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: 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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Muslims’ Yelling ‘Death’ To France, Jewish People, Police, Following 2024 French Election
Does a video show a group of protesters with Palestinian flags shouting offensive sentiments about France, Jewish people and the police after the 2024 French legislative election? No, that's not true: The video predates the election. Addi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Federal Law Bars Landlords From Charging 3 Times Rent For Security Deposit As Of July 1, 2024
Did the federal government introduce a nationwide ban on security deposits equal to three months' rent starting on July 1, 2024? No, that's not true: The fact that such laws went into effect in at least two states on this day does not mak
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Neil Armstrong Did NOT Say He Saw UFOs And Aliens On The Moon
Did astronaut Neil Armstrong once say he saw UFOs and aliens on the moon? No, that's not true: The claim is completely fabricated. There is zero evidence that Armstrong ever told anyone that he saw UFOs and aliens on the moon, and no evid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Noam Chomsky Is NOT Dead As Of June 18, 2024
Is famed linguist Noam Chomsky dead as of June 18, 2024? No, that's not true: The claim that Chomsky had died was posted without sources, corroborating information or witness statements. The account that posted it subsequently published a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Italian PM Meloni Did NOT Say ‘If Russia Does Not Agree To The Terms Of The Peace Summit, We Will Force It To Surrender’
Did Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni say, "If Russia does not agree to the terms of the peace summit, we will force it to surrender"? No, that's not true: The comments attributed to her come from a falsified Russian translation of wh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Earth As Globe Was NOT Concept Introduced By Hollywood — Was Documented By Ancient Greeks
Did Universal Studios first introduce the concept of the world as a globe in 1927 before NASA had photographed it from space in the 1960s? No, that's not true on several counts: It did not take NASA's space program to discover that the Ea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Build-Up To Attack On Danish Prime Minister
Does a viral video show a scene just before Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was attacked in June 2024? No, that's not true: The footage is unrelated to the incident and was recorded in a location about 125 miles away according to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dana Perino Did NOT Announce She’s Leaving Fox News, Launching Line Of CBD Gummies
Did Fox News host Dana Perino announce that she was leaving the network to make CBD gummies? No, that's not true: Paid posts promoting the claim on social media shared an article purporting to be a Fox News report, though it was published
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Olympic Committee Did NOT Say Lia Thomas Can ‘Try Out For The Men’s Team’
Did the U.S. Olympic Committee say that American swimmer Lia Thomas, the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA swimming championship Division I title, is "welcome to try out for the men's team," as a post on Facebook claimed? No
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 31 Patent Citations Do NOT Prove Actor Terrence Howard Invented Virtual Reality
Do 31 patent citations prove actor Terrence Howard invented virtual reality? No, that's not true: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office says that Howard's idea was never patented in the United States, while the European Patent Office and t
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Allies Misrepresent FBI Order on Document Search at Mar-a-Lago
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take FBI agents who searched for classified documents held by former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in 2022 followed standard protocol. But Trump supporters and socia
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kathy Griffin Was NOT ‘Thrown Off The Red Carpet’ At Met Gala In 2024
Was actress Kathy Griffin "thrown off the red carpet" at the Met Gala in 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on an America's Last Line of Defense Facebook account, listed under a "satire/parody" category. Lead Stories has previ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Press Secretary Did NOT Answer Question On ‘Ukrainian Manifestations Of Nazism’ — Altered Video
Did White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre field a question on the topic of alleged Ukrainian manifestations of Nazism from a reporter during a press briefing? No, that's not true on both counts: The reporter did not ask this ques
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Spetznas’ Snipers Did NOT Kill WEF Member Kiva Allgood In Ukraine
Did "Spetznas" snipers fatally shoot the World Economic Forum's head of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, Kiva Allgood, on April 26, 2024? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that this happened. In ad
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT Block FEMA From Tornado Relief In Omaha
Did U.S. Marines forcibly block the Federal Emergency Management Agency from providing tornado relief in Omaha, Nebraska, in April 2024? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. It originall
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Using Communal Swimming Pool CANNOT Cause HIV Infection
Can using a communal swimming pool cause HIV infection? No, that's not true: The chief medical officer of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation told Lead Stores that there are "no cases of HIV transmission" in a swimming pool. HIV is typically s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence A Guantanamo Hospital Orderly Was Arrested For Trying To Murder Klaus Schwab
Was a Guantanamo Hospital orderly arrested for trying to murder World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab on April 22, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on a website that publishes fabricated content. No credible evidence exi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Special Forces Freed ‘Military and Civilian J6ers From Deep State Prison’
Did U.S. Special Forces "rescue" military and civilian "J6ers" from a "deep state" prison in the Aleutian Islands on April 7, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appears on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. Also, no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Comedy Video Does NOT Show Man Actually Asking City Council To Legalize Sports Gambling After His Successful Betting On Transgender Athletes
Did a video showing a man asking a city council to legalize sports gambling after he made money betting on transgender athletes capture a real-life, authentic story? No, that's not true: The man participated in the production of a comedy
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Joe Rogan Talking About Extraterrestrial Life On Planet K2-18 B Is NOT Authentic
Did Joe Rogan claim scientists have found extraterrestrial life on a planet known as "K2-18 b," as a video on Facebook suggested? No, that's not true: As narration that sounds like Rogan describes the supposed discovery, images cover his
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That A ‘White Hat’ Officer’s Wife Was Found Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances In North Carolina
Was the wife of a "White Hat officer" found dead under suspicious circumstances in North Carolina? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on a website that publishes fabricated content. There is also no credible evidence to substantiate
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Delta Force Did NOT Arrest Klaus Schwab In April 2024
Did a Delta Force strike team arrest 86-year-old World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab on April 12, 2024? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that this happened. In addition, the website where this claim appeared has a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Give $16 Billion Of US Money To Iran In 2023; They’re Frozen Iranian Assets
Did President Joe Biden give $16 billion of American money away to Iran in 2023? No, that's not true: First, it's important to say that the amount in question is $6 billion, not $16 billion. Secondly, the money wasn't U.S. taxpayer dollar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Marines Did NOT Rescue 11 Kidnapped Children in Kansas
Did U.S. Marines rescue 11 children who were purportedly imprisoned in Kansas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. Also, this claim appeared i