Did a Federal Aviation Administration weather camera capture images of a mysterious planet in the southern sky over Larsen Bay, Alaska? No, that's not true: Images taken at the same time at other FAA weather camera stations on Kodiak Isla
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Logically→ That’s PM Narendra Modi’s lookalike dancing at a garba event
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: That’s NOT People Sleeping On Ground In Gaza In October 2023 — It’s World Youth Day In Portugal Weeks Earlier
Does a video show displaced Palestinian people who had no place to go sleeping outdoors on the ground? No, that's not true: The video was filmed in early August 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, during World Youth Day, an international Catholic p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Pence Was NOT Hit With Water Balloon During Parade — That’s County Executive Bruce Blakeman
Did a young woman blindside former vice president Mike Pence while he was walking in a parade, hitting him squarely in the back of the head with a water balloon? No, that's not true: The video shows the Stewart Manor 4th of July Parade in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Vaccine Clinical Trial NOT Intended To Test Transmission Prevention — That’s Not How Clinical Trials Work
Did a Pfizer representative "admit" the company erred when its COVID-19 vaccine was "never tested on preventing transmission" of the virus during clinical trials? No, that's not true. Vaccine clinical trials for drug approval are not mean
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ray Epps’ Wife Robyn Does NOT Work For Company That’s A Division Of Dominion Voting Systems
Does Ray Epps' wife work for a company that owns Dominion Voting Systems? No, that's not true: Robyn Epps is the wife of Ray Epps, who has become a target of a conspiracy theory that claims that since he has not been arrested for particip
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Breast Milk ‘Leakage’ Does NOT Contain ‘All The Impurity That’s In The Mother’s Body’
Does breast milk "leakage" contain "all the impurity that's in the mother's body"? No, that's not true: "This claim is false and is not grounded in science," Dr. Christopher M. Zahn, chief of clinical practice and interim chief of health
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Washington Post Did NOT Publish Article About Dog That’s New Face Of Online Homophobia
Did The Washington Post publish an article by technology columnist Taylor Lorenz titled, "This dog is the new face of online homophobia"? No, that's not true: This is not a screenshot of a real article but a spoof made to look like an "In
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine President Zelenskyy Did NOT Sing Cover Of Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ — That’s Alejandro Manzano
Does a video show Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy playing piano and singing "Imagine," John Lennon's iconic song about world peace? No, that's not true: This video shows American singer Alejandro Manzano from the band Boyce Avenue
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show China’s ‘Artificial Sun’ — That’s A Rocket Launch
Does a video show China's "Artificial Sun" rising to break a record for heating a loop of plasma and holding a temperature of 126 million degrees for 17 minutes? No, that's not true: This video shows a rocket launch and is unrelated to th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines ARE Responsible For Half Of All Adverse Vaccine Reaction Reports In 30 Years — But That’s Not Full Story
Does the number of reported adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines in the United States equal half of all such reports for all vaccines over the last 30 years? Yes, that's true: Those numbers are found in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: L.A. County And 7 States DO Have Same Number Of People And Different Congressional Representation — But That’s Normal
Do Los Angeles County and the combined population of seven Midwestern and Western states have roughly the same population, but different congressional representation? Yes, although the comparison is misleading: Every state (and therefore,
Logically→ That’s why not one single person with private insurance would lose their insurance under my plan, nor did they under Obamacare unless they choose to do something else
Many people lost their insurance when companies sent them notices canceling their insurance because it did not meet the higher standards of the ACA.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Policeman Did NOT Get Disfigured — That’s Heath Ledger’s Joker
Does a photo of a policeman with lacerated cheeks show a real officer scarred by an Antifa thug who threw bricks covered with razor blades at him? No, it does not. The photo circulating on social media of a disfigured policeman is actually act
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Old Photo Does NOT Show Kamala Harris Practicing Prostitution — Photographer Says It’s NOT Her
Does an old photo show Vice President Kamala Harris practicing prostitution? No, that's not true: The professional photographer who took this shot in New York City told Lead Stories that the young Black woman in the picture was not Harris
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? No, that's not true: There is no reporting or National Park Service statement that protesters put graffiti on Philadelphia's Liberty Bell
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CBC Did NOT Report MAID Suggested For ‘Angry Young Men With No Prospects’ — Article Was Fake
Did the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation publish an article that suggested offering Medical Assistance in Dying, also known as MAID, to "angry young men with no prospects" to combat "growing ideological extremism"? No, that's not true: C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Undamaged Ear In Immediate Weeks After Trump Shooting
Does a photo taken less than two weeks after Donald Trump's right ear was grazed in an assassination attempt show it undamaged? No, that's not true: The photo on social media predates the shooting by more than seven years. There's no evid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Big Party’ Excerpt From ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Is NOT Real — Follow-Up Post Confirms Fakery
Did Donald Trump's pick for vice president, Sen. JD Vance, write about a drunken party with embarrassingly graphic details on page 21 of his book "Hillbilly Elegy"? No, that's not true: The person who made the post on social media later c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Announce Fundraising Concert With Beyonce To Support Kamala Harris As Of July 26, 2024
Did Taylor Swift announce they were scheduling a fundraising concert with Beyonce to support Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate? No, that's not true: Neither the singers, nor Harris has announced a fundraisin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Starbucks Founder Schultz Did NOT Say Boycotts Had Sent Company Into ‘Critical’ Decline In July 2024
Did Starbucks founder and former CEO Howard Schultz say the "company has reached a critical point of decline amid global boycott," and did the BBC report his criticism, as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: A spokesperson f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden’s Wristwatch Was NOT Showing Another Time During His Live Address To Nation — Photo Proof
Did the wristwatch President Joe Biden was wearing show a time other than the current local time during a live address on July 24, 2024, indicating the speech was prerecorded or edited? No, that's not true: Biden's watch was visible showi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: GovTrack Did NOT Delete Only Kamala Harris’ 2019 Voting Report Card; All From 2019 Were Consolidated, Deleted
Did GovTrack delete only Vice President Kamala Harris' 2019 report card, which rated her as the most liberal senator that year? No, that's not true: GovTrack told Lead Stories that it consolidated and deleted everyone's 2019 report card.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JD Vance Did NOT Describe Having Sex With A Couch In His Memoir
Did Ohio Republican Senator JD Vance describe having sex with a couch in his memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy," as a post on X claimed? No, that's not true: Lead Stories searched through Vance's book and watched the movie adaptation. There was no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. John Fetterman Does NOT Refuse To Wear Suits Except For Netanyahu — He Wears Suits On Senate Floor
Did Sen. John Fetterman wear a suit for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress despite "refusing to wear a suit to literally everything else?" No, that's not true: Fetterman wears a suit whenever he goes to the Ho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Announce He Won’t Debate Kamala Harris As Of July 23, 2024
Did former President Donald Trump state that he won't debate Vice President Kamala Harris in a presidential candidate debate? No, that's not true: Trump said the opposite, that he wants to debate Harris. Harris is the presumptive 2024 Dem
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hydrothermal Explosion At Yellowstone Biscuit Basin In July 2024 Was NOT ‘Unusual’
Was a hydrothermal explosion on July 23, 2024, at Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin considered "unusual" by experts, as a post on X claimed? No, that's not true: Officials with the U.S. Geological Service said the "small hydrother
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Kamala Harris Saying ‘More Schools, Less Jails’ Does NOT Show Full Extent Of Her Position
Does a video in a social media post accurately convey Vice President Kamala Harris' full position by using a clip of her saying "more schools, less jails"? No, that's not true: A transcript of her 2013 speech shows the post snipped away t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Tornado Storms In Chicago On July 16, 2024 — VFX And SFX Editing On Video Compilation
Is a video authentically showing a "tornado storm" in Chicago on July 16, 2024? No, that's not true: The tornados in this video appear fake and a college animation professor told Lead Stories that "portions of the video montage have AI or
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tractors In Photo Were NOT On Beach Blocking Migrant Boats From Landing In UK — Protest Was In France
Does a photo show tractors lined up to block boats of migrants from landing at the port of Dover in the U.K.? No, that's not true: The photo on social media shows a protest on January 26, 2024, at a French seaside resort where President E
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Release Ballistics Test On Trump Assassination Attempt
Did the FBI say a ballistics test shows Donald Trump was not shot in the ear during a July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on the former president? No, that's not true: The agency told Lead Stories, "The FBI has not released a ballistics
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Playing Golf With Undamaged Ear 10 Days After Shooting
Does a video show former President Donald Trump playing golf with an undamaged ear 10 days after an assassination attempt on July 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The photo in a social media post was taken from a video recorded the week bef
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Seriously Call 18- To 24-Year-Olds ‘Stupid’ — It Was Sympathy About Young Adults’ Decision-Making Maturity
Does a clip of Vice President Kamala Harris saying that young adults "are stupid" accurately reflect what she said in a 2014 speech about crime prevention? No, that's not true: The full transcript shows that when she said 18- to 24-year-o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jimmy Carter Was NOT Dead As Of July 23, 2024 — Letter Saying So Is Fake
Did former President Jimmy Carter die on July 23, 2024? No, that's not true: The owner of the account that posted a fake letter about Carter passing away told Lead Stories he carried out the hoax to show how sensationalist news spreads. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Memorandums Do NOT Indicate Transfer Of Presidential Power Ahead Of Death
Do memorandums by President Joe Biden prove he is transferring his presidential power to others in advance of his death? No, that's not true: The delegation of powers to lower-level officials is a common practice in the federal government
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Judge Did NOT Rule That Someone Defamed, ‘Lied’ About Andrew, Tristan Tate As Of July 22, 2024 — Judge Just Denied Motion To Dismiss Defamation Counts
Did a Florida judge find that an individual "lied" about actions made by social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate? No, that's not true: The judge who made the decision did not rule yet on the question if the person actually defame
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Biden With Blackened Eyeballs, Black Face Mask Used To Prop Up Baseless ‘Joe Biden Is Dead’ Rumor
Does an image of President Joe Biden with solid black eyeballs wearing a black protective face mask support a rumor that he died? No, that's not true: The image is fake, with several flaws typical of AI-generated images, and Biden is aliv
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Building From Which Gunman Shot At Trump Is NOT Owned By BlackRock
Did the would-be assassin who fired at former President Donald Trump use the roof of a building owned by investment firm BlackRock? No, that's not true: According to Pennsylvania property records, that building is owned by a different com
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Biden Was In Hospice Care As Of July 23, 2024
Was President Joe Biden in hospice care as of July 23, 2024? No, that's not true: He was diagnosed with COVID-19, on July 17, 2024, then tested negative for COVID and was seen in public on July 23, 2024, returning to the White House. The
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