Did Robin Roberts, the longtime co-host of ABC Television's "Good Morning America" (GMA) die on January 30, 2023? No, that's not true: As of February 1, 2023, Roberts remained alive and well, and actively posting on Instagram from New Zea
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hellmann’s Mayonnaise NOT Being Discontinued In The United States, Canada And Most Other Countries
Is Hellmann's mayonnaise being discontinued in the United States, Canada and other countries around the globe? No, that's not true: Hellmann's will not be available for sale in South Africa, but there is no change in any other country, a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Black Seed Powder, Organic Honey And Lemon Cures Cancer
Do the ingredients black seed powder, organic honey and organic lemon cure any cancer? No, that's not true: A clinical dietician told Lead Stories that none of these foods are a cure for cancer. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spokes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Government Did NOT Say 5G Causes COVID-19 — Link To Retracted Paper Is NO Endorsement
Did the U.S. government say that 5G causes COVID-19? No, that's not true: The study cited by the article making the claim was retracted several years earlier. The Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents made the retraction
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Giant Snake Wrapped Around Iveco Van Is NOT Real — Prop Python Is Chinese Installation
Is a video showing two people trying to help a man break free from the grasp of a giant python that has swallowed his entire head real? No, that's not true: This giant snake wrapped around a white Iveco van is not real, but a novelty prop
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show People ‘Dropping Suddenly’ Because Of The COVID Vaccine
Does a collection of video clips show people "dropping suddenly" because of the COVID vaccine? No, that's not true: Almost all of the clips in a post making that implication predate the vaccine, meaning there is no way the people seen stu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Abrams Tanks In Poland
Does a video circulating on social media show American M1 Abrams tanks in Poland? No, that's not true: The clip was shot in the United States, in Kansas. While the video lacks the precise details needed to establish whether the tanks in q
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Human-Elephant Hybrid Is NOT Real, Did Not Attract Hindu Pilgrims To Norway
Was a baby with elephant-like facial features born in Norway, and have thousands of Hindu people flocked to Norway to see the child since media in India reported the birth? No, that's not true: The photo posted with this claim does not sh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Is NOT Forcing Member-States To End Human Rights And Freedoms Worldwide
Is the World Health Organization (WHO) compelling member states, through an amendment to its International Health Regulations, to abandon "the dignity of human beings, the human rights of human beings and fundamental freedoms"? No, that's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The City Council in Oxford, England, Did NOT Pass A ‘Plan’ Confining Residents To Their Neighborhoods
Did the city council in Oxford, England, approve regulations that restrict residents to their neighborhoods? No, that's not true: The claim misrepresents and conflates two proposals. One is a plan to install traffic filters; the other is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Beyoncé Is In Critical Condition After Dubai Performance
Was American singer-songwriter Beyoncé hospitalized in critical condition after her January 21, 2023, performance in Dubai? No, that's not true: There is no evidence she was admitted to a hospital after her Dubai concert. Although the ti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Electrically Charged’ Rocks Discovered In Democratic Republic Of Congo
Were "electrically charged rocks" discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo in January 2023? No, that's not true: No such discovery had been formally announced in the scientific community as of this publication, and a geology expert
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That 90-Day Diet Regimen Will Cure Cancer
Will a fast of water, coffee and tea followed by a diet of only vegetable juice and a ribeye steak cure cancer in 90 days? No, that's not true: Experts told Lead Stories that there is no scientific evidence that this specific regimen will
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical TMCA Tweet TCMA Demanding Aretha Franklin’s ‘Natural Woman’ Spotify Removal Is NOT Real — ‘Trans Cultural Mindfulness Alliance’ Is a Spoof
Did a Norwegian group of trans activists request that Aretha Franklin's song "Natural Woman" be removed from audio streaming services Spotify and Apple Music on January 20, 2023? No, that's not true: The account that started the thread on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Andrew Tate Has NOT Been Found Guilty And Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison As Of January 24, 2023
Was Andrew Tate found guilty and sentenced to 14 years in prison as of January 24, 2023? No, that's not true: The former kickboxing champion and internet influencer remained in detention as of January 24, 2023, but had not been tried, con
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Russian Special Forces Destroy ‘Adrenochrome Lab In Ukraine’ As Of January 23, 2023
Did Russian special forces, under the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin, destroy an "adrenochrome lab in Ukraine" as of January 23, 2023? No, that's not true: This claim comes from a website that regularly publishes fabricated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russian Media Did NOT Report That Ukrainians Used Russian Soldiers’ Corpses To Form Image Of Ukrainian Nationalist Stepan Bandera
By Evgenia Prodaeva Did the Russian media outlet Komsomolskaya Pravda (Young Communist League Truth) report that Ukrainians used dead Russian soldiers to assemble a battlefield image of assassinated Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Ban
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Government Did NOT Claim Investigating COVID Vaccines Would Be ‘Dangerous For Democracy’
Did the German government claim that investigating COVID vaccines would be "dangerous for democracy"? No, that's not true: Alena Buyx, who is not in the German government, did not claim that such investigations would be a threat to democr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chinese State Media Did NOT Report China’s Military Has Equipped Its Soldiers With Self-Destruct Helmets
Did the Chinese military equip its soldiers with self-destruct helmets? No, that's not true: There's no evidence from the Chinese government or from official Chinese state media that members of the military are being given helmets with th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video On Facebook Does NOT Show ‘Big Loss’ From Real 2023 Plane Crash — It’s From Movie
Does a recent Facebook Reel accurately depict devastating damage from a 2023 plane crash? No, that's not true: This footage is from the set of director Steven Spielberg's 2005 movie "War of the Worlds." A twin-engine ATR 72 airplane crash
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Anti-Zelenskyy Graffiti Did NOT Appear In London On January 18, 2023
Did new graffiti negatively portraying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appear in London? No, that's not true: Based on analysis of open-source data, Lead Stories identified the location of the purported drawing as Lindt Home of Ch
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘World’s Largest Ship’ Is NOT ‘Slowly Sinking’
Is the "world's largest ship" slowly sinking? No, that's not true: The vessel at the center of this claim is not the largest ship in the world, nor has it sank. A widely viewed Facebook video featured footage of MV Modern Express, a Panam
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chicken Is NOT ‘Poison’
Is chicken "poison" and not fit for human consumption? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that chicken meat is poisonous. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Institutes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Greta Thunberg’s Detainment In Germany Was NOT Staged — She Was Brought To Police Station To Share Her Personal Information
Was Greta Thunberg's detainment by police in Germany staged? No, that's not true: The spokesperson of the Aachen police department told Lead Stories that Thunberg's interactions with the police at the scene were real, but no arrests were
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real Plane Crash or Emergency — It’s Video Game Footage
Does this video accurately show a plane crash or emergency? And might it even be live ? No, that's not true: This footage is not real. It is a computer-generated video from a popular video game named Grand Theft Auto V that is often used
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Extract ‘Giant Mummies’ From Caverns In Grand Canyon
Has the U.S. military "extracted giant mummies" from caverns in the Grand Canyon? No, that's not true: The story about Egyptian artifacts allegedly found in North America goes back to the beginning of the 20th century. Since then, it has
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show The Deadly Nepal Plane Crash On January 15, 2023
Was this video taken just before the deadly Yeti Airlines plane crash in Nepal on January 15, 2023? No, that's not true: The post's video, showing a plane on fire and then crashing, is of a Russian military transport plane prototype that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Just Form A ‘Union’ With Mexico and Canada That Ended U.S. Sovereignty
Did President Joe Biden just form a "union" with Mexico and Canada that ended U.S. sovereignty? No, that's not true: The claim misconstrues the Declaration of North America, a trilateral partnership aimed at addressing major regional issu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Zelenskyy Portrayed As Locust Did NOT Appear In NYC’s Central Park As Of January 10, 2023
Did an image of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy depicting him as a "locust" eating up budgets around the world appear in New York City's Central Park as of January 10, 2023? No, that's not true. A Lead Stories reporter found no tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Klaus Schwab Has ‘Banned Vaccinated Pilots From Transporting World Economic Forum Members In And Out Of Davos’
Did Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), ban "vaccinated pilots from transporting World Economic Forum members in and out of Davos due to the safety risk they pose"? No, there's no evidence that'
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Footage Of Spacecraft Almost 2,000 Miles Long NOT Recently Released By NASA Whistleblower
Has NASA footage of a spaceship 3,200 kilometers (1,988 miles) long been recently released by a NASA engineer turned whistleblower? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that a spacecraft of this size followed the Apollo 13 mission to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Klaus Schwab NOT Hospitalized After Vaccine Reaction, Did NOT ‘Pull Out’, Will Speak At Davos Event
Was Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), hospitalized after a bad reaction to a vaccine and does that mean he will not be speaking at the World Economic Forum event in Davos, Switzerland, in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum NOT Planning Major Cyberattack — It’s Warning Against Cybercriminals
Is the World Economic Forum (WEF) or its founder and executive chairman, Klaus Schwab, planning a major cyberattack that would effectively shut down "our society as a whole"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the WEF or Schwa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Deceased Pope Does NOT Get Hit In Head With Special Hammer To Make Sure He’s Actually Dead
Does a deceased pope get hit in the head with a special hammer to make sure he's actually dead? No, that's not true: The Vatican called the claim a "myth" in 2003. An expert told Lead Stories the ritual has not been performed since possib
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 1958 Encyclopedia Americana Does NOT Contain Evidence Of Firmament, Flat Earth
Does the 1958 Encyclopedia Americana prove the Earth is flat? No, that's not true: A "dome" referenced in a 1958 encyclopedia entry describes a naturally occurring ice dome and not the firmament -- a supposed planet-encompassing dome cons
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 2023 Fighting Spawned By 2023 Arrest Of Ovidio Guzman Lopez
Does a video shot from a helicopter show an airborne machine gun assault, either just before or after the January 5, 2023, arrest of the son of "El Chapo" Guzman, Ovidio Guzman Lopez? No, that's not true: Some of the footage circulating i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Australian Health Data Do NOT Show COVID Vaccinations Increase Risk Of Hospitalization
Do health data from the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) show the more doses of COVID-19 vaccine a person has had, the more likely they are to end up in the intensive care unit (ICU)? No, that's not true: Health officials and med
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Consumers Will NOT Get ‘Household Pallets’ From Walmart Warehouses By Answering 3 Questions
Will answering three questions earn Walmart consumers "household pallets" from a warehouse for only $2, after a court ordered the company to sell the purportedly "outdated household pallets"? No, that's not true: A Walmart spokesperson co
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Matrix’ Speech NOT The Reason Ex-Kickboxer Andrew Tate Was Arrested In Romania
Was former kickboxing champion and internet influencer Andrew Tate arrested by authorities in Romania because of a speech he gave about the "matrix" -- a rigged society system he claims is designed to benefit only the rich? No, that's not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘T-esla’ Did NOT Launch Cryptocurrency Software Platform To ‘Cure Poverty All Over The World’ — It’s A Financial Scam
Did "T-esla" release new cryptocurrency software designed to "cure poverty all over the world"? No, that's not true: This deceptive ad is not associated with Tesla or Elon Musk, the co-founder of the automotive and clean energy company. T