Lead Stories

Lead Stories is an American fact-checking company that has worked for Meta Platforms and ByteDance to conduct fact-checking on Facebook and TikTok. The company also carries out independent online fact-checking, debunking a wide range of trending news stories. Lead Stories was established in 2015 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, by Perry Sanders, CNN journalist Alan Duke, and Belgian programmer Maarten Schenk. Duke serves as the company's editor-in-chief. As of 2025, Lead Stories employs approximately 80 staff members. The company is a member of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), which reviews and assesses its reporting practices.

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