Does a real photo show Pope Leo XIV rocking Nikes with his clerical vestments? Yes, that's true: This is a real photo that appears in a trailer for a documentary about the time Pope Leo XIV spent in Rome before he was elected to be pope.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pope Leo XIV Did NOT Blast Karoline Leavitt Or Read Her Resume During TV Interview — It’s Spam From Vietnam
Did Pope Leo XIV blast White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt or her resume during a television interview? No, that's not true: Social media posts making the claim were created and distributed by a spam operation managed from Vietna
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – No, Pope Leo XIV does not support nuclear weapons in Iran, or anywhere, despite Trump’s statement
Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE TV Special "Seeking The Truth, Finding Justice" About Virginia Giuffre Allegedly Funded By Celebrities From Pope Leo XIV To Barbra Streisand — Story Is Viet Spam
Is there a television special called "Seeking the Truth, Finding Justice" about Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre in which celebrities -- from Pope Leo XIV to Barbra Streisand -- invested over $246,000? No, that's not true: There is no evid
The Dispatch→ Will Pope Leo XIV Slow the AI Blitzkrieg?
His namesake shaped the Catholic Church and history. Can the new pope?
Full Fact→ Clip of Pope Leo XIV addressing Burkina Faso leader is fake
The clip has been edited to lip sync what is likely deepfake audio of the Pope with real footage of him delivering a different speech.
News Facts Network→ Fact vs. Fiction: Claim That Pope Leo XIV Will Lead Mass in Chicago on the Same Day as Trump’s Military Parade
Claim via Social Media Posts Social media posts on X and Facebook claimed that Pope... The post Fact vs. Fiction: Claim That Pope Leo XIV Will Lead Mass in Chicago on the Same Day as Trump’s Military Parade appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Pope Leo XIV Criticizing JD Vance’s Response To Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis
Did a viral video really show Pope Leo XIV publicly criticizing JD Vance for his reaction to former President Joe Biden's cancer announcement? No, that's not true: The clip used AI-generated sound to make it appear the Pope scolded Vance
Full Fact→ No evidence Pope Leo XIV said being called woke is the gospel
A quote attributed to the new Pope is circulating widely online, but we could find no evidence he actually said this.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Pope Leo XIV Turning Away From Pride Flag — It’s The "Pace" (Peace) Flag
Does a video posted to social media show Pope Leo XIV turning away from a Pride flag as he moves through a receiving line? No, that's not true: It's not a Pride flag but a flag commonly flown at Italian peace marches that says "PACE," whi
The Dispatch→ Pope Leo XIV and a New Age of ‘New Things’
Why looking back to the last Leo would be good for this one.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Pope Leo XIV Said "Be Woke" Or That Statement Containing That Phrase Is Authentic
Did Pope Leo XIV release a statement in which he said "Be woke"? No, that's not true: There is no trace of such a statement on the website of the Vatican and no news sources indexed by Google News have reported on it. Had such a statement
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Pope Leo XIV Was A ‘Celebrated’ Jazz Trombone player AKA ‘Bobby Prev’ In His Spare Time In Chicago
Did Robert Francis Prevost moonlight as "Bobby Prev", a "celebrated jazz trombonist" in Chicago who "headlined several jazz festivals in the '70s and '80s"? No, that's not true: The archives of the Chicago Tribune, which has long provided
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Headline About Pope Leo XIV And 2020 Anarchist ‘CHAZ’ Protest Did NOT Appear In New York Times — Location Wrong, Too
Did the New York Times publish a story headlined "Pope Leo XIV Was a Founding Member of the 2020 Anarchist Portland Autonomous Zone Known as CHAZ"? No, that's not true: A faked screenshot of such a headline also claimed Robert Francis Pre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Headline About Pope Leo XIV And 2020 Anarchist ‘CHAZ’ Protest Did NOT Appear In New York Times — Location Wrong, Too
Did the New York Times publish a story headlined "Pope Leo XIV Was a Founding Member of the 2020 Anarchist Portland Autonomous Zone Known as CHAZ"? No, that's not true: A faked screenshot of such a headline also claimed Robert Francis Pre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Pope Leo XIV Is NOT ‘Registered Republican’ — He Voted In Republican Primaries But Illinois Voters Needn’t Declare Party Affiliation When Registering
Does a viral image prove that the newly elected U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV is a "registered Republican" from Will County, Illinois? That omits some context: According to the Will County Clerk's Office file, the new Pope did vote in Republican
Lead Stories→ White Smoke: Cardinals Choose American Robert Prevost As Pope Leo XIV — What We Know So Far
Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, was chosen as successor to Pope Francis. Prevost, who becomes the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church, has chosen the name Leo XIV. (Source: Lead Stories' screenshot of Vatican TV)
Snopes→ Actor Allison Mack Gets 3 Years in NXIVM Sex-Slave Case
TV actor Allison Mack, who played a key role in the scandal-ridden, cult-like group NXIVM, was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday on charges she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for the group’s spiritual leader.
Snopes→ Did Louis XIV’s Birth Fetish Change Modern Obstetrics?
Rumor has it the Sun King was known as a womanizer who enjoyed viewing the labor process unobstructed.
Snopes→ NXIVM Sex-Cult Head Keith Raniere Gets 120 Years in Prison
U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis called Raniere “ruthless and unyielding” in crimes that were “particularly egregious” because he targeted young girls and young women.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Whistleblower Who Exposed Clinton’s Ties To NXIVM LIKELY NOT Missing, Feared Dead
The alleged connection between NXIVM and Hillary Clinton has been a popular conspiracy theory for weeks since a Seattle man claimed he saw Clinton aide Huma Abedine and her ex-husband and former congressman Anthony Weiner at a sex cult "mixer"
FactCheck.org→ Clare Bronfman, Part of NXIVM, Not a Clinton Aide
Q: Was Clare Bronfman an aide to Hillary Clinton — and was she indicted for child sex trafficking? A: No. A false story is based on speculation that Bronfman could be indicted in relation to an alleged sex cult. But she never worked for Clinton. F
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Filed a $50 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against A News Host for On-Air Defamation Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming that Pope Leo XIV and a long list of celebrities each filed a $50 million lawsuit against a news host for "vicious, calculated defamation" real? No, that's not true: None of the celebrities named in the pos
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr.’s Muddled Claims on Drug Approval Speed
The Food and Drug Administration in recent months has approved a small number of drugs quite quickly under a new expedited review program. But Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has overstated the impact of the program by making
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Went Live At 3 A.M. With An Urgent Message About Being Silenced Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming celebrities "went live at 3 a.m." with a message saying they received a threat meant to silence them real? No, that's not true: None of the celebrities named in the posts made any such statement. The claims
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen Did NOT Ban Laptops From Cafés In EU
Did European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ban laptops from cafés in the European Union? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that von der Leyen ever ordered such a ban. The creator of the post that made the ori
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Urge His Catholic Supporters To Start A ‘MAGA Reformation’ And Form A New ‘American Catholicism’
Did President Donald Trump urge his Catholic supporters to start a "MAGA Reformation" and form a new "American Catholicism"? No, that's not true: The account that started a rumor describes itself as satire. No news organizations reported
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pope Did NOT Say ‘Iran Can Have A Nuclear Weapon’ — He Has Argued Against Nuclear Weapons
Did Pope Leo XIV say, "Iran can have a nuclear weapon," as President Donald Trump suggested on the White House lawn in April 2026? No, that's not true: The pope has repeatedly argued against war and denounced nuclear weapons. In March 202
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pope Leo Did NOT Misquote Jesus As Saying, ‘Blessed Are The Peacemakers, But Woe To Those Who Manipulate Religion’ — Punctuated Transcript Shows Where Quote Ends
Did Pope Leo XIV misquote Jesus as saying, "Blessed are the peacemakers, but woe to those who manipulate religion"? No, that's not true: The pope wasn't reading a Scripture passage at the time; he was delivering a homily on peace while in
FactCheck.org→ Elon Musk Amplifies Baseless Claim About COVID-19 Vaccine
Elon Musk this week amplified an unfounded claim, based on a distortion of vaccine safety monitoring data, that COVID-19 vaccines killed tens of thousands of people in Germany. The vaccines saved millions of lives worldwide during a deadly pandem
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post That He Gave The Pope His Job And Ordered Todd Blanche To Investigate Catholic Church — It’s A Fake Post
Did President Donald Trump post on social media saying he gave Pope Leo XIV his job and that he ordered acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to investigate the Catholic Church? No, that's not true: The fake screenshot with a blue verifica
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Post Calls Jesus ‘WEAK On Those Who Sin, And Terrible For Immigration’
Does a social media post by Donald Trump call Jesus "WEAK on those who sin, and terrible for Immigration"? No, that's not true: The post never appeared on the president's official Truth Social account. It was first suggested as a possible
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump DID Share A Depiction Of Himself As A Christ-Like Healer
Did President Donald Trump post a depiction of himself as a Christ-like healer on Truth Social on April 12, 2026? Yes, that's true: While fake Trump posts are often widely shared on social platforms and can quickly go viral, Lead Stories
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Keanu Reeves, Other Celebrities, Did NOT Say Children Should Be Raised According To "Traditional Values" Avoiding "LGBTQ Themes" — It’s A Fake Clickbait Story From Overseas
Did Keanu Reeves, Dolly Parton, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, and many others say that children should be raised according to "traditional values" avoiding "LGBTQ themes"? No, that's not true: This is a fake ragebait story claiming tha
FactCheck.org→ As ICE Arrests Increased, a Higher Portion Had No U.S. Criminal Record
While the Trump administration insists that it is targeting the “worst of the worst” in its immigration enforcement, it has not provided information to substantiate that, and the data that is available suggests the claim has become less ac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stolen Louvre Jewels Were NOT Seized From Zelenskyy Associate, Ukrainian Billionaire Timur Mindich
Have Ukrainian investigators recovered the jewels stolen from the Louvre museum from the assets of a Ukrainian billionaire who is an associate of President Zelenskyy? No, that's not true: The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NA
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart Did NOT Say It Would Close Its Doors On November 1, 2025, ‘Ahead Of The Expected SNAP Benefit Chaos’
Did Walmart announce it would shut down stores for in-person shopping on November 1, 2025, due to the expected lapse in federal funding of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no credible
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There WERE Children’s Hospitals In The U.S. When Rob Schneider Was A Kid — Since At Least 1855
Did the United States have no children's hospitals in the 1960s and 1970s, when comedian Rob Schneider was a child? No, that's not true: The first children's hospital was opened in Philadelphia in 1855, with 26 operating by 1895, accordin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bryan Kohberger’s Sister Did NOT Write A Book About The Idaho 4 Murders — Amazon Removes Title
Did convicted killer Bryan Kohberger's sister, Melissa Kohberger, write a book about his murder of University of Idaho students that is for sale on Amazon? No, that's not true: The attorney for the Kohberger family told Lead Stories that
The Dispatch→ How to Question a Pope
Pope Leo XIV’s comments on Sen. Dick Durbin ignited his first major critical firestorm.