Did the Supreme Court in the U.S. rule that the COVID-19 "pathogen is not a vaccine", is unsafe and "must be avoided at all costs," and has the court canceled "the universal vax"? No, that's not true: The United States Supreme Court has n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News Does NOT Require Vaccinations For All Employees, Does Require Daily Testing For The Unvaccinated
Does Fox News require vaccinations for all employees? No, that's not true: A Fox News spokesperson shared with Lead Stories an internal memo that was sent out companywide in August 2021, stating that "all employees must enter their vaccin
Snopes→ Jon Gruden Resigns As Raiders Coach Over Offensive Emails
Jon Gruden has resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after emails he sent before being hired in 2018 contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments.
Snopes→ At Least 2 Dead in Santee Plane Crash That Burned Homes
A small plane crashed in a densely populated San Diego suburb, killing at least two people, including a UPS driver, and leaving a trail of destruction that sent neighbors scrambling to help neighbors.
Logically→ In Californian women’s prisons, transgender women have impregnated cisgender women.
Trans inmates have not impregnated their fellow inmates. This claim is transphobic and promotes online misinformation against transgender people.
The Dispatch→ Did Fox News Call Arizona for Biden With ‘Less Than 1 Percent’ of the Vote In?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fully Vaccinated Health Care Workers CAN Get Infected With And Spread COVID-19 To Other People
Are fully vaccinated people unable to spread COVID-19 if they are infected? No, that's not true. President Joe Biden incorrectly stated that vaccinated healthcare workers cannot spread the coronavirus if they are infected after receiving
Snopes→ Does Viral Pic Show Jon Bon Jovi Washing Dishes at His Restaurant?
The rock star stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Trade Center Building 7 Did NOT Collapse Due To Explosives — It Was Because Of Fire Damage To Its Columns
Did World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7) collapse due to a controlled explosion right after the collapse of the first two World Trade Center buildings in New York City on September 11, 2001? No, that's not true: Investigators found no ev
Snopes→ No Evidence Southwest Pilots Called Out Due to COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
Southwest Airlines canceled a large number of flights, but not for the reason some claimed.
Snopes→ Bosnian Makes Rotating House a Monument of Love for His Wife
It's not exactly on par with India's Taj Mahal, but a family house in a small town in northern Bosnia is in its own way a monument to love.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Are You Concerned Someone You Know is Becoming Too Prepared?’ Facebook
On October 10 2021, a screenshot of a purported Facebook warning asking members of canning and prepper groups if they knew someone who was “becoming too prepared” was shared to Reddit’s r/comedyheaven: becoming too prepared
Snopes→ Merck Asks US FDA to Authorize Promising Anti-COVID Pill
If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration — a decision that could come in a matter of weeks — it would be the first pill shown to treat the illness.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Washington, D.C., Commercial Flights Were NOT Canceled on October 11, 2021
Were all commercial flights to and from Washington, D.C., canceled on October 11, 2021? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that happened. Flights still were moving as planned in the morning and early afternoon on October 11, accord
Snopes→ A ‘Columbus Day’ Claim Debunked in 1892
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, but he never actually set foot in mainland North America.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden DID Say That He Was Not President — But He Said It As A Candidate Months Before He Was Elected
Did Joe Biden say that he was not the president? Yes, but he said it before he was elected president: During a campaign rally in March 2020, Biden, who was responding to hecklers, said that he was not the president at the time, which was
Snopes→ Were the Cleveland Indians Named To Honor Baseball’s First Native American Player?
Louis Sockalexis was believed to be the first acknowledged Native American to play in the major leagues.
Full Fact→ mRNA vaccines aren’t gene editing and don’t alter your DNA
A video on Instagram has claimed that if you have taken an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, that is gene editing, and your genetic make-up has been changed. The person in the video points to an interview from 2015 with Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Econ
Full Fact→ You can still park on the pavement in Wales
It’s been claimed on Facebook that it is now illegal to park on pavements in Wales. The Welsh government plans to give local authorities more powers to “fine problem parkers”. However, this is not due to come into effect until n
Snopes→ Kenyans Kipruto, Kipyogei Sweep in Boston Marathon Return
Kenya's Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon when the race returned from a 30-month absence, moved from the spring for the first time in its 125-year history.
Full Fact→ Teen deaths up since last year, but no evidence vaccines responsible
A widely shared article on the Daily Sceptic website, which was also published by TCW (formerly The Conservative Woman) says that between weeks 23 and 37 of 2021 (5 June 2021 to 17 September 2021) there were 252 deaths amongst 15 to 19-year-olds in Eng
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There IS NOT A Visible Difference Between The Blood Of Vaccinated And Unvaccinated People
Does the blood of vaccinated people look visibly darker than the blood of people who were not vaccinated and is this the result of hemoglobin depletion? No, that's not true: This video provides no evidence to back up this claim. According
Snopes→ Paul McCartney: John Lennon Responsible for Beatle Breakup
Paul McCartney has revisited the breakup of The Beatles, flatly disputing the suggestion that he was responsible for the group’s demise.
Snopes→ UK Police Won’t Act Against Prince Andrew over Abuse Claim
British police have announced they will not take any action against Prince Andrew after a review prompted by a Jeffrey Epstein accuser who claims that he sexually assaulted her.
Snopes→ 3 US-Based Economists Win Nobel Prize for Societal Research
A U.S.-based economist won the Nobel prize for economics for pioneering research that showed an increase in minimum wage does not lead to less hiring and immigrants do not lower pay for native-born workers.
Health Feedback→ The benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks; vaccinated children don’t die at a higher rate compared to unvaccinated children
REVIEW On 2 October 2021, writer Adrian Norman claimed on Instagram that for every 1,000 children vaccinated, one had died due to the vaccine during the clinical trials for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines against COVID-19. Norman a
Poynter→ There’s no evidence whistleblower Frances Haugen was planted by Facebook
A viral image circulating on social media baselessly claimed that former Facebook employee Frances Haugen, who turned over troves of internal company documents to the Wall Street Journal, was not a real whistleblower, but a plant set up by Facebook i
Washington Post→ Youngkin’s false claim that McAuliffe ‘opposes’ election audits
Scrambling to overcome his own mistake, the GOP candidate in the Virginia gubernatorial race invents a claim against his opponent.
Snopes→ Did a Drunk Man Spend Hours Helping a Search Party Search for Himself?
The story was somewhat sensationalized in some retellings.
Health Feedback→ Contrary to claims in a LifeSiteNews article, COVID-19 vaccination makes it less likely for someone to get COVID-19
REVIEW An article about the COVID-19 vaccines was published by LifeSiteNews on 30 September 2021. Earlier this year, LifeSiteNews was permanently banned by Facebook for repeatedly violating the company’s COVID-19 policies. The website, whose a
Snopes→ Are These Rumors True About Zodiac Killer?
Allegedly, he was a fan of Lady Gaga, trolled Ted Bundy online, and had a friend who wanted the world to know about his murderous past.
Snopes→ Elderly Brown Bear Takes Home ‘Fattest Bear’ Title
Katmai National Park resident 480 Otis beat out younger bears to become the champion of chonk.
Snopes→ Yes, a California Man Sued a Psychic for Allegedly Failing To Remove a Curse
The story about the unusual lawsuit went viral.
Snopes→ Was Thanksgiving Originally a Celebration of the Massacre of a Native American Tribe?
The Pequot massacre of 1637 resulted in the deaths of several hundred indigenous people.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cherry-Picked ‘Studies’ Do NOT Prove COVID Vaccines Don’t Work
Does a collection of "new studies" on COVID-19 prove vaccines are not working as claimed? No, that's not true: The claim rests on the false premise that vaccine makers and public health officials promised 100% prevention. No responsible s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plastic Water Bottles Do NOT Contain Dioxin, But Breast Cancer Researchers Worry About Other Compounds
Does drinking out of a water bottle that's been left in a hot car give people breast cancer due to dioxin exposure? No, that's not true: Dioxins can give people cancer, but dioxin is not found in the plastics used to bottle water, be they
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence So Far That ‘Slap A Teacher’ Challenge Is An Actual Thing On TikTok
Do "slap a teacher" challenge videos exist on TikTok? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has done an extensive search of TikTok and can find no proof that there are videos of students recording themselves slapping a teacher, then posting i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oregon Measure Would NOT Ban Animal Meat, NOT Mandate ‘Petri Dish’ Meat — But Beef Would Have To Die Of Old Age
Would a ballot initiative proposed in Oregon ban all animal meat and replace it with "'synthetic meat'" and "lab 'plant based protein'" that are "lab grown Petri dish vats of cells"? No, that's not true: Animal meat alternatives -- which
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New South Wales Health Ministry Clip In ‘The Vaccinated Are Dying In Australia’ Is NOT Whole Story
Does a short clip taken from a press conference by the New South Wales Ministry of Health to update the public on COVID-19 tell the whole story of recent deaths there? No, that's missing crucial context: Dr. Marianne Gale, the deputy chie
Snopes→ Feds Won’t Seek Charges Against Cop in Jacob Blake Shooting
Federal prosecutors announced that they won’t file charges against a white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin in 2020 — a shooting that sparked protests that led to the deaths of two men.