Did Russia announce "The Great Northern Battle" against the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) in Northern Syria? No, that's not true: Russia has not started a military campaign with the Syrian army to take back the northwest regions from the Turkish-backed FSA. In fact, Russia recently announced that both Ankara and Damascus have agreed to normalize their relations and resolve…

Did Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), mention in a video the implementation of a New Global Digital Certification system that would require individuals to receive multiple annual doses of mRNA vaccines? Additionally, did he state that individuals who fail to comply with these vaccinations would be labeled a threat to society? No, that's not…

Is it true that President Joe Biden said the United States has become a nation of gays? No, that's not true: According to the transcript of Biden's remarks at a Pride Celebration, posted on the White House's website, he did not say that America is a nation of gays. He reiterated his support for the LGBTQ+ community at a June…

Do disruptions in Earth's Schumann Resonance signal indicate the end of Earth's electromagnetic transformation and the beginning of its geographical shift? No, that's not true: The Tomsk Space Observing System team who recorded the signal told Lead Stories the anomaly in the Schumann Resonance signal was due to a supply substation accident at the Tomsk facility. The claim appeared on…

Were Aliens spotted in Las Vegas? No, that's not true. A video that has been circulating around on TikTok, claiming to show an alien in the backyard of a house recorded by a CCTV camera, has been created by digitally mixed audio from a news report regarding an alleged alien spotting. The story appeared in a video (archived here) where…

Was there a deliberate setting of wildfires in Canada as part of a global scheme aimed at convincing the general population about climate change agendas, ultimately leading to people's control and restricting their movement? No, that's not true: The Canadian government said the wildfires this year have been especially widespread and severe because of continued droughts and warmer temperatures. Lead…

Did the UN headquarters replace the flag of all countries with rainbow flags because of Pride Month? No, that's not true. The UN headquarters did not raise pride flags. The videos that are released don't show flags in front of the UN headquarters. It's the Rockefeller Center in New York. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) where it…

Was Ankara, the capital of Turkey, recently bombarded by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)? No, that's not true. Ankara was not bombarded, but on June, 10, 2023, there was a blast in a rocket and explosives factory in the city, that led to the death of five workers. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published on TikTok by…

Does the new Pandemic Accord allow the World Health Organization (WHO) in the future to command local police and militaries if the organization declares a gobal emergency? No, that's not true: Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has denied this claim via his Twitter account. The new Pandemic Accord is still being drafted and discussed among WHO…

Does a video circulating on social media show "Russians blowing up the Nova Kakhovka Dam" near Kherson in Ukraine in June 2023? No, that's not true: The footage is old, showing a separate incident involving the dam in November 2022, according to the Mirror, the Guardian and NBC News. At the time, the video was widely shared on social media…