Did Judge Lewis Kaplan terminate a sexual assault lawsuit involving Prince Andrew in the spring of 2022 to prevent trial? No, that's not true: Both court materials and news reports show that the judge considered trial until the very last
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mercury Does NOT Generate ‘Free Energy’
Does mercury generate "free energy" as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: Mercury is a metal that can "conduct electricity in ways similar to copper," an industrial chemist told Lead Stories and the clips shown in the video
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 97% Of Guns NOT In Areas Of US That Account For 3% Of Gun Violence
Are 97 percent of the guns in the United States located in areas that account for only three percent of gun violence? No, that's not true: Gun violence experts told Lead Stories that different statistics demonstrate a correlation: In regi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Solar Flares ARE Real And CAN Disrupt Telecommunications Networks
Are solar flares not real, thus incapable of disrupting telecommunications networks, as a post on Instagram suggests? No, that's not true: Solar flares are well-documented bursts of electromagnetic energy emitted by the sun during geomagn
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Donald Trump Shoving Man At Mar-A-Lago
Does video footage show Donald Trump shoving a man at Mar-a-Lago, the Florida resort the former president calls home? No, that's not true: Another video of the incident makes clear it was a friendly pat. Additionally, the man who was alle
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Kansas City Parade Shooting Suspect
Does a photo on social media of a man in a red sweatsuit show a suspect in the shooting that occurred on February 14, 2024 during the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade? No, that's not true: The individual in the photo is Denton Loudermill
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: Michelle Obama Is NOT A Candidate For President In 2024
Is Michelle Obama running for president in 2024? No, that's not true: The former first lady has said in multiple interviews over the years that she will not run for president. Michelle Obama is not a candidate for president in 2024, accor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Undocumented Immigrants In US DO Pay Taxes
Do undocumented immigrants in the United States not pay taxes? No, that's not true: The claim made by Elon Musk on X that "illegals in America" do not pay taxes is "absolutely false," the deputy director of the Institute on Taxation and E
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof Transplanted Organs Transmit Character Traits From Donor To Recipient
Do transplanted organs transmit character traits from the donor to the person receiving them, as a video on social media claims? No, that's not true: Transplant surgeons and a nonprofit for transplant patients told Lead Stories that no sc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: North Carolina Does NOT Offer Statewide Program To Help Cover Burial, Cremation Costs
Does the state of North Carolina have an "affordable supplemental death benefit program" that will pay up to $40,000 to cover final expenses as is claimed in an ad posted on Facebook? No, that's not true: No such statewide benefit program
The Dispatch→ Making Plans for Edward
Who would've guessed agricultural collectivization doesn't work?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Kirby Did NOT Say Zero Civilians Had Died In Gaza — He Said ‘The Right Number Of Civilian Casualties Is Zero’
Did Assistant to the Secretary of Defense John Kirby say that the "true number of civilians deaths in Gaza is zero"? No, that's not true: That is a misquote that drastically changes the meaning of what Kirby said. No such quote is found i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Inhaling Steam From Citrusy Concoction Does NOT Prevent COVID-19
Does a homemade concoction made of boiled citrus fruits, root vegetables and herbs prevent COVID-19? No, that's not true: An infectious disease expert told Lead Stories that "there's absolutely no evidence that this will work," and there
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Seek Surveillance Powers To Monitor Every Person For ‘Disease Control’ — Proposed Plan NOT Legally Binding Document
Did the World Health Organization seek "surveillance powers to monitor every man, woman, and child for 'disease control'" as a post on Instagram implied? No, that's not true: The post in question referred to a set of WHO recommendations t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Map Overlaps Do NOT Prove That 5G Is Linked To COVID In US, UK
Does a social media post showing a group of maps with overlapping hotspots prove a connection between 5G coverage and the spread of COVID-19? No, that's not true: A similar data distribution of 5G coverage and high numbers of COVID-19 cas
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Health Care Providers Using Lidocaine To Secretly Vaccinate People Without Consent
Is there evidence health care providers are using lidocaine to secretly inject people with vaccines without the person's knowledge, as is suggested in a social media post by an anti-vaccine activist? No, that's not true: The suggestion is
Health Feedback→ Incorrect claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused a 143,233% surge in cancer results from flawed calculations that misuse adverse event reporting data
REVIEW An Instagram post published in January 2024 claimed that “official data” from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed a “143,233% surge in fatal cancers among Vaxxed Americans”. The figure most likely originat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Pentagon Contemplated Taylor Swift As ‘Asset’ — Clip Did NOT Show An Agency Official
Did an old recording on YouTube prove that the Pentagon contemplated turning Taylor Swift into an "asset"? No, that's not true: The video doesn't say that. It captured a fragment of an open conference where a person with no known connecti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: RSV ‘Vaccine’ NOT Linked to ’12 Deaths During Clinical Trials’
Did an RSV "vaccine" cause "12 deaths during clinical trials," as a post on Instagram suggested? No, that's not true: None of the 15 deaths of thousands of children in three key clinical trials were deemed to be caused by the drug. The Fo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Increase Risk Of Ear Infections In Children
Do recommended childhood vaccinations increase the risk of ear infections in those they're intended to protect? No, that's not true: Infectious disease experts told Lead Stories that vaccinations, such as those for diseases like influenza
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Illegal Immigrant’ In Video Is NOT Azerbaijani Politician Movsum Samadov — Samadov Says It’s Not Him, He Can’t Leave Azerbaijan
Does a video seen on X show Azerbaijani politician Movsum Samadov on the border of the United States? No, that's not true: There is no evidence this man is Samadov or that this took place on the border of the U.S. Samadov denied that he w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jennifer Lopez Did NOT Promote A ‘Rice Hack’ On An Episode Of Dr. Oz — She Said ‘Lots Of Water’
Did Jennifer Lopez appear on TV with Dr. Oz to promote a weight-loss "Rice Hack"? No, that's not true: A promotion on Facebook contains old video footage of Lopez which has an altered audio track, putting words in the singer's mouth and t
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Misuse Rat Study to Make Unfounded Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines and Autism
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy benefits both mother and baby. Side effects are generally mild, and studies don’t show negative effects on the baby. A criticized study that gave COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant rats doesn’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Supplements With Oil-Based Formula Do NOT Reverse Effects Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Can lipid-based supplements reverse the effects of COVID-19 vaccines by "communicating with the gene code"? No, that's not true: Two medical specialists told Lead Stories the claim is not grounded in facts. The Instagram account that made
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Claim To Have Sparred With ‘Cassius Clay’ — Story Came From Parody Account
Did Donald Trump brag on social media about boxing sessions with Muhammad Ali, the now-deceased legendary athlete known as Cassius Clay in the early days of his career? No, that's not true: The former president's social media accounts did
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MMR II Vaccine Does NOT Cause Measles In Healthy People
Does the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella cause measles? No, that's not true: The claim on social media ignored basic principles of how these vaccines work. It failed to distinguish between potentially deadly strains of the viru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Netanyahu Once Said ‘America Is A Golden Calf And We Will Suck It Dry,’ ‘Destroy’ It
Did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once say, "America is a golden calf and we will suck it dry," and then "destroy" it? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Netanyahu said this years before the Hamas-Israel war, or ev
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meningitis Is NOT Confirmed Common Side Effect Of 7 Vaccines Administered In US
Is meningitis proven to occur frequently after the administration of seven U.S. vaccines? No, that's not true: According to the Institute of Vaccine Safety at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, most vaccines from the list on an Instag
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Zombie Deer Virus’ Did NOT Spread After Mark Zuckerberg’s Foundation Vaccinated Deer
Did the "zombie deer virus," officially known as chronic wasting disease, spread after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's foundation vaccinated deer across the country? No, that's not true: The foundation, better known as the Chan Zuckerberg
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Dancing — It Was Doctored To Add His Face
Does a viral video show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dancing in a red suit? No, that's not true: The footage of a different person was altered to add Zelenskyy's face. The dance in question was performed by a man from the Russi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: People CANNOT Get $6,400 Benefit Through ‘Texas Relief Act’ Ad — Info Harvesting Scam, Not Government Program
Can anyone under 65 years old qualify to claim a $6,400 Affordable Care Act benefit through the Texas Relief Act? No, that's not true: There is no government program resembling what is described in a Facebook ad. The application process t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Crude Oil Discovered In Burkina Faso — It’s Minnesota Sewer Pipe
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
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: DTCC Does NOT Own ‘All Stocks’ In Stock Market
Does an entity named the Depository Trust and Clearing Company own "all stocks" in the stock market? No, that's not true: It owns a subsidiary, the Depository Trust Company, whose function is to be a depository for securities. This subsid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Did NOT Kill 17 Million People — Coronavirus Was Killer
Did COVID-19 vaccines kill 17 million people around the world during the pandemic? No, that's not true: Infectious disease experts told Lead Stories that the surge in deaths correlates with surges in coronavirus infections, not vaccinatio
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denzel Washington Has NOT Said That He ‘Won’t Go Woke’ For New Role
Has actor Denzel Washington said that he "won't go woke" for a new role? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Washington ever publicly said this. This statement appeared on a self-identified satire website. The claim originated
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – T-Mobile isn’t fining its customers over text messages. Here’s what’s happening.
T-Mobile plans to fine its customers up to $3,500 for text messages it doesn't like.