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Pentagon: Nope: US Military Did Sentence Liz Cheney To Hang Pentagon: NopeDid a military tribunal sentence Liz Cheney, a former U.S. representative, to hang? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories this claim "is false." Also, it was made on a self-described satirical website whose disclaimer says it publishes artic (Source: Lead Stories)

Fake Cover: This is a real picture of Issue 337 of the New European Fake CoverDid a special April 2023 (issue 337) of The New European (TNE) feature on its cover a cartoon of a scowling Rishi Sunak, U.K. prime minister, looking at Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy sitting on the lap of the Dalai Lama, who has stuck his tongue out -- with Zel (Source: Lead Stories)

Wrong Dominion: Blackrock owns Dominion Voting Systems shares Wrong DominionDoes BlackRock own Dominion Voting Systems? No, that's not true: A BlackRock spokesperson told Lead Stories the asset management/investment company owns part of Dominion Resources Inc., a completely different company, in the energy sector. The similarly-named voting (Source: Lead Stories)

Not Announced: Enormous UFO works with the Sun to protect Earth from a catastrophic solar storm Not AnnouncedDid NASA announce the discovery of a massive unidentified flying object (UFO) spotted between the Earth and the sun and did this result in the closure of six solar observatories to hide something from the public? No, that's not true: This UFO clickbait narrative has  (Source: Lead Stories)

Another Apeel: The safety data sheet for Apeel, a protective coating for produce, contains "a long list of hazardous cautions" that makes the product unsafe for human consumption. Another ApeelDoes the safety data sheet for Apeel, a protective coating for produce, contain "a long list of hazardous cautions" that make the product unsafe for human consumption? No, that's not true: The information in the claim comes from a cleaning product using the same name (Source: Lead Stories)