Alan Duke, Fact Checker

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Fact Check: Alisa Kasmer, Whose Facebook Post Says She's 'Grieving' What Trump Aide Stephen Miller 'Has Become,' IS His First Cousin | Lead Stories Is Alisa Kasmer, the woman who posted a long message on Facebook attacking Stephen Miller, really Miller's cousin? Yes, that's...

If you've been wondering if the woman who posted the viral message about "cousin" Stephen Miller, is really his cousin: Yes, she is! leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Fact Check: White House Did NOT Announce Trump $1 Coins with President's Face Will Be Minted -- Leaked Draft | Lead Stories Did the White House announce that the U.S. Treasury would produce official one dollar coins bearing President Donald Trump's face?...

The next president to get a $1 coin will not be Trump -- but Jimmy Carter. Do you have any Bush Bucks in your purse? They are in circulation. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

YouTube video by Alan Duke Alan Duke stumbles on Michael Jackson scoop in Panama jungle

I spent a week with Jane Goodall in a Panama rainforest in July 2009. She shared a special Michael Jackson story with me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc0H...

Fact Check: Army Drill Sgt. Karina Martinez's Video About Leaders Respecting People Was Posted Two Weeks Before Defense Secretary Hegseth's Speech To Generals | Lead Stories Was U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Karina Martinez attacking Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for his speech to generals and admirals...

How could this sgt have known what Hegseth was going to say? She posted this video on Sept 15, well before he ordered generals to gather: leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Fact Check: California, New York Do NOT Issue CDLs With No Name Given -- They Have Mononyms, Just Like Some U.S. Passports | Lead Stories Do California and New York issue commercial driver's licenses with no name given, and did Oklahoma arrest 125 "illegals" with...

Guess what I learned today. Those "NO NAME GIVEN" CDLs from California & New York are perfectly legal and normal. Some US Passports have include "NO NAME GIVEN." Here's why: leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Fact Check: Dairy Queen Possibly Visited By Tyler Robinson After Charlie Kirk Shooting Has NOT Shut Down -- Still Serving Blizzards | Lead Stories Has the Dairy Queen where a photo possibly shows Tyler Robinson visited hours after he allegedly shot Charlie Kirk to...

Conspiracy theorists are going crazy over the claim that the Dairy Queen Tyler Robinson possibly visited after the Charlie Kirk shooting has been suspiciously closed. Well, they can calm down: leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Fact Check: No Evidence Antifa Bombed Ice Cube's Bus After They Mistook It For ICE Vehicle In Portland | Lead Stories Did Antifa firebomb rapper Ice Cube's tour bus after they mistook it for an ICE vehicle on a Portland street?...

The claim that Antifa firebombed Ice Cube’s tour bus after mistaking it for an ICE bus is BS, but spreading fast. There is no supporting evidence and obvious reasons it did NOT happen that way. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) I have been asked by many people about the life and times of Amelia Earhart, such an interesting story, and would I consider declassifying and releasing everything about her, in particular, her last, ...

Maybe he's going alphabetically? truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

Fact Check: Tylenol DID Tweet 'We Actually Don't Recommend Using Any Of Our Products While Pregnant' -- In 2017 | Lead Stories Did Tylenol tweet a warning that they "actually don't recommend using any of our products while pregnant?" Yes, that's true:...

Yes, it is true: Tylenol did warn pregnant women NOT to use their product. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Fact Check: No Evidence Erika Kirk's 'Romanian Angels' Evangelical Ministry Was Accused Of Trafficking Children In Romania -- No Adoptions | Lead Stories Is there any evidence that Charlie Kirk's widow Erika Kirk's "Romanian Angels" or "Everyday Heroes like You" ministries were accused...

The @leadstories.com Romanian fact check team dug into claims Erika Kirk's charities were accused of child trafficking in Romania. Here's what we found: leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Fact Check: Florida Did NOT Ban 'Diary Of Anne Frank' From School Libraries | Lead Stories Did Florida ban "The Diary of Anne Frank" from public library shelves? No, that's not true: A graphic version of...

The Diary of Anne Frank is still on the Florida public school library shelves. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

My home was burglarized this year and it was not investigated until @Mayor.lacity.gov Karen Bass put a fire under the LAPD. Tonight Mayor Bass called to give me the heads up on a big announcement. They’ve busted a gang believed responsible for 90 burglaries in Brentwood, Encino, and Sherman Oaks!

Fact Check: Video Of Italy's Prime Minister Meloni Describing Trump's Smell, Flatulence Is NOT Real -- AI Generated | Lead Stories Is a video of Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni describing President Trump being a "mix of sweat and flatulence" and...

These AI videos are getting more convincing each day. Italy's PM Meloni sharing details about Trump's smell, flatulence? This one fooled me for a second or two. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Fact Check: FAKE TV News Report Describes Fictional Couple 'Mark and Jennifer Patterson', Lost At Sea For 25 Years | Lead Stories Did a widely-shared video show authentic footage of a news report describing missing couple Mark and Jennifer Patterson being rescued...

With AI-made video now so good & getting better each day, the detection tools are stumped. Old fashion journalism techniques are about all we have at the moment to fact check them. This is a new example: leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Fact Check: Trump's Fragrance 45-47 Is NOT Being Recalled From Retailers For Being Extremely Flammable -- Not Sold In Stores | Lead Stories Has President Trump's fragrance 45-47 been recalled from retailers because it is extremely flammable? No, that's not true: The fragrance...

Say what you may about Trump's 45-47 fragrance, but it has not been recalled. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Former Russian President Medvedev Warned President Trump Russia Has Video Of His 'Past Depravities' | Lead Stories Did former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warn President Donald Trump that he should not think that "the Mossad alone has...

In case you see the claim that Medvedev has threatened Trump with video of past depravities, it’s not a real quote. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Fact Check: Bureau Of Prisons Inmate Search DID Say Ghislaine Maxwell Was 'Not In BOP Custody' On August 1, 2025 -- But Only Temporarily | Lead Stories Did the Federal Bureau of Prisons' inmate search database say that Ghislaine Maxwell was "Not in BOP custody" on Friday,...

The BOP inmate locator now reflects Ghislaine Maxwell is in custody at the Byron, Texas, prison.
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Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Name Former Trump Org CFO Allen Wiesselberg To Be Bureau Of Labor Statistics Director | Lead Stories Did President Trump name his former CFO Allen Wiesselberg to be director of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics? No,...

I was fooled for a minute when I first saw George Conway’s post saying Trump named former Trump Org CFO Wiessellberg as the new BLS chief. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Fact Check: Bureau Of Prisons Inmate Search DID Say Ghislaine Maxwell Was 'Not In BOP Custody' On August 1, 2025 -- But Only Temporarily | Lead Stories Did the Federal Bureau of Prisons' inmate search database say that Ghislaine Maxwell was "Not in BOP custody" on Friday,...

It's true. We fact check it. The Bureau of Prisons' inmate search says Ghislaine Maxwell is NOT in BOP custody... But there's a twist: leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

My message at #VivaTech2025 in Paris: Don't demonize fact checkers. Give us a chance to save lives.

Truth is stranger than fiction: Mike Lindell texted me (a fact checker) suggesting I fly to Denver to testify FOR him at his defamation trial.

A Pope's Death Fosters Conspiracy Theories... Again | Lead Stories My first memory of the passing of a pope is a traumatic one: someone murdered him. Or at least,...

Is the fact that Lead Stories is the first fact-checking org accredited by the Vatican a sign of the Apocalypse? Re-reading Revelations. leadstories.com/analysis/202...

In case you are wondering, a claim that someone is the antichrist is not fact-checkable. If you disagree on this, please share with me your proposed methodology. And if this person you suspect is the "Beast", do you really think a fact check would make a difference?

Oh, this is special. The first “community note” spotted in the wild on Instagram (a week after Meta ended fact checking) cites a Lead Stories debunk. I thought we were too biased. www.instagram.com/reel/DH08t99...

Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Sell $2.3 Billion Of His Truth Social Stock A Day Before He Announced Tariffs | Lead Stories Did President Donald Trump sell $2.3 billion of his Truth Social stock a day before he announced new tariffs? No,...

Trump cannot sell his Truth Social shares yet. And their value plunged after the tariffs announcement. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Fact checking on Meta is officially over as of an hour ago. Good Night, and Good Luck!

Kitty Dukakis would’ve made a great First Lady. This was January 2017, just days before the start of Donald Trump’s first term.

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