Did recently published court documents reveal that celebrity TV host Oprah Winfrey was "a client" of registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found a single mention of Winfrey in these documents, but that
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – TikTok video falsely links removal of Florida voters and abortion amendment
“Almost a million people, mostly Democrats, have been kicked off the voter roll here in Florida” because of efforts to place a proposed amendment on abortion access on the state’s 2024 ballot.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Nikki Haley exaggerates rate of federal telework
“Right now, over 70% of federal employees are still working from home three years after COVID."
Logically→ Old video of building destruction in West Bank falsely shared as visuals of recent Beirut attack
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media.
Logically→ Russia did not invade Ukraine to stop a NATO genocide in eastern regions
The Dispatch→ Joe Biden to Kick Off 2024 in Valley Forge
Plus: Trump’s grip on the House GOP keeps tightening.
Full Fact→ Zelenskyy belly dancing video is a deepfake
An unaltered version of the video shows that the person dancing is not the Ukrainian President, whose face has been digitally added using AI.
Logically→ Footage of Italian Christmas celebrations misattributed as German farmers protest
Full Fact→ Hoax posts claiming to show dog injured in ‘hit-and-run’ circulate on Facebook
An image supposedly showing a dog injured in a hit-and-run is taken from a 2022 news article about a dog attack in Northern Ireland.
Logically→ Old photo shared to falsely claim Bengaluru mosque’s signboard doesn’t include Kannada text
Health Feedback→ Dubious Facebook ads promote unproven supplement SightCare alleged to restore “perfect” vision and cure macular degeneration
REVIEW Numerous ads purporting to reveal a “simple 7-Second Bedtime Ritual” that would restore vision went viral on Facebook in December 2023. Examples of such ads can be seen here and here. All the ads we found were published by a single Facebo
Full Fact→ How much do junior doctors earn?
First-year junior doctors earn about £15.53 an hour in basic pay only—but the average junior doctor earned at least about £44,500 in the year to September 2023.
AllSides→ Remembering the Worst Media Misses of 2023
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/remembering-the-worst-media-misses-of-2023/ The New York Times pu
AllSides→ Fact checking Ron DeSantis’ and Nikki Haley’s CNN town halls in Iowa
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/04/politics/fact-check-desantis-haley-cnn-town-halls-iowa/index.html Florid
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That Biden Issued an Executive Order to Send Israel Munitions
Such sales are allowed under the Arms Export Control Act.
Logically→ Post falsely claims U.S. Supreme Court confirmed vaccines are ‘irreparable gene therapy’
Logically→ इजिप्ट का वीडियो झूठे दावे से शेयर किया गया कि मुस्लिमों ने कर्नाटक के बेंगलुरु में हिंदू लड़कियों का अपहरण कर लिया
Logically→ Viral images of former U.S. President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein are fake
Logically→ यमुना एक्सप्रेसवे पर युवती का शव मिलने की घटना को झूठे सांप्रदायिक दावे के साथ शेयर किया गया
Logically→ సంభందం లేని హర్యానా వీడియో చూపించి, అయోధ్యలో ఒక దళిత బాలుడి ని కొడుతున్నట్టుగా ప్రచారం చేసారు
The Dispatch→ Iran’s Complicated Web of Terror
As regional tensions escalate, Israel and the U.S. focus on Tehran.
Logically→ ಜೈಶ್-ಎ-ಮೊಹಮ್ಮದ್ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥ ಮಸೂದ್ ಅಜರ್ ಸತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲು ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಸ್ಫೋಟದ ಹಳೆಯ ಕ್ಲಿಪ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ No, Jimmy Kimmel is not mentioned in the newly released Epstein court papers
Logically→ Old footage of weapons testing misattributed as the U.S. Navy destroying Houthi boats in the Red Sea
Logically→ Prank video shared as ‘Muslim migrant in Holland’ urinating on pork in a supermarket
The Dispatch→ Blame the Voters?
Off to the races.
The Dispatch→ Israel Tests Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’
The strike that killed Saleh al-Arouri puts Iran and Hezbollah’s wavering support for Hamas in the spotlight.
Logically→ জইছ-ই-মহম্মদৰ মুৰব্বী মাছুদ আজহাৰ নিহত বুলি পাকিস্তানৰ পুৰণি বিস্ফোৰণৰ ক্লিপ প্ৰচাৰ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 32-Page Report Does NOT Provide Proof Of Widespread 2020 Election Fraud In 5 Swing States
by: Ed Payne and Alexis Tereszcuk Does a 32-page report shared online in January of 2023 provide proof of widespread 2020 election fraud in five swing states? No, that's not true: The report lacks credible nonpartisan documentation or ver
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jimmy Kimmel Was NOT Mentioned As Jeffrey Epstein’s Client In Court Records Released On January 3 And January 4, 2024 — His Name Wasn’t There At All
Was comedian and TV host Jimmy Kimmel named as Jeffrey Epstein's client in the most recent batch of court documents released in the first week of 2024? No, that's not true: Lead Stories manually reviewed the files, and none of them discus
The Dispatch→ Did The Media Fail Ron DeSantis?
Let the cope begin.
FactCheck.org→ Pass the Torch USA
Political leanings: Democratic/Pro-Dean Phillips 2022 total spending: N/A Pass the Torch USA was created in November to promote the presidential campaign of Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota. Phillips announced in late October that he would cha
FactCheck.org→ Americans for Prosperity
Political leanings: Conservative/Libertarian 2022 total spending: $79.8 million for the hybrid PAC alone Americans for Prosperity, a “social welfare” organization, along with Americans for Prosperity Action and Americans for Prosperity Fo
FactCheck.org→ American Values 2024
Political leanings: Pro-Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2022 total spending: N/A American Values 2024, formerly the People’s Pharma Movement, is a hybrid political action committee supporting independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidenti
FactCheck.org→ Future Forward USA PAC (FF PAC)
Political leanings: Democratic 2022 total spending: $31.2 million Future Forward USA PAC, legally known as FF PAC, is a liberal political action committee created in 2018, ahead of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. The group is wha
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ FACT FOCUS: Images made to look like court records circulate online amid Epstein document release
Social media users are sharing images made to look like court documents to spread false accusations that well-known public figures, including late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, were implicated in wrongdoing by recen
FactCheck.org→ Tell It Like It Is PAC
Political Leanings: Republican/Pro-Chris Christie 2022 total spending: N/A Tell It Like It Is is a super PAC backing former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the Republican presidential primary. Super PACs are independent expenditure-only
FactCheck.org→ Pro-Haley PAC Misattributes Quote to DeSantis
A TV ad from a political action committee that supports Nikki Haley, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, accuses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of “lying” — but then the ad goes on to make one false and another exaggerated cla
FactCheck.org→ Never Back Down Inc.
Political leanings: Republican/Pro-Ron DeSantis 2022 total spending: N/A Never Back Down Inc. was established in February by Ken Cuccinelli, a former senior Trump administration official, to encourage Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for pres