Is a kick in the testicles equal to "9000 del of pain" which is equivalent to giving birth to 160 kids or 3,200 bones getting crushed at the same time? No, that's not true: There is no such unit of measurement as a "del." A unit with a si
Publication: Entertainment
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Free Tickets Promotion On Facebook Is NOT Sponsored By Six Flags
Is Six Flags amusement park corporation sponsoring a promotion on Facebook that offers up to eight complimentary Six Flags tickets? No, that's not true: In 2016 Six Flags posted a "Fraud Alert" on its website warning of social media posts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kevin Costner Is NOT Suing ‘The View’ For Hate Speech
Did actor Kevin Costner file a lawsuit against the American Broadcasting Company's television talk show "The View" for hate speech? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a self-described satirical website aimed at trolling conse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denzel Washington Did NOT Refuse To Work For Disney’s ‘Woke Cinematic Universe’
Did actor Denzel Washington refuse to play the role of a "secretly gay" character in a Disney superhero movie? No, that's not true: A satirical website originally published the article that makes this claim. The story (archived here) was
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robot Did NOT Attack Worker — It’s Sci-Fi CGI
Did security footage capture the moment when an "angry" warehouse robot attacked a human worker? No, that's not true: This is a short science fiction film made by a film company in Georgia with CGI. The company, Sozo Bear Films, emailed L
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT Turn Down $30 Million Offer From CNN — It’s From Satire Site
Did former Fox News host Tucker Carlson turn down a $30 million offer to host a show on CNN? No, that's not true: This article is satire published by The Dunning-Kruger Times, part of a network of satire sites from America's Last Line of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Space Station Footage Was Shot In ‘Hollywood Basement’
Do jumpy cuts in the asparagus-eating video recorded by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield while in the zero-gravity environment in 2013 prove it was shot in a "Hollywood basement," outer space does not exist and Earth is flat? No, that's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kobe Bryant Was NOT Suing Company Behind ‘Black Mamba Hyperrush’ Over Supposed Opioid Contamination
Was basketball superstar Kobe Bryant suing the company behind Black Mamba Hyperrush over their energy supplements' supposed opioid contamination? No, that's not true: Bryant was suing a company in a trademark dispute for using the name Bl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Members Of Queen’s Guard Do NOT Attack Tourists In Video — They’re All Actors
Did members of the Queen's Guard in the United Kingdom retaliate against tourists who taunted and harassed them until they finally lashed out? No, that's not true: The video compilation was put together for social media channels by actors
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anheuser-Busch Did NOT Close Half Of Its US Breweries Because Of Marketing ‘Goof’
Did Anheuser-Busch close half of its U.S. breweries after "the worst goof in marketing history"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any news reports of Anheuser-Busch closing half of its U.S. breweries. Anheuser-Busch's web
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: RESTRICT Act COULD Impose $1M Fine, 20-Year Prison Term For TikTok Access If App Is Banned — But Attorneys Say Prosecution Unlikely
Under the RESTRICT Act, would a person be fined up to $1 million and imprisoned for a minimum of 20 years for accessing content on TikTok if it's banned in the United States in the future? Yes, that's partially true: However, none of the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trisha Yearwood Is NOT Endorsing, Selling Weight-Loss Gummies
Is country singer Trisha Yearwood endorsing or selling weight-loss gummies? No, that's not true: Yearwood has denied that she made any such endorsement and Lead Stories did not find publicly available evidence that she has previously endo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove CNN Promoted Baseless ‘Empire Of The City’ Conspiracy
Did CNN produce or air a documentary popularizing a baseless conspiracy theory about three cities controlling the world? No, that's not true: A video clip on social media recycled a fragment from a film that, in turn, reused 1997 footage
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Spotify CEO Did NOT Say Company Offered Tucker Carlson $129 Million For Podcast
Did the chief executive officer (CEO) of Spotify offer Tucker Carlson $129 million to host a podcast? No, that's not true: This story originated from a website that clearly labels itself fiction/satire aimed at trolling conservatives. No
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT File Suit Against Whoopi, ‘The View’ for ‘Dehumanizing’ Remarks
Did former Fox News host Tucker Carlson file suit against Whoopi Goldberg and "The View," the TV talk show she moderates, for dehumanizing remarks? No, that's not true: This article was published by the Dunning-Kruger Times, one of severa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BlackRock Investment Company Does NOT Own Dominion Voting Systems
Does BlackRock own Dominion Voting Systems? No, that's not true: A BlackRock spokesperson told Lead Stories the asset management/investment company owns part of Dominion Resources Inc., a completely different company, in the energy sector
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Legislation Would NOT Impose Death Penalty For Admitting Children To Drag Shows
Would a bill in the Florida legislature impose the death penalty for admitting children to drag shows? No, that's not true: Bills before lawmakers in the Sunshine State would make it illegal to take children to drag shows, and would also
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Children’s Book ‘Abuela’ Has NOT Been ‘Banned In Many States’
Was the children's book "Abuela" banned in "many states" as of April 20, 2023? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence as of this writing that the book has been banned at the county, state or federal level. The claim originate
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘lol CRYBABIES’ Billboard Is NOT A Real Bud Light Promotion — Edited Video Hoax
Did Bud Light introduce a new "lol CRYBABIES" billboard campaign as a response to recent backlash over the brand's association with transgender social media personality Dylan Mulvaney? No, that's not true: This is not a real ad campaign f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of Jeffrey Epstein With Children On Beach Are NOT Real Photos — AI Generated
Did a photo recently surface that shows Jeffrey Epstein posing with four children on a tropical beach? No, that's not true: This is not a real photo but an image created with the AI program Midjourney. This image, and another in the same
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video’s Audio Does NOT Have Fallon Fox Speaking In Authentic Voice
Does a video circulating on social media show mixed martial arts fighter Fallon Fox speaking in a "male" voice? No, that's not true: The clip appears to have been digitally altered to make it sound lower. Fox, who is an openly transgender
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michael Jordan Did NOT Turn Down $120M Disney Deal On April 3, 2023 — It’s Fictional Story
Did Michael Jordan turn down a $120 million deal with Disney on April 3, 2023? No, that's not true: This story originated from the website The Dunning-Kruger Times, which has a disclaimer stating, "Everything on this website is fictional.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of ‘Mysterious Animals’ Are NOT From Reign Of Thai King Rama V — They Are AI-Generated
Do photos shared on Facebook show giant, fantastical creatures that nobles hunted in the forests of Thailand over a century ago, during the reign of King Rama V? No, that's not true: These images are not real photos. They were generated b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Justin Bieber’s Mother Did NOT Say Her Son Was Conceived As Result Of Rape In Her Autobiography
Did Pattie Mallette, who became pregnant with Justin Bieber at 17, say it was a result of rape? No, that's not true: While being a survivor of sexual abuse, she does not categorize the moment she conceived her son as rape in her memoir. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biggie Smalls Did NOT Predict COVID-19 In 1994
Did Biggie Smalls predict the COVID-19 pandemic in his 1994 song lyrics? No, that's not true: The rapper, real name Christopher Wallace, did not write about the SARS-CoV-2 virus outbreak decades before it occurred. The video claiming to s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim That Obama Will ‘Relocate To Kenya In June’ Is NOT News Story — It’s April Fool’s Day Joke
Will former President Barack Obama move to Kenya in June 2023 as a Senate-confirmed special envoy for U.S. diplomacy? No, that's not true: The article that makes this claim has a disclaimer that states it's an April Fool's Day story. Some
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Cut Off Benjamin Watson Because He Spoke About Jesus During Brooke Baldwin Interview
Did CNN cut Benjamin Watson off in mid-sentence during an interview because the NFL star started talking about Jesus? No, that's not true: Watson, who was at the time a tight end for the New Orleans Saints, was interviewed via satellite f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Morgan Freeman Did NOT Criticize Biden’s Ice Cream Comments — It’s An AI Mask
Did actor Morgan Freeman make a video criticizing President Joe Biden for talking about ice cream? No, that's not true: This is a deepfake of Freeman. Someone has put on a filter that looks like Freeman's face while also trying to speak l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Zombie Virus In China — Video Shows Event Organized By Transit Service
Did a virus that turns its host into a zombie get released in China? No, that's not true: This video shows an event put on by the Jakarta Light Rail Transit and an event organizer in Indonesia. Multiple videos on social media also prove t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stormy Daniels ‘Bombshell Letter’ NOT New — Released In 2018, She Immediately Disavowed It
Does a "bombshell letter from Stormy Daniels debunk" Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's pursuit of potential criminal charges against former President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The statement circulating on social media in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Astronaut Karen Nyberg Faking Visit To International Space Station — It’s Someone Else
Does a video on social media show former NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg faking a visit to the International Space Station (ISS) in front of a green screen? No, that's not true: In the original version of the clip, the narrator never identifi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Pope Drip’ Image Is NOT Real — Photo of Pope Francis In White Puffer Coat Is An AI Creation
Did Pope Francis appear walking on the street wearing a high-fashion white puffer coat? No, that's not true: This image is one of a series of four AI-generated images which were posted on the subreddit forum r/midjourney, "an official sub
Truth or Fiction?→ Afroman Raided, Sued by Police for Using Footage
On March 24 2023, the most popular post on Reddit’s r/all was a post about musician Afroman — who made a music video out of a botched raid of his home by Ohio law enforcement — being sued by officers for “emotional distress
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Teletubbies’ Were NOT Inspired By Purported Story Of Institutionalized Children’s Horrifying Deaths
Was the "Teletubbies" television show based on a story of four psychotic children who purportedly were abused and who ultimately died horrifying deaths in a mental health institution? No, that's not true: The creators of the show said the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Bigfoot Airlift Is NOT Real — Edited Image Using Old Hoax
Does a photo of a helicopter airlifting a large creature show evidence that Bigfoot is real? No, that's not true: This image has been edited. The silhouette of the Bigfoot that appears below the helicopter was pulled from a popular 2006 e
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DirecTV Did NOT Announce It ‘Will Drop ABC, If They Don’t Cancel "The View"’
Did DirecTV, an American video programming distributor, say it "will drop ABC" if the TV channel continues to broadcast "The View," a talk show originally created by Barbara Walters and, of this writing, co-hosted by Whoopi Goldberg? No,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Alien Boarding Spaceship Before Flying Away — It’s Clip From Sci-Fi Short Film
Does a short video show in reality a lanky extraterrestrial boarding a hovering spaceship in a snowy field before flying away above a Siberian forest? No, that's not true: The animated clip is a cropped version of a science fiction short
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Promise Of $1,000 Store Credit Is NOT From SHEIN Clothing Brand — Phishing Website
Is the fast-fashion clothing brand SHEIN offering $1,000 in store credit to Facebook users for simply answering four questions? No, that's not true: SHEIN is a real clothing brand but this is not their promotion. The empty promise of stor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: X-Rated Mickey Mouse Video NOT ‘Old @Disney Reel’ – It’s Forged Version Of ‘Steamboat Willie’
Is Mickey Mouse "clearly massaging his massive erection" in a video described on social media as an "old @Disney reel"? No, that's not true: A former Disney animator called the short clip a "forgery." The NSFW video takes isolated charact
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Record Einstein Said ‘I Fear The Day That Technology Will Surpass Our Human Interaction’
Did Albert Einstein say, "I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots"? No, that's not true: Archival experts told Lead Stories that there is "no evidence" of such a quote