Does a viral video prove crude oil was found in Burkina Faso in January 2024? No, that's not true: The footage, originally published by a Minnesota-based company, shows a sewage pipe. No credible source reported the purported "news" of oi
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image of Map Does NOT Show Location Of Sex Offenders In Israel — It’s Manipulated Screenshot From App That Shows Real-Time Red Alerts
Does an image of a map with a cluster of red location pins show the locations of sex offenders in Israel? No, that's not true: The image was part of an edited screenshot taken from Red Alerts - Cumta, an app that alerts people in Israel w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tsunami Footage Is NOT From 2024 Japanese Earthquake — It’s 2011 Video
Does a video on social media show tsunami flooding in Japan after an earthquake on January 1, 2024? No, that's not true: The footage in a video with the title "Japan earthquake 2024" comes from a video documenting the 2011 earthquake and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Under Ground Tunnel For Trafficking’ — It’s Old Salt Mine In Europe
Does a viral video show a hidden underground route used for "trafficking"? No, that's not true: The video shows an old, now-defunct salt mine in Romania. It's open to the public and functions as a museum. The claim appeared in a post (arc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Toasty Heater’ Was NOT Invented By A Firefighter, A Veteran, Or An Army Officer — It’s A Marked-Up Chinese Wholesale Product
Did an upstate New York firefighter named David, along with his brother, a former NASA engineer, invent a safer, better and more energy efficient electric heater after David's daughter got carbon monoxide poisoning from a fire in her bedr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Net Worth Was NOT $41 Million in 2022 — It’s Roughly $10 Million
Did the combined net worth of President Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris reach $69 million in 2022, or $41 million and $28 million respectively? No, that's not true: Posts on social media inflated the financial status of bot
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Acting On ‘Bump This Post’ Will NOT Help Find Missing Man With Dementia — It’s Ruse To Trick People To Share It
Did "Mr. Luke Jones," purportedly a man with dementia, drive away from his home and fail to return, triggering the activation of a silver alert? No, that's not true: No elderly man named Luke Jones is missing at the time of writing. This
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman With Down Syndrome Is NOT Missing — It’s A Scam Story
Is a woman with Down syndrome currently missing, as a viral Facebook post says? No, that's not true: The woman in the photograph was reported missing on December 15, 2023, and found the same day, according to the police department in Bell
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California’s Recently Approved Plan Is NOT To Make Residents Drink Their Own Feces — And It’s NOT ‘Bill Gates Scheme’
Did California approve Bill Gates' plan to make residents drink their own feces? No, that's not true: A headline by The People's Voice grossly misrepresents the regulations that were approved by California's State Water Board on December
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Young Man Murdered By IDF In 2023 — It’s From 2015; Teen Survived
Does a viral video show a Palestinian teenager killed by the Israel Defense Forces during the 2023 Hamas-Israel war? No, that's not true: The footage went viral in 2015. The events preceding the scene in the video were highly contested, b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Woman Planning To Sue School Because Son Isn’t Allowed To Identify As A Cat — It’s Satire
Is a mother planning on suing a school because they will not let her son identify as a cat? No, that's not true: The creator of this video on social media has "#satire" in the TikTok caption of her post and "SATIRE ACCOUNT" in her TikTok
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Palestinian Baby Injured During 2023 Gaza Conflict — It’s American Infant With Serious Medical Conditions Born Before War
Does a video of a baby with medical tubes and sensors attached to their body show the consequences from conflict in Gaza for Palestinian children in 2023? No, that's not true: The footage in a post making that implication predates the 202
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Arrest Georgia Secretary Of State Raffensperger For Treason — It’s A Made-Up Story
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps arrest Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for treason in December 2023? No, that's not true: The chief operating officer for the Secretary of State's office posted a message on s
Logically→ Did Travis Head back Usman Khawaja’s pro-Palestine stance on X? No, It’s an imposter account
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: 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: 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: American Emergency Fund Website Does NOT Give ‘Americans In Need’ $5,000 ‘In Cash’ For Free — It’s Website Collecting Personal Data
Can "Americans in need" get $5,000 in cash for free through the American Emergency Fund "just in a few minutes"? No, that's not true: The website named in this offer gathers sensitive personal data from applicants for a supposed personal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Marines Did NOT Kill CDC Official Aaron Aranas — It’s A Made-Up Story
Did U.S. Marines "kill" Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "Managing Officer" Aaron Aranas by fatally shooting him on November 24, 2023? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer confirmed to Lead Stories that this claim is fal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 2 Versions Of Pelosi On Phone With Pence On January 6, 2021 — It’s Deceptively Edited
Does a video on social media show two versions of the same January 6, 2021, speakerphone call between then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and then-Vice President Mike Pence, apparently implying at least one of the versions was staged? No, tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Gavin Newsom Falling Down Steps While Deplaning — It’s 2014 Footage Of Tommy Tuberville
Does a video show California's governor, Gavin Newsom, falling down the steps while deplaning? No, that's not true: According to the person who first posted it, the footage, filmed in 2014, shows Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who at that time wa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Joe Biden Falling Down Air Force One Stairs While Visiting Poland — It’s Another Person
Did a video genuinely show President Joe Biden falling down Air Force One stairs while visiting Warsaw, Poland? No, that's not true: The video showed an unidentified person falling down the airplane stairs, but Lead Stories reviewed indep
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show ‘Prague Newspaper’ Quote On Canada’s Trudeau — It’s Old Meme That Has Targeted Other Politicians
Did a "Prague newspaper" publish an article referring to Canada as a "confederacy of fools" and describing its prime minister, Justin Trudeau, as "the prince of fools" in 2023? No, that's not true: The purported quote is a years-old repur
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Stand With Israel’ Replacing ‘Stand With Ukraine’ Billboard Was NOT Displayed On New York’s 7th Avenue — It’s CGI Fake
Does a video show a large billboard ad of an ABC News "Stand With Ukraine" message being replaced with a "Stand With Israel" message in New York City's Times Square district? No, that's not true: This video of the intersection of 50th Str
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Pickup Truck Saving Plane And Its Passengers — It’s An Old Nissan Commercial
Does a video on social media show a truck saving an airplane and passengers by catching the aircraft's crippled landing gear in its bed? No, that's not true: The clip is from a 2011 Nissan commercial for its Frontier pickup. The dramatic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Swastika On Door Of Stabbed Jewish Woman In France In 2023 — It’s From The US In 2017
Does an image shared on social media document a 2023 attack on a French Jewish woman in her home during this year's escalation of Israeli-Palestinian tensions in the Middle East? No, that's not true: The photo predates the 2023 Hamas-Isra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Australian Government Did NOT Announce Investment Opportunity — It’s Scam Video
Did the Australian TV network 9News report that the Australian Securities Exchange and Reserve Bank of Australia had announced a new financial platform that could enable investors to earn 30,000 Australian dollars each month? No, that's n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Code Section Does NOT Make American Workers Exempt From Taxes — It’s About Federal Reserve Banks
Does a section of the U.S. Code, cited in a video on social media, exempt American workers from paying taxes? No, that's not true: No section of the U.S. Code universally exempts American workers from paying taxes. The section of the U.S.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israel Bombing Palestinian Water Tank — It’s Footage Of Fuel Tank Bombing In Sudan
Does a video show Israel bombing a Palestinian water tank, injuring civilians? No, that's not true: The video was not taken in Palestinian territory and does not show a water tank being attacked. Rather, it shows the bombing of a fuel tan
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest New York State Attorney General Letitia James — It’s Satire
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps place New York State Attorney General Letitia James under arrest for committing "treason and other high crimes and misdemeanors"? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real British Policeman Questioning Motorist Waiting At Train Station — It’s A Skit
Does a video posted on social media show a genuine British police officer questioning a driver, who is waiting for a friend at a train station, to exclude him as a suspect in a crime "that may or may not be currently in progress"? No, tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Pro-Palestinian Protest In France — It’s Palmeiras Soccer Fans In Brazil
Does a nighttime video on social media showing a large group of people marching down a street depict a pro-Palestinian protest in France? No, that's not true: It shows soccer fans in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The video was shot on October 5, 202
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israel Is NOT Registered As Company In UK — It’s Registered As ‘Overseas Entity’
Do posts on social media show that Israel is registered as a company in the United Kingdom? No, that's not true: Companies House, an executive agency of the British government that maintains the register of companies, told Lead Stories th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hamas Crisis Actors Pretending To Be Corpses — It’s 2013 Student Protest In Egypt
Does a video on X show Hamas crisis actors pretending to be Palestinian corpses in October 2023? No, that's not true: This video was originally posted on YouTube in 2013. It shows students protesting at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egyp
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Suggest Sending Elon Musk To The Sun — It’s A Doctored Video
Did U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggest that Elon Musk go to the sun to study climate change? No, that's not true: The audio and the visual backdrop of this video clip have been digitally altered. In the real interview that this fo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Putin Announcing That ‘Russia Will Openly Help To Palestine’ — It’s An Old, Unrelated Recording
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin declare in October 2023 that the Kremlin will "openly help to Palestine"? No, that's not true: The footage on social media used to make the claim is a clip from a 2021 recording of Putin speaking at Ru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Side-By-Side Videos Do NOT Show ‘Hamas Crisis Actor’ Faking Injuries — It’s Two Different People
Did a "Hamas crisis actor" fake a video during the Hamas-Israel conflict in October 2023 that showed him hospitalized one day and walking around OK the next? No, that's not true: The side-by-side videos on social media show two different
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Trump’s Plane Guarded By Jets Is NOT Real — It’s From A Video Game
Is a video of jets surrounding Donald Trump's jet real? No, that's not true: The video that appeared in a viral X post is from a video game. A YouTube video with the same footage has "#flightsim" and the acronym to a flight simulation vid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Barcelona Clash Between Pro-Palestine Protesters, Police In 2023 — It’s Footage Of A COVID Anti-Lockdown Protest
Does a video show a dispute between pro-Palestinian protesters and police in Barcelona, Spain, during the 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict? No, that's not true: The video dates back to 2020, almost three years before the conflict arising from H
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Cheering Atlético Madrid Fans And Huge Palestinian Flag Is NOT Genuine — It’s AI Image
Is an image of cheering Atlético Madrid soccer team fans with a giant Palestinian flag authentic? No, that's not true: A representative for the sports team was quoted as saying that this image was not authentic. An AI image detector site