Ed Payne

2 weeks ago | icrossing.com | Ed Payne

Align marketing insights to business outcomes from the startUse AI and LLMs to turn disorganized data into clear customer signalsMove beyond static dashboards and presentations to real-time actionCreate measurable impact and unlock sustainable competitive advantageData is no longer support—It is strategyIn today’s fast-moving market, data is not just a byproduct of marketing operations it is the engine of growth. Yet many organizations still struggle to harness it effectively.

2 months ago | leadstories.com | Ed Payne

Does Canada get 95 percent of its imports from the United States? No, that's not true: According to Statistics Canada, the national statistical office, the United States was the source of 62.2 percent of Canada's total imports in 2024, not 95 percent. Additionally, about 76 percent of Canada's exports go to the United States. The claim appeared in a video published on YouTube on February 20, 2025, under the title "WATCH: Trump speaks at Republican Governor's Assoc.

2 months ago | leadstories.com | Ed Payne

Did the Trump administration ban Julianne Moore's book "Freckleface Strawberry" from Department of Defense schools? No, that's not true: A Department of Defense spokesperson said, "We are conducting a review -- no materials have been permanently removed from our school libraries pending completion of the review." The review process began due to executive orders from President Donald Trump and guidance from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, according to the spokesperson.

2 months ago | leadstories.com | Ed Payne

Does an authentic photo show two Black women who were the pilots of the Delta Flight 4819 that crash-landed and flipped over in Toronto on February 17, 2025? No, that's not true: The inverted image in a social media post is 16 years old. It shows the first all-African-American female crew to operate a commercial jet for Atlantic Southeast Airlines. As of February 19, 2025, the pilots of the Delta flight hadn't been publicly identified.

2 months ago | leadstories.com | Ed Payne

Did the former administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Samantha Power, see her net worth increase by $23 million in three years? No, that's not true: Public financial records don't show anything close to that kind of an increase between 2021 and 2024. Based on Lead Stories' calculations, her net worth was essentially in the same range during that time, and her combined net worth with her spouse increased by somewhere between $288,000 and $1.12 million during that period.