Did Lev Parnas attend Eric Trump's birthday party in 1990? No, that's not true: The man featured in the photo, which is almost 30 years old, could not be Lev Parnas, the business associate of President Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani. The tweet
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Singer Did NOT Ban American Flag From Concerts, Did NOT Say She Can’t Even Look At It While Trump’s President
Did singer Lana Del Rey ban the American flag from her concerts and say that she can't even look at it while Donald Trump is president? No, that's not true: Del Rey never banned the flag from her concerts and never made such a statement. Her w
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Meme Does NOT Show Real Photo Of Hispanics Thanking Trump For Fantastic Economy
Does a meme show a real group of Hispanic people who are thanking President Trump for the "fantastic economy"? No, that's not true: The picture is a stock photo that was also used in an employee benefits brochure. The story originated from a p
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Opinion Writer Does NOT Believe Trump Should File Article 2 Motion To Impeach Nancy Pelosi
Does an op-ed writer believe that President Trump should file an Article 2 motion to impeach House Speaker Nancy Pelosi? No, that's not true: The story is a work of satire from a website created by a liberal who trolls conservatives. The claim
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Failed Senate Impeachment Conviction Does NOT Mean Trump Can Run Two More Times
If the Senate does not bring a conviction President Trump in its impeachment trial, does it really mean Trump's first term gets nullified and he gets to run for two more terms? No, that's not true: The U.S. Constitution states no such thing. T
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Omar Did NOT Defend Iran, Did NOT Pledge To Help Them Stop Trump
Did Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar side with Iran and pledge she would help the country stop President Trump? No, that's not true: a video took a tweet by Omar out of context. Omar, from Minnesota, did question whether the killing of top
Lead Stories→ Fake News: This Is NOT Real Footage Of Missile Intercept System
Did a YouTube account post real footage of a missile intercept system used during a recent missile attack in Iraq? No, that's not true: The footage is not real, and it is actually part of a videogame that has been used to spoof other global co
Lead Stories→ Fake News: This Video Does NOT Show Drone footage of Soleimani Assasination
Does a video making the rounds on social media show aerial footage from the drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani at the Baghdad airport on January 3, 2020? No, that's not true: This footage was based off a pre-release teaser of
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NOT Due to Impeachment, Pelosi Did NOT Halt Trump’s Presidential Salary
Did Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi cut off President Trump's salary because of the ongoing impeachment proceedings? No, that's not true: a single member of Congress can't alter the president's salary. Only through legislation passed by Cong
Lead Stories→ NOT Fake News: Claim that Trump Lifted Ban on Bibles and Christmas Trees in Veterans’ Hospitals Is Mostly True
Did President Obama ban Bibles and Christmas trees in VA hospitals? Not exactly - There was a policy that regulated religious symbols, such as Bibles and Christmas trees, being placed in public places that was recently overhauled. But there wa
Lead Stories→ NOT Fake News: Claim that Trump Lifted Obama’s Ban on Bibles and Christmas Trees in Veterans’ Hospitals Is Mostly True
Did President Obama ban Bibles and Christmas trees in VA hospitals? Not exactly - There was a policy that regulated religious symbols, such as Bibles and Christmas trees, being placed in public places that was recently overhauled. But there wa
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Did NOT Say "I Have Done More For Christianity Than Jesus"
Did President Trump say that he has done more for Christianity than Jesus in response to a biting editorial from Christianity Today that said Trump should be removed from office? No, that's not true: The original article claiming Trump said th
Lead Stories→ Fake News: U.S. Did Not Deploy 60 B-52 Bombers To Diego Garcia Amid Rising Tensions With Iran
Did the United States send 60 B-52 Stratofortress bombers to Diego Garcia because of rising tensions with Iran? No, that's not true: The Pentagon ordered just six B-52s to Diego Garcia - the Indian Ocean island that is home to a strategic U.S.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi NOT To Begin Post-Impeachment Eviction Procedure
Has U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi begun a "post-impeachment eviction procedure" against President Trump? No, that's not true: This is satire that has been stolen by real fake news sites to rile up the conservative base by positing it as true
Snopes→ Did President Trump Tweet ‘How Are Your 409Ks Doing’?
What appeared to be a typo was quickly deleted but archived.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Video Does Not Show Ayatollah Going Crazy After Soleimani Drone Strike
Does a video making the rounds on social media show Iran's Ayatollah going crazy following the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani by a U.S. drone strike? No, that's not true: This is an old video, put in a loop and portraying an animated -
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Thousands of Young Trump Supporters Did NOT Show Up At Local Recruiters To Volunteer For Duty
Did thousands of young supporters of President Trump show up at local military recruiting stations to volunteer for active duty after the U.S. killing of Iran's Soleimani? No, this isn't true: This claim is from a satirical website run by a Ma
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nicole Kidman NOT Blacklisted After Calling For Americans To Support Trump
Did Nicole Kidman get blacklisted after calling for Americans to support President Trump? No, that's not true: Kidman has made comments saying that Americans should support whoever occupies the U.S. presidency, but she has not been blacklisted
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump-Owned Property In Agrabah NOT Burned To The Ground By Terrorists
Was Trump-owned property in Agrabah burned to the ground by terrorists? No, that's not true: The president does not own property there, as Agrabah exists only in the minds of Disney fans as the fictional home of Aladdin. It's a fictional kingd
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Graffiti In This Photo Was NOT Written To Say ‘Thank You Trump’ After Soleimani Assassination
Did the graffiti in this photo respond to the Jan. 3, 2020, assassination of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani by saying 'Thank you Trump'? No, that's not true: This is an old photo that was pulled from a video posted on May 20, 2018. T
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Clarence Thomas Did NOT Say SCOTUS Is Ready To ‘Crush The Coup Against President Trump’
Did Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Say SCOTUS is ready to 'crush the coup against President Trump'? No, that's not true: This is satire, as no such words were said by Thomas, the most senior associate judge on the Supreme Cour
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Iranian Ballistic Missiles Did NOT Hit The Largest US Military Base In Iraq
Did Iranian ballistic missiles hit the largest U.S. military base in Iraq? No, that's not true: there was no strike on the U.S. and Iraqi airbase recently, and the images show the aftermath of explosions in different nations in past years. The
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Barack Obama Did NOT Admit He Was Born in Kenya
Did former President Barack Obama admit that he was born in Kenya? No, that's not true: a YouTube video pulled clips selectively from another video of Obama giving a speech in Turkey in 2009 and presented them out of context to suggest the for
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Say ‘We Have Been Working On Impeachment For The Past 2 1/2 Years’
Did Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi say that she and Democrats had been working on President Trump's impeachment for the past two-and-a-half years? No, that's not true: the claim has been taken out of context from a real quote about other in
Lead Stories→ Fake News: CA Gov. Newsom Did NOT Pardon 1342 Prisoners So ICE Couldn’t Deport Them
Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom pardon 1,342 prisoners so they couldn't be deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents? No, that's not true: the article comes from a satirical news site, Newsom did not pardon that many people and a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Did NOT File Abuse Of Power Charges Against Nancy Pelosi And Chuck Schumer
Did President Trump file abuse of power charges against Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer? No, that's not true: Trump has not issued any such charges against the Democratic leaders in the House and Senate. The story is made up and originated on a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Did NOT Play Golf During U.S. Embassy Siege In Baghdad
Did President Trump play golf during the U.S. Embassy siege in Baghdad? No, that's not true: While Trump did arrive at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on New Year's Eve, he only spent under an hour there. Media r
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Republican IS Offered As A Choice In California’s 2020 Presidential Primary, But Only For Republicans
Did California omit the Republican Party as a choice in that state's 2020 presidential primary? No, that's not true: Any citizen registered as a Repubican can vote in the GOP primary. Voters who did not specify a party preference on their vote
Lead Stories→ Fake News: First Lady Melania Trump Is NOT With Pornstar Ron Jeremy
Does a photo show First Lady Melania Trump in the arms of porn star Ron Jeremy? No, that's not true: The image purporting to show Jeremy holding Mrs. Trump actually shows Jeremy holding actress Traci Bingham, whose head was digitally removed a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Fact-Check Does NOT Confirm That Nancy Pelosi Did Move Billions From Social Security Insurance To Cover Impeachment Costs
Did a fact-check confirm that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi actually did move $2.4 billion from Social Security Insurance to cover impeachment costs? No, that's not true: the hoax stems from a fake fact-checking and satire website, and real fake-
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Jennifer Aniston Did NOT Say She And Other Celebrities Made A Pro-Trump Company Named ‘Celebrities For Trump’
Did Jennifer Aniston say she joined other celebrities to make a pro-Trump company called 'Celebrities for Trump?' No, that's not true: this is an old hoax that dates to at least October 27, 2017, in a post by dailynewsposts.com that, among oth
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Don Imus Did NOT Leave $2 Million To Trump’s Re-Election Campaign In His Will
Did radio shock jock Don Imus leave $2 million to President Trump's re-election campaign? No, that's not true: The story is made up and is labeled "celebrity fan fiction" on a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters into
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 13-Year-Old Boy Was NOT Attacked For Being White And An @RealDonaldTrump Supporter
Was a 13-year-old California boy attacked by older Hispanic teens for being white and a supporter of President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Corning, California, police concluded the boy suffered a broken nose during a "pre-arranged fight
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hillary Clinton did NOT say Democratic voters are ‘stupid’ and ‘easy to manipulate’
Did Hillary Clinton say Democratic voters are stupid and easy to manipulate? No, that's not true: the claim, which originally went viral in 2015, has resurfaced and implies Clinton said those words in an interview with Dick Morris for his book
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hillary Did NOT Say ‘If Trump Is Removed, I Deserve To Be Given The Presidency’
Did the 2016 Democratic nominee for president Hillary Clinton say that she deserved to given the presidency if Trump was removed from office? No, that's not true: the article comes from a liberal satire website, and Clinton has neither publicl
Lead Stories→ Checking: California Mom Claims 13-Year-Old Son Was Attacked For Being White And An @RealDonaldTrump Supporter
Update: Corning Police released a statement Friday concluding the attack was not racial or political. See https://hoax-alert.leadstories.com/3471279-fake-news-13-year-old-boy-not-attacked-for-being-white-and-a-trump-supporter.html Was a 13-yea
Lead Stories→ Aftermath: TheBL.com’s ‘Fake’ Survivors Get New Faces, Duties As Foreign Net Tries To Rise From The Ashes Of Facebook Purge
Editor's Note by Lead Stories Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke: Three days after a virtual apocalypse wiped out hundreds of fake people used to run a foreign pro-Trump network on Facebook, we found signs of life among a few dozen surviving profiles.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 7 Women In Meme Are NOT Off Food Stamps And Did NOT Find Jobs Thanks To Trump
Are seven women shown in this meme off of food stamps and now with great jobs, thanks to President Trump? No, that's not true: These were all Ivy League students who were interviewed by Essence magazine in 2015 for a story about successful Afr
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Donald Trump’s Letter to Nancy Pelosi Secretly Display ‘F*** You, C***’?
A purported copy of United States President Donald Trump’s December 20 2019 letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared on Reddit’s r/therewasanattempt one day later, with a big red markup around a hidden message reading “Fuck you,
Lead Stories→ Fake News: RGB Did NOT Call Impeachment ‘Illegal BS’
Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg call the impeachment 'illegal BS?' No, that's not true: Ginsburg did not interview with the fake newspaper, The Washington Beguiler, and there is no record of her saying she called the impeachment proceedings "illegal B