Has the European Union decided to replace the word "mother' with the expression "the person giving birth"? No, that's not true: A European Commission proposal to create a European Certificate of Parenthood does not aim to replace the word "mother" or change the concept of motherhood in official documents. The proposal, aimed at providing legal recognition of parenthood across member…

Did the European Union lawmaker Michèle Rivasi die because of her role in the investigation connected to the European Commission president and Pfizer? No, that's not true: The French politician and environmental activist died due to a heart attack, according to information published on Rivasi's website and her official social media accounts. The claim appeared in a video on TikTok…

Does a news article visible on social media claim that a recent double murder followed by suicide in Bulgaria was the result of a vaccinated person being attacked with a psychotronic weapon, then turning violent? No, that's not true: The screenshot shown in a video did not report on vaccines or psychotronic weapon attacks but a family tragedy in which…

Вярно ли е, че българските власти съзнателно унищожават животновъдството, както стана ясно с евтаназирането на бременна кобила в разградско село? Не, не е вярно: Българската агенция по безопасност на храните (БАБХ) евтаназира въпросната бременна кобила заради наличието на силно заразна и нелечима болест по конете, известна като инфекциозна анемия. Кобилата е дала положителен тест за болестта два пъти, което принуждава…

Is it true that the hair used for extensions is sourced from the sewers and public baths in India? No, that's not true: Hair extensions are actually made from high-quality human hair obtained from different countries, such as India, China, and Russia. Indian women donate their hair as a religious act, and the Hindu temple authorities collect it. The claim…

Did the Bulgarian government lift the ban on imported grain from Ukraine as a method of exterminating the Bulgarian people because the grain was poisonous? No, that's not true: Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov stated that lifting the ban on imports from Ukraine would lower the prices of basic foodstuffs and inflation. There is no evidence suggesting that Ukrainian grain is…

Is fluoride so toxic that, in addition to being a major ingredient in pest and plant pesticides, is it also an active ingredient used to control and manipulate people to establish the New World Order? No, that's not true: Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that people add to water, food, and other products. It is generally safe for human…

Was actor Jamie Foxx left paralyzed and blind after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: information about Jamie Foxx being left "paralyzed and blind" purportedly due to COVID-19 vaccination is solely based on unsubstantiated allegations. The actor's representatives refuted the false claim, calling it "completely inaccurate." The claim originated in a TikTok video (archived here) published on June…

Is the Pentagon planning to conduct biological experiments using Bulgarian soldiers at the Military Medical Academy (MMA) in Sofia? No, that's not true: The documents cited in the claim by Dilyana Gaytandzhieva were falsely interpreted and did not support the allegation that the Pentagon planned experiments on Bulgarian soldiers in Sofia. The claim, which would represent major violations of international…

Is Bill Gates manufacturing and releasing genetically modified mosquitoes to turn them into flying vaccinators? No, that's not true: The "world's biggest mosquito factory" in Medellin, Colombia, does not belong to Gates. Those are regular Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that have not been genetically modified; the aim is to prevent mosquito-borne diseases in a natural way. The claim appeared in a…

Do countries with lower COVID-19 vaccination rates like Bulgaria also have lower excess mortality rates? No, that's not true: The selective comparison of unrelated European datasets suggesting that high national rates of COVID-19 vaccination led to high excess mortality rates is false and misleading. It is not possible to draw any valid conclusion based on a single factor, such as…

Did the European Union (EU) authorize the use of food ingredients from insects that are carcinogenic? No, that's not true. The claim that powdered insect chitin causes cancer and other diseases is false. The claim appeared in a TikTok video (archived here) published on March 7, 2023, under the title, translated from Bulgarian to English by Lead Stories staff, "Dried…

Does the World Health Organization's (WHO) pandemic treaty plan to supplant Bulgaria's sovereignty? No, that's not true: Nothing in the zero draft presented in February 2023 supplants nations' sovereign rights to make their own health policies during global pandemics. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published on March 9, 2023, showing an excerpt from an American TV show…