Is the recent approval of lab-made meat by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to a recent study by two universities stating that the next pandemic might originate in the United States? No, that's not true: The video discussing this is misleading. Even though the speaker does not directly link the two events, her framing of it leads…
Did the Mpox (monkeypox) vaccine appear 'suddenly' during A 2022 outbreak of the disease, showing it was part of a plan to sow fear and promote vaccines? No, that's not true: while there's no specific vaccine for the disease, a smallpox vaccine proven to be the most effective at reducing the risk of Mpox has been authorized in the EU…
Are Romanian reservists receiving orders by mail meant to mobilize them for war? No, that's not true: the claim is from a 2022 news report and this kind of notice is part of Romania's military standard routines, as every year reservists are called for updates on their military status. The claim originated in a video (archived here) published on TikTok…
Does a video show people being scanned in Bucharest to check whether they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, as a way to control the population? No, that's not true: the news report's footage, which dates from April 2020, shows a temperature scan meant to limit the spread of the Coronavirus, and Lead Stories has previously debunked claims that vaccines turn…
Este adevărat că sarea de bucătărie provoacă moartea, deoarece conține ferocianură de potasiu? Nu, nu este adevărat: ferocianura de potasiu (E536) este folosită ca aditiv alimentar care previne formarea de cocoloașe, iar cantitatea maximă autorizată în UE se află sub nivelurile de toxicitate. Afirmația a provenit dintr-un videoclip (arhivat aici) postat pe TikTok la data de 31 iulie 2023, cu…
Este adevărat că expirarea unor cărți naționale de identitate românești în 2031 înseamnă că statul și/sau cetățenii români vor fi exterminați în acel an? Nu, nu este adevărat: O schimbare impusă de Uniunea Europeană cere ca toate cărțile de identitate românești să fie electronice și ca buletinele vechi folosite în prezent să fie eliminate treptat până în 2031. Afirmația a…
Does an interview circulating on social media prove that U.S. presidents, namely George H.W. Bush, who died in 2018, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, were or are reptilians? No, that's not true: Bush was human, as Clinton and Obama are. The reptilian claim is part of a long-running conspiracy theory. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published on…
Did Bill Gates build a mosquito factory in Medellín, Columbia, that will help him vaccinate the entire population? No, that's not true: The "factory" is one of the many mosquito-breeding facilities that the World Mosquito Program has set up worldwide to combat mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, Zika, yellow fever and chikungunya. The claim appeared in several videos on TikTok…
Are 12-year-olds taught systematically how to masturbate and how to have anal sex in U.K. schools? No, that's not true: While relationships education is compulsory for all pupils receiving primary education and relationships and sex education (RSE) for all pupils receiving secondary education in U.K. schools since September 2020, there is no evidence that masturbation or anal sex are taught…
Este un studiu legat de schimbările climatice un plan de a impune reducerea consumului de carne pe cap de locuitor la 0kg/an? Nu, nu este adevărat: afirmația se referă la un raport din 2019 realizat de Universitatea din Leeds, Marea Britanie, și alte două organizații, care analizează schimbările din obiceiurile de consum ale rezidenților din centrele urbane care ar putea…
Is the European Union planning to suppress the right to free speech online, censoring divergent political opinions and independent media? No, that's not true: a new set of rules, called The Digital Services Act, aims to protect online users' fundamental rights against disinformation and illegal content in the EU. It mainly introduces stricter rules for big tech companies, which have…
Is there any proof to indicate that the Titan submersible's implosion in mid-June, 2023 was actually a cover-up to distract the public's attention from other events or to murder the well-off passengers of the submarine? No, that's not true: there is no evidence, as of the time of writing, that Titan's implosion was anything other than an accident. The claim…
Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) decide to ban the current Bible and have a new, unique global Bible written by artificial intelligence? No, that's not true: author and WEF contributor Yuval Noah Harari recently discussed AI's potential to generate original religious scripture, and his comments are misinterpreted by social media users. The claim appeared in a video published on…
Did the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) announce the introduction of a newly mandated worldwide vaccine certificate? No, that's not true: The two organizations announced the launch of a digital health partnership, aimed at establishing a global system that will help facilitate global mobility and protect citizens across the world from ongoing and future health threats.…
Did the Ukrainian parliament approve a law in 2021 stipulating that Ukrainians, including children, can become organ donors posthumously, without their notarized consent and without relatives' consent? No, that's not true: This law amended the existing law on organ donation, adding that a written refusal of a previously agreed transplant does not require notarization in order to come into effect.…
Is the U.K. government, through the Bank of England, about to substitute digital currency aimed at monitoring people for physical money? No, that's not true: The Bank of England, like many central banks, is considering the use of a digital currency, but the idea is still in development. It is not intended to replace physical money, and it is not…
Este adevărat că mai mulți piloți protestează împotriva răspândirii de către avioane a substanțelor chimice mortale în atmosferă, ținând în mâini postere pe care scrie „chemtrails"? Nu, nu este adevărat: o imagine distribuită pe TikTok și alte platforme a fost modificată digital pentru a înlocui conținutul original al unor postere afișate de piloți în timpul unui protest din New York…
Was Romanian president Klaus Iohannis involved in a child trafficking ring in the early 1990s responsible for selling three Romanian siblings to a Canadian organ bank? No, that's not true: Iohannis and his wife intermediated an adoption for a Canadian family in 1990, but the three children were not murdered for their organs and they are alive and well. The…
Did a school in Bucharest, Romania, impose new prison-like security measures to abide by regulations of the "15-minute city" concept? No, that's not true: a middle school in Bucharest's District 3 had been recently modernized to European Union standards with secure entries that use facial recognition technology and has nothing to do with the so-called 15 Minute City concept of…
Do mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 create blood clots, which lead to thrombosis? No, that's not true: mRNA COVID vaccines have not been linked by scientific evidence to causing blood clots. The claim appeared in videos such as this one (archived here), published on TikTok in May 2023. It shows Romanian politician and member of the European Parliament Cristian Terheș speaking…
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