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Fact Check: No Evidence Video Shows Ships Stuck In Strait Of Hormuz In 2026
Video falsely claimed to show ships stuck in Strait of Hormuz in 2026 actually filmed over Bangladesh port.
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Prebunk: AI Sleeping Pods Mislead on Homeless Shelter Claims
AI-generated 'sleeping pod' images falsely claim German homeless shelters to boost engagement.
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Trump Did Not Post Truth Social Message About God
Trump's Truth Social account has no record of a message claiming he spoke to God about a golden throne, blood ocean, and Armageddon.
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Trump's Truth Social Video Montage Fact Check
Trump posted AI-generated animal attack videos on Truth Social, but three out of five clips were fake.
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AI-Generated Video Claims Noah's Ark Excavation
AI-generated video falsely shows Noah's Ark excavation near Mount Ararat.
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AI-Generated Ship Video Debunked
AI detection tools confirm a viral ship video is fake, not real footage.
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Video Misidentified as French Student Protest
Video of young men dancing with guns was falsely claimed to be French student protests.
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Fact Check: Breast-Feeding Video Skit Debunked
Video falsely claimed to show breastfeeding passenger on real flight is a scripted skit.
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Fact Check: Video Doesn't Show Man Standing Up On Six Flags Roller Coaster
Video from Arizona shows man jumping off roller coaster, not man who died in Atlanta standing up.
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Fact Check: Video Shows 2025 Rally, Not 2026 Protests
Video falsely claimed to show 2026 Greek protests actually depicts 2025 rally marking train crash anniversary.
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Bellingcat Did Not Publish Merz Aid Report
Bellingcat denied publishing a report claiming German Chancellor Merz received 25% of Ukraine aid packages.
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Fact Check: Fake Photo Shows Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld And Bin Laden Together
Pentagon photo edited to show Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Bin Laden together is false.
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Fact Check: Video Shows Jair Bolsonaro, Not Flávio
Video falsely claims Flávio Bolsonaro promised Brazil to 'Greater Israel' and Satan; it's his father Jair speaking.
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Fact Check: Fake Chart Shows AfD Bot Activity Drop
A chart predicting AfD bot activity drop after Ukraine bombed Russian data centers is fabricated, not real data.
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Fact Check: Iranian Officials Did Not Promise Trump Audio
Iranian officials did not promise to release Trump audio begging to open Strait of Hormuz for lower gas prices before midterms.
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Fact Check: Image Not Real Surveillance Footage
AI-generated image falsely claimed to be real time-stamped surveillance footage from James Talarico's house.
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Fact Check: Task & Purpose Did Not Publish Sarah Miller as First Executioner
Task & Purpose did not publish an article naming Sarah Miller as the first executioner in Nidal Hasan's case.
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Nobel Committee Member Did Not Write Trump Rejection Post
Nobel Peace Prize committee member falsely claimed to reject Trump's bid for prize.
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Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Woman Rescuing White Baby Reindeer
AI-generated video falsely claims woman rescues white baby reindeer.
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Fact Check: Fake Image of U.S. Troops Shooting Reptilians
AI-generated image falsely claims U.S. troops shot reptilians in Iraq war.
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Epstein Email Claim Debunked
Fact check reveals Marco Rubio did not write Epstein email ending with 'Love ya'.
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South Park Didn't Tease Susan Dell Episode
Fact check: South Park never teased Susan Dell episode, she didn't rage.
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Jared Kushner Not Owner of .si Domain Names
Jared Kushner does not own .si domain names used for superintelligence branding.
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Fact Check: AI-Generated AOC Images Debunked
Hive Moderation confirms all AOC images in bunny outfit and blue dress are AI-generated, not real photos.
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Trump's Truth Social Account Did Not Post Yandex Error
Trump's Truth Social account did not share a Yandex 503 error; the post originated from a political humor account.
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Simpsons Didn't Predict Trump Glowing Orb
The Simpsons animation of Trump touching a glowing orb was made after the real event, not a prediction.
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Prebunk: Stunt Running Videos Took An Off-Ramp From Reality
AI-generated stunt running videos mislead viewers by pretending impossible parkour jumps are real.
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Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Princess Leonor Wearing Yellow Dress
AI tool confirms Princess Leonor's yellow mini dress video is fake.
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Fact Check: Video Does Not Show Muslim Passenger Being Removed
Video falsely claims Muslim passenger threatened to blow up flight in October 2026.
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Fake Video Shows Missile Strike on Riyadh Airliner
Lead Stories fact-checks fake missile video claiming to show Houthi strike on Saudia airliner at Riyadh airport.
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Texas Senate Candidate Claims Mental Health Facility Visit
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico denies Ohio mental health facility visit after social media recording claims he was treated there.
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