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Fake News: Stacy's Mom (From The Fountains of Wayne Song) NOT Dead at 53

Did Stacy's mom die at the age of 53? No, the fictional character from the famous song by the band Fountains of Wayne did not pass away for the simple... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Trump Did NOT Say White House Is No Place for Lying Lowlife from Reality Show

Did President Donald Trump say "the White House is no place for a lying lowlife from a reality show"? No, that's not exactly true: the story was made up by... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Peter Strzok Did NOT Call Trump a Russian Asset And An Unhinged Madman on Twitter

Did recently fired FBI-agent Peter Strzok call President Trump a dictator, a Russian asset and an unhinged madman on Twitter? No, that's not true: the tweet in question was published... [Read the full story]
UPDATE: Now Restored - Christopher Blair's Satirical Fake News Website America's Last Line of Defense Blocked For Spamming By Facebook

Another one of Christopher Blair's websites bites the dust. Lead Stories just learned that links to any article on the website "America's Last Line of Defense" are now considered "spam"... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Florida Man NOT Arrested For Hanging On Traffic Light And Sh*tting On Cars Passing Underneath

Was a man named Roy Stern arrested after defecating on passing cars while hanging from a traffic light? And was he under the influence of meth and cannabis? No, that's... [Read the full story]
Old News: City Treasurer Starved K-9 Police Dogs Because Feeding Them Would Cost Too Much | Animals

Did a city treasurer named Rodolfo Guerrero Duran of Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico cut the budget for the food of the local police dogs and did this lead to two of... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Red Lobster NOT To Build New Restaurant on Hamilton's Westside

Is a Red Lobster restaurant coming to Hamilton's Westside in Ohio? No, that's not true: a prank claiming this was the case was published on a pranking website but it... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Floyd Shivambu Did NOT Say "When we rename South Africa to Azania, we will require all whites and Indians to reapply for citizenship and adopt African names, else they will be loaded on boats and deported"

Did Floyd Shivambu, second in command of the EFF, say South Africa will be renamed to Azania and when that happens all whites and Indians will have to re-apply for... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Hillary Clinton NOT In 6-Car Collission In New Hampshire

Was Hillary Clinton involved in a 6-car collision in New Hampshire? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website run by a man who has run... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Clete Torris NOT Former Attorney General Of Hawaii, Did NOT Say Anything About Obama's Birth Certificate

Did former Attorney General Clete Torris of Hawaii say Barack Obama's birth certificate was registered to Barry Soetero of California? No, that's total nonsense made up by a liberal Facebook... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Pence Did NOT Call Space Force Necessary to Protect U.S. from Gay Aliens

Did U.S. Vice President Mike Pence call the Space Force necessary to protect the U.S. from "gay aliens"? No, that's not true: the story was invented by a satire column... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Elections In 3 States NOT Tossed Out For Voter Fraud

Were election results in Minnesota, Wyoming and Delaware thrown out after voter fraud was discovered? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal website satirically masquerading... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Whoopi Goldberg NOT Confirmed As New James Bond

Will Whoopi Goldberg be the next to play the iconic Agent 007, aka James Bond? No, that's not true: the "news" was made up by a British satire website in... [Read the full story]
Fake News: BBC Did NOT Report Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Survived Assassination Attempt

Was Zimbabwean opposition figure Tendai Biti almost assasinated today and did the BBC report on this news? No, that's not true: the rumor was started by a fake news site... [Read the full story]
Fake News: LWellan Dowd NOT Head Of Los Angeles Schools, Did NOT Change Sex-Ed Curriculum

Did Lwellan Dowd, head of the L.A. Education Department, make it mandatory to include "Effective Masturbation Techniques" into the Sex Education curriculum? Of course not, that's fake news. The origin... [Read the full story]
Fake News: VeggieTales Did NOT Introduce New Cannabis Character

Did animation series Veggie Tales introduce a new character named Cannabis Carl after recreational cannabis use was legalized? And will he be voiced by Kevin Smith? No, that's not true:... [Read the full story]
Exclusive: Fake News Website Owner Responsible For Michael J. Fox Death Hoax Denies Phishing Allegations

On Sunday August 5, 2018 a fake news website using the URL yahoonews-us.com and a logo from Yahoo! News ran a death hoax about actor Michael J. Fox. Lead Stories... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Ghanaian Actor Salinko Did NOT Die After Publicity Stunt Went Wrong

Did actor Salinko from Ghana die in a German hospital after a translation mistake led to him being euthanised? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Michigan "Sharia Zone" Did NOT Ban Bacon, Does NOT Require Burkas in Public, Does NOT Exist...

Did Michigan's 109th Congressional district adopt Sharia law and did this lead to banning of bacon and the requirement for women to wear burkas in public? No, that's not true:... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NO 14 Democrats Arrested For Rigging Elections

Did 14 of the 17 Democrats who won elections in California's primaries on August 7, 2018 get arrested for election fraud and were their victories stripped? No, that's not true,... [Read the full story]
Fake News: German Tourist NOT Emasculated After Putting Penis Inside Giant Flesh-Eating Snail

Did a German tourist named Helmut Grolsch lose his wedding tackle after inserting it in a flesh-eating sea snail during a vacation in Phuket, Thailand? No, that's not true: the... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Van Full of Illegals NOT Caught Voting in Ohio Special Election

Was a van full of illegals caught illegally casting ballots in the Ohio special election? No, that's not true: a story circulating online that made this claim was posted by... [Read the full story]
Fake News: LA City Council Did NOT Make Final Decision To Permanently Remove Trump's Walk Of Fame Star

Did the Los Angeles city council make the final decision to permanently remove Donald Trump's star from Hollywood's famous Walk of Fame? No, that's not true. There was a vote... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Florida Man Did NOT Stab His Best Friend For Liking His Memes Instead Of Reacting With Haha

Did 19-year-old Martin Buggs stab his best friend Jacob Cockburn for liking his memes instead of replying "haha"? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a "fauxtire"... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NOT Footage Of Alex Jones Reacting To His Facebook And Youtube Channel Getting Terminated

Did Alex Jones go on a rant about "never defeating the human spirit" in reaction to Facebook and Youtube banning him? No, that's not actually true: the rant video that... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Donald Trump Jr. Did NOT Kill Biggest Elephant In Africa In 30 years

Did Donald Trump Jr. kill the biggest elephant in Africa in 30 years? No, that's not true. The story was made up by a site pretending to be ABC News... [Read the full story]
Fake News: SHOWDOWN TONIGHT: Los Angeles City Council May NOT Vote To REMOVE Trump's Walk Of Fame Star

A trending report that the Los Angeles city council "may" vote to remove Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star is misleading, although there is some truth included in the... [Read the full story]
NOT Fake News: Research confirms: Men with beer bellies attract more women and live longer

It looked too good to be true to the male Lead Stories staff (known for our love for beer and resulting bellies) but we were pleased to discover the reporting... [Read the full story]
Fake News Site Pushing Michael J. Fox Death Hoax Marked As Unsafe By Google (Along With Lead Stories Debunk!)

Yesterday Lead Stories reported on a death hoax involving actor Michael J. Fox which was published by a site pretending to be Yahoo! News: Fake News: Beloved Actor And Back... [Read the full story]
Fake News: EU Did NOT Changes Its Name To Association of Regional States of Europe, NOT Making 2016 referendum VOID

Did the European Union rename itself to "Association of Regional States of Europe" in order to invalidate the Brexit referendum? No, that's not true: the "news" was invented by a... [Read the full story]

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Fake News: VeggieTales Did NOT Introduce New Cannabis Character

Fake News: Red Lobster NOT To Build New Restaurant on Hamilton's Westside

Fake News: Florida Man NOT Arrested For Hanging On Traffic Light And Sh*tting On Cars Passing Underneath

Fake News: Democrat Principal Did NOT Defecate In Front Of Students During Pledge Of Allegiance

UPDATE: Now Restored - Christopher Blair's Satirical Fake News Website America's Last Line of Defense Blocked For Spamming By Facebook

Fake News: Florida Man Did NOT Convince Two Female Officers To Have A Threesome Instead Of Giving Him A Ticket

Fake News: Peter Strzok Did NOT Call Trump a Russian Asset And An Unhinged Madman on Twitter

Fake News: Trump Did NOT Say White House Is No Place for Lying Lowlife from Reality Show

Fake News: Hillary Clinton NOT In 6-Car Collission In New Hampshire

Fake News: Man in China Does NOT Face Execution After Rubbing His Penis on Mao Zedong's Corpse

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Fake News: Stacy's Mom (From The Fountains of Wayne Song) NOT Dead at 53

Fake News: Trump Did NOT Say White House Is No Place for Lying Lowlife from Reality Show

Fake News: Peter Strzok Did NOT Call Trump a Russian Asset And An Unhinged Madman on Twitter

UPDATE: Now Restored - Christopher Blair's Satirical Fake News Website America's Last Line of Defense Blocked For Spamming By Facebook

Fake News: Florida Man NOT Arrested For Hanging On Traffic Light And Sh*tting On Cars Passing Underneath

Old News: City Treasurer Starved K-9 Police Dogs Because Feeding Them Would Cost Too Much | Animals

Fake News: Red Lobster NOT To Build New Restaurant on Hamilton's Westside

Fake News: Floyd Shivambu Did NOT Say "When we rename South Africa to Azania, we will require all whites and Indians to reapply for citizenship and adopt African names, else they will be loaded on boats and deported"

Fake News: Hillary Clinton NOT In 6-Car Collission In New Hampshire

Fake News: Clete Torris NOT Former Attorney General Of Hawaii, Did NOT Say Anything About Obama's Birth Certificate

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