Lead Stories original fact checks:
Note: as explained in our application, the structure of the websites of Lead Stories was recently updated. There may still be references to old style urls here and there on the sites but they should all redirect seamlessly to the new ones.
Subdomains now use the name of the language in the language of the site itself. For languages spoken in multiple countries we are adding subcategories to the header navigation (for example on the Russian-language website there is a category for Russia and one for Belarus). Country-specific categories are still under development for the English and Spanish language websites and have already been implemented in our (soon to be launched) Dutch language website.
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May 2024
https://українська.leadstories.com/factcheck/2024/05/перевірка-факту-немає-доказів-що-у-премєра-словаччини-фіцо-стріляв-українець-то-був-словацький-письменник.html
https://български.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/проверка-на-факти-починалите-две-бебета-от-коклюш-не-са-част-от-план-за-стерилност-чрез-масова-ваксинация.html
https://русский.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/проверка-факта-илон-маск-не-высказывал-свою-поддержку-путину-и-россии-в-интервью-дону-лемону.html
https://română.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-premierul-slovaciei-robert-fico-nu-a-fost-impuscat-de-un-membru-al-unui-partid-progresist-pro-lgbt.html
April 2024
https://română.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/04/fact-check-nu-exista-dovezi-ca-alegerile-prezidentiale-din-2004-si-2009-au-fost-falsificate.html
https://українська..leadstories.com/factcheck/2024/04/перевірка-факту-начальник-генштабу-зсу-баргилевич-не-казав-що-люди-з-інвалідністю-придатні-до-служби.html
March 2024
https://български.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-funeral-procession-of-bulgarian-patriarch-did-not-involve-any-plan-intended-to-bring-bulgaria-into-war.html
https://русский.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-austrian-foreign-ministry-did-not-deny-request-to-recognize-expired-belarusian-passports.html
https://română.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-romanias-new-pension-law-does-not-remove-pensions-from-people-under-70-years-old.html
https://українська.leadstories.com/factcheck/2024/03/перевірка-факту-президент-зеленський-обманом-не-продавав-президенту-польщі-дуді-крим.html
February 2024
https://українська.leadstories.com/factcheck/2024/02/перевірка-факту-український-журналіст-гордон-не-казав-зла-агресивна-мавпа-з-гранатою-про-зеленського-мова-йшла-про-росію.html
https://română.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-former-eu-commission-vice-president-frans-timmermans-did-not-compare-romania-to-third-world-countries.html
https://русский.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-Latvia-has-not-lifted-trade-restrictions-against-Belarus.html
https://български.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-bulgarian-school-children-did-not-wave-a-ukrainian-flag-in-the-snow-chanting-glory-to-ukraine.html
January 2024
https://українська.leadstories.com/factcheck/2024/01/перевірка-факту-українські-військові-не-підривали-заес.html
https://български.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-no-data-was-stolen-from-bulgarian-covid-tests-and-sold-illegally-to-amazon.html
https://русский.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-the-latvian-post-does-not-illegally-read-the-letters-of-belarusians-who-have-fled-belarus.html
https://română.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-pope-francis-did-not-appoint-alex-soros-cardinal-of-the-catholic-church.html
December 2023
https://українська.leadstories.com/factcheck/2023/12/перевірка-факту-україна-і-росія-не-об%27єднуються-для-захоплення-заходу.html
https://română.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/12/fact-check-3d-printed-meat-not-same-as-eating-ultraprocessed-foods.html
https://русский.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/12/fact-check-latvian-special-services-are-recruiting-tourists-on-the-border-with-belarus.html
https://български.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/12/fact-check-the-bulgarian-army-does-not-have-less-than-20,000-officers-8-fighter-jets-and-a-few-helicopters.html
November 2023
https://українська.leadstories.com/factcheck/2023/11/перевірка-факту-відео-не-показує-як-зеленський-перебрав-із-забороненими-речовинами.html
https://română.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/11/fact-check-red-aurora-borealis-seen-from-romania-not-caused-by-haarp-experiment.html
https://русский.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/11/fact-check-video-does-not-show-lukashenko-discussing-war-with-zelenskyy-urging-him-to-negotiate.html
https://български.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/11/fact-check-euthanized-pregnant-mare-is-not-part-of-bulgarian-authorities-plan-to-destroy-livestock-farming.html
October 2023
https://български.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/10/fact-check-bulgaria-does-not-owe-russia-an-amount-equal-to-674-tons-of-gold-for-its-independence-in-1908.html
https://русский.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/10/fact-check-western-diplomats-did-not-refuse-to-meet-with-donbas-children-in-belarus-out-of-fear.html
https://română.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/10/fact-check-romanian-journalist-cileacu-did-not-fake-being-in-danger-in-israel-she-followed-protocol.html
September 2023
https://română.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/09/fact-check-brochure-not-proposed-manual-for-sexual-education-in-romania.html
https://русский.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/09/fact-check-no-evidence-belarus-opposition-leader-svetlana-tikhanovskaya-developed-passport-for-belarusians-to-legelize-her-presence-abroad.html
https://български.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/09/fact-check-bulgaria-does-not-have-the-highest-vat-rate-for-food-products-in-the-eu.html
August 2023
https://български.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/08/fact-check-bulgarian-government-did-not-release-african-swine-fever-to-eradicate-domestic-pigs.html
https://русский.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/08/fact-check-lithuania-does-not-completely-close-the-border-with-belarus.html
https://română.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/08/fact-check-government-did-not-impose-a-ban-on-selling-romanian-pigs-or-their-meat.html
July 2023
https://українська.leadstories.com/factcheck/2023/07/перевірка-факту-у-німеччині-не-відбирали-дітей-у-80-українських-сімей-офіційні-дані-суперечать-заявам-Росії.html
https://română.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/07/fact-check-millions-of-covid-19-vaccine-doses-are-not-improperly-stored-at-unsuitable-temperatures-leading-them-to-expire.html
https://русский.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/07/fact-check-video-does-not-show-belarusian-troops-moving-to-rostov-on-Don-in-russia.html
https://български.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/07/fact-check-bulgarian-minister-does-not-plan-to-enforce-gender-neutrality-policies-and-ban-the-words-mom-and-dad.html
June 2023
https://українська.leadstories.com/factcheck/2023/06/перевірка-факту-фото-зенітних-ракет-над-містом-не-демонструє-ппо-на-вітряних-горах-у-києві-це-ізраїль.html
https://български.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/06/fact-check-unesco-document-not-encourage-children-have-sex.html
https://română.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/06/fact-check-protesting-pilots-are-not-holding-posters-showing-so-called-chemtrails.html
https://русский.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/06/fact-check-belarus-did-not-declare-war-on-lithuania-to-get-access-to-the-sea.html