestinian ambulance falsely linked to the Israel-Hamas war
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Army Commander Saying Israeli Forces Trapped, Burned Israeli Civilians In House — It’s Edited
Does a video show an Israeli army commander on October 14, 2023, stating that the Israel Defense Forces trapped and burned Israeli civilians in a house? No, that's not true: A Defense Forces spokesperson told Lead Stories that "The clip i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Special Forces Did NOT Arrest Ukraine Presidential Aide Andriy Yermak And Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko
Did U.S. Special Forces arrest Ukrainian presidential aide Andriy Yermak and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on U.S. soil as of November 17, 2023? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer confirmed for Lead Stories that this claim i
Logically→ Ariel washing powder does not support the Israel Defence Forces
Logically→ Unrelated video from 2013 shared as Israeli forces firing inside Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital
Logically→ Old video of Israeli forces attacking a disabled man resurfaces as recent
Logically→ Video doesn’t show Palestinians waving Indian flags to evade Israeli forces
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hamas Paragliders Invading Israel — Forces Fly Egyptian Flag
Did a viral video shot from what appeared to be a balcony by "a random civilian" become "another visual of the invasion" of Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: The original upload of this footage did not link the vide
Logically→ Photo of Israeli PM Netanyahu sending son off to serve in the armed forces is not recent
Logically→ Photo of Israeli PM Netanyahu sending son off to serve in the armed forces is not recent
Logically→ Photo of Israeli PM Netanyahu sending son off to serve in the armed forces is not recent
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israel Defense Forces Did NOT Evacuate Air Bases Near Gaza On October 7, 2023 — Video In Post Is From Weeks Earlier
Did Israel Defense Forces evacuate air bases near Gaza on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: A video used to support the claim predates the 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict. Neither the Israeli government nor credible news reports have subst
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US ‘Special Forces’ Did NOT Save Kids From ‘Deep State Ritual Sacrifice’
Did "United States Special Forces" save children from "deep state ritual sacrifice"? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer confirmed for Lead Stories that this claim is false. The claim is in an article on a website that regularly
The Dispatch→ Special Operations Forces Aren’t the Answer for Fighting Cartels
An existing program is safe, effective—and vastly under-resourced.
Logically→ No, these images do not show Wagner forces in Niger
Logically→ The Nigerien junta has not ordered the armed forces to arrest any European nationals found in the country
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show USAID Supplying Ephedrine, Methylphenidate To Forces In Ukraine — Video Is ‘Fabricated … Staged’
Is the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supplying Ukrainian forces with ephedrine and methylphenidate, according to a video circulating on social media? No, that's not true: A USAID spokesperson told Lead Stories that the
Logically→ Old footage of Ukrainian forces destroying Russian KA-52 helicopter shared as recent
Logically→ No, this video does not show Russian forces destroying Leopard tanks
Logically→ Video from Myanmar falsely shared as Kukis fighting security forces in Manipur
Logically→ Old video of U.S. army withdrawing from Afghanistan falsely shared as NATO forces in Ukraine
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. ‘Special Forces’ Did NOT Raid ‘Regime Warehouse Filled With Drug Shortage Meds Headed To Ukraine’
Did "United States Special Forces" raid a "regime warehouse filled with drug shortage" medicine headed to Ukraine? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories this article "is false." The article is also located on a we
The Dispatch→ International Forces Fan the Crisis in Sudan
Sudanese citizens greet army soldiers, loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on April 16, 2023. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)The African nation faces an internal power struggle with external in
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A New Law In Iran … Forces Female Pharmacists’ to Wear a Black Hijab, Male Pharmacists ‘Are Wearing It As Well to Mock This Law’
A March 7 2023 post to Reddit’s r/interestingasfuck asserted that a then “new law in Iran” had mandated that female pharmacists wear black hijabs only (prohibiting other colors), adding that in response, male pharmacists wore their ow
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Russian Special Forces Destroy ‘Adrenochrome Lab In Ukraine’ As Of January 23, 2023
Did Russian special forces, under the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin, destroy an "adrenochrome lab in Ukraine" as of January 23, 2023? No, that's not true: This claim comes from a website that regularly publishes fabricated
Logically→ This image shows Nepal security forces near the 2023 plane crash debris in Pokhra.
An old image from the 2012 Sita Air plane crash has been shared by people claiming it is from the recent Yeti Airlines plane crash in January 2023.
Logically→ Video of retaliation between Mexican security forces and Sinaloa cartel after Ovidio Guzmán’s arrest in January 2023.
Old footage of a clash between Mexican security forces with a crime group is being falsely linked to the recent unrest after Guzmán's arrest.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Special Forces Did NOT Raid Biden Beach House
Did the Special Forces, a branch of the U.S. Army, raid the Biden family beach house in Delaware? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to back up the claim, and Real Raw News has a history of writing about fake Special Forces raids.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 80,000 Ukrainian Troops Have NOT Imposed A ‘Total Blockade’ On Russian Forces In The Donetsk Region
Have 80,000 Ukrainian troops totally blockaded Russian invasion forces fighting in Ukraine's semi-occupied eastern Donetsk region? No, that's not true: The post making the claim in its caption does not mention a blockade in an accompanyin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Special Forces Did NOT Arrest World Economic Forum Chief Klaus Schwab For Ordering Genocide Via COVID-19 Vaccines
Did U.S. Special Forces arrest World Economic Forum (WEF) Chairman Klaus Schwab because he ordered the genocide of 90 percent of the world's population by forcing them to get vaccinated against COVID-19? No, that's not true: A WEF spokesm
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fact Check: U.S. Special Forces Did NOT Detain Nancy Pelosi On Charges Of Treason, Conspiracy
Did U.S. Special Forces take House Speaker Nancy Pelosi into custody after the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps charged her with "multiple counts of treason and seditious conspiracy"? No, that's not true: A representative of the U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Special Forces Did NOT Arrest Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel
Did U.S. Special Forces arrest Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel to charge him "on many counts of murder" for deaths caused by Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: This claim is made on a website that publishes false claims and ide
Logically→ Euronews reported that an auction house in Germany is raising funds for Ukraine’s armed forces by destroying art.
The video report is fabricated and was never published by Euronews. The entities mentioned in connection with the event have denied any association.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Special Forces Did NOT Destroy ‘Boston University COVID-19 Research Lab’
Did U.S. Special Forces destroy a "Boston University Covid-19 research lab"? No, that's not true: This claim was made on a website known for publishing fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on Oct
Snopes→ Scholar: Here’s What to Know About Fog Reveal, the App Some Police Forces Use to Track People Without Warrants
The tool enables law enforcement officers to see “patterns of life” – where and when people work and live, with whom they associate and what places they visit.