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Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows People Fishing iPhones Out of Water After Missile Attack on Ship in Strait of Hormuz -- It Is AI

There are telltale signs of AI in the video: The iPhone boxes are bobbing in the water but do not appear wet. The water color is red, which does not match the water in videos published by news outlets ...
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Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Netanyahu In Front Of Whiteboard Plan Involving "SPAIN" -- Generated With OpenAI

Does a real photo show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of a whiteboard plan involving "SPAIN"? No, ...
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Fact Check: Flyers Were NOT Sent By 'Texas Transgender Student Union' -- There Is NO Such Group

The flyer was not issued by OutYouth, on our behalf, or with our knowledge. We are not affiliated with the "Texas Transgender ...
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Fact Check: Eiffel Tower Did NOT Burn, Fall Down During October 2026 Protests In Paris -- Videos Are AI-Generated

The rumor about the Eiffel Tower being destroyed during "riots" is not new. Variations of this claim have been online at ...
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Fact Check: Denzel Washington Did NOT Say He 'Never Met Anyone Braver, Smarter Or Who Cares More About America Than Donald Trump'

Did Denzel Washington say he "never met anyone braver, smarter or who cares more about America than Donald Trump"?
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Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Trump With Blond Giants Does NOT Show Real Event -- It is AI-Generated

Is there a real video showing President Donald Trump in a mysterious cave with unidentified blond giants and unidentified ...
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Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Palestinian And Jordanian Flags On Top Of The Eiffel Tower In Paris -- It Is Digitally Fabricated

Does a real video show a Palestinian and Jordanian flag on top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris in October 2026? No, that's not true: An online tool concluded that the video was 99.1% likely to be ...
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Fact Check: The White House Did NOT Post Image Of Trump And Other Half-Naked Men In Sauna -- It Came From Satire Account

Did the official White House account publish a sauna picture of Donald Trump surrounded by five bare-chested men? No, ...
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Fact Check: Video Of AI Recruiter Job Interview With AI Agent Representing Applicant Is NOT Real -- It's A Staged Parody

Is a video of an AI agent representing a job candidate during an interview by an AI recruiter real? No, that's not true: The ...
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Prebunk: AI-Generated Old-Price Supermarket Comparisons To Prove Inflation Do Not Add Up -- We Brought Receipts

Have you seen viral videos showing Walmart receipts compared, one old and one new? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such ...
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Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post A Truth Social Message That Included 'LEAVE THE REFINERIES ALONE' -- It Is A Fabricated Screenshot

Did President Donald Trump post a Truth Social message that included: 'What part of "LEAVE THE REFINERIES ALONE!" did ...
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Fact Check: NO Evidence JD Vance Is Scheduled To Visit Pope Leo XIV After Surgery And Cancer Diagnosis

Is U.S. Vice President JD Vance scheduled to meet Pope Leo XIV after the pontiff's surgery, as of Oct. 16, 2026? No, that's not true: The story originated as a joke from a self-described satire ...