Lead Stories
On Extra Extra, Lead Stories is grouped with center outlets, a placement drawn from the consensus of independent media-bias raters (AllSides, Ad Fontes Media, and Media Bias/Fact Check) rather than our own opinion. Its reliability rating of A reflects a strong track record of factual, well-sourced reporting. That rating is a guide for weighing what you read here, not a verdict on any single article.
We are currently tracking 8 recent articles from Lead Stories, published over the past 27 hours. Recurring themes in its latest headlines include Fact, Check, Video, Fake, and Edit.
The best way to use this profile is comparatively. Read Lead Stories's coverage of a story alongside how outlets on other parts of the spectrum handle the same event — the facts usually overlap, but the emphasis, language, and what gets left out often do not. Other center sources we track include BBC News, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, and Reuters.
Recent Articles (8)
Fact Check: Edited Video Does NOT Prove Sweden's King Refused To Shake Zelenskyy's Hand
Does a video prove that Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf did not shake hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting in Lviv in April 2026? No, that's not true: The video cuts off b
Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Man Who Rescues, Raises, Releases Injured Polar Bear Cub -- It's From An AI Content Maker
Does a real video show a man who helped a polar bear cub that could not walk until it could be released a year later? No, that's not true: This video was originally posted with a creator-added AI disc
Fact Check: FAKE Video of Tesla Roadster Jumping Off Golden Gate Bridge Is AI-Generated -- Digital Aerobatics
Does a video show a Tesla Roadster jumping off and back onto the Golden Gate Bridge? No, that's not true: An online tool concluded that the video was more than 99% likely to be AI-generated and that t
Fact Check: Toronto Sun Did NOT Report That Zelenskyy Bought '$42M Underground Nuclear Bunker' In Canada -- Story Is From Impostor Site
Did the Toronto Sun publish an article reporting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy purchased a nuclear bunker in Canada in September 2026? No, that's not true: When contacted by Lead Storie
Fact Check: Anna Kelly Is NOT Officially Trump's Next White House Press Secretary -- No Successor Named
Is White House principal deputy press secretary Anna Kelly officially President Donald Trump's next press secretary as of Oct. 23, 2026? No, that's not true: The White House has not announced who will
Prebunk: Houses on Stilts Lift You Above Reality -- Flood of AI-Generated Hydraulic Escape Systems
Have you seen viral videos showing houses being lifted up on hydraulic stilts to avoid floodwater? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos and found that many of them were created using artif
What We Know About Claims That Early Voters' Ballots Were Switched in States Including Florida, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
Are the ballots of early voters in Florida, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and other states being switched after they vote? Here's what we know so far: Some social media posts leading up to th
Fact Check: FAKE Images Showing 'Satanic Rituals On Epstein Island' With Epstein, The Clintons, Bill Gates, And Stephen Hawking -- Made Or Edited With Google AI
Do real leaked images show satanic rituals taking place on Epstein Island with Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Gates, the Clintons, and Stephen Hawking? No, that's not true: Google's SynthID detection tool foun