Did Israel officially admit that its army bombed the Nova Festival and caused the death of 364 Israelis during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: Israeli officials called the claim "untrue" and "fake." Additionally,
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Chaplain Did NOT Say In Prayer ‘Please Get Rid Of Joe Biden’ — The Audio Was Edited
Did a military chaplain end a prayer with "Please get rid of Joe Biden and bring back the real president, Donald J. Trump"? No, that's not true: This audio has been edited. Lead Stories found the original video, taken at a pre-Thanksgivin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Oz Did NOT Promote A ‘Cure’ For Prostate Disease
Did Dr. Mehmet Oz promote a "cure" for prostate disease that does not require surgery? No, that's not true: A representative for Oz told Lead Stories, "This is a fake post fraudulently using Dr. Oz's name and likeness." A link that accom
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Endorse A ‘$6,400 Bonus’ Scheme Before Christmas
Did Donald Trump endorse a "$6,400 bonus" scheme before Christmas 2023? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any evidence that the former president ever made any of the comments in a video making the claim, and it appears to b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Amazon Delivery Fleet Is NOT Converting Back To Diesel — Amazon Plans To Add More Electric Vehicles To Fleet In The Future
Did Amazon convert its delivery fleet back to diesel "as electric doesn't work"? No, that's not true: A public relations manager from Amazon told Lead Stories on December 18, 2023, that this claim is false. An Amazon article from October
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Gov. Kemp Lawyers Did NOT Notify Sec. of State Raffensperger ‘17,852 Invalid 2020 Votes’ Counted In Fulton County
Did Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's legal staff notify Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in late 2023 that 17,852 invalid 2020 votes were counted in Georgia's Fulton County? No, that's not true: The State Election Board told Lead Stories th
FactCheck.org→ Yale Preprint Recorded Patient Experiences, Did Not Demonstrate Vaccines Cause New Syndrome
SciCheck Digest A preprint on a Yale-based study described chronic symptoms self-reported after COVID-19 vaccination by 241 members of an online group. The paper, which has not been peer-reviewed, did not show how common these symptoms are in the g
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Elon Musk Is Associated With Device Claiming To Reduce ‘Your Heating Bill To Basically $0’
Is Elon Musk associated with a device that claims to cut "your heating bill to basically $0"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence the SpaceX founder has any connection to the heating unit being peddled on the internet. A picture of M
FactCheck.org→ Fake Story About Trans Athlete Spreads Online
Quick Take Lia Thomas, who received widespread attention as a transgender member of the women’s swimming team at the University of Pennsylvania, has graduated from college and is no longer on the school team. But claims about her persist onli
FactCheck.org→ Flawed Analysis of New Zealand Data Doesn’t Show COVID-19 Vaccines Killed Millions
SciCheck Digest Data from around the world support the general safety of the COVID-19 vaccines. Some people online, however, incorrectly claim that illegally obtained data from New Zealand show the vaccines have killed 13 million people worldwide.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy Did NOT Buy A $20 Million Mansion In Vero Beach, Florida
Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy a $20 million mansion in Vero Beach, Florida? No, that's not true: A post making the claim includes photographs of a house for sale in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, which is more than 200 mile
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lia Thomas Did NOT Say She Would Swim With A Men’s Team — Claim Is From Satire Site
Did Lia Thomas decide to swim with a men's team after facing "extreme criticism" for transitioning and swimming with female teams? No, that's not true: This claim about the transgender woman swimmer comes from a satirical website that has
AllSides→ IRS Whistleblowers Unable To ‘Verify’ Loans White House Claims Joe Biden Sent To Family Members, Testimony Shows
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/14/irs-whistleblower-verify-loan-white-house-joe-biden-family-member/ I
AllSides→ With Biden impeachment probe now authorized, what’s next?
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/dec/14/with-biden-impeachment-probe-now-authorized-whats/ The U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Angel Tree Recipients Can Return Their Gifts To Walmart
Is it possible for recipients of Angel Tree, a Salvation Army program that allows a donor to buy the items on the Christmas list of a child or a senior adult, to return their gifts to any Walmart location in exchange for a Walmart gift ca
FactCheck.org→ GOP Misleading Claims in Biden Impeachment Investigation
House Republicans passed a resolution on Dec. 13 to formalize their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. In attempts to build momentum for the vote, Republicans continued to present misleadingly incomplete information in service of the claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That You Can Simply ‘Rub Your Arms’ To Strengthen Immune System, Prevent Sickness
Is rubbing your arms a proven technique to boost your immune system? No, that's not true: There is no evidence of proof from medical literature that this method can prevent illness. An expert told us they are not familiar with any studies
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does Not Show New York City Protest Of Zara Clothing Ad Campaign — It’s Another Company’s Ad, Not Protest
Is a video on social media that shows clothing thrown from above, falling into heaps on a Times Square sidewalk, part of a protest against the clothing store Zara because of an ad that was "disrespectful of the Gaza conflict"? No, that's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Biden Vowing To Open US Borders To ‘Unrelenting Stream Of Immigration’
Does a video from 2015 show Joe Biden pledging to open U.S. borders to "an unrelenting stream of immigration"? No, that's not true: The quote by then-Vice President Biden from a White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism was taken
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Ex-Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza Is Under Investigation For Murder Over COVID Vaccines
Did Italy start an investigation against the former health minister Roberto Speranza, who held this job during the pandemic, for "murder" in connection with administering COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: No such decision has been m
Health Feedback→ Andrew Tate peddles debunked claim about COVID-19 vaccines being “experimental poison” in Piers Morgan interview
REVIEW On 20 November 2023, English television presenter Piers Morgan interviewed prominent “manosphere” personality Andrew Tate on his show Piers Morgan Uncensored on various subjects, one of them being the COVID-19 pandemic. This isn’t the f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Game Controllers NOT Known To Emit Harmful EMF Levels
Does a video on social media accurately show a charging remote emitting dangerous levels of electromagnetic frequencies? No, that's not true: An expert told Lead Stories that the "video does not accurately depict exposure from electronic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccinated Piers Morgan Did NOT Reveal He Has VAIDS, Which Doesn’t Exist
Did the British journalist Piers Morgan reveal that he has developed Vaccine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (VAIDS) and blamed it on the anti-vaccination community? No, that's not true: Morgan never said that he has VAIDS, which is n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cambridge Scientists Did NOT ‘Admit 25% Of Vaccinated People Now Have VAIDS’
Did Cambridge scientists "admit" that 25 percent of people vaccinated for COVID-19 now have "vaccine acquired immune deficiency syndrome"? No, that's not true: The scientific report that the claim is purportedly based on never mentions th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Video Of Hot Dog Showing Microscopic Parasites Is Real
Does a video of a hot dog slice under a microscope prove that hot dogs have parasites in them? No, that's not true: A food science expert told Lead Stories that this video was "completely made-up." The U.S. Department of Agriculture told
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – As of Dec. 12, Geert Wilders was not the new Dutch prime minister
As of Dec. 12, 2023, Geert Wilders was the “new prime minister of the Netherlands.”
Health Feedback→ Addressing false claims that Vitamin K shots have toxic levels of aluminum, Hepatitis B vaccines contain toxic ingredients, and more
REVIEW A post shared on Instagram in December 2023 listed several health-related claims revolving around the idea that pediatricians and obstetricians aren’t to be trusted as they disseminate false information. We analyze several of these claims i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sylvester Stallone Did NOT Say He Won’t Work With Tom Hanks Because ‘He Weirds Me Out’ — It’s From Satire Site
Did Sylvester Stallone say he won't work with Tom Hanks because "he weirds me out"? No, that's not true: This claim comes from a satirical website that has a history of fabricating content surrounding popular topics. The site carries a di
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Amazon Was Hacked With Hub Lockers Added As Default Delivery Address — Company Claims Glitch
Were Amazon user accounts hacked when Amazon Hub lockers were added as a default delivery address? No, that's partly false: Amazon users did have their default delivery addresses changed to Hub lockers but Amazon said that was an error ca
FactCheck.org→ The Army-Navy Football Chant That Wasn’t
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Army cadets rhythmically cheered to the beat of the military band during the annual Army-Navy football game on Dec. 9. The cheer was captured in a viral video posted on
FactCheck.org→ Biden Wrongly Touts ‘Record’ Economic Growth, Unemployment
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. When a politician boasts of a “record,” our ears perk up. Is it really a record? In President Joe Biden’s case, when it comes to economic growth and unemployment, it
FactCheck.org→ Tucker Carlson Misrepresents Defense Secretary’s Remarks on U.S. Troops, Ukraine Aid
Quick Take Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III reportedly told House members that failure to provide more aid for Ukraine could lead to Russia’s invasion of a NATO ally and a direct U.S. military response in accordance wit
FactCheck.org→ Vaccine Shedding Is Expected With Some Vaccines and Generally Not Harmful, Contrary to Post
SciCheck Digest People who receive some vaccines that use live weakened viruses to stimulate a strong and lasting immune response sometimes release small amounts of those viruses outside of their bodies. That’s expected, and it doesn’t mean tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Army Commander Saying Israeli Forces Trapped, Burned Israeli Civilians In House — It’s Edited
Does a video show an Israeli army commander on October 14, 2023, stating that the Israel Defense Forces trapped and burned Israeli civilians in a house? No, that's not true: A Defense Forces spokesperson told Lead Stories that "The clip i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Michelle Obama Looking Like ‘A Man’ Is NOT Authentic — Trolls Doctored An Old Christmas Photo Of The Couple
Is the photo that shows Michelle Obama as "a man" authentic? No, that's not true: The image of Obama is doctored, making her features appear more masculine. She posted the picture with then-President Barack Obama on her official Instagram
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Offer Free Gold Bars To 10,000 People — Video Has Been Altered With Fake Voiceover
Does a video document an Elon Musk offer to give free gold bars to the first 10,000 people who respond to his offer? No, that's not true: The audio track of this video has been replaced with audio of a fake voice that resembles Elon Musk'
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BMJ Did NOT Find ‘Child Mask Mandates Caused Irreversible Brain Damage’ — Study Didn’t Discuss It
Did an article published by one of the specialized scholarly outlets of the British Medical Journal say that child mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic led to "irreversible brain damage"? No, that's not true: The study didn't even m
Full Fact→ Government website wrong on how to vote in mayoral elections
Since May 2023, mayoral elections in England have used the ‘First Past the Post’ system, rather than the ‘Supplementary Vote’.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Candace Owens Did NOT Turn Down Spot On ‘The View’ — Did NOT Say ‘I’m Not Saving Their Dying Show’
Did conservative TV personality Candace Owens turn down an offer to be a host on "The View" television show while being quoted saying, "I'm not saving their dying show"? No, that's not true: This claim originated from an article on a sati
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Devil Worship’ In Austria
Does a video show "devil worship" in Austria? No, that's not true: The event is a Krampus parade, which is based on the folk tale of Krampus, a mythological beast who punishes poorly behaved children at Christmas time. His partner is St.