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Does a real photo show Melania Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell posing with three young women whose faces have been redacted? No, that's not true: This fake photo was made to look like a Polaroid photo from 1998. The high resolution fake image was featured as a clickbait thumbnail for a YouTube video, with black redactions as if it originated from…

Does a viral still image actually show the moment an ICE agent fired at Minneapolis resident Renee Good? No, that's not true: The details of the scene don't match real eyewitness videos of the event. The image was first published by an account with a parody label, and that account later said the picture was created by AI. The claim…

Does a video show a real-life scene of two bald eagles walking on wet concrete and leaving construction workers amazed? No, that's not true: The clip contained multiple inconsistencies strongly pointing to AI. For example, the prints left by the birds didn't match either the appearance of their feet or the number of their toes. The claim appeared in a…

Does a real video show a rich executive trying to override a sherpa's decision to wait by paying him to keep going to the Everest summit? No, that's not true: A TikTok account has been posting AI-generated videos of stereotypical Everest scenarios. Some videos, one showing a motorized escalator to the summit, are clearly parody, while other fake videos posted…

Did ABC cancel "The View" and replace it with "The Charlie Kirk Show" hosted by the late conservative activist's widow, Erika Kirk, and other people, including Megyn Kelly? No, none of that is true: The show continued to be on air after the beginning of this wave of online rumors. Neither the hosts nor the network made a public announcement…

Does a video show something surprising that happened during Blake Shelton's appearance on "The View"? No, that's not true: Clickbait publishers on social media have put out many fake stories about clashes between Shelton and the hosts of "The View". Shelton has never been a guest on "The View", which means none of these stories are true. One example of…

Did the U.S. Navy admit that the Earth is flat in "their defense magazine", by claiming that a Navy laser weapon can shoot down cruise missiles from 100 miles away? No, that's not true on several counts: The Navy said no such thing. A short video clip circulating on social media has sensationalized points made by Pastor Dean Odle during…

Is George Strait suing television show "The View" and co-host Whoopi Goldberg for $50 million? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the country music icon has filed a lawsuit against the daytime talk show. Strait has never been a guest on The View, according to the Internet Movie Database. The images used in the social media post…

Did the WNBA issue a requirement mandating all its teams to use safety nets separating the courts from the viewers to protect players from sex toys thrown at them? No, that's not true: The rumor was initially posted by a self-described satire account. The picture from the entry that purportedly showed newly installed nets was digitally manipulated to add them.…

Was ABC's talk show The View permanently cancelled, as of July 25, 2025? No, that's not true: There was no such public announcement. As of this writing, the show was going on its annual summer hiatus in advance of a new season, said two of the co-hosts. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on Facebook on July 25,…