Can the Alaska-based High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP), a former military project for studying the ionosphere, be used as weapon to change weather? No, that's not true: Contacted by Lead Stories, HAARP confirmed that the facility "cannot create or amplify natural disasters." Also, other scientists confirmed that HAARP was not capable of causing natural disasters, controlling minds, or…

Did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirm that graphene oxide is in "fake COVID" mRNA vaccines after being forced to disclose confidential Pfizer documents under a U.S. federal court order? No, that's not true: Graphene oxide is not among the ingredients in the COVID vaccine. The FDA did not confirm graphene oxide is one of the ingredients, saying in…

Was Pfizer BioNTech's executive Janine Small's statement in the European Parliament that the company never tested its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to prevent transmission before launching it on the market a bombshell? No, that's not true: such trials were never required by the regulators, nor did the company claim that. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published on TikTok…

Does an unusually cold and rainy spell in central Europe in early August mean that climate change is a hoax? No, that's not true: weather and climate are not the same things, and heavier precipitation, harsher winters, and other weather anomalies, happen in a warming world. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) where it was published by TikTok…

Are people with Rhesus negative blood type descendants of aliens? No, that's not true: Rhesus negative blood appears in about 7 percent of the entire global population. The story appeared in a TikTok video (archived here) by @verteneverte on July 1, 2023, under the title (translated into English by Lead Stories staff) "Are humans descended from aliens? Let's look at…

Do products with the Rainforest Alliance seal contain vaccines, and are they manufactured by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation? No, that's not true: The Rainforest Alliance´s seal is used on consumer products of farms and companies that meet international criteria for sustainable agriculture, and the Rainforest Alliance is a global nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable farming and forestry. Among…

Does eating insects combined with being vaccinated by an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine weaken immunity? No, that's not true: The mRNA vaccine generates a strong T-cell response and boosts immunity, according to experts. The mRNA vaccines work by training the immune system to recognize the spike protein on the surface of the virus that causes COVID, allowing it to generate an…

Did livestock breeders start vaccinating pork and cattle in the U.S. with mRNA vaccines so that people would eat their vaccine instead of getting shots? No, that's not true: The U.S. media and the livestock associations themselves have said that there is neither a mandate nor requirement for them to vaccinate pigs and cattle with mRNA shots. The video (archived…

Will drinking chlorine dioxide help someone lose weight or detoxify his or her body? No, that's not true: chlorine dioxide is a bleach-like cleaning agent that can cause adverse health effects, including death if taken orally. The United States Food and Drug Administration has warned people that chlorine dioxide should not be used to treat COVID-19, as it could cause…

Can people self-diagnose cancer or other diseases based on waist circumference or BMI? No, that's not true. The home measurement of waist circumference is misleading data that says nothing without further medical context because people have different body compositions. The misleading information about cancer self-test appeared in a video (archived here) published on TikTok by user @leozl on December 6,…

Does George Soros own The Daily Beast online news organization? No, that's not true: George Soros has NOT owned any shares of the IAC Inc that co-founded The Daily Beast in 2008, since the second quarter of 2019 when he sold all his remaining shares of the company. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on TikTok account of…