Alan Duke, Fact Checker
@alanduke.com
CoFounder of LeadStories.com, US Army & CNN veteran.
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!
August 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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!
My message at #VivaTech2025 in Paris: Don't demonize fact checkers. Give us a chance to save lives.
June 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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.
June 2, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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.
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...
April 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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...
Kitty Dukakis would’ve made a great First Lady. This was January 2017, just days before the start of Donald Trump’s first term.
March 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Kitty Dukakis would’ve made a great First Lady. This was January 2017, just days before the start of Donald Trump’s first term.
Screenshots from a bizarre AI-made Gaza video posted on President Trump’s TruthSocial. Bearded belly dancers, a huge golden Trump. Was it hacked?
February 26, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Screenshots from a bizarre AI-made Gaza video posted on President Trump’s TruthSocial. Bearded belly dancers, a huge golden Trump. Was it hacked?
My mom Nellie Duke passed this week. You didn’t know her, but if you read what I wrote for the local paper you will realize you know something about Newt Gingrich because of her. I buried the historical revelation near the middle.
February 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My mom Nellie Duke passed this week. You didn’t know her, but if you read what I wrote for the local paper you will realize you know something about Newt Gingrich because of her. I buried the historical revelation near the middle.
Just got this loud alert saying ignore the last loud alert.
January 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Just got this loud alert saying ignore the last loud alert.
LA emergency officials have caused full scale panic by accidentally sending EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE an alert telling us to evacuate. Stay calm, LA.
January 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
LA emergency officials have caused full scale panic by accidentally sending EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE an alert telling us to evacuate. Stay calm, LA.
Up next: Renaming Panama City, Fla. Suggestions? And then Mexico Beach, Fla.? Thoughts?
January 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Up next: Renaming Panama City, Fla. Suggestions? And then Mexico Beach, Fla.? Thoughts?
Getting my labradoodle fitted with reading glasses.
January 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Getting my labradoodle fitted with reading glasses.
New Orleans attack suspect Shamsud Din Jabbar posted this video on YouTube 4 years ago. Born & raised in Texas. US Army vet. Real estate agent. Not an illegal immigrant.
January 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
New Orleans attack suspect Shamsud Din Jabbar posted this video on YouTube 4 years ago. Born & raised in Texas. US Army vet. Real estate agent. Not an illegal immigrant.
This NYDN frontpage shows a 19yo me walking down Time Sq. with Jimmy Carter during 76 DNC. I've many great memories of covering him for decades. He made me proud to be a Georgian!
December 30, 2024 at 8:38 PM
This NYDN frontpage shows a 19yo me walking down Time Sq. with Jimmy Carter during 76 DNC. I've many great memories of covering him for decades. He made me proud to be a Georgian!
New York Sanitation Dept is ready for President-elect Trump’s visit to Trump
Tower today. Garbage trucks seem to be a way to quickly create a barrier to protect buildings.
Tower today. Garbage trucks seem to be a way to quickly create a barrier to protect buildings.
December 12, 2024 at 3:55 PM
New York Sanitation Dept is ready for President-elect Trump’s visit to Trump
Tower today. Garbage trucks seem to be a way to quickly create a barrier to protect buildings.
Tower today. Garbage trucks seem to be a way to quickly create a barrier to protect buildings.
Ordered this last month. Finally arrived. Can't wait to wear it.
November 25, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Ordered this last month. Finally arrived. Can't wait to wear it.
My rocker years.
November 25, 2024 at 4:11 AM
My rocker years.
A dive into my 8.2k X followers, all the way back to 2008, was a sad but useful journey. Many have been silent for years, long gone from the platform. That's 1 reason (not the main one) few will see this post on X. Yet, my new 2.2k followers on Bsky will.
November 24, 2024 at 11:03 PM
A dive into my 8.2k X followers, all the way back to 2008, was a sad but useful journey. Many have been silent for years, long gone from the platform. That's 1 reason (not the main one) few will see this post on X. Yet, my new 2.2k followers on Bsky will.
She does appear to be depressed.
November 24, 2024 at 4:09 PM
She does appear to be depressed.
New evidence: After 3 hours of this post on both platforms. With 5 times more X followers, there are NO X interactions. But 18 on Bluesky. (1 comment, 3 reports, 15 likes.)
November 20, 2024 at 7:19 PM
New evidence: After 3 hours of this post on both platforms. With 5 times more X followers, there are NO X interactions. But 18 on Bluesky. (1 comment, 3 reports, 15 likes.)
After some A/B testing, I determined the value of a BlueSky follower compared to X is comparable to the US Dollar to a Russian Ruble.
November 20, 2024 at 4:34 PM
After some A/B testing, I determined the value of a BlueSky follower compared to X is comparable to the US Dollar to a Russian Ruble.
I asked MidJourney to create images of how this week feels: Moving into BlueSky University after graduating from X High School.
November 17, 2024 at 10:34 PM
I asked MidJourney to create images of how this week feels: Moving into BlueSky University after graduating from X High School.
The BlueSky migration reminds me of April 2009 when Ashton Kutcher raced against Larry King to be the first Twitter millionaire.
November 16, 2024 at 5:19 PM
The BlueSky migration reminds me of April 2009 when Ashton Kutcher raced against Larry King to be the first Twitter millionaire.
A group of geese is a gaggle. What is a group of fact checkers? I asked Claude.ai :
A "verification" of fact-checkers.
Alternative: A "scrutiny" of fact-checkers - emphasizing their detailed examination of claims.
Midjourney created an image:
A "verification" of fact-checkers.
Alternative: A "scrutiny" of fact-checkers - emphasizing their detailed examination of claims.
Midjourney created an image:
November 15, 2024 at 6:48 PM
A group of geese is a gaggle. What is a group of fact checkers? I asked Claude.ai :
A "verification" of fact-checkers.
Alternative: A "scrutiny" of fact-checkers - emphasizing their detailed examination of claims.
Midjourney created an image:
A "verification" of fact-checkers.
Alternative: A "scrutiny" of fact-checkers - emphasizing their detailed examination of claims.
Midjourney created an image: