Fact checking site looking at the most trending hoaxes on the Internet. https://leadstories.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlee3zzmct2qFact Check: FAKE 'Internal Memorandum' From White House Butler's Office About Missing Cutlery -- No Such Office Exists https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/ffact-check-fake-internal-memorandum-from-white-house-butlers-office-about-missing-cutlery.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post08 May 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlee3zzmct2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mldxzlyz3223Fact Check: CBC News Did NOT Publish Poll Saying '89% Of Canadians Blame Donald Trump' For Canada's Economy -- AI Image From Satire Site #CheckTok #CBCNews #DonaldTrump #CanadaEconomy #FactCheck https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-cbc-news-did-not-publish-poll-saying-89-percent-of-canadians-blame-donald-trump-for-canadas-economy.html?utm_medium=minivideo08 May 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldxzlyz3223https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mldxy33jek23The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 717. #TheDailyNOT "Zayden Brantley, a Trump casino, a Canadian poll, an old vaccine document and an even older Twitter post both mentioning Hantavirus: what is real and what is not?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elYK5uveAII08 May 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldxy33jek23https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mldxnbyfic23Fact Check: YES, X User @iamasoothsayer Wrote In 2022: '2026: Hantavirus' #CheckTok #iamasoothsayer #Hantavirus #WaybackMachine #FactCheck https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-x-user-iamasoothsayer-wrote-in-2022-2026-hantavirus.html?utm_medium=minivideo08 May 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldxnbyfic23https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mldxiaswgc23Fact Check: Document Does NOT Show Hantavirus As A COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect -- It Lists Health Conditions To Report IF They Happen #CheckTok #FactCheck #Hantavirus #COVID19Vaccine #AdverseEvents #PharmaceuticalCompanies https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-document-does-not-show-hantavirus-as-side-effect-of-covid-19-vaccines.html?utm_medium=minivideo08 May 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldxiaswgc23https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mldwizmlpk23Fact Check: FAKE Truth Social Post Parodies Trump Touting Crypto-Only Casino With Name Of His Defunct Atlantic City Casino -- Gavin Newsom Parody Account #CheckTok #FactCheck #GavinNewsom #DonaldTrump #TruthSocial #TrumpCastle https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-fake-trump-truth-social-screenshot-promotes-crypto-only-casino-name-closed-atlantic-city-casino-gavin-newsom-parody-account.html?utm_medium=minivideo08 May 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldwizmlpk23https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mldwd6ozkk23Fact Check: FAKE 'Zayden Brantley' Twitter Profile Depicting 'Non-Binary', 'Socialist', 'Anti-Fascist' Public School Teacher Was Deleted In 2020 #CheckTok #FactCheck #ZaydenBrantley #FakeTwitterAccount #SocialMediaMisinformation #RemoteLearning https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-fake-twitter-profile-zayden-brantley-depicting-purportedly-pervy-non-binary-anti-fascist-public-school-teacher-was-deleted-in-2020.html?utm_medium=minivideo08 May 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldwd6ozkk23https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mldse3u2c223Google getting you down by showing you an AI summary of the hoax you are searching a debunk for instead of a link to a fact-check written by humans? Try setting up @leadstories.com as a preferred source! https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=leadstories.com08 May 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldse3u2c223https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mldm353v7q2hFact Check: FAKE 'Zayden Brantley' Twitter Profile Depicting 'Non-Binary', 'Socialist', 'Anti-Fascist' Public School Teacher Was Deleted In 2020 https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-fake-twitter-profile-zayden-brantley-depicting-purportedly-pervy-non-binary-anti-fascist-public-school-teacher-was-deleted-in-2020.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post08 May 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldm353v7q2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlcdkqagnv2qFact Check: FAKE Twitter Profile "Zayden Brantley" Depicting A Pervy Non-Binary Anti-Fascist Public School Teacher Was Deleted In 2020 https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-fake-twitter-profile-zayden-brantley-depicting-purportedly-pervy-non-binary-anti-fascist-public-school-teacher-was-deleted-in-2020.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post07 May 2026 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcdkqagnv2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlc4l7xim32eFact Check: FAKE Truth Social Post Parodies Trump Touting Crypto-Only Casino With Name Of His Defunct Atlantic City Casino -- Gavin Newsom Parody Account https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-fake-trump-truth-social-screenshot-promotes-crypto-only-casino-name-closed-atlantic-city-casino-gavin-newsom-parody-account.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post07 May 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlc4l7xim32ehttps://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlbxt7gtxl27Fact Check: Document Does NOT Show Hantavirus As A COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect -- It Lists Health Conditions To Report IF They Happen https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-document-does-not-show-hantavirus-as-side-effect-of-covid-19-vaccines.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post07 May 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbxt7gtxl27https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlbxkbtrcc2qFact Check: Document Does NOT Show Hantavirus As A COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect -- It Lists Health Conditions To Monitor For Safety https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-document-does-not-show-hantavirus-as-side-effect-of-covid-19-vaccines.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post07 May 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbxkbtrcc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlbte5gsl62eFact Check: Document Does NOT Show Hantavirus As Side Effect Of COVID-19 Vaccines -- It Is A Required List Of Potential Side Effects https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-document-does-not-show-hantavirus-as-side-effect-of-covid-19-vaccines.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post07 May 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbte5gsl62ehttps://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlbssbxsjh2hFact Check: CBC News Did NOT Publish Poll Saying '89% Of Canadians Blame Donald Trump' For Canada's Economy -- AI Image From Satire Site https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-cbc-news-did-not-publish-poll-saying-89-percent-of-canadians-blame-donald-trump-for-canadas-economy.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post07 May 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbssbxsjh2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlbpgy3ysf2bFact Check: YES, X User @iamasoothsayer Wrote In 2022: '2026: Hantavirus' https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-x-user-iamasoothsayer-wrote-in-2022-2026-hantavirus.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post07 May 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbpgy3ysf2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlbnifyjfw2qFact Check: YES, X User @Iamasoothsayer Wrote In 2022: '2026: Hantavirus' https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-x-user-iamasoothsayer-wrote-in-2022-2026-hantavirus.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post07 May 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbnifyjfw2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlbhpts3z223The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 716. #TheDailyNOT "A 2028 Trump run, illegal German restaurant reviews, a European laptop ban, a Trump post about Merz and a fight between soccer superstars? Yeah, no, maybe not..." youtu.be/l28oN4e9DFE https://youtu.be/l28oN4e9DFE07 May 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbhpts3z223https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlbhfucqkc23Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real Fight Between Santos Players Neymar And Robinho Júnior #CheckTok #FactCheck https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-video-does-not-show-real-fight-between-santos-players.html?utm_medium=minivideo07 May 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbhfucqkc23https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlbhcbe4q223Fact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Post Repeats 'Merz, Lick Eggs' Protest Slogan About German Chancellor, Suggests U.S. Might 'Take Over' Germany #CheckTok #FactCheck #DonaldTrump #FriedrichMerz #TruthSocial #Germany https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-fake-donald-trump-post-repeats-merz-lick-eggs-protest-slogan-about-german-chancellor-suggests-us-might-take-over-germany.html?utm_medium=minivideo07 May 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbhcbe4q223https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlbh6rerqc23Fact Check: European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen Did NOT Ban Laptops From Cafés In EU #CheckTok #FactCheck https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-european-commission-president-ursula-von-der-leyen-did-not-ban-laptops-from-cafes-in-eu.html?utm_medium=minivideo07 May 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbh6rerqc23https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlbh24r25c23Fact Check: Google Germany HAS Low Threshold For Removing 'Defamatory' Restaurant Reviews If Challenged But 3-Star Rating Is NOT Illegal #CheckTok #FactCheck #GoogleGermany #RestaurantReviews #Defamation #GermanLaw https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-google-germany-has-low-threshold-for-removing-defamatory-restaurant-reviews-if-challenged-but-3-star-rating-is-not-illegal.html?utm_medium=minivideo07 May 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbh24r25c23https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3mlbgwl4b6s23Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Says 'I Am Very Close To Deciding If I Will Run Again In 2028' #CheckTok #FactCheck #DonaldTrump #TruthSocial #2028Election #22ndAmendment https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-fake-trump-post-says-i-am-very-close-to-deciding-if-i-will-run-again-in-2028.html?utm_medium=minivideo07 May 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbgwl4b6s23https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3ml7o2un4nk27Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Says 'I Am Very Close To Deciding If I Will Run Again In 2028' https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-fake-trump-post-says-i-am-very-close-to-deciding-if-i-will-run-again-in-2028.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post06 May 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7o2un4nk27https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3ml7dh4jewj24Fact Check: Google Germany HAS Low Threshold For Removing 'Defamatory' Restaurant Reviews If Challenged But 3-Star Rating Is NOT Illegal https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-google-germany-has-low-threshold-for-removing-defamatory-restaurant-reviews-if-challenged-but-3-star-rating-is-not-illegal.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post06 May 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7dh4jewj24https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3ml7cmc26iy2cFact Check: European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen Did NOT Ban Laptops From Cafés In EU https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-european-commission-president-ursula-von-der-leyen-did-not-ban-laptops-from-cafes-in-eu.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post06 May 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7cmc26iy2chttps://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3ml77suymji2bFact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Post Repeats 'Merz, Lick Eggs' Protest Slogan About German Chancellor, Suggests U.S. Might 'Take Over' Germany https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-fake-donald-trump-post-repeats-merz-lick-eggs-protest-slogan-about-german-chancellor-suggests-us-might-take-over-germany.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post06 May 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml77suymji2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3ml74htegbn2yFact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real Fight Between Santos Players Neymar And Robinho Júnior https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-video-does-not-show-real-fight-between-santos-players.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post06 May 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml74htegbn2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3ml6g5yhd4c23The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 715. #TheDailyNOT "Danish mobile grocery stores, Russian submarines, U.S. elections, Travis at the Met Gala and a wolf on ice? Or maybe not..." youtu.be/DJ0sLq7era4 https://youtu.be/DJ0sLq7era406 May 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6g5yhd4c23https://bsky.app/profile/leadstories.com/post/3ml6eqj3l7k23Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Person Rescuing A Submerged Wolf That Was Trapped Under Ice -- AI-Generated #CheckTok #AIgenerated #YouTube #WolfRescue #FactCheck https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-fake-video-shows-person-rescuing-a-submerged-wolf-that-was-trapped-under-ice.html?utm_medium=minivideo06 May 2026 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:bya34fm4zuqa23jevmhsxqnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6eqj3l7k23