The first week of my Army Basic Training included a class on the UCMJ. I clearly recall the instructor telling us we should not follow illegal orders. This was not long after the trial of Lt Calley for the My Lai massacre. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Bad news for y'all who wanted to save some money on a MAGA hat. Walmart is NOT have a Trump merch clearance sale! leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Bubba is NOT a horse. We confirmed this straight (almost) from the horse’s mouth. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

The Sun newspaper ought to be ashamed with this headline (and see the photo in the story). Even American Airlines workers thought they were shutting down: leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Viet Spam is making our Facebook timelines unusable. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

If you've been wondering if the woman who posted the viral message about "cousin" Stephen Miller, is really his cousin: Yes, she is! leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

The next president to get a $1 coin will not be Trump -- but Jimmy Carter. Do you have any Bush Bucks in your purse? They are in circulation. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

I spent a week with Jane Goodall in a Panama rainforest in July 2009. She shared a special Michael Jackson story with me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc0H...

How could this sgt have known what Hegseth was going to say? She posted this video on Sept 15, well before he ordered generals to gather: leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Guess what I learned today. Those "NO NAME GIVEN" CDLs from California & New York are perfectly legal and normal. Some US Passports have include "NO NAME GIVEN." Here's why: leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Conspiracy theorists are going crazy over the claim that the Dairy Queen Tyler Robinson possibly visited after the Charlie Kirk shooting has been suspiciously closed. Well, they can calm down: leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

The claim that Antifa firebombed Ice Cube’s tour bus after mistaking it for an ICE bus is BS, but spreading fast. There is no supporting evidence and obvious reasons it did NOT happen that way. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Maybe he's going alphabetically? truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

Yes, it is true: Tylenol did warn pregnant women NOT to use their product. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

The @leadstories.com Romanian fact check team dug into claims Erika Kirk's charities were accused of child trafficking in Romania. Here's what we found: leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

The Diary of Anne Frank is still on the Florida public school library shelves. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

My home was burglarized this year and it was not investigated until @Mayor.lacity.gov Karen Bass put a fire under the LAPD. Tonight Mayor Bass called to give me the heads up on a big announcement. They’ve busted a gang believed responsible for 90 burglaries in Brentwood, Encino, and Sherman Oaks!

These AI videos are getting more convincing each day. Italy's PM Meloni sharing details about Trump's smell, flatulence? This one fooled me for a second or two. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

With AI-made video now so good & getting better each day, the detection tools are stumped. Old fashion journalism techniques are about all we have at the moment to fact check them. This is a new example: leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Say what you may about Trump's 45-47 fragrance, but it has not been recalled. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

In case you see the claim that Medvedev has threatened Trump with video of past depravities, it’s not a real quote. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

The BOP inmate locator now reflects Ghislaine Maxwell is in custody at the Byron, Texas, prison. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

I was fooled for a minute when I first saw George Conway’s post saying Trump named former Trump Org CFO Wiessellberg as the new BLS chief. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

It's true. We fact check it. The Bureau of Prisons' inmate search says Ghislaine Maxwell is NOT in BOP custody... But there's a twist: leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

My message at #VivaTech2025 in Paris: Don't demonize fact checkers. Give us a chance to save lives.

Truth is stranger than fiction: Mike Lindell texted me (a fact checker) suggesting I fly to Denver to testify FOR him at his defamation trial.

Is the fact that Lead Stories is the first fact-checking org accredited by the Vatican a sign of the Apocalypse? Re-reading Revelations. leadstories.com/analysis/202...

In case you are wondering, a claim that someone is the antichrist is not fact-checkable. If you disagree on this, please share with me your proposed methodology. And if this person you suspect is the "Beast", do you really think a fact check would make a difference?

Oh, this is special. The first “community note” spotted in the wild on Instagram (a week after Meta ended fact checking) cites a Lead Stories debunk. I thought we were too biased. www.instagram.com/reel/DH08t99...

Trump cannot sell his Truth Social shares yet. And their value plunged after the tariffs announcement. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Fact checking on Meta is officially over as of an hour ago. Good Night, and Good Luck!

Kitty Dukakis would’ve made a great First Lady. This was January 2017, just days before the start of Donald Trump’s first term.

I somehow ended up on this podcast and it was fun. rumble.com/v6qot30-joe-...

Trump’s “rigged” election claim was about 2020 — not 2024. Shortening a video clip to remove context does not make it true. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Someone was too clever. No need to make things up. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Revealed: Why the Justice Dept will not release the Jeffrey Epstein human trafficking client list. He had friends and acquaintances, but they weren't "clients."

If my facts are correct we @leadstories.com are the first fact checking org to get Vatican media accreditation.

The Justice Department will never release the Epstein client list. And I know why. I will reveal this at 9aPT Friday. You may be stunned.

As a journalist who started digging into the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal more than a decade ago, I expect nothing new from the Justice Dept. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Screenshots from a bizarre AI-made Gaza video posted on President Trump’s TruthSocial. Bearded belly dancers, a huge golden Trump. Was it hacked?

Crazy how the EPA website is now amplifying this false claim about the EPA grant. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

USAID was not playing games -- Nintendo contract claim is disinfo. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Yes, it is real. Not from a satire site, but the actual White House. President Trump wearing a crown. Posted soon after he declared "Long Live the King." leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

There is NO MASS EXODUS from DC. The claim that Deep State operatives are putting their homes up for sale and fleeing the DOGE team is not supported by the data. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Do you have evidence of Vodka or Tequila? I did not see a salt shaker or lime.

Nope. "Whiskey Pete" was not drinking bourbon during NATO newser. A closer look it's white & clear liquid in Defense Secretary Hegseth's glass. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Artist Winston Tseng strikes again! leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

We debunked a claim USAID placed an anti-Elon ad on a DC street, reading "Help Eliminate Elon." leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Yes, what he said!

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