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  • Fact Check: AI Video Did NOT Show 'White Auroras' Over Norway -- Generated With AI

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    Did a viral social media video really show "incredibly rare white auroras" over Norway? No, that's not true: According to specialized detection tools the video was generated using artificial intelligence. It featured stars moving in the sky like dots in some kind of jelly instead of in straight lines, another clue the video was not a real recording. The video…

    • Jul 4, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: AI Video Did NOT Show 'White Auroras' Over Norway -- Generated With AI AI Phenomenon
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Incinerators Being Installed At 'Alligator Alcatraz' Facility In Florida -- Old Video From Minnesota

    Fact Check

    Does a viral video show actual incinerators being installed at the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention facility in Florida? No, that's not true: The footage of large metal containers in the video was recorded in Minnesota in 2024. There are no media reports about incinerators being installed at the time of writing and a DHS spokesperson called the rumor "beyond disgusting".…

    • Jul 4, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Incinerators Being Installed At 'Alligator Alcatraz' Facility In Florida -- Old Video From Minnesota Old Footage
  • Fact Check: Image of 'Alligator Alcatraz' With A Moat Is NOT Real -- AI Photo

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    Is an image showing the Florida prison known as "Alligator Alcatraz" surrounded by a moat authentic? No, that's not true: The photo that has been shared on social platforms does not accurately depict the immigrant detention center erected at a Miami-Dade County, Florida, airport in June 2025. An AI detection tool concluded with 99.9% certainty that it was not real.…

    • Jul 3, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Image of 'Alligator Alcatraz' With A Moat Is NOT Real -- AI Photo No Moat
  • Fact Check: Old Video Screencap Shows White House 'Turned All Red' -- 2022 Event For Gun Violence Awareness

    Fact Check

    Does an image show the White House just "turned all red" and is this cause for a "major alert" somehow? No, that's not true: the photo used in a viral social media post is a screencap from a 2022 video. That footage showed the White House lit in orange to "raise gun violence awareness" on National Gun Violence Awareness Day.…

    • Jul 3, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Old Video Screencap Shows White House 'Turned All Red' -- 2022 Event For Gun Violence Awareness 2022 Screencap
  • Fact Check: Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Downing Of Israeli Plane -- Footage NOT Released by Iran

    Fact Check

    Does a viral video show footage of the downing of an Israeli aircraft released by Iran? No, that's not true: The video originated on a TikTok channel posting gameplay footage from the online game DCS World. It was not released by Iranian authorities. The video appeared in a post on X (archived here) published on July 3, 2025 with a…

    • Jul 3, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Downing Of Israeli Plane -- Footage NOT Released by Iran Game Video
  • What We Know About a Viral Video That Claims ICE is Throwing Deported Immigrants Off Planes and Into the Ocean

    Fact Check

    Did a TikTok video shared widely in July 2025 accurately claim that shackled bodies found in Europe were deportees from the U.S. that ICE had dropped into the ocean from planes? Here's what we know: Lead Stories has so far found no evidence to support that shocking claim. Initial reports in Spain were that police believed the corpses were North…

    • Jul 2, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    What We Know About a Viral Video That Claims ICE is Throwing Deported Immigrants Off Planes and Into the Ocean What We Know
  • Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Face $350 Million Lawsuit From 500 January 6 Defendants, in June 2025

    Fact Check

    Did a federal judge in June 2025 give the green light to a $350 million class-action lawsuit against Rep. Nancy Pelosi by 500 January 6th defendants? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer. A search of news archives showed that the rumor was not even inadvertently accurate. The claim appeared in a…

    • Jul 2, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Face $350 Million Lawsuit From 500 January 6 Defendants, in June 2025 Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: FAKE German Weather Forecast Image Shows Lava Illustrating High Temperatures

    Fact Check

    Did an image shared widely in July 2025 show an authentic screenshot of a German weather forecast? No, that's not true: The image was edited to make it more dramatic. No lava appeared in the original footage. The claim appeared in a June 30, 2025, post on X (archived here). It read: Jeeeeezus, if you think the climate propaganda is…

    • Jul 1, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: FAKE German Weather Forecast Image Shows Lava Illustrating High Temperatures Edited
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write 'I Regret Taking Advise From Elon', Reject 'White Genocide' Theory in South Africa

    Fact Check

    Did U.S. President Donald Trump write on Truth Social that he regretted taking "advise" from tech billionaire Elon Musk, and affirm that there was no "white genocide" in South Africa? No, that's not true: A screenshot shared widely in July 2025 was digitally edited. An archive of the president's account on Truth Social showed that such a post never existed.…

    • Jul 1, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write 'I Regret Taking Advise From Elon', Reject 'White Genocide' Theory in South Africa No Such Post
  • Fact Check: Video Of Big Woman Jumping Off And Sinking Boat IS NOT Real -- A Deepfake

    Fact Check

    Is a video showing a fat lady jumping off the bow of a small boat, causing it to sink authentic? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool concluded with 93% certainty that it was not real. A careful examination of the video also reveals details inconsistent with reality. The video (archived here) was shared by the @llandoniffirg account on…

    • Jul 1, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Of Big Woman Jumping Off And Sinking Boat IS NOT Real -- A Deepfake  Deep Fake
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