Marlo Lee

Does a video show Israeli air strikes targeting Houthi infrastructure in Yemen during Hanukkah 2024? No, that's not true: An Israeli journalist, Hananya Naftali, published this video on July 20, 2024, which predated Hanukkah by more than five months. In 2024, Hanukkah began on December 25 and will end on January 2, 2025.

Did a Facebook post prove Elon Musk and Taylor Swift endorsed a power-saving device called "Stop Watt"? No, that's not true: There is no record of either Musk or Swift publicly endorsing this product. Photos used in social media posts that reported the supposed endorsement were found to have likely been AI-generated. These posts included a link to a website that cited a nonexistent Fox News article.

Did former Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney die at 83 on December 30, 2024? No, that's not true: The social media account that reported this story has "parody artist" in its X bio and calls its posts "bait." A Google News search did not include any results that would back up the claim Cheney had died.

Does a photo authentically show rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs' home being destroyed by the January 2025 Los Angeles fires? No, that's not true: This is not Combs' house. Rather, the photo shows an Ohio mansion that burned down in 2014, predating the Los Angeles fires by over a decade. As of January 13, 2025, Lead Stories found no evidence that the wildfires had destroyed Combs' home.

Did President Joe Biden announce in a White House briefing that the Los Angeles fire survivors would receive a one-time payment of $770 as their only form of government assistance? No, that's not true: The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said survivors in hotels would be reimbursed. The $770 is a separate type of assistance called Serious Needs Assistance.

Did a post on Facebook confirm that actor Chuck Norris died in a "fatal car accident" in January 2025? No, that's not true: Norris' attorney told Lead Stories that the post was "not correct" and that he had spoken with Norris the day this article was written. Images seen in the post on Facebook had been digitally altered to appear as proof.

Did a Facebook post confirm that Whoopi Goldberg's house burned during the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires? No, that's not...

Is ICE offering $750 for each "illegal immigrant" that you "turn in through their tip form"? No, that's not true:...

Did a video show "over 1,000" migrants entering the United States through the southern border shortly after President Donald Trump's second inauguration? No, that's not true: This video was posted on X in March 2023, a reverse image search showed. An online news search did not yield any evidence that the events in this video took place in January 2025.

Did President Trump redirect $2 billion meant for welfare programs for undocumented immigrants to the residents of North Carolina during...