Alexis Tereszcuk

by: Alexis Tereszcuk Does a "dot" in the Kamala Harris box on a Kentucky ballot invalidate any other 2024 choice for U.S. president?

Did election fraud occur when 60 people in Maricopa County, Arizona, registered to vote using a municipal building as their home address? No, that's not true: The Maricopa County public information officer told Lead Stories that the voters registered in this building, the West Court Building, do not have a permanent address and can use the courthouse as their address. The county election board's voter education handout listed the county courthouse as one of the places people without a permanent address can use as their address to register to vote.

Did Elon Musk buy CNN in November 2024? No, that's not true: A CNN spokesperson told Lead Stories "there is...

Did Seattle police say that a woman charged with killing her father with an ice ax was overwhelmed by President-elect Donald Trump's election? No, that's not true: Police wrote in a probable cause report that the woman accused of slaying her father "knew that there was something important about election day," and said her father was "overwhelmed," according to documents obtained by Lead Stories. A Seattle news station published an article saying she was overwhelmed by Trump's election and then killed her father but updated the story several hours later, removing the supposed reason. A post on X used the first version of the news story, with the wrong information.

by: Alexis Tereszcuk Does a video show actor Cillian Murphy waving a Palestinian flag on the street?

Did Fox News report that California Gov. Gavin Newsom will withhold California's $235 billion 2025 federal income tax? No, that's not true: A Fox News spokesperson told Lead Stories that this was not reported on Fox News. Also, the claim originally appeared on an account describing itself as "Raw Unfiltered Parody."

Did the U.S. Senate "accidentally" pass the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks Act, known as the ETHICS Act, which will prevent Donald Trump from becoming president of the United States in 2025? No, that's not true: The act would not ban Trump from becoming president because it "bans actions, not people," a spokesperson for Sen. Jeff Merkley, the author of the bill, told Lead Stories. The spokesperson added that, at the time of writing, the bill had not passed the Senate. The bill would ban members of Congress, the president and vice president and their spouses and dependents from trading stock and other investments that could create a conflict of interest beginning in March 2027.

Did actor Bruce Willis die in November 2024 amid dementia? No, that's not true: There are no actual news stories that the "Die Hard" actor had passed away as of publication date. While the post about him does not specifically say Willis had died, it implied it with the message, "It's time to say goodbye." The social media post offered no proof that Willis had passed away after his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.

Does a video show Barack Obama "committing abhorrent acts while high" as a social media post imples? No, that's not...

Did FBI investigators name Tom Hanks as the "sickest participant" in alleged underage sex trafficking involving Sean "Diddy" Combs? No, that's not true: The article saying that offers no evidence that the FBI has released any statements about Hollywood star Hanks being involved in the Combs sex crimes case. Hanks is not mentioned in any of the official court documents that have been released regarding Combs and there are no actual news reports that he was part of any alleged crimes.