Did Elon Musk tweet "Anyone caught promoting propaganda will be suspended from X?" No, that's not true: There is no record that the owner of X, formerly Twitter, ever posted this message on his official X account @ElonMusk, according to a
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Social Media Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern For A 3-Year-Old Girl Named Mila Found By ‘Deputy Sara Thomas’
Are social media posts about a 3-year-old girl named Mila, who supposedly went missing and was saved by "Deputy Sara Thomas" in several locations simultaneously, authentic? No, that's not true: This is a common bait-and-switch scam in whi
FactCheck.org→ A Guide to Project 2025
Project 2025 provides a roadmap for “the next conservative President” to downsize the federal government and fundamentally change how it works, including the tax system, immigration enforcement, social welfare programs and energy policy, p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NFL Referee Did NOT Expel 10 Players For Kneeling During National Anthem In Late August 2024
Did an NFL referee expel 10 players for kneeling during the U.S. national anthem in late August 2024? No, that's not true: The images used to depict the supposed referee and Dallas Cowboys players are not from 2024, but from 2022 and 2017
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts With Missing Teen ‘Seven Whiteman’ In Multiple Locations Are NOT Authentic — Bait & Switch For Real Estate Ads
Are social media posts about a teenager named "Seven Whiteman," who supposedly went missing in several locations simultaneously, authentic? No, that's not true: This bait-and-switch post flips to a real estate ad. While the teen in the po
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Tornado’ Videos Do NOT Show Extreme Weather In Canada, Dubai
Do two reels posted to Facebook authentically show clips of tornadoes that occurred in Dubai and Canada? No, that's not true: Experts told Lead Stories that the twisters shown in the clips were fake and 100 percent AI-generated content. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Mongols, Hells Angels Heading To Colorado In 2024 To ‘Deal With’ Venezuelan Gang Members
Does a video show Mongols and Hells Angels members heading to Colorado in 2024 to "deal with" Venezuelan gang members? No, that's not true: The original video is at least 14 years old. The video was previously used in 2020 to claim Hells
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tim Walz Did NOT Lie About Having Served In Afghanistan — He Said He Visited That Country As Congressman
Does a video show Tim Walz lying about having served in a U.S. military deployment to Afghanistan? No, that's not true: Walz told the American Legion about a 2011 trip to Afghanistan he took as a member of Congress. He did not say he had
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern For ‘Little Boy Approximately 3 Years Old’ Found Walking Alone — It’s Recycled Ruse
Were posts on Facebook about an "approximately 3 year old" toddler an authentic try to find the boy's parents? No, that's not true: Those posts were a version of an already debunked bait-and-switch scheme involving scam real-estate ads. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About ‘Paul Ferrara, The Son Of A Local Police Officer’ Are NOT Authentic Missing Person Alerts
Are social media posts about 16-year-old "Paul Ferrara" genuine calls for help in a missing person case? No, that's not true: These posts were flipped to "rent-to-own" scam posts shortly after publication. The supposedly missing teenager
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows F-16s Causing ‘Monstrous Detonation On Putin’s Cruise Ship Full Of Korean Shells’
Did an authentic video on Facebook show F-16 fighter jets striking Russian President Vladimir Putin's cruise ship while it was carrying Korean shells? No, that's not true: The clip was published by an account self-described as that of a g
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows ‘Al Jazeera’ Report That UAE Froze France Fighter Jet Deal Over Arrest Of Telegram CEO
Did Al Jazeera publish a video that reported the United Arab Emirates froze the purchase of 80 Rafale F4 fighter jets from France over the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, as posts on X claimed? No, that's not true: Al Jazeera told Lea
Full Fact→ California did vote for Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential nominee
Thousands of people have shared a video supposedly showing US Vice President Kamala Harris’ home state California passing on assigning delegates to her at the DNC, but this isn’t the full story.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jamaican ‘Certificate Of Birth’ Naming Kamala Harris Is NOT Authentic — Harris Was Born In California
Does a "certificate of birth" supposedly from Jamaica prove that Kamala Harris was not born in the United States, therefore making her ineligible to be president? No, that's not true: She was born in Oakland, California, in Alameda County
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence UK, France Issued ‘Secret International Arrest Warrant’ For Elon Musk As Of August 28, 2024
Did the United Kingdom and France issue a "Secret International Arrest Warrant" for Elon Musk? No, that's not true: No news organizations reported anything about the supposedly existing "secret" arrest warrant for Musk approved within jur
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Social Media Posts NOT Concerned Over Urn Marked ‘Zachary Levi Bowers’ In Various Places — It’s Real Estate Scam
Did authentic social media posts offer genuine concern over the discovery of an urn marked "Zachary Levi Bowers" in various places? No, that's not true: This is a common bait-and-switch scam in which social media users post heart-tugging
FactCheck.org→ Trump Calls a Routine Revision of Job Numbers a ‘Lie’
Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises its monthly employment figures, which come from a survey of employers, based on more comprehensive data it obtains later from state filings. But former President Donald Trump called this year’s r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Online Conspiracy Theory That Kamala Harris Is A Man — Post NOT Found On Trump’s Social Media Accounts
Did former President Donald Trump post on Truth Social that Vice President Kamala Harris is a man who was born in Benghazi, Libya? No, that's not true: Lead Stories searched Trump's Truth Social and X accounts and did not find any evidenc
Full Fact→ Image of child shot in the head was taken in Yemen not Gaza
The picture is actually from Yemen in 2020 but is being shared on social media alongside a graphic of brands to boycott because of their supposed involvement with Israel.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tim Walz Did NOT Tweet About Ann Coulter’s Fiancés — It’s Fake Post
Did Tim Walz respond to conservative commentator Ann Coulter on X after she described his son's behavior at the Democratic National Convention as "weird"? No, that's not true: A screenshot of this supposed response shows signs of digital
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mpox Vaccine Does NOT Contain HIV
Is the mpox vaccine loaded with HIV, as a video shared by The People's Voice claims? No, that's not true: The People's Voice is a website with a long history of publishing made-up news, and it provided no sources -- aside from a supposed
FactCheck.org→ Bird Flu Pandemic Preparedness Activities Are Not Evidence of a Conspiracy
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Flu viruses have a long history of making animals and humans sick. This includes a track record of causing pandemics, which can occur when unfamiliar viruses begin to spread wi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NFL Referees Were NOT Given Authority To Disqualify Players Kneeling During National Anthem — It’s From Satirical Source
Were NFL referees given authority to disqualify football players who kneeled during the U.S. national anthem? No, that's not true: The claim is from a satirical website whose articles Lead Stories has debunked before. Lead Stories found n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thomas Jolly ‘Who Created The Olympics Opening Ceremony’ Was NOT Struck By Lightning
Was Thomas Jolly, "the artist who created the Olympics opening ceremony," hospitalized after being hit by lightning? No, that's not true: The viral claim was based on a fake screenshot of a nonexistent AP article. Lead Stories found no ac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof ‘Eight Cancer Doctors’ Aboard Brazil Voepass Flight Vowed To ‘Release Evidence Linking mRNA To Turbo Cancer’ Before Crash
Had doctors aboard the Brazilian airline flight that crashed in August 2024 vowed to release evidence linking mRNA technology to "turbo cancer", as an article by The People's Voice said? No, that's not true: The People's Voice is a websit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Confusing Pennsylvania, North Carolina During August 17, 2024, Rally — He’s Acknowledging A Group Of Supporters
Does a video clip show former President Donald Trump confusing whether he was in Pennsylvania or North Carolina during one of his political rallies? No, that's not true: At the beginning of this particular rally, he gives a shout-out to a
Health Feedback→ Facebook reel misinterprets patents for proposed therapies and vaccines as patents for viruses
REVIEW A Facebook reel posted on 1 August 2024 shared a screenshot of a tweet asking “Why are there patents on viruses?” The screenshot listed AIDS, H1N1, Ebola, swine flu, Zika, SARS, and coronavirus as evidence of viruses being patented. It al
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Genuinely Show ‘Incredible Discovery’ Of UFO In Egypt Desert
Do images shared on Facebook genuinely show what appears to be a UFO in the "remote desert of Egypt"? No, that's not true: Hive Moderation, an online tool used to detect AI-generated images, confirmed that it was 99.6 percent likely the i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Teen Named ‘Graci Mae Thompson’ Is NOT Missing In Various Cities — This Is Part Of Real Estate Scam
Is there a teenager named "Graci Mae Thompson" missing in several locations at the same time? No, that's not true: This is a bait-and-switch scam. In such scams, users on social media post stories that they then edit to display supposed r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Campaign Did NOT Post AI-Generated Photo Of Crowds — It Came From Self-Described Parody Account
Did the Kamala Harris campaign produce an AI image of a fake rally crowd and then distribute that picture? No, that's not true: The image in question was first published on the internet by a self-described parody account not affiliated wi
Full Fact→ Post makes inaccurate claims about actions taken during Labour’s first week in government
A post shared on social media lists a number of measures supposedly taken during “Week 1” of the Starmer government, several of which are inaccurate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Kamala Harris’ August 2024 Wisconsin Rally NOT Digitally Altered
Was an image of a Kamala Harris campaign rally in Wisconsin digitally altered to boost the crowd? No, that's not true: AI detectors found no sign of any digital manipulation. The August 2024 political rally was genuine and broadcast live
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AP Did NOT Publish Fact Check On Fake Walz Horse Related Stomach Pumping Story
Did The Associated Press fact check a story that said Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz had his stomach pumped because he consumed "a gallon of ... semen" from a horse or a human? No, that's not true: AP's media relations ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Call For ‘Military To Roundup mRNA Vaccine Refusers During Bird Flu Pandemic’ In August 2024
Did the World Health Organization (WHO) call for military forces to "round up mRNA vaccine refusers during the bird flu pandemic," as an August 2024 article claimed? No, that's not true: In an emailed statement to Lead Stories, WHO said t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce That He Would ‘Stop All Donations’ To Olympics — Fake Quote Is From AI-Produced Article
Did Tesla CEO Elon Musk announce on social media that he would "stop all donations" towards the Olympic Games because it's "a woke event now"? No, that's not true: There are no posts on Musk's social media making or confirming such an ann
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Say ‘A Problem Is Not A Problem’
Did Vice President Kamala Harris say "a problem is not a problem" as part of a longer quote in a meme circulating on social media? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the vice president's office answered "no" by email when Lead Storie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Warren Buffett Did NOT Tweet That Trump ‘Spends More Time Begging For Money Than Most Bums’ — That Was Recycled Meme
Did American billionaire Warren Buffett criticize former President Donald Trump for "begging for money" on X? No, that's not true: What appeared to be a screenshot of Buffett's account was a 2022 recycled meme. It was first published by a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Post That X Users Would Be Punished For Calling Trump Supporters ‘Weird’
Did majority X owner Elon Musk share a public message on July 30, 2024, that users of the social-media platform would be punished for calling supporters of former President Donald Trump weird? No, that's not true: As of this publication,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Announce Fundraising Concert With Beyonce To Support Kamala Harris As Of July 26, 2024
Did Taylor Swift announce they were scheduling a fundraising concert with Beyonce to support Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate? No, that's not true: Neither the singers, nor Harris has announced a fundraisin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Starbucks Founder Schultz Did NOT Say Boycotts Had Sent Company Into ‘Critical’ Decline In July 2024
Did Starbucks founder and former CEO Howard Schultz say the "company has reached a critical point of decline amid global boycott," and did the BBC report his criticism, as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: A spokesperson f