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  • Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Say She Was In Therapy Because She's 'Transitioning' Sexually

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    Did Michelle Obama reveal in a podcast interview that she was in therapy because she is "transitioning" sexually? No, that's not true: The former first lady explained to interviewer Jay Shetty on his "On Purpose" podcast in April 2025 that she sought therapy to help her navigate the "next phase" of her life in which she is 60 years old…

    • May 3, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Say She Was In Therapy Because She's 'Transitioning' Sexually Not That Kind
  • Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Refer to Herself 'As a Black Man'

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    Did an April 2025 video show former First Lady Michelle Obama referring to herself "as a Black man"? No, that's not true: Obama was addressing Marlon Wayans, a Black man, and introduced her question to him with that preface. Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson, interviewed Damon and Marlon Wayans on their podcast "IMO." The claim appeared in an April…

    • Apr 30, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Refer to Herself 'As a Black Man' Out of Context
  • Fact Check: The Obamas Did NOT Get $30 Million From the Government Under Biden

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    Did the federal government pay Barack and Michelle Obama $30 million over the course of the Biden administration, from 2021 to 2025? No, that's not true: That claim originated in an April 2025 post by a Facebook account that labels its content as satirical in nature. We found no corroboration whatsoever for the claim. The story appeared in the form…

    • Apr 18, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: The Obamas Did NOT Get $30 Million From the Government Under Biden Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Altered Image Of Michelle Obama Swapped Her Face With That Of Her Brother Craig Robinson

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    Does a social media post stating "Never seen anyone fall off harder" show how Michelle Obama looks in March 2025? No, that's not true: The image in the viral social media post has been edited. The altered promotional Image for "IMO," a podcast featuring Michelle Obama and her older brother Craig Robinson, has the faces of the two hosts switched.…

    • Mar 13, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Altered Image Of Michelle Obama Swapped Her Face With That Of Her Brother Craig Robinson Faces Swapped
  • Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT Find Michelle Obama Has Been Receiving a Monthly $122,000 Payment from the GSA Since 2009

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    Did DOGE discover that the General Services Administration has been paying Michelle Obama $122,000 per month since 2009? No, that's not true: The story originated on a website named "The Dunning-Kruger Times" which has a clear disclaimer it publishes satire. It is run by a man who runs a network of sites and Facebook pages designed to trick conservatives into…

    • Mar 13, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT Find Michelle Obama Has Been Receiving a Monthly $122,000 Payment from the GSA Since 2009 Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Michelle Obama Using IVF Does NOT Prove That She Is Transgender

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    Does the fact that Michelle Obama stated she had used in vitro fertilization, or IVF, to get pregnant prove she is a trans woman? No, that's not true: For IVF to work, the person needs to have a uterus. Lead Stories did not find anything from reputable media outlets or other sources to show that Obama is anything other than…

    • Dec 3, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Michelle Obama Using IVF Does NOT Prove That She Is Transgender Uterus Needed
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Depict DNC Attendees Chanting 'Death To America' -- Audio Is Added

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    Does a video shared to X genuinely show attendees at the 2024 Democratic National Convention chanting "Death to America"? No, that's not true: The video on social media has added audio from a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Oakland, California. An unedited video of former first lady Michelle Obama's speech, which is shown in the video on X, does…

    • Aug 22, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Depict DNC Attendees Chanting 'Death To America' -- Audio Is Added Added Audio
  • Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Wear Necklace That Spelled Out 'MIKE' -- Photo Is Altered

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    Did Michelle Obama wear a gold necklace with the letters "MIKE" in 2020? No, that's not true: The former first lady's gold necklace had the four letters "VOTE" on it at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Publicly available images of Obama wearing the VOTE necklace are easily found on the internet. Multiple news outlets covered the necklace she wore and…

    • Aug 1, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Wear Necklace That Spelled Out 'MIKE' -- Photo Is Altered Said 'VOTE'
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Refer To Michelle Obama As Transgender Male After Presidential Debate

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    While discussing a flash poll after CNN's June 27, 2024, presidential debate, did CNN Political Director David Chalian use a name for former first lady Michelle Obama that implied she is a transgender male? No, that's not true: Chalian did not call Michelle Obama "Big Mike." The 31-second-long video clip used to make this claim includes AI-generated fake audio. While…

    • Jun 28, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Refer To Michelle Obama As Transgender Male After Presidential Debate Altered Audio
  • Fact Check: Francis Scott Key Bridge Is NOT In Movie 'Leave The World Behind'

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    Is Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed in March 2024, in the Netflix movie "Leave the World Behind"? No, that's not true: Publicly available footage from the movie shows that the film contains no images or footage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship. The social media post that makes this…

    • Apr 5, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Francis Scott Key Bridge Is NOT In Movie 'Leave The World Behind' Compilation
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