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Fact Check: Leak of Anthropic's "Claude Code" Source Code Was NOT An April Fools' Prank | Lead Stories
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (159+ words) The screenshot appeared in a post (archived here) published on X by @sachinyadav699 on April 2, 2026. The post has a lengthy caption. It begins: The incomplete image in the X post (pictured below) is cut abruptly in the middle of a sentence:…...
Fact Check: TIME Magazine Did NOT Publish 'Hey Donald, From NATO' Cover With World Leaders Showing Middle Fingers To Trump | Lead Stories
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (265+ words) Does a viral image of world leaders showing their middle fingers as an act of apparent disagreement with U.S. President Donald Trump show a real 2026 TIME Magazine cover? No, that's not true: The magazine's website did not contain such a cover....
Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Bald Eagle Landing On Artemis II At Launch Pad Just Before Liftoff | Lead Stories
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (127+ words) The claim appeared in a post article (archived here) by the christine_evans_10 account on Threads on April 2, 2026. It read: A Bald Eagle landed on top of the Artemis II rocket on the launch pad just before Liftoff that was not far…...
Fact Checking Day 2026: Fact Checking Matters More Than Ever In The U.S. | Lead Stories
1+ day, 17+ min ago (427+ words) Fact Checking Day on April 2, 2026 marks almost a year since Lead Stories published our last fact check as part of Meta's Third-Party Fact Checking Partnership. (Elon Musk retweeting a post with a screenshot of a fact check about himself) Anecdotally,…...
Fact Check: Fake "Mean Gene" Okerlund Interview With "Real" Guys Who Look Just Like Beavis And Butt-Head Is AI-Generated | Lead Stories
1+ day, 37+ min ago (208+ words) The AI-generated video was shared in a post (archived here) published on X on March 31, 2026 by @Gunblaze1969. It is captioned: These guys are real This is how the video appeared on X: (Image source: post from @Gunblaze1969 on X.) Gene Okerlund, a journalist who…...
Fact Check: REAL Video Shows LGBTQ+ Flag During Florida Panthers Game At Amerant Bank Arena | Lead Stories
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (199+ words) Does a video widely shared on April Fool's Day show a real LGBTQ+ flag waving at an entrance to Amerant Bank Arena, a home stadium for the Florida Panthers? Yes, that's true: The video appeared on the hockey team's account…...
Fact Check: FAKE AI Video Does NOT Show Real Two-Year-Old Running To Soldier Dad | Lead Stories
1+ day, 17+ min ago (178+ words) Is a video of a two-year-old running to their soldier dad authentic? No, that's not true: A detection tool flagged the video with a 99.7% probability of being AI-generated. Lead Stories did not find any version of the video that included…...
Fact Check: Oprah Did NOT Try To Buy Sen. John Fetterman's Vote For $20 Million On 'Big Beautiful Bill' | Lead Stories
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (269+ words) Did Oprah Winfrey try to buy Sen. John Fetterman's vote on the "Big Beautiful Bill" for $20 million? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page known for its satirical content. The image supporting the claim is stamped…...
Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump's Face Being Carved Onto Mount Rushmore | Lead Stories
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (236+ words) Is Donald Trump being added to the sculptures of the four presidents at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota as of April 1, 2026? No, that's not true: That was an April Fool's Day joke. The article that started the rumor…...
Fact Check: Tearful Goodbye Of Husband Deploying To Iran Is AI-Generated Engagement Bait | Lead Stories
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (157+ words) The fake image appeared in a post (archived here) published by the Facebook page God Is Our Fortress on March 30, 2026. The lengthy caption begins: Text captioning on the image reads: (Image source: post from God Is Our Fortress on Facebook.)…...