Was comedian and TV host Jimmy Kimmel named as Jeffrey Epstein's client in the most recent batch of court documents released in the first week of 2024? No, that's not true: Lead Stories manually reviewed the files, and none of them discus
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Logically→ No, after her expulsion Indian politician Mahua Moitra wasn’t dragged out of the Parliament
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Greta Thunberg Did NOT Post A Photo Of Herself Holding A Poster Reading ‘6 Million Wasn’t Enough’ — Her Photo Was Doctored
Did the Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg post a photo of herself holding a placard that reads "6 Million wasn't enough"? No, that's not true: She never posted the photo in question. Thunberg did express her pro-Palestinian st
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Obama’s doctor didn’t conduct his late chef’s autopsy and the 911 call wasn’t delayed, police say
CLAIM: The Obama family’s personal chef had been writing a tell-all book when he was found dead with injuries to his head in less than 4 feet of water.
Logically→ No, Michelle Obama wasn’t identified as a man in ‘mother’s will’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mafia Assassins Were NOT Sent To Rome To Avenge Pope Francis’ ‘Death’ — He Wasn’t Killed
Were Mafia assassins dispatched to Rome during the Christmas holiday season to avenge the murder of Pope Francis? No, that's not true: The pope was alive on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Additionally, the claim primarily relies on seve
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report Investigators Believe Riot At U.S. Capitol Wasn’t Trump-Inspired
Did CNN report that investigators believe the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not inspired by Donald Trump, and did Democrats impeach Trump "before they had any information from investigators?" No, that's not true: CNN re
AFP Fact Check→ Hong Kong politician says she is not pregnant and wasn’t injured at Prince Edward vigil
An image has been shared hundreds of times in Facebook and Weibo posts that claim it shows pro-democracy politician Jessica Leung "pretending to be pregnant" as she's pushed to the ground by Hong Kong police at a vigil in August. The claims are mislea
ABC News→ NOT REAL NEWS: Warrant for Trump lawyer wasn’t thrown out
NOT REAL NEWS: Online stories falsely claim a federal judge in California dismissed a search warrant and evidence from FBI raid at office of Trump's personal attorney
ABC News→ Winfrey’s home wasn’t destroyed by California mudslides
Winfrey's home wasn't destroyed by California mudslides
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Vermont senator wasn’t indicted
A story alleging that a Vermont senator has been arrested by the FBI and will face charges of illegal gambling and drug possession is untrue
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Were NOT Manufactured By Military Contractors, But By Pfizer And Moderna
Were COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by military contractors rather than by Pfizer and Moderna? No, that's not true: FDA inspection records show the vaccines were made in drug industry labs. Pfizer pointed Lead Stories to publicly availabl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush Did NOT Pardon Family Members
Did Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush pardon family members? No, that's not true: Neither former president pardoned a member of his family. While Carter's brother Billy and Bush's son Neil were involved in controversies during
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE CNN Video Shows Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Crying Over Trump’s Proposed Tariffs
Does a CNN video show Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau crying in response to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pledge in November 2024 to slap tariffs on Canadian exports to the U.S.? No, that's not true: The video is from 2017 an
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Question Barron Trump’s Citizenship Status
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President-elect Donald Trump has called for an interpretation of the 14th Amendment that would deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. to parents in the cou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FIFA, MLS Did NOT Announce ‘Permanent Ban’ On ‘Pride Flags’ At 2025 FIFA Club World Cup As Of November 2024 — From Self-Described Satire Resources
Did Major League Soccer or FIFA publicly announce that LGBTQ+ flags will be prohibited at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup? No, that's not true: The rumor originated from websites with satire labels. As of November 20, 2024, Lead Stories foun
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That ‘White Hats’ Stopped Three Busses Of Harris Supporters Who Voted In New York, Again In Pennsylvania
Did "White Hats" stop "three busses" full of "Harris supporters" who had voted in New York, then boarded a bus to vote again in Pennsylvania, with 150 of these people detained? No, that's not true: This claim was made from an account conn
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Rigged’ Voting Machines NOT Seized By ‘White Hats’ In Georgia, North Carolina
Have rigged voting machines in Fulton County, Georgia, and North Carolina been seized or destroyed by "white hats," as an article by Real Raw News said? No, that's not true: State election boards in North Carolina and Georgia told Lead St
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kentucky Voting Machine Did NOT Switch Trump Votes To Harris
Are voting machines in Kentucky changing votes from Donald Trump to Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: There was an incident involving a single ballot marking device in Laurel County but it wasn't switching votes; instead, one voter was
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Shows Comedian, NOT Man Who Drove Trump’s ‘Garbage Force One’
Does a widely shared video feature a man who drove "Trump's garbage truck"? No, that's not true: The video came from an account that labels its content as satire. The man seen in the footage is a stand-up comedian. The claim originated fr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Progress 2028 Ads On Facebook Are NOT Official Kamala Harris Campaign Ads — Created By Conservative Group
Are Progress 2028 ads on Facebook authentic ads supporting Kamala Harris' presidential campaign? No, that's not true: These ads are not affiliated with the campaign or its supporters; instead, a conservative group paid for them to misrepr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Federal Agencies Raided Amish Pennsylvania Farm In January 2024 — It Was Searched By State’s Department Of Agriculture
Was Amos Miller's farm in Pennsylvania's Amish country raided by federal authorities during the years of Kamala Harris's vice presidency? No, that's not true: The well-publicized "raid" within that time frame took place on January 4, 2024
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Does NOT Prove That Total Undocumented Populations In 7 States Increased Between 241% and 734% In 2021-24
Does a viral post on social media prove that the total size of undocumented populations in seven states has increased by triple-digit percentages between 2021 and 2024? No, that's not true: The chart shared online didn't reflect the corre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oregon Did NOT Leave Trump Out Of Voters’ Pamphlet For Political Reasons — Campaign Declined To Participate
Did Oregon officials omit Donald Trump from a voters' pamphlet about candidates in the 2024 election for political reasons? No, that's not true: Trump's campaign chose not to submit information for the pamphlet, according to a statement f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA Contractor Used Secondary Runway But Did NOT Prevent Civilian Disaster Aid At Greenville, South Carolina, Airport For Helene Victims
Did FEMA aircraft block a runway at the Greenville, South Carolina, airport on October 5, 2024, preventing civilian disaster aid from reaching Hurricane Helene victims and "stopping help"? No, that's not true: While an airport representat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris DID Tweet About Hurricane Helene
Did Kamala Harris ignore Hurricane Helene by not tweeting about it as a social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The first post about the natural disaster appeared on her official vice presidential account on X on September 25, 202
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Coca-Cola Did NOT Cut Ties With Taylor Swift After She Endorsed Kamala Harris — From Self-Described Satire Site
Did Coca-Cola cut ties with Taylor Swift after she endorsed Kamala Harris for president? No, that's not true: This comes from a social media post that's clearly marked as satire. Coca-Cola told Lead Stories it wasn't true, and it's not ev
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Dog Being Spit-Roasted By ‘Bosnian Neighbors’ in U.S.
Does a viral video capture "Bosnian neighbors" roasting a dog in their backyard in the U.S.? No, that's not true: A Cornell University professor of veterinary medicine told Lead Stories that what is seen in the years-old footage does not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Haiti’s Average IQ Is NOT 67
Is the average IQ in Haiti 67 as claimed by various posts on social media? No, that's not true: The number is not based on any actual IQ testing in Haiti. It comes from a decades-old book co-authored by an Irish academic who was later str
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Social Media Posts NOT Concerned Over Urn Marked ‘Zachary Levi Bowers’ In Various Places — It’s Real Estate Scam
Did authentic social media posts offer genuine concern over the discovery of an urn marked "Zachary Levi Bowers" in various places? No, that's not true: This is a common bait-and-switch scam in which social media users post heart-tugging
AllSides→ Walz VP selection spurs flurry of misinformation online
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/08/21/fact-checking-false-and-misleading-claims-about-tim-walz/74871910007/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Present Plan To ‘Flood’ Public Square With ‘Raw Sewage’ In 2022 Speech; He Described Propaganda Tactics
When former President Barack Obama described a metaphorical plan in 2022 to "flood" the public square with "raw sewage," did he present it as either his own or as that of the Democratic Party? No, that's not true: He was describing how pr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Air MrBeast Casino Segment — Video Was Digitally Manipulated
Did Fox News broadcast a segment about online influencer MrBeast starting his own online casino "where everyone wins"? No, that's not true: The video contained signs of digital manipulation, and an AI-detection tool further confirmed that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Campaign Did NOT Post AI-Generated Photo Of Crowds — It Came From Self-Described Parody Account
Did the Kamala Harris campaign produce an AI image of a fake rally crowd and then distribute that picture? No, that's not true: The image in question was first published on the internet by a self-described parody account not affiliated wi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris’ August 8, 2024, Detroit Rally Photo Is NOT AI-Generated; Airplane Engine and Fuselage Reflection Explained by Physics
Is an image from a Kamala Harris political rally in Detroit a "FAKE AI PHOTO" because the reflection on the plane's engine and fuselage doesn't show a crowd? No, that's not true: the reflection on the plane's engine can be explained by a
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: ‘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: 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
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Unsupported Claims About Trump’s Wound and Secret Service Response
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Extensive media coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally shows his injury and the immediate response o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Secret Service Did NOT Deny Agent ‘Jonathan Willis’ Permission To Shoot Would-Be Assassin — There Is No Such Agent
Did U.S. Secret Service "top brass" refuse to give a sniper named Jonathan Willis permission to shoot the would-be assassin at the July 13, 2024, Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania -- as an anonymous post on 4chan claimed? No, that's not