Does a viral video prove U.S. President Donald Trump refused to drink coffee in Saudi Arabia in May 2025? Find out in The Fact Check, our weekly newsletter. Sign up here: leadstories.com/newsletter #factcheck #factcheckers

@bluesky takes center stage at #ijf25 with “Breaking On Bluesky: Live News In A Post-Twitter Era.”

“It was kinda nice when BlueSky arrived, and I had a place to post my stuff again.” — Sarah Jeong.

Watch the session here: www.youtube.com/live/t1obk7G...

Facts matter. Period. @leadstories.com is represented at the “Democracy Matters —Facts Matter” conference in Brussels. Fact-checking has never been more important or under more pressure.
Disinformation is being used to destroy the credibility of media.
#factcheckers #factchecking #disinformation

Do the #facts matter? @nytimes.com reveals influencers are flooding the field with falsehoods about USAID’s work.
“The facts failed to reach a significant audience online, but the misinformation was elevated by prominent podcasters, politicians and Trump allies within hours.”
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“Did USAID spend over $8 million on Politico, LLC, as social media posts imply? No, that's not true: The government spending database only shows $44,000 in two transactions. Both were subscriptions, not grants.” — @leadstories.com
Get the truth here: leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

“In the justification for ending the program, Zuckerberg says, ‘Fact checkers have just been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they’ve created.’ This is patently false.” - EFCSN
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#meta #factchecking #zuckerberg

This week in Lead Stories' disinformation dossier: No Trump didn't call Musk a 'two bit car salesman,' Toronto Menorah not deliberately knocked over. Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Fact Check, here: leadstories.com/newsletter.h...

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