Are officials in London legally prohibited from removing bat boxes that protesters place on the city's traffic surveillance cameras? No, that's not true: It's illegal to install anything over these traffic cameras, which monitor vehicles
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Map That Shows Parts Of US To Be Hit By Floods, Earthquakes From 2024 Is NOT Official
Is a Safe Zones Map that shows parts of the United States that may be submerged by "the sea" or wracked by earthquakes an official map? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to back up this claim. Additionally, the map and its accompan
FactCheck.org→ Viral Claim Inflates Number of New Voters in Three States
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take A claim on social media misrepresents the number of people who have registered to vote in three states in 2024 and suggests the new voters are immigrants
Truth or Fiction?→ Fact Checking: Palestinian Rainwater Collection Restrictions
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT Impossible For Women To Snore — They Are Equally Likely, Sleep Expert Says
Is it impossible for women to snore? No, that's not true: Besides no evidence to support that claim, a sleep medicine expert told Lead Stories, "Women are equally likely to snore compared to men." Statistics from the National Sleep Founda
FactCheck.org→ Familiar Claims in a Familiar Presidential Race
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. We’ve fact-checked a lot of claims from the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees — after all, they’re the same two men who faced off in 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NJ Trump Supporter Was NOT Attacked Due To His Political Beliefs — It Was Personal Dispute
Was a Trump supporter in New Jersey attacked in early April 2024 because of his political beliefs? No, that's not true: Middletown Township, New Jersey, police told Lead Stories "there is no political tie-in" in the sledgehammer attack on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Free Speech’ Sign On Campus Did NOT Say ‘You’re Not Ready For University Yet’
Did a "free speech" sign on a campus say "You're not ready for university yet"? No, that's not true: The image was digitally altered to replace the original content. The sign was first photographed in January 2022, not in 2024. The claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Iran Did NOT Attack USS Liberty Off Coast Of Bahrain In April 2024 — US Military Has No Such Ship
Did Iran attack the Navy vessel USS Liberty off the coast of Bahrain in April 2024? No, that's not true: The U.S. Navy does not have an active ship by that name at the time of writing, and there were no reports of any other U.S. vessel be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Shooting 3 Rockets During Solar Eclipse Is NOT Nefarious Or ‘Strange’ — It’s Atmospheric Research During Unique Event
Is NASA launching three rockets during the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, for nefarious or "strange" purposes, as a post on TikTok implied? No, that's not true: While NASA is indeed launching the rockets before, during and after the sola
Lead Stories→ Lead Stories Presents: The Daily NOT — A Show About What Didn’t Happen Today
If you have been following Lead Stories on TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp or YouTube you may have already seen them, but now we're making it official. Lead Stories is proud to present "The Daily NOT," a show presented by robot hosts Artie Fi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Declare Easter Sunday ‘Transgender Day Of Visibility’ — ‘TDOV’ Is Always March 31, But Easter Varies Yearly
Did President Joe Biden declare Easter Sunday to be "Transgender Day of Visibility"? No, that's not true: The Biden White House did issue a proclamation celebrating the "extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans,"
The Dispatch→ Gaza Changed Urban Warfare
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Simpsons Did NOT Predict Baltimore Bridge Collapse — Image Was Created By AI
Did "The Simpsons" TV show predict that a ship would crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge over Baltimore Harbor? No, that's not true: The image purportedly foretelling the crash was created using artificial intelligence, based on the r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Baby Carrots DO Have Nutritional Value, ARE Generally Safe For Kidneys
Do baby carrots lack nutritional value and harm the kidneys, as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: Baby carrots are just regular carrots that have been "cut and peeled," a dietician told Lead Stories. While it is true that b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Showing Black Figure On Bridge Does NOT Show Baltimore Bridge Shortly Before Collapse — It’s Old Picture, Different Bridge
Does a photo showing a black figure on a bridge depict a situation on the Francis Scott Key Bridge over Baltimore Harbor shortly before it collapsed on March 26, 2024? No, that's not true: The image is an old picture of a different bridge
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Brag He Ogled ‘Miss Teen’ Contestants As They Dressed Backstage — He Said Miss USA and Miss Universe
Did former President Donald Trump once brag about going backstage at the "Miss Teen USA show" when "everyone's getting dressed and ready," as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: There is no record of Trump having made such a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Long-Distance Photos Do NOT Disprove Earth’s Curvature
Do long-distance photos, showing things up to hundreds of miles away, provide evidence that the Earth is not curved? No, that's not true: Photos of faraway objects might appear flat because of Earth's large size, not because Earth itself
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian Defense Official Oleksiy Danilov Did NOT Describe Moscow Concert Hall Attack As ‘A Lot Of Fun’ — It’s A Deepfake
Did Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, describe the Moscow concert hall attack on March 22, 2024, as "a lot of fun"? No, that's not true: The video purportedly showing an interview with Dani
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT Illegal For Athletes To Promote Milk As Healthy
Is it against the law for athletes to endorse milk as a nutritious beverage? No, that's not true: There's nothing inherently illegal about athletes promoting milk as healthy, despite claims by Bobby Price in a YouTube video. Staff from th
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump’s false claim that immigration hurts Social Security
"Your Social Security will be destroyed by the people coming in. There's too many of them. It's not sustainable."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Government Not Providing $5,000 To Each Illegal Migrant; All Americans NOT Eligible For A $5,000 Federal Subsidy
Is the U.S. government providing $5,000 to each illegal migrant and to all Americans? No, neither element of the claim is true: An immigration policy think tank contacted by Lead Stories said these claims are a "false rumor" that has been
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Did NOT Find Electric Cars Pollute ‘1,850 Times More’ Than Gas-Powered Vehicles
Did a study find that electric cars pollute 1,850 times more than fuel-based vehicles, as some online publications reported when posted about the study? No, that's not true: The "study" in question was an analysis published by an independ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Used The Word ‘Bloodbath’ In Car Import Tariff Segment of Speech
Did Donald Trump say in a speech that there would be a "bloodbath" if he weren't elected in November 2024? Yes, that's true, here's more context: The former American president used the term on March 16, 2024, while campaigning in Vandalia
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Did NOT Hold ‘Honk If You Want A Bloodbath’ Sign — It’s An Edited Video
Did U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hold a sign reading "Honk if you want a bloodbath" alongside Trump supporters gathered on a roadside? No, that's not true: The video purporting to document that has been edited to add a sign that was n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Did NOT Raise Taxes On Most People Earning Under $75,000
Did the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act raise taxes on most people earning under $75,000? No, that's not true: The 2017 law aimed to lower taxes for individuals through measures such as reducing income tax rates and raising the standard deduction.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort Missouri Divorce Law Regarding Pregnancy
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take There’s no law in Missouri that prevents pregnant women from getting divorced. But social media posts claim Missouri women “cannot divorce their spouse if th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Marshals Deputy Did NOT Follow Biden As He Exited 2024 State Of The Union Address — Man Is US Secret Service Agent
Did officers with the U.S. Marshals service closely shadow President Joe Biden at the State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, and would the presence of the U.S. Marshals demonstrate that Biden is not the real president or that the ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Hillary Clinton Specifically Said She ‘Would Like To See People Like Donald Trump Run For Office’
Did Hillary Clinton say in 2013 that she "would like to see people like Donald Trump run for office"? No, that's not true: In the extensive publicly accessible record of Clinton statements, Lead Stories found only that she said in 2013 th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Water Is NOT Most Powerful Blood Thinner — It’s NOT A ‘Blood Thinner’ At All
Is water the most powerful blood thinner? No, that's not true: While staying hydrated is important for overall health and can help maintain proper blood viscosity, water does not have the same effect as medications specifically designed t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Dragon Head ‘Mud Fossil Remains’
Does a photo show the genuine "mud fossil remains" of the "dragon head cave in Egypt," as a video on TikTok claims? No, that's not true: The theory of "mud fossils" is a pseudoscientific notion, and there is no evidence that dragons were
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIV Medication Does NOT Weaken Immune System; Body CANNOT Reverse HIV/AIDS On Its Own
Does HIV medication weaken the immune system and worsen the condition and can the body reverse HIV/AIDS by itself? No, those claims are not true: An infectious disease expert told Lead Stories that HIV medication, known as antiretroviral
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Right Roof’ On Unburned Texas Homes Was NOT Biden’s Reference To ‘Blue Roof’ Conspiracy But To Fire-Resistant Roofing
Did Joe Biden let slip that there is a "right roof" with a certain color that will protect a home from being destroyed by lasers or directed energy weapons during wildfires as some conspiracists suggest? No, that's not true: In a video cl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Cause To Every Disease’ Does NOT Originate In The Colon
Does the "cause to every disease" originate in the colon, as a video on Instagram suggests? No, that's not true: Scientific literature shows that there is a relationship between gut health and both the management and prevention of certain
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israelis Do NOT Get Free Health Care In US, Do NOT Receive Organs Ahead Of Americans
Do Israelis get free healthcare in the United States and receive transplant organs ahead of Americans? No, that's not true: Healthcare in the United States is primarily provided through private insurance or government programs like Medica
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccine Shedding Is NOT Real
Is COVID-19 vaccine shedding real, meaning it can spread from person to person? No, that's not true: The COVID-19 shots authorized for use in the United States do not contain the live virus and therefore cannot replicate in the body or be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cyanocobalamin In B12 Supplements Is NOT Harmful
Is the cyanocobalamin found in B12 supplements harmful to humans? No, that's not true: Cyanocobalamin is a synthetic form of vitamin B12 used to treat vitamin deficiencies; it is converted into active forms of B12 in the body. The small a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MSNBC Host Rachel Maddow Did NOT Tweet Discouraging People From Disclosing Vaccine Injuries
Did MSNBC host Rachel Maddow post on X discouraging people from disclosing vaccine injuries "on social media," as a post on Instagram suggested? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for MSNBC confirmed to Lead Stories that "the post is fak
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Amy Schumer Did NOT Say She Developed VAIDS As A Direct Result Of COVID-19 Vaccination
Did Amy Schumer say she developed "vaccine acquired immune deficiency syndrome" (VAIDS) as a result of COVID-19 vaccination? No, that's not true: Schumer said on her Instagram account that she has endometriosis, a disease that causes tiss
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alexa Answers Do NOT Provide Proof Of Birth-Certificate-Bond Conspiracy Theory
Do answers by Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa provide proof of the birth-certificate-bond conspiracy theory? No, that's not true: Alexa produces answers gathered from a variety of sources, and in some instances can be gamed to provide in