Does a viral social media post show a real passport for someone from India named "Priyanka Rao" who is supposedly the wife of Cole Tomas Allen? No, that's not true: There have been no news reports mentioning that name in connection with t
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2026 Pizza Amore St. Thomas Website NOT Same As When Mentioned In 2015 Epstein Files Email — Internet Trolls Loaded Sam Hyde Meme On 2026 Version
Did the website pizzaamorestthomas.com that is mentioned in a 2015 email in the Epstein files look in February 2026 as it did in 2015 when the email was sent? No, that's not true: A prankster re-registered the expired domain name in 2026
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Thomas Massie Did NOT Say He Has Flash Drive With All Jeffrey Epstein Files
Did U.S. Representative Thomas Massie say he obtained a flash drive containing the original versions of all Epstein files? No, that's not true: In an email to Lead Stories, Massie denied that. Lead Stories found no evidence supporting soc
PolitiFact→ What we do and don’t know about MI church shooting suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford’s politics
Fact-checking claims about Michigan shooter’s politics
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump 2020 Graphic Was NOT Edited Onto Shirt Of LDS Church Shooting Suspect Thomas J. Sanford — Digital Edit Took The Graphic Off
Was a Trump 2020 graphic digitally added to a family photo of Michigan LDS church shooting suspect Thomas J. Sanford? No, that's not true: The picture with the Trump 2020 graphic is the original, posted publicly on Facebook in 2019 and un
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does Show Suspected Michigan Church Shooter Thomas Jacob Sanford Wearing Trump Shirt
Does a viral image show the man suspected of the September 28, 2025, Michigan church attack? Yes, that's true: The photo originated from an old page on Facebook documenting the medical condition of the man's son, who was diagnosed with a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Grand Blanc, Michigan Church Shooter Was NOT The Same Thomas Sanford Listed In FEC Records Of ActBlue Donations
Did Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton Michigan, who was identified as the Grand Blanc, Michigan LDS church shooter, regularly donate to the American Democratic Party ActBlue political action committee? No, that's not true: A screenshot circu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robin Westman NOT Clifford Thomas Phillps Jr. Is The Suspect In Minneapolis Annunciation Catholic School Shooting
Is Clifford Thomas Phillips Jr. the suspect in the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis? No, that's not true: The shooter has been identified by law enforcement officials as Robin Westman. He died by a self-inflicted gu
News Facts Network→ Clarence Thomas urges courts to end deferring to ‘experts’ on gender affirming care
The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors in a 6–3 decision...
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t fall for Facebook posts warning about purported, wanted serial killer Jeffrey Thomas
Photos show Jeffrey Thomas, a “serial killer on the loose.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gordon Ramsay Did NOT ‘Boot’ Lia Thomas Out Of His Restaurant Saying ‘I Don’t Let Woke People Dine Here’ — It’s From Satire Article
Did celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay kick athlete Lia Thomas out of his restaurant, saying, "I don't let woke people dine here"? No, that's not true: This story originally appeared on a website with a satire disclaimer that's known for publis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI DID Unlock Phone Of Alleged Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, In July 2024
Have investigators been unable to unlock the phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, as of January 6, 2025? No, that's not true: The FBI announced in July 2024 that they had successfully
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims were wrong: The FBI was able to unlock Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone
“They still haven’t cracked” Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that men’s team refused to compete against Lia Thomas originated as satire
“Men’s swimming team refuses to compete against Lia Thomas, calling her a 'cheat'”
The Dispatch→ What Thomas Hardy Knew About Modern Love
As the sexes drift further apart, a Victorian novel reminds us why friendship between men and women matters.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the NCAA didn’t give transgender swimmer Lia Thomas’ medals to Riley Gaines
“NCAA shifts all medals from Lia Thomas to Riley Gaines.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Puts Trump And Thomas Matthew Crooks Together
Does a viral image authentically show Donald Trump sitting next to Thomas Matthew Crooks, who is accused of shooting at Trump during a presidential campaign rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: The image s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Blog Post Does NOT Prove Thomas Matthew Crooks Made Payments To Ryan Wesley Routh
Does a blog post prove the late Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot dead while trying to assassinate Donald Trump, made payments to Ryan Wesley Routh, charged in a separate apparent assassination attempt on Trump? No, that's not true: The blog wa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Posts About Missing ’32-Year-Old Kyle Thomas’ In Various Cities Are Bait-And-Switch
Did social-media posts share the true story of a 32-year-old man named Kyle Thomas, for whom "a silver alert" was issued after he reportedly "went missing" in Omaha, Nebraska? No, that's not true: As of this writing, Nebraska had not issu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Social Media Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern For A 3-Year-Old Girl Named Mila Found By ‘Deputy Sara Thomas’
Are social media posts about a 3-year-old girl named Mila, who supposedly went missing and was saved by "Deputy Sara Thomas" in several locations simultaneously, authentic? No, that's not true: This is a common bait-and-switch scam in whi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thomas Jolly ‘Who Created The Olympics Opening Ceremony’ Was NOT Struck By Lightning
Was Thomas Jolly, "the artist who created the Olympics opening ceremony," hospitalized after being hit by lightning? No, that's not true: The viral claim was based on a fake screenshot of a nonexistent AP article. Lead Stories found no ac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks Had $1.5 Million In Offshore Bank Accounts
Did Donald Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks have three offshore bank accounts totaling $1.5 million? No, that's not true: The FBI National Press Office told Lead Stories that, as of July 30, 2024, their investigation had "not uncovered
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Thomas Matthew Crooks briefly appeared in a BlackRock ad but didn’t work for the company
Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a photo of Thomas Matthew Crooks in a Jewish skullcap
Photo shows “Thomas Matthew Crooks wearing a quipá.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this picture does not show Thomas Matthew Crooks was transgender
Photo shows Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was transgender
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Purporting To Show The Shooter Was Trans Is NOT A Picture Of Thomas Matthew Crooks
Did a photo of the attempted assassin of Donald Trump surface, showing that Thomas Matthew Crooks was transgender? No, that's not true: The person in the photo on social media is not Crooks. The photo appeared first on 4chan, posted by an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Authentic Instagram Account Of Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks With Epstein Bio
Is a bio page mentioning "Epstein" from the real Instagram account of Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks? No, that's not true: A Meta spokesperson told Lead Stories the account was a copycat/fake account. The company told another fact-ch
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claim that Thomas Matthew Crooks was ‘arrested more than once’ is not supported by evidence
Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No proof Instagram account with Epstein-related bio belonged to Thomas Matthew Crooks
Photo shows the Instagram account of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, with the bio, “In my quest to end Epsteins evil empire.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Video of man yelling “slash Republican throats” was from 2020. It is not Thomas Matthew Crooks
Video shows Trump gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks yelling “slash Republican throats”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Hank Pecker’ Was NOT Identified As Trump Shooter — FBI Named Shooter As Thomas Matthew Crooks
Was the shooter responsible for the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump identified as "California resident Hank Pecker"? No, that's not true: The FBI identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks from Bethel Park, Pen
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, this photo is not of Trump rally shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks
A photo from viral social media posts shows Trump rally shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo and Video Do NOT Show Thomas Matthew Crooks — It Is X User ‘Jewgazing’
Do a photo and video circulating online show Thomas Matthew Crooks, identified by the FBI as the man who shot at Donald Trump on July 13, 2024? No, that's not true: the photo and video appear to have originated on the X account of a user
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Swimmer Lia Thomas didn’t lose “every title,” despite online claims
“Officially; Lia Thomas has lost every title.”
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→ Facebook posts – No, transgender swimmer Lia Thomas wasn’t ‘ordered to compete with men’
“Lia Thomas ordered to compete with men.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Swimmer Lia Thomas didn’t announce her retirement, despite online claims
“Lia Thomas announces retirement from competitive swimming.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, transgender swimmer Lia Thomas didn’t say she’s leaving the U.S.
“Lia Thomas declares: ‘In our country, only people like (Harrison) Butker have a place — I’m leaving the USA.”
The Dispatch→ The NCAA Did Not Strip Lia Thomas of Any Swimming Medals
A satirical social media post has been elevated by users mistaking it for a factual claim.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lia Thomas Has NOT Been Exclusively Banned From 2024 Olympics In Paris
Has Lia Thomas, the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA swimming championship Division I title, been exclusively banned from competing in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, as a post on Facebook implied? No, that's not true: The Inte