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  • Fact Check: Trump's Address To Joint Session of Congress IS Being Aired By CNN On March 4, 2025

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    Will President Trump's Address to the Joint Session of Congress on March 4, 2025, not be aired by CNN? No, that's not true: The CNN TV programming schedule shows the address will air live at 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The schedule has five additional time slots blocked out to rebroadcast the address through the overnight hours. The false claim…

    • Mar 4, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Trump's Address To Joint Session of Congress IS Being Aired By CNN On March 4, 2025 On Schedule
  • FACT CHECK: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro Has NOT Been Charged In Trump Assassination Attempt

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    Is Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro being charged with the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler on July 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The district attorney of Butler County told Lead Stories that Shapiro "HAS NOT been charged with anything connected to the assassination attempt." The DA added: "I do not believe the Governor was at all involved in…

    • Feb 10, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    FACT CHECK: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro Has NOT Been Charged In Trump Assassination Attempt Claim Denied
  • Fact Check: FBI DID Unlock Phone Of Alleged Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, In July 2024

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    Have investigators been unable to unlock the phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, as of January 6, 2025? No, that's not true: The FBI announced in July 2024 that they had successfully unlocked his phone. Using advanced forensic tools, their experts bypassed the phone's security and accessed messages, data and other information…

    • Jan 7, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: FBI DID Unlock Phone Of Alleged Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, In July 2024 Phone Unlocked
  • Fact Check: FAKE Image Puts Trump And Thomas Matthew Crooks Together

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    Does a viral image authentically show Donald Trump sitting next to Thomas Matthew Crooks, who is accused of shooting at Trump during a presidential campaign rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: The image shows signs that are consistent with generative AI technology. The image did not appear in credible news coverage of that assassination…

    • Oct 28, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: FAKE Image Puts Trump And Thomas Matthew Crooks Together AI Generated
  • Fact Check: NO Explosives Were Found At Trump Rally In Long Island, New York

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    Were explosive devices discovered at the site of a Donald Trump campaign event on September 18, 2024, on Long Island, New York? No, that's not true: Law enforcement denied the rumor. The police statement said that a person "training a bomb detection dog" near the event's location had made a false report. The claim about explosive devices appeared in a…

    • Sep 19, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Explosives Were Found At Trump Rally In Long Island, New York Police Deny
  • Fact Check: Press Secretary Did NOT Abruptly End Briefing When Fox Reporter Asked A Question -- Topic Was Discussed, Video Clip Is Edited

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    Did White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre abruptly end a press briefing after Fox News senior correspondent Peter Doocy asked why she, President Biden and Vice President Harris still referred to Donald Trump as a "threat" even after two assassination attempts against the former president? No, that's not true: The social-media video that claims to show Jean-Pierre ending the briefing…

    • Sep 18, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Press Secretary Did NOT Abruptly End Briefing When Fox Reporter Asked A Question -- Topic Was Discussed, Video Clip Is Edited Cut Clip
  • Fact Check: Image After Assassination Attempt Does NOT Show Six Fingers On Trump's Raised Fist -- Trolling Edit

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    Did someone finally notice that Trump's raised fist has six fingers in the famous image from the aftermath of the Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt -- indicating the image is a fake generated by AI? No, that's not true: This image is altered from the original news photo. The post pretending to expose an AI deception was made 40 days after…

    • Aug 26, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Image After Assassination Attempt Does NOT Show Six Fingers On Trump's Raised Fist -- Trolling Edit Altered Image
  • Fact Check: Altered Photo Shows Secret Service Agents Without Earpieces During Trump Shooting In July 2024

    Fact Check

    Does an authentic photo show Secret Service agents without earpieces during their response to the shooting at a Donald Trump rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: The earpieces can be seen in the original picture captured by Getty Images staff photographer Anna Moneymaker. The image in an X post that claims Secret Service agents…

    • Aug 26, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: Altered Photo Shows Secret Service Agents Without Earpieces During Trump Shooting In July 2024 Earpieces In
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Live Stream July 13, 2024 Butler, Pennsylvania, Rally -- But Reporting Team Covered It

    Fact Check

    Did CNN live stream the July 13, 2024, Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when they have never live-streamed any of Trump's other political rallies? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for CNN told Lead Stories that there was not an internet live stream of that specific rally, but CNN television was covering the rally. The spokesperson also noted that CNN…

    • Aug 12, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Live Stream July 13, 2024 Butler, Pennsylvania, Rally -- But Reporting Team Covered It No Live Stream
  • Fact Check: Clickbait Thumbnail Images Boost False YouTube Conspiracies About Trump Shooter

    Fact Check

    Did a Jewish family hire Thomas Matthew Crooks to shoot former President Donald Trump? Or was Crooks trained to shoot by the CEO of BlackRock Security or by a rabbi? Has footage been leaked showing Crooks and the BlackRock CEO together carrying a gun? No, none of these claims are true: Using an AI-detection tool, Lead Stories found that the…

    • Aug 9, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Clickbait Thumbnail Images Boost False YouTube Conspiracies About Trump Shooter AI Images
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