Was this photo, purported to show the suspect in the April 2022 Brooklyn subway shootings, being circulated by official sources? No, that's not true: This man is not the suspect in the shootings, who is still at large and identified by au
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Auburn, NY, Is NOT Imposing New Law Requiring Pants On Domestic Pets — It’s An April Fools’ Fake
Will Auburn, New York, impose a new law requiring local pet owners to place pants on their cats and dogs starting April 15, 2022? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the city cited a March 31, 2022, statement from the city council lin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Write Article Saying Elon Musk Could Threaten Free Speech On Twitter — It’s From Satirical Website
Did CNN write a story about how Elon Musk could threaten free speech on Twitter by allowing people to say whatever they want and speak freely? No, that's not true: This is a fake CNN story written by the satirical website, Genesius Times,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Graves For Russian Soldiers Who Died In Ukraine — It’s From 2021
Did Russians start digging graves for all the soldiers who have died during the Russian invasion of Ukraine? No, that's not true: This 2021 video of already-dug graves predates the invasion. The administrator of the cemetery where these g
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Banksy Did NOT Create Putin And Ukrainian Balloon Image — It’s From Music Video
Did British artist Banksy create a new art piece involving Ukraine and Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia? No, that's not true: A Banksy spokesperson said he did not create this image, which was altered from a screenshot of a music v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine Does NOT Grow 25% Of World’s Wheat – It’s Only 3%
Does Ukraine produce 25% of the world's wheat crop? No, that's not true: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates Ukraine's annual wheat harvest at just over 3% of the global total. Ukraine accounts for
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Edmonton Man Did NOT Fight Fires In Ukraine — It’s Ukrainian In Donated Gear
Was a Canadian firefighter spotted putting out a fire in Ukraine during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: That was a Ukrainian firefighter wearing donated firefighter gear from Edmonton, a city in Alberta, Canada. Kev
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Don’t Pump Gas’ Boycott Is NOT New — It’s Just Recirculated Old Post
Is there a national boycott of gasoline on April 15, 2022, to emulate a successful national protest from April 1997? No, that's not true: A post making that claim is a recycled post - "copypasta" that has circulated in various iterations
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Vatican City Demon’ Video Is NOT Real — It’s An Animation Featuring Cathedral In Grenada, Nicaragua
Did a video capture a demonic winged figure climbing to the top of a cathedral dome in Vatican City and flying away? No, that's not true: This is a computer generated animation that blends an animated demon figure with real footage of the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Boeing 737 Crash In China In March 2022 — It’s A Clip From Simulation Video Of 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Crash
Does a video show the last moment recorded on the Boeing 737 that crashed in China? No, that's not true: The harrowing video is not from a March 21, 2022, crash in China but is from a simulation video of an Ethiopian Airlines crash in 201
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT True That Orwell Wrote Line About Society Hating Those That Speak The Truth
Did George Orwell say or write: "The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it"? No, that's not true: Orwell never said this. The quote is from a freelance writer named Selwyn Duke, who coined it in a 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Zelenskyy Surrendering — It’s A Low-Quality Deepfake
Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publish a video telling Ukrainian soldiers to lay down their weapons? No, it's not true. The video is an obviously manipulated compilation of audio and video, called a deepfake. Zelenskyy's neck
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Putin Ending The War Is NOT Real — It’s A ‘Deepfake’
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin announce on March 16, 2022, that Russia, having invaded Ukraine, had capitulated? No, that is not true: No credible independent or official source has reported such a statement by the Russian president
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘FGM148 Javelin … vs Russian Vehicles’ — It’s Video Game Footage
Does a video posted to Facebook show footage of a Javelin missile targeting a Russian military vehicle as of March 2022? No, that's not true: This video shows footage from the military shooter video game Arma 3. Lead Stories has previousl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Footage of Ukrainian War Is NOT From 2022, It’s From August 2014
Does a video on social media show "leaked footage of heavy war between Russia vs. Ukraine" in 2022? No, that's not true: There is a compilation of Ukrainian footage in the post, but it's from August 2014. The claim appeared in a Facebook
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Pilot Of Military Aircraft C-17’ Failed Emergency Landing — It’s Digital Simulation
Does this video show a failed emergency landing of a "military aircraft C-17," with the pilot getting fired as a result? No, that's not true: This footage is from a flight simulator, which can be used on personal computers. The footage is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Putin’s Hand Going Through Microphone Is NOT Proof Of Green Screen — It’s Due To Compressed Video
Does a video of Russian President Vladimir Putin show him putting his hand through a microphone, meaning it was filmed in front of a green screen? No, that's not true: His hand appearing to float through the microphone is only visible in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Document Does NOT List Thousands Of Side Effects From COVID Vaccine — It’s Required List Of Potential Side Effects
Does a Pfizer document list thousands of side effects from its COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The nine pages of potential side effects are part of a government-required adverse event (AE) report prepared by the pharmaceutical comp
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian Soldiers Leaving Their Wives For War In 2022 – It’s From 2017 Documentary
Does a video show Ukrainian soldiers leaving their wives for war in 2022? No, that's not true: The footage is from a 2017 Ukrainian documentary film titled, "The War of Chimeras." The claim appeared as a video (archived here) on Facebook
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT Wife Of Ukraine’s Vice President — It’s Soldier From 2021 Military Parade Rehearsal
Does a photograph show the wife of the vice president of Ukraine in military fatigues with a weapon fighting for her motherland? No, that's not true: Ukraine does not have a vice presidential position in its government, and the image is a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Heavy Fighting Between Russia And Ukraine — It’s US, Afghan Forces In Taliban Territory In 2011
Does a Facebook video show heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces? No, that's not true: The video shows U.S. and Afghan National Army (ANA) forces fighting the Taliban in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, during Operation Creat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT Photo From 2022 Russian Invasion — It’s From 2016
Does this post show a photo of children and Ukrainian troops during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and could it be Time magazine's "photo of the decade"? No, that's not true: The image seen in the post was taken in 2016 during an a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Unveil New Nuclear Weapon Called ‘Satan 2’ In 2022 – It’s From 2016
Did Russia unveil a nuclear weapon called "Satan 2" amid the invasion of Ukraine? No, that's not true: None of the images in the social media post making the claim are of new nuclear weapons. All are of older weapons, none of which have b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Post Does NOT Show A Ukrainian Girl Standing Up To A Russian Soldier — It’s A Young Palestinian Activist And An Israeli Soldier
Does this post show an 8-year-old Ukrainian girl standing up to a Russian soldier and telling him to go back to his country? No, that's not true: The girl pictured here is a Palestinian activist, she wasn't 8 and the soldier she's confron
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Russian And Ukrainian Armies Fighting — It’s 2004 Iraq War
Does a video posted to Facebook show Russian and Ukrainian forces fighting? No, that's not true: The video is from the Iraq War in 2004 and shows U.S. special operations forces and the 36th Iraqi Commando Battalion during a raid on the Go
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine Is NOT A Part Of Russia, It’s Independent
Is Ukraine a part of Russia and can Russia enter at any time? No, that's not true: Ukraine has been internationally recognized as an independent country since 1991. The claim appeared in a post published by simonparkes.org on February 22,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Explosion Did NOT Happen in 2022 — It’s A 2012 Controlled Explosion In Germany
Is this footage of Russia bombing Ukraine? Did this explosion happen in 2022? No, that's not true: This is a controlled explosion from 2012 in Munich. The claim appeared in a TikTok video (archived here) on February 14, 2022. Text above t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Age Verification On Graphic Video Is NOT From Facebook — It’s A Ruse To Phish For Passwords
Does Facebook require users to verify their age before viewing a graphic video hosted on another website? No, that's not true: Compromised accounts have been posting fabricated stories into Facebook groups. These stories, such as "suspect
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Harvard Snub Was NOT The Motivation For Founding Of Stanford University — It’s An Old Recycled Story
Did a snub by a haughty Harvard University president of a poorly dressed couple spur that couple to found Stanford University as a memorial to their dead son? No, that's not true: It's an allegorical tale that has circulated since at leas
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tears From Different Emotions Do NOT Look Different Due To The Emotion — It’s For Other Reasons
Do tears from different emotions look different under a microscope due to the specific emotion? Not exactly: The appearance of all tears vary under a microscope for reasons that include the tears' biological make-up and how the tears dry.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Mannequin Missing Arm In French Hospital In TV Report About COVID-19 Is NOT Real — It’s Photoshopped Montage
Is an image of a mannequin missing an arm in a French hospital, with the image made to appear part of a TV news report about COVID-19, real? No, that's not true: This image is a photoshopped combination of two separate screenshots. A repr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT Real: 1927 News Article ‘Showing America Was Sold To 5 Billionaires’
Is a 1927 news article saying that America was sold to five billionaires real? No, that's not true: This is a photo of a fake headline from a book published by The Onion, a website whose disclaimer says their content is "satirized." The c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This is NOT Benjy Stacy, Born With Dark Blue Skin — It’s Paul Karason Who Turned Himself Blue
Was Benji Stacy born in 1975 with dark blue skin that shocked his nurses? Yes, but this is not a picture of him. According to ABC News, infant Stacy did frighten maternity doctors and they quickly transferred him to the University of Kans
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Will NOT Begin To Provide Data On How Many US Deaths Are ‘From’ COVID And How Many Are ‘With’ COVID – It’s Already Done That Way
Will the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) newly begin in January 2022 to provide data on how many U.S. deaths are "from" COVID and how many are "with" COVID? No, that's not true: The National Center for Health Statistics (
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sisters From MIT Did NOT Land Massive Deal For Way To End Tinnitus On ‘Shark Tank’ — It’s Clickbait
Did Donna and Rosy Khalife net "the biggest deal in 'Shark Tank' history" by pitching a "CBD formula that can stop Tinnitus instantly and for good"? No, that's not true: This is a fake clickbait article. The Khalife sisters appeared on th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Angelina Jolie Did NOT Give A ‘Rare Interview’ Touting A Keto Weight-Loss Line — It’s A Clickbait Ad
Did Angelina Jolie give a "rare interview" where she blamed Brad Pitt's drinking for their divorce and then touted a keto weight loss line? No, that's not true: The Oscar-winning movie star never gave an interview where she denigrated her
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Rash Is NOT HIV, It’s Eczema
Does HIV cause a skin condition? Yes, that's sometimes true, but HIV-negative people also have this skin condition. A reverse image search on Google showed Lead Stories that the skin condition seen in the Facebook post below is called ato
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Flurona’ Is NOT A New Disease — It’s Slang For Overlapping Flu And COVID-19 Infections
Is "flurona" a new cross-breed virus resulting from combination of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and seasonal influenza? No, that's not true: Flu and SARS-CoV-2 can't combine their DNA to create a new virus, according to a professor of microbiolog
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Amazon Did NOT Launch Cryptocurrency Token Presale — It’s A Phishing Scam
Did Amazon launch a presale of a new Amazon Token cryptocurrency -- and does the purchase of this cryptocurrency also include Amazon Prime and other member benefits? No, that's not true: A series of spoof websites impersonating both Amazo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Failed Chinese Airstrike — It’s Video Game Footage
Does this video show a failed Chinese airstrike near Taiwan, with planes crashing after they are fired upon? No, that's not true: This footage is from the video game Arma 3. The footage is not real. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (