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Fact Check: Keanu Reeves, Other Celebrities, Did NOT Say Children Should Be Raised According To "Traditional Values" Avoiding "LGBTQ Themes" -- It's A Fake Clickbait Story From Overseas | Lead Stories
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (307+ words) One example of the false copy/paste rumor appeared in a post (archived here) published on X by @KeanuReevesYaga on March 14, 2026. It is captioned: (Image source: post by @KeanuReevesYaga on X.) Good man Willie " Many people are boycotting Willie Nelson after…...
Fact Check: Irish Teacher Enoch Burke Was Arrested Again For Contempt Of Court, NOT For Views On Transgender Issues | Lead Stories
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (465+ words) The claim that Burke's latest imprisonment was for refusal to use "they" pronouns for a student appeared in a Jan. 19, 2026 X post by the @MarioNawfal account (archived here) with text that read: IRISH TEACHER ARRESTED AGAIN AFTER REFUSING TO USE…...
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Real 'Transgender Police Spokesperson Lyle Culpepper' Talking About Brown University Attack | Lead Stories
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (287+ words) Does a viral clip show real "transgender Providence Police Department spokesperson Lyle Culpepper" demanding that the public stop saying "the Brown shooter"? No, that's not true: The person in the video is comedian L.E. Staiman. In interviews, Staiman has said that…...
Fact Check: FAKE Quote From Charli XCX Article 'The Death of Cool' About God And Gender Roles -- University Of Oklahoma Student Essay | Lead Stories
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (284+ words) Did singer Charli XCX write an article titled "The Death of Cool" about God and gender roles? No, that's not true: The passage attributed to Charli XCX on social media is taken from an essay by a University of Oklahoma…...
Fact Check: 'Josephine Boudreaux' Is NOT A Real Figure From 1872 Who Seduced And Killed 11 Klan Leaders, The Black Widow Of Louisiana Story And Pictures Debuted On Social Media In 2025 - Fabricated Clickbait | Lead Stories
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (502+ words) Did a "Josephine Boudreaux, the Black Widow of Louisiana", seduce and kill 11 Klan members in 1872? No, that's not true: This story is made up and only recently surfaced on social media. There is no historical record of this... Did a…...
Fact Check: FAKE Videos Show Women Told To Leave Courtrooms Because Of How They Dress | Lead Stories
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (351+ words) Are videos of women being kicked out of court for outfits described as "inappropriate" real? No, that's not true: Multiple low-quality viral videos following the same script show signs of AI. Evidence of AI origin includes abnormal hand anatomy and…...
Fact Check: Irish Christian Teacher Enoch Burke Was NOT 'Sentenced To Life In Prison For Transphobia' | Lead Stories
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (396+ words) The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on X on December 3, 2025. It read: Users on social media saw an image attached to the post: Enoch Burke is a teacher who has been involved in ongoing legal proceedings in…...
Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Did NOT Stand At A 'Town Hall' Podium With Biden And Announce 'I'm Running For President' -- AI-Generated Post Is Part Of Vietnam-Based Scam System | Lead Stories
4+ mon, 20+ hour ago (404+ words) Did Pete Buttigieg stand at the podium at a public town hall meeting with Joe Biden joining by live feed, and announce he's running for President in 2028? No, that's not true: At the time the rumor was posted, no news…...
Fact Check: Netflix Did Not Announce Upcoming Documentary About Pete Buttigieg | Lead Stories
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (270+ words) The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on Facebook on November 23, 2025. It opened: The post incorporated what looked like a poster of the supposed docuseries: (Source: Lead Stories screenshot of post by "Hyman Morar" at facebook.com) Contrary…...
Fact Check: Paul McCartney, Steven Tyler, J.K. Rowling, And Mick Jagger Did NOT Say 'I See The World Being Corrupted By Gayness -- Fake Click Bait | Lead Stories
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (258+ words) The claims appeared in dozens of posts, including this a post (archived here) linking Paul McCartney to the quote published on November 17, 2025. The caption opened: (Source: Facebook screenshot taken on Wed Nov 19 04:45:19 2025 UTC) The McCartney version continued: In a statement…...