Alan Duke

Colorado Springs, Los Angeles

Editor in Chief at Lead Stories

Editor in Chief https://t.co/FJHBtpesfu, global fact checker, UNBOTHERED

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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show President Trump Saying 'Lopping Off Someone's Ding-A-Ling' Makes A Eunuch, Not A Woman -- Faked

4 days ago | leadstories.com | Alan Duke

Does an authentic video show President Trump saying "Lopping off someone's ding-a-long doesn't make them a woman, it makes them a eunuch?" No, that's not true: A disclaimer saying the video is "a deepfake, quite obviously" appears in the last second of the clip. The video was posted on an X account that has previously shared videos that replaced Trump's real words and lip movements with fake ones using AI technology. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) shared on X on May 12, 2025.
Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Air Graphic Saying 'Trump Helps Curb India's Losses' With Stats Showing India Losing In Conflict With Pakistan

4 days ago | leadstories.com | Alan Duke

Did CNN air a graphic of statistics from the India-Pakistan conflict that showed India suffered far larger losses than Pakistan and that U.S. President Trump helped "curb India's losses?" No, that's not true: A CNN spokesperson told Lead Stories the global news network did not air the graphic and that it was "fabricated." There are no official numbers of jets, drones, tanks, soldiers, and civilians lost by India and Pakistan during the May 2025 fighting, but each side claims killing dozens of...
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Clearly Show Macron Hiding White Powder Cocaine On Train With Merz, Starmer -- Hi-Res Pic Looks Like Napkin

5 days ago | leadstories.com | Alan Duke

Does a video clearly show French President Macron hiding a bag of white powder cocaine as reporters enter a train car where he is meeting with German Chancellor Merz and UK Prime Minister Starmer? No, that's not true: The low-resolution video used to make the claim that the white material in front of Macron is cocaine is too blurry to show detail, while higher-resolution photos available on AFP's image website suggest it is a crumpled napkin on the table.
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Missiles From Pakistan Impacting Delhi -- Old Israel Footage

6 days ago | leadstories.com | Alan Duke

Does a video authentically show a missile attack by Pakistan on Delhi? No, that's not true: A viral video misrepresents old footage of a ballistic missile attack on Tel Aviv in Israel as being related to the 2025 conflict between India and Pakistan. The missiles in the video were fired by Iran at Israel in 2024. The video appeared in a post on X (archived here) published on May 10, 2025 with a caption that read:Pakistan's attack on Delhi.
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show President Trump Bringing Up Building 7 And Praising 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones -- Faked

1 week ago | leadstories.com | Alan Duke

Does a video show President Trump in the Oval Office calling the collapse Building 7 "the smoking gun of 9/11" and praising Alex Jones as a "national treasure?" No, that's not true: A disclaimer saying the video is "obviously fake" appears in the last second of the clip. The video was posted on an X account that has previously shared videos that replaced Trump's real words and lip movements with fake ones using AI technology.
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Drone Sent By India Destroyed In Pakistan -- Thai Fireworks!

1 week ago | leadstories.com | Alan Duke

Does a video of a circular object with sparks and smoke swirling under it as it falls to the ground show an Israeli drone sent by India being destroyed over Pakistan? No, that's not true: The video shows a firework known as a "Thai Girandola" misfiring during a launch in Thailand. The video is an edited version of the original omitting the first 10 seconds that show the launch. It is not a military drone. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) shared on X on May 8, 2025, featuring a video.
White Smoke: Cardinals Choose New Pope -- What We Know So Far

1 week ago | leadstories.com | Alan Duke

White smoke emerged from the chimney of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel Thursday evening, signaling that the conclave of cardinals have chosen a successor to Pope Francis. (Source: Lead Stories' Raffaella Menchini)The decision appears to have been made on the third ballot, which came on the second day of the conclave.
Fact Check: Video Of President Trump Talking About 'Very Unathletic, Very Gay' Antifa Is Not Real

1 week ago | leadstories.com | Alan Duke

Is a video of President Trump in the Oval Office saying Antifa is "very gay looking, very unathletic, very unlovable" authentic? No, that's not true: The video is an AI-altered version of Trump's May 5, 2025, appearance with NFL officials to announce that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held in Washington, D.C. The rant is not in the original video.
Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Say She Was In Therapy Because She's 'Transitioning' Sexually

1 week ago | leadstories.com | Alan Duke

Did Michelle Obama reveal in a podcast interview that she was in therapy because she is "transitioning" sexually? No, that's not true: The former first lady explained to interviewer Jay Shetty on his "On Purpose" podcast in April 2025 that she sought therapy to help her navigate the "next phase" of her life in which she 60 years old and no longer has to raise her two daughters or be concerned about what her husband or the country needs.
Fact Check: Gasoline Prices Did NOT Fall Below $1.98 A Gallon As President Trump Claimed on May 2, 2025 | Lead Stories

2 weeks ago | leadstories.com | Alan Duke

Did U.S. gas prices drop below $1.98 a gallon as President Trump claimed in a May 2, 2025 Truth Social post? No, that's not true: The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $3.18 on May 2, 2025, according to the AAA survey. The cheapest gas was in Mississippi, where the average price for regular unleaded was $2.66 a gallon, the AAA survey said. The national average was $0.49 lower than on the same date a year earlier when a gallon cost $3.67.

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21 Apr 25

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?