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  • Fact Check: Video Does Not Show Israelis Storming Ship To Flee To Cyprus -- It's From Philippines

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    Does a video show Israelis storming a ship to flee the war and go to Cyprus? No, that's not true: The scene is from the Philippines and shows people boarding a ferry service. The video has been online since at least March 8, 2026, and shows several details consistent with the Philippines. The claim appeared in a post and video…

    • Mar 21, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does Not Show Israelis Storming Ship To Flee To Cyprus -- It's From Philippines Someplace Else
  • Fact Check: Slop Story About Permanent Home For Woman Working Part Time At 85 Is Bogus -- No Celebrity Donations

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    Did Keanu Reeves, Clint Black, Billy Joel and other celebrities suddenly all discover that a woman who once cared for them was still working part time at 85 to pay her rent? No, that's not true: The sob story about all of them "stepping in" and donating a "permanent home" and "financial support" was made up by a network of…

    • Mar 15, 2026
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Slop Story About Permanent Home For Woman Working Part Time At 85 Is Bogus -- No Celebrity Donations Vietspam
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Angry People At Ben Gurion Airport Throwing Things At Staff Behind Counter, Demanding Tickets To Leave Israel

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    Does a video show angry people at Ben Gurion Airport throwing things at staff behind the counter in March 2026, demanding tickets to leave Israel? No, that's not true: The video shows a group of Israeli youth throwing objects at Arab employees at Jerusalem's Cinema City theater and chanting "Death to Arabs." It happened months earlier, in July 2025. The…

    • Mar 12, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Angry People At Ben Gurion Airport Throwing Things At Staff Behind Counter, Demanding Tickets To Leave Israel Movie Theater
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Iranian Missile With "In Memory Of The Victims Of Epstein Island" Written On It

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    Does a photo show an Iranian missile with "In memory of the victims of Epstein Island" written on it? No, that's not true: An online AI image detection tool found that the image shows signs of digital manipulation, with portions edited or generated using Google AI. A "clean" version of the image without any writing on it also dates back…

    • Mar 11, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Iranian Missile With "In Memory Of The Victims Of Epstein Island" Written On It AI-Edited
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show American Oil Tanker Struck By Iran, Burning In Strait Of Hormuz

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    Does a video show an American oil tanker struck by Iran and burning in the Strait of Hormuz? No, that's not true: The video shows the aftermath of a collision between two oil tankers, neither owned by the United States, in the Gulf of Oman, east of the strait. The video is from the summer of 2025, predating the Middle…

    • Mar 10, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show American Oil Tanker Struck By Iran, Burning In Strait Of Hormuz Old Tanker Vid
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show U.S. Destroyer 'Attacked By Iranian Missiles' Near Cyprus -- It's 2017 Damage From Ship Collision Near Japan

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    Does a video show an American destroyer that was damaged by Iranian missiles in Cypriot territory in the Mediterranean? No, that's not true: This footage is from 2017 and the damage pictured is not from a missile attack. The video clip shows the USS Fitzgerald, which was damaged when it collided with a container ship off the coast of Japan.…

    • Mar 5, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show U.S. Destroyer 'Attacked By Iranian Missiles' Near Cyprus -- It's 2017 Damage From Ship Collision Near Japan Old Footage
  • Fact Check: Fake Video Does NOT Show Supersonic Iranian Rockets Really Striking The Tel Aviv Marina -- AI-Generated

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    Does a real video show Iranian rockets coming in at a tremendous speed, exploding targets near the Tel Aviv marina? No, that's not true: This video is fake and bears many of the hallmarks of AI-generated imagery. The video is represented as showing Tel Aviv, Israel, but the marina does not look like the waterfront of that city. There is…

    • Mar 4, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Fake Video Does NOT Show Supersonic Iranian Rockets Really Striking The Tel Aviv Marina -- AI-Generated AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Damage To The Deck Of The USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier

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    Does a photo show damage to the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the American ship was damaged during Operation Epic Fury against Iran. The image actually shows repair crews in 1967 working to fix the damaged deck of the USS Forrestal after a deadly fire in the Gulf…

    • Mar 4, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Damage To The Deck Of The USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier Different Ship
  • Fact Check: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Did NOT Address The World After Reports Of His Death

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    Did Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei address the world, proving that he is still alive? No, that's not true: The video circulating on social media is from a speech by Khamenei broadcast more than two weeks earlier on Feb. 11, 2026. He died on Feb. 28, 2026, in an airstrike targeting his compound in Tehran, according to Iranian state…

    • Feb 28, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Did NOT Address The World After Reports Of His Death Old Video
  • Fact Check: Rubio, Kennedy, Jordan, Denzel, Others Did NOT Invoke 'Born In America' Bill Blocking Naturalized Americans From Office

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    Is there a federal "Born In America" act that would prevent naturalized citizens from elected office being promoted by numerous luminaries including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Sen. John Kennedy, Rep. Jim Jordan, FBI Director Kash Patel, and movie star Denzel Washington? No, that's not true: Nearly identical versions of a dramatic story about the purported bill, changed only to…

    • Feb 25, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Rubio, Kennedy, Jordan, Denzel, Others Did NOT Invoke 'Born In America' Bill Blocking Naturalized Americans From Office No Such Law
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