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  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Burj Khalifa On Fire Amid US Attack On Iran -- It's AI

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    Is a video showing the Burj Khalifa skyscraper on fire amid the U.S. attack on Iran real? No, that's not true: An online detection tool rated the image 100% likely to be AI-generated. There were explosions due to retaliation from Iran in the United Arab Emirates near the skyscraper in Dubai, but the building itself was not hit or on…

    • Mar 2, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Burj Khalifa On Fire Amid US Attack On Iran -- It's AI AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Decarlos Brown Jr., The Accused Killer Of Iryna Zarutska, Was NOT A Foreign National Who 'Came In Through Open Borders'

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    Was Decarlos Brown Jr., accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, a foreign national who "came in through open borders," as Donald Trump said during the State of the Union address? No, that is not true: Brown was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and graduated from West Mecklenburg High School. Because he was born in the United States, he is…

    • Feb 25, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Decarlos Brown Jr., The Accused Killer Of Iryna Zarutska, Was NOT A Foreign National Who 'Came In Through Open Borders' Native-Born
  • Fact Check: Image Of Buildings On Fire Is NOT Real Photo Of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

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    Does a viral panoramic image really show Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, during the unrest that followed the killing of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera? No, that's not true: What looked like a Google Earth image was digitally modified to add fires. According to Google and two online detectors, the picture with buildings on fire was created using generative AI tools. The claim…

    • Feb 22, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Image Of Buildings On Fire Is NOT Real Photo Of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Giuffre Family, Colbert, Musk Did NOT Pay Millions In Court Fees To Sue Pam Bondi And Other Influential, Powerful People -- Fake Story Is Vietspam

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    Did the family of Epstein's late survivor Virginia Giuffre, Stephen Colbert or Elon Musk spend millions of dollars to file a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and other people? No, that's not true: A federal court database showed no such case filed by Giuffre's surviving brother, and credible media organizations did not publish any reports of such a…

    • Feb 20, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Giuffre Family, Colbert, Musk Did NOT Pay Millions In Court Fees To Sue Pam Bondi And Other Influential, Powerful People -- Fake Story Is Vietspam No Record
  • Fact Check: Schneider, Seinfeld, Buttigieg, Emmylou Harris, Others Did NOT Each Launch A Fox News 'Anti-Woke' Morning Show -- Fake News From Copy-Paste Spam Sites

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    Did a dozen celebrities including Rob Schneider, Jerry Seinfeld, Pete Buttigieg and Pete Hegseth each launch "the first anti-woke morning show" on Fox, as Facebook posts claim? No, that's not true: Fox made no such announcement, nor did the celebrities whose names were pasted into identical fake stories about the claim, written with no apparent understanding of federal employment rules…

    • Feb 13, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Schneider, Seinfeld, Buttigieg, Emmylou Harris, Others Did NOT Each Launch A Fox News 'Anti-Woke' Morning Show -- Fake News From Copy-Paste Spam Sites Factory Fakery
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Minneapolis 'ICE Fishing' Prank Using Mexican Flag To Waste ICE Agents' Time -- Image From LA Protest

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    Does a photo show a white American flying a Mexican flag while driving a truck through Minneapolis as a way to make ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents waste their time? No, that's not true: The photo shown in the social post making the claim that the practice is called "ICE fishing" was taken in Los Angeles by photographer Mark…

    • Feb 7, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Minneapolis 'ICE Fishing' Prank Using Mexican Flag To Waste ICE Agents' Time -- Image From LA Protest Old Photo
  • Fact Check: Armenian Business In Dr. Oz Video About Hospice Fraud Is A Bakery, NOT Scene Of Hospice Or Home Care Prosecutions

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    Is the business featured in a recent video by Dr. Mehmet Oz related to hospice and home care fraud in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: The business is a family-owned and operated bakery and market and there is no evidence that implicates the business in any fraud prosecution or to the hospice and home care industry. Several other businesses…

    • Feb 5, 2026
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Armenian Business In Dr. Oz Video About Hospice Fraud Is A Bakery, NOT Scene Of Hospice Or Home Care Prosecutions It's A Bakery
  • Fact Check: No Video Emerged Of Alex Pretti Talking About How He Kicked Out A Federal Agents' SUV Taillight -- Claim Is Viet Spam

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    Has a video interview of Alex Pretti talking about how he kicked out the taillight of an SUV used by federal agents emerged and sent "shockwaves through the public"? No, that's not true: No such video has been found. The quotes are all made up. The website and Facebook pages spreading the claim are part of a spam network based…

    • Jan 31, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: No Video Emerged Of Alex Pretti Talking About How He Kicked Out A Federal Agents' SUV Taillight -- Claim Is Viet Spam Viet Spam
  • Fact Check: Photo Of Man In Drag Is NOT Alex Pretti, ICU Nurse Shot And Killed By ICE In Minneapolis

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    Is the image of a man dressed in drag a real photo of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old man shot and killed by ICE agents in Minnesota? No, that's not true: The person shown wearing a silver skirt and bra with rainbow-colored hair while holding a beer is Kyle Wagner, a self-described Antifa supporter in Minneapolis. That photo is unrelated to…

    • Jan 26, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Photo Of Man In Drag Is NOT Alex Pretti, ICU Nurse Shot And Killed By ICE In Minneapolis Different Man
  • Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt, Sunny Hostin, Or Whoopi Goldberg Did NOT Say Your Favorite Artist Is 'Just A Musician' -- It's Viet Spam Clickbait

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    Did either Karoline Leavitt, Sunny Hostin, Whoopi Goldberg, or Joy Behar say that Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, or a dozen other major artists is "just a musician"? No, that's not true: The claim was made about at least 16 different entertainers in posts published on dozens of fake Facebook fan pages aimed at American and European…

    • Jan 25, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt, Sunny Hostin, Or Whoopi Goldberg Did NOT Say Your Favorite Artist Is 'Just A Musician' -- It's Viet Spam Clickbait Viet Spam
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