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ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, there isn’t a new lawsuit revealing 2020 ballot fraud in Georgia. An old video is recirculating

2023-08-25 CLAIM: A new lawsuit against voting machine manufacturer Dominion Voting Systems has uncovered thousands of “duplicate ballots” in Fulton County, Georgia, from the 2020 presidential election. Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Trump’s judge isn’t the only DC justice to give longer-than-requested sentences to Jan. 6 rioters

2023-08-04 CLAIM: U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has been assigned to the most recent case against former President Donald Trump, is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C. who has given Jan. 6 defendants sentences that are longer than those requested Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Barbie’ Was NOT Banned In Serbia Because Of ‘Greater Albania’ Map — Such A Map Isn’t In Movie

2023-07-25 Was the film "Barbie" banned in Serbia because of a scene containing a map of "Greater Albania"? No, that's not true: The film was not banned in Serbia and such a map doesn't appear in the movie. The claim appeared in a video (archived he Go to site post…»

Logically→ No, the Australian government isn’t killing bees to increase government control and wipe out pollination

2023-05-12 Go to site post…»

Logically→ No, the U.K. government isn’t giving free iPhone 13 Pro Max phones to those on certain benefits

2023-05-11 Go to site post…»

Logically→ No, Donald Trump didn’t win the 2020 election and isn’t the current President of the U.S.

2023-04-18 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Researcher Did Find Possible Racist Origin Of ‘Jingle Bells’ — But Song Isn’t About Slave Bells, Which Did Exist

2022-12-22 Does the song "Jingle Bells" make a hidden reference to slaves forced to wear bells so they could be easily tracked if they tried to escape under the cover of night? No, that's not true: The song "Jingle Bells," originally named "One Hors Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lack Of Presidential Seal Does NOT Mean Biden Isn’t President

2022-11-04 Does the lack of the presidential seal on a podium from which Joe Biden spoke mean he's not really president? No, that's not true: Biden is the president of the United States. There is no requirement that presidents speak with the seal an Go to site post…»

Logically→ The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, isn’t vaccinated against COVID-19.

2022-08-11 WHO chief received his COVID-19 vaccine in May 2021. An interview snippet taken out of context was shared to claim that he is not vaccinated. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2 German Weather Maps Do NOT Prove Climate Change Isn’t Real

2022-07-25 Does a comparison of two German news channel weather maps -- one from 2017 and one from 2022 -- prove that climate change isn't real? No, that's not true: Although the map from 2017 has higher temperatures than the 2022 map, one is a topo Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: National Institutes Of Health Study Does NOT Find Long COVID Isn’t Real

2022-06-02 Does a new National Institutes of Health study find that long COVID isn't real? No, that's not true: Nowhere in the study do the authors say long COVID, also known as post-acute sequelae of SARS CoV-2 infection (PASC), is fake. Lead stud Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Yellow Card data isn’t proof of Covid-19 vaccine deaths

2021-08-04 A widely shared Facebook post contains an image featuring the logos of gov.uk and the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Yellow Card reporting scheme. The graphic says “1517 deaths 1,102,228 adverse reactions” Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Telegraph headline linking depression and social media isn’t backed up by article

2021-04-30 “Doubling of teenage depression rates linked to social media use” Daily Telegraph print edition, 28 April 2021 A headline in the Daily Telegraph has claimed that teenage depression rates doubling is linked to social media use. The article a Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Details Of Inaugural Wreath Ceremony Do NOT Mean Biden Isn’t Official President

2021-02-26 Is Joe Biden not the official president because soldiers at a wreath ceremony did not wear their decorations on their coats and the 21-gun salute was moved to Arlington Cemetery on January 20, 2021? No, that's not true: Biden is the offic Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Details Of Inaugural Wreath Ceremony Do NOT Mean Biden Isn’t Official President

2021-02-26 Is Joe Biden not the official president because soldiers at a wreath ceremony did not wear their decorations on their coats and the 21-gun salute was moved to Arlington Cemetery on January 20, 2021? No, that's not true: Biden is the offic Go to site post…»

Logically→ Joe Biden isn’t President-Elect until Trump concedes the election.

2020-11-16 The winner of a presidential election is conventionally known as President-Elect. A concession is not required for the title to be used. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Ban This ‘President Trump Campaign Ad’ — Which Isn’t Really A Trump Ad

2020-10-29 Did Facebook ban this "President Trump campaign ad"? No, that's not true. It goes without saying that videos playing on a platform proclaiming they are banned by that platform have not been banned. Those behind such posts use them as a wa Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Amy Barrett Did NOT Say During Her Confirmation Hearing She Isn’t Using Notes Because ‘I’ve Got Seven Kids … I’m Used To Stupid Questions’

2020-10-14 Did Amy Coney Barrett say during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing she s wanot using notes because she has seven kids and is "used to stupid questions"? No, that's not true: The quote was incorrectly attributed to her. In a video of Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ It’s not true that data on causes of death isn’t published

2020-10-12 “We know that every single death has to be recorded and logged. So what, apart from simple old age (the vast majority and undisputed) are the principal death causes in our society? “Well, there are 20 to 40 diseases and illnesses that have Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: Muslamian Council Named ICE Did NOT Say ‘If Pork Isn’t Banned, We’ll Have To Leave America’

2019-08-02 Did an organization named "Islamia Coexistence Embassy" (ICE) claim they would leave America if pork wasn't banned? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans in Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: Julia Roberts Did NOT Say ‘Michelle Obama Isn’t Fit To Clean Melania’s Toilet’

2019-07-03 Did Julia Roberts say Michelle Obama isn't fit to clean Melania Trump's toilet'? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a site once notorious for taking existing news reports and spicing them up with some invented facts to get a more sp Go to site post…»

NPR→ FACT CHECK: Mexico Isn’t Paying For The Border Wall, Military Unlikely To Build It

2018-12-20 With a proposed government funding bill not putting money into President Trump's border wall, he's now talking about different ways to complete his long-promised project.(Image credit: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images) Go to site post…»

NPR→ FACT CHECK: Mexico Isn’t Paying For The Border Wall, Military Unlikely To Build It

2018-12-20 With a proposed government funding bill not putting money into President Trump's border wall, he's now talking about different ways to complete his long-promised project.(Image credit: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images) Go to site post…»

ABC News→ NOT REAL NEWS: Recreational marijuana isn’t legal in Florida

2018-03-25 NOT REAL NEWS: Florida lawmakers haven't legalized recreational marijuana use, although some people have access to medical marijuana Go to site post…»

ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump says ‘Obamacare’ is repealed. It isn’t.

2017-12-20 AP FACT CHECK: Trump's report on the death of 'Obamacare' is premature Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. John Fetterman Has NOT Lost His Tattoos — Some Cherry-Picked Screenshots Don’t Show Them

2023-09-23 Do photos of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman show that he lost his forearm tattoos? No, that's not true: Two screenshots taken from videos of Fetterman reacting to a question in an animated manner do not show his tattoos, but the tattoos Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Posts Push Unproven ‘Spike Protein Detoxification’ Regimen

2023-09-21 SciCheck Digest Serious side effects after COVID-19 vaccination are rare, and there isn’t evidence people need to undergo a “spike protein detoxification” regimen after getting vaccinated, contrary to claims made online. Nor Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Tucker Carlson ‘Broke In Tears’ While Speaking On Antarctica

2023-09-20 Does this video show that political commentator Tucker Carlson "broke in tears" talking about Antarctica? No, that's not true: This video does not show Carlson crying while talking about Antarctica. The Facebook video merely shows clips o Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Real Mom Removing LGBT Flag From Classroom — It’s A Skit By Comedian Jibrizy

2023-09-19 Does this video show a real, very angry mom removing a LGBT flag from a classroom? No, that's not true: This video was made by the comedian and content creator Jibrizy. The original full-length video posted on Facebook states that this is Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ House Republicans’ Impeachment Holdout

2023-09-15 GOP Rep. Ken Buck isn't thrilled Speaker Kevin McCarthy has started throwing around ‘the I-word.’ Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A new FEMA office in Chicago isn’t suspicious. It’s part of the agency’s response to summer floods

2023-09-12 CLAIM: A video shows a disaster response center that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has suspiciously opened in Chicago, even though the city isn't dealing with an emergency at the moment. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 222 Contributions With ‘Zero Donor Information’ Do NOT Prove There Is Fraud In Campaign Of Fulton County DA Fani Willis

2023-09-08 Do 222 contributions with "zero donor information" to the campaign of Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis prove there was fraud? No, that's not true: An Emory University political science professor emeritus told Lead Sto Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Reveal Plan To ‘Increase The Number and Intensity of Extreme Weather Events’

2023-09-08 Did President Joe Biden announce in September 2023 that his administration intends to "increase the number and intensity of the extreme weather events"? No, that's not true: A social media video used incomplete footage of a speech to impl Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Number of Counties Won in Presidential Election Doesn’t Determine Outcome

2023-08-28 Quick Take Democrats tend to win in densely populated counties, while Republicans win more sparse, rural counties. In 2020, the counties won by President Joe Biden had 67 million more residents than counties won by&nbs Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Walking Barefoot Changes pH Of Body

2023-08-23 Does walking barefoot, or "grounding," change the pH in the body? No, that's not true: That claim is not grounded in science. A retired chemist and a dermatologist both told Lead Stories that there is no evidence that grounding has the ab Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Honeybee Exposure To Aluminum Grew By 800 Percent In 2022

2023-08-21 Did aluminum exposure in honeybees grow by 800 percent in the year 2022? No, that's not true: This claim, presented without sourcing, seems to pull this fact from thin air. Lead Stories could not find any evidence reporting statistical ch Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Around 60% of people in poverty live in households where at least one adult is in work

2023-08-17 Dame Angela Eagle claimed 60% of people in poverty are in work. This isn't quite right. The percentage of working age adults who are in relative poverty and who are also in work is substantially lower Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Babies DO Need Hepatitis B Vaccine — Not Just ‘Hookers & Drug Users’

2023-08-15 Do babies not need the hepatitis B vaccine because it was only created for "hookers & drug users" and are babies being used by the pharmaceutical companies to mitigate losses? No, that's not true: There are legitimate reasons for babi Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Georgia Has More Than 2 Million ‘Phantom Voters’ On Its Voter Rolls

2023-08-11 Does the state of Georgia have 2.2 million "phantom voters" on its voter rolls, a situation that could lead to widespread voter fraud? No, there's no evidence that's true: A woman making this claim in a video on social media provided just Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Periods Longer Than Three Days ARE Normal

2023-08-10 Is it true that menstrual cycles, or periods, lasting longer than three days are abnormal? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence that a period lasting longer than three days is not normal. Two gynecologists and an expert on Go to site post…»

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