'''Leading Report''' is an American website and [[Twitter]] account that describes itself as a "leading source for breaking news". It is known for promoting [[misinformation]] and [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] about [[COVID-19]] and United States politics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Teoh |first=Flora |date=2023-10-31 |title=Who's Behind The (Mis)Leading Report? |url=https://science.feedback.org/who-is-behind-the-misleading-leading-report/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=[[Climate Feedback|Science Feedback]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Leading Report has promoted [[COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and hesitancy|misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=Neurological adverse events are very rare after COVID-19 vaccination and less frequent than after SARS-CoV-2 infection |url=https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/neurological-adverse-events-very-rare-after-covid19-vaccination-less-frequent-than-after-sars-cov2/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Health Feedback |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Funke |first=Daniel |date=2023-07-31 |title=Posts distort UK data on Covid vaccines, death |url=https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.33Q434T |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=[[Agence France-Presse]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yandell |first=Kate |date=2023-08-31 |title=COVID-19 Vaccines Have Not Been Shown to Cause 'Turbo Cancer' |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2023/08/covid-19-vaccines-have-not-been-shown-to-cause-turbo-cancer/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=[[FactCheck.org]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Summers |first=William |date=September 14, 2023 |title=Senator shares baseless claim linking vaccines to stillbirths |url=https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/senator-shares-baseless-claim-linking-vaccines-to-stillbirths/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=[[Australian Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> [[climate change denial]]<ref name=":0" /> and false claims of [[electoral fraud]] in the U.S.,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marcelo |first=Philip |date=2023-08-25 |title=No, there isn't a new lawsuit revealing 2020 ballot fraud in Georgia. An old video is recirculating |url=https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-election-trump-georgia-ballots-voting-715748800845 |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCreary |first=Joedy |date=September 20, 2023 |title=Ballot paper, not bad guys, caused Arizona's Election Day printer problems {{!}} Fact check |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/09/20/maricopa-county-printer-paper-fact-check/70895321007/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=[[USA Today]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> including the "ballot mule" conspiracy theory.<ref name=":0" /> It has also promoted the false claim that [[hydroxychloroquine]] is [[Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine during the COVID-19 pandemic|effective against COVID-19]].<ref name=":0" /> The misinformation tracker [[NewsGuard]] gave Leading Report a score of 0/100, stating that it "severely violates basic journalistic standards".<ref name=":1" />

In May 2023, Leading Report falsely claimed that [[Kevin McCarthy]] had called for the "immediate expulsion and possible prosecution of Rep. [[Adam Schiff]] for committing crimes of treason against the United States".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Funke |first=Daniel |date=2023-05-19 |title=House speaker has not called for US congressman's prosecution |url=https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.33FK6BT |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Agence France-Presse |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2023, Leading Report published an article claiming a "new comprehensive study" by [[Steve Kirsch]], who is known for promoting misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, found "that for [[Amish]] children, who are strictly 100 percent unvaccinated, typical chronic conditions barely exist, if any at all", including "auto-immune disease, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, ADHD, arthritis, cancer, and autism". The article cited anecdotal evidence Kirsch provided, and Kirsch had made no claim of a study finding zero cases of the conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Claim by Steve Kirsch that the Amish don't experience autism, cancer, or high COVID-19 mortality because they don't vaccinate is baseless |url=https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/claim-steve-kirsch-amish-dont-experience-autism-cancer-high-covid-19-mortality-because-they-dont-vaccinate-baseless/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Health Feedback |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Frank |first=BrieAnna J. |date=July 24, 2023 |title=Yes, there are cases of Amish children with autism, cancer and diabetes {{!}} Fact check |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/07/24/false-claim-no-amish-kids-have-autism-cancer-diabetes-fact-check/70444122007/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-27 |title=No evidence that Amish kids have 'zero' cancer, diabetes and autism |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N39D0IN/ |access-date=2023-12-01}}</ref>

In October 2023, after the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war|Israel–Hamas war]] started, Leading Report tweeted that [[Hamas]] claimed to have received support from Ukraine. Hamas had not made such a statement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Payne |first=Ed |date=2023-10-09 |title=Fact Check: Hamas Did NOT Claim Ukraine Sold Them Weapons Used To Attack Israel In October 2023 |url=https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/10/fact-check-hamas-did-not-claim-ukraine-sold-them-weapons-used-to-attack-israel.html |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=[[Lead Stories]] |language=en-US}}</ref>