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Not Lab In Pic: Bio Lab in Sudan has been intentionally attacked Not Lab In PicDoes this photo show the aftermath of a bio lab intentionally attacked in Sudan? No, that's not true: The photograph is a screengrab from a video taken by a global news agency on April 20, 2023 days after internal conflict in Sudan's capital began. The World Health (Source: Lead Stories)
No Tears: Video Shows Rep. Eric Swalwell 'Crying' After Marjorie Taylor Greene's Remarks No TearsDoes a clip shared on social media show Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell of California breaking into tears as a result of Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments? No, that's not true: The video's title is misleading, and the recording does not contain such an e (Source: Lead Stories)
Not Real Thing: The Pentagon and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are planning for a zombie apocalypse. Not Real ThingAre the Pentagon and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) planning for a zombie apocalypse? No, that's not true: The Department of Defense created a fictitious scenario for a training program for the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). Addition (Source: Lead Stories)
Satire: Tucker Carlson Files Suit Against Whoopi and The View for "Dehumanizing" Remarks SatireDid former Fox News host Tucker Carlson file suit against Whoopi Goldberg and "The View," the TV talk show she moderates, for dehumanizing remarks? No, that's not true: This article was published by the Dunning-Kruger Times, one of several satire sites run by Christopher Bl (Source: Lead Stories)
Satire Lesson: richmond hill high school georgia student cannibalism business plan eat babies Satire LessonDid a public high school in Georgia implement a "business model" assignment in which students had to devise ways of "raising and eating human babies to solve the world hunger problem?" No, that's not true: At two points in a video interview shared to social media, it (Source: Lead Stories)
Mystery Man: Nearly nude photo of the Prime Minister of the UK Mystery ManDoes a photo that has been circulating online since November 2022 show British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak flashing his bare chest and wearing nothing but a white lab coat and a jockstrap? No, that's not true: This photo cannot be traced back to Sunak and its origin is (Source: Lead Stories)
Still Valid: Mortgage Contract Will Be Voided If Bank Switches Currency Still ValidIf a bank "switches currency," will that void a mortgage contract? No, that's not true: A mortgage document is a legally binding contract and within it there is a promissory note that requires the borrowed amount be paid and the loan agency to accept that amount, a mor (Source: Lead Stories)