Did WNBA basketball player Caitlin Clark reject a $400 million deal from Nike because of the company's association with NFL-quarterback-turned-civil-rights-activist Colin Kaepernick? No, that's not true: This claim first appeared in an ar
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PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Project 2025 didn’t call for ‘period passports’ for women; claim originated as satire
Project 2025 mandates women carry “period passports” to “track their menstrual cycles” and “monitor pregnancies.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Disney and Google now own the rights to the King James Bible? That’s satire
“Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disney, Google Did NOT Buy Rights To First King James Version Bible — Claim Started On Satire Site
Did Disney and Google buy the rights to the first King James Version of the Bible? No, that's not true: No sources are cited in the Instagram post where the claim is stated. The claim first appeared in a 2018 article from The Babylon Bee,
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Gordon Ramsay didn’t kick transgender swimmer Lia Thomas out of a restaurant. Claim is satire
“Gordon Ramsay kicks Lia Thomas out of his restaurant, 'Dine in some woke place.'"
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – We feel fine: CERN scientists did not end the world 12 years ago. This claim is satire.
CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Caitlin Clark did not turn down millions of dollars from Nike. Claim is satire
“Caitlin Clark rejects $400 million deal from Nike” saying “not with that Kaepernick clown.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Team USA Did NOT Lose $60 Million In Endorsements After Caitlin Clark ‘Snub’ — Claim From Satire Site
Did Team USA lose $60 million in endorsements after Caitlin Clark was not placed on the 2024 USA Basketball Women's Olympic Team? No, that's not true: the Indiana Fever WNBA player is indeed not on the team but the United States Olympic &
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Caitlin Clark Did NOT Replace Brittney Griner On The USA Women’s Olympic Basketball Team — It’s A Satire Post
Did Caitlin Clark replace Brittney Griner on the Team USA women's Olympic basketball team due to rule-breaking by Griner? No, that is not true: The website the claim originated from is self-described as satirical and says on its "About Us
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: Kid Rock Did NOT Call On Grammys To Ban Taylor Swift As She’s ‘Destroyed Real Music’ — It’s Satire
Did rock musician Kid Rock call on the Grammys to ban Taylor Swift because she's "destroyed real music," as a social-media post claimed? No, that's not true: This claim initially appeared in an article on a satirical website known for pub
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Steelers coach did not call Pride Month ‘woke crap.’ That claim started as satire.
Pittsburgh Steelers coach “directs team to not participate in pride month” calling it "woke crap"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Paramount Did NOT Offer Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Richards $500 Million To Make ‘Un-Woke’ Sitcom — Story Is From Satire Site
Did Paramount offer Jerry Seinfeld and Michael Richards $500 million to make an "un-woke" sitcom? No, that's not true: The website the article originated from is self-described as satirical and says on its "About Us" page that its content
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Colin Kaepernick Did NOT Say He’s Boycotting NFL As Long As Harrison Butker Is On Team — It’s From Satire Article
Did quarterback Colin Kaepernick, a civil rights activist, say he is boycotting the NFL as long as kicker Harrison Butker is on an NFL team and did he say of Butker, "I don't like him"? No, that's not true: This claim initially appeared i
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Elon Musk isn’t suing Whoopi Goldberg and ‘The View.’ This claim originated on a satire site
“Elon Musk sues The View and Whoopi Goldberg for $60 million.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say ‘I’d Rather Drink Sewer Water Than See Taylor Swift At The Super Bowl’ — Satire Site Oirgin
Did entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk say, "I'd rather drink sewer water than see Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl," as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: This claim originally appeared in an article on a satirical website
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vin Diesel Did NOT Pull $1 Million Donation to Boy Scouts — Claim From Satire Site
Did actor Vin Diesel pull his $1 million annual donation to Boy Scouts of America while being quoted as saying, "It's no longer the organization I know and love"? No, that's not true: A representative of The Boy Scouts of America organiza
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Did Robert De Niro lose film role after anti-Trump comments? No, claim is from satire sites
"Warner Bros Cancels $10 Million Project Starring 'Woke' Robert De Niro.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Withdraw $250 Million From Boy Scouts — Claim From Satire Site
Did Elon Musk withdraw $250 million from Boy Scouts of America while being quoted as saying, "Not A Single Penny To Woke Organizations"? No, that's not true: This claim originated from an article on a satirical website known for publishin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Starbucks Lattes Do NOT Contain Semen — Baseless Claims Originated On Satire Website In 2014
Do Starbucks coffee shops routinely add human semen to the lattes they sell? No, that's not true: This claim first surfaced in 2014 as an article on a satire website with a disclaimer identifying the website as such. The fake news story m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Andy Reid Did NOT Say He Would Resign If Chiefs Fired Harrison Butker — Made-Up Quote Is From Satire Site
Did Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid say, as of May 23, 2024, that he will resign if the Chiefs fire kicker Harrison Butker, adding "If they get rid of Harrison, they get rid of me"? No, that's not true: While it was reported in Ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Beyonce Did NOT Offer Country Stars Millions To Join Her On Stage — Claim Originated On Satire Source
Did Beyonce try to convince such singers as Oliver Anthony and Kid Rock to share the stage with her by offering them money? No, that's not true: The claims came from self-described satire sources known for mass-producing false stories. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Site Is Origin Of Claim Elon Musk Said He Was Considering Buying NY Jets To Keep Colin Kaepernick Off Team
Did entrepreneur Elon Musk say he was considering buying the New York Jets to keep National Football League player turned American civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick off the football team? No, that's not true: This claim initially app
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Jay-Z didn’t bribe country radio stations to play Beyoncé’s songs. This claim started as satire.
“Jay-Z paid more than $20 million to country radio stations to play Beyoncé songs so she’d top the Billboard country charts.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Article Says Kid Rock Refuses To Do ‘Collaborative Tour’ With Taylor Swift
Did rock musician Kid Rock refuse to do a collaborative tour with pop star Taylor Swift? No, that's not true: This claim initially appeared in an article on a satirical website known for publishing fabricated content. There is otherwise n
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is this woman encouraging her son to use a litter box? No, it’s satire.
Video shows a mother encouraging her son “who identifies as a cat to use the litter box at school.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Keanu Reeves didn’t reject a ‘woke’ movie offer from Marvel. It’s satire
U.S. News & World Report reported that actor Keanu Reeves rejected a “‘woke’ movie offer.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denzel, Wahlberg, Sly Did NOT Quit SAG To Form ‘No-Woke’ Actors Union — Claim Is From Satire Site
Did Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg and Sylvester Stallone all resign from the Screen Actors Guild to create a new "no-woke" union focused on traditional values? No, that's not true: Washington's representative told Lead Stories the clai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Publicly State That Bill Gates Should Go To Prison As Of April 2024 — Claim Is From Site That Publishes ‘Fake News’ And Satire
Did Elon Musk publicly call for the arrest of Bill Gates as of April 2024? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a website that publishes made-up news stories related to Musk. An online search by Lead Stores found nothing to subs
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Country Music Hall Of Fame Did NOT Say It Would Not Consider Taylor Swift For Induction — Story Originated From Satire Website
Did the Country Music Hall of Fame make a statement announcing that it would not consider Taylor Swift for induction because her music "is bubblegum, not country"? No, that's not true: The story came from a satirical website but then was
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jon Voight, Angelina Jolie Did NOT Co-Create ‘Non Woke Production Studio’ — It’s AI-Generated Satire
Did actors Jon Voight and Angelina Jolie "join forces for a non-woke production studio" named "Time for a Change"? No, that's not true: The claim was first published on a self-described satire website. The article was not even an original
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg Did NOT Co-Create ‘Non-Woke Film Production Studio’ — Satire Website Source
Did Hollywood director Mel Gibson and actor Mark Wahlberg "join hands to create a non-woke film production studio," as a post on Instagram claims? No, that's not true: The meme image and caption that make this claim were taken word for wo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: In-N-Out Burger Is NOT ‘Leaving California Over Wage Hikes And Woke Policies’ — Claim Is From Satire Site
Is In-N-Out Burger leaving California "over wage hikes and woke policies"? No, that's not true: This article originated from a website that labels itself satire. The site has a disclaimer that describes it as part of a network of "parody,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence AOC Said ‘I Get My Food From The Grocery Store’ In Response To Supply Disruptions From Collapsed Baltimore Bridge — It’s Satire
Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) say supply disruptions caused by the Baltimore bridge collapse don't concern her because she "get[s] her food from the grocery store?" No, that's not true: This quote comes from a satirical website
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chicago Mayor Did NOT Tell Migrants They Can Rob Americans If They Run Out of Debit Card Funds — Satire Source
Did the Chicago mayor tell migrants they can "just rob Americans" if they run out of debit card funds? No, that's not true: The mayor never said this. The fabricated quotes came from a satire article posted by The Daily Wasp, a website th
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Trans runners didn’t complain about ill-fitting uniforms; that’s satire
Transgender female athletes complained that their uniforms were ill-fitting.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say He Might Buy ‘The View’ Just So He Could Cancel It — Article First Appeared On Satire Site
Did Elon Musk say he might buy the TV talk show "The View" just so he could cancel it -- as claimed in a meme on social media? No, that's not true: The text caption and composite image showing show co-host Whoopi Goldberg and Elon Musk or
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CMT Did NOT Ban Taylor Swift ‘For Life’ — Claim Is From A Satire Website
Did Country Music Television ban Taylor Swift "for life" from their channel? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available and credible evidence that the company made that decision. An early version of the claim appeared on a websit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disney World Is NOT Adding Urinals To All Women’s Restrooms — Claim Originated On A Satire and Parody Website
Did Disney announce that urinals would be added to all women's restrooms in their theme parks to provide "a safer and more inclusive atmosphere for everyone"? No, that's not true: This claim appeared in an article in Mouse Trap News, a we
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Beyoncé didn’t sing ‘Black national anthem’ at an NFL game; the claim is satire
“Beyoncé faces nearly $10 billion loss following ‘Black national anthem’ performance at NFL.”