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  • Fact Check: Fake Image Showing Bill Clinton, Jeffrey Epstein, And Mira Nair Holding Baby Zohran Mamdani Originated From A Satire Account

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    Were Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein photographed with Mira Nair holding her baby son, Zohran Mamdani? No, that's not true: This image is fake and was posted on X by an account carrying a parody disclaimer. The fake image has a discreet DFF watermark from the account in the place of a monogram on Bill Clinton's shirt. The parody account's…

    • Feb 2, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Fake Image Showing Bill Clinton, Jeffrey Epstein, And Mira Nair Holding Baby Zohran Mamdani Originated From A Satire Account Satire Source
  • Fact Check: Your Favorite Celebrity Did NOT Defend Donald Trump, Saying Chaos In Streets Isn't Spontaneous, It's Weaponized to Scare Americans -- Viet Spam

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    Did Stevie Nicks, Tom Brady, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Elon Musk, or dozens of other entertainers, sports stars, or media figures defend Donald Trump from accusations he's authoritarian and trying to cancel elections? No, that's not true: The identical story is told about at least 55 celebrities who purportedly said "This disorder is being used to scare Americans. To convince…

    • Jan 29, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Your Favorite Celebrity Did NOT Defend Donald Trump, Saying Chaos In Streets Isn't Spontaneous, It's Weaponized to Scare Americans -- Viet Spam Viet Spam
  • Fact Check: Clickbait Story About Diner Bought By Springsteen, Cher, Joni Mitchell And Other Celebrities To Feed 120 Homeless Every Day Is NOT Real - Vietnam Spam

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    Did Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Joni Mitchell and dozens of other celebrities each buy the small diner where they ate for free while struggling and now feed free meals to 120 homeless people every day? No, that's not true: 54 virtually identical stories mentioning those and other names were published by a network of foreign websites and Facebook pages. There were…

    • Jan 13, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check:  Clickbait Story About Diner Bought By Springsteen, Cher, Joni Mitchell And Other Celebrities To Feed 120 Homeless Every Day Is NOT Real - Vietnam Spam Factory Fakes
  • Fact Check: Fake Posts About '100% Free Community Health Center' Opened By Eminem, Kid Rock, Other Celebs NOT Real -- Foreign Clickbait

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    Did Eminem, Kid Rock, Chris Stapleton, Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift or other celebrities stand for photos of themselves and supporters opening "America's first 100% free community health center"? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories mentioning more than 40 celebrities in near-identical photos were published by a network of foreign websites and Facebook pages. There were no legitimate news articles…

    • Jan 6, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Fake Posts About '100% Free Community Health Center' Opened By Eminem, Kid Rock, Other Celebs NOT Real -- Foreign Clickbait Viet Hoaxes
  • Fact Check: Viral Video Does NOT Show Caracas, Venezuela Under Missile Bombardment -- 2025 Israel Footage

    Fact Check

    Does a viral video show missiles raining down from the clouds on Caracas, Venezuela on January 3, 2026? No, that's not true: A viral video making the rounds does not show the actual attacks that took place on that date. It is an old video from 2025 that was described at the time as missiles from Iran impacting Tel Aviv.…

    • Jan 3, 2026
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Viral Video Does NOT Show Caracas, Venezuela Under Missile Bombardment -- 2025 Israel Footage Israel 2025
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iran's Crown Prince-In-Exile Reza Pahlavi Being Cheered In Egypt In January 2026 -- It's The UK in 2023 Amid Protests In Iran

    Fact Check

    Does a video show Iran's crown prince-in-exile Reza Pahlavi being cheered in Cairo, Egypt, as protests in Iran intensified in January 2026? No, that's not true: The video shows Pahlavi being cheered in Oxford, England in February 2023. A news report from that day said thousands of Iranians living in the United Kingdom converged on Oxford to show their support…

    • Jan 2, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iran's Crown Prince-In-Exile Reza Pahlavi  Being Cheered In Egypt In January 2026 -- It's The UK in 2023 Amid Protests In Iran Old Clip
  • Fact Check: A Full-Body Bronze Statue On Hollywood Walk Of Fame Was NOT Erected For Streisand, Cher, Dolly Nor Novak Djokovic -- Spam From Vietnam

    Fact Check

    Were Novak Djokovic, Barbra Streisand, Cher, Dolly Parton and dozens of other celebrities each honored with a full-body bronze statue on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? No, that's not true: The exact same story, usually just altered by changing the name of the celebrity, appeared on dozens of sites and Facebook pages run from Vietnam. There were no real news…

    • Dec 29, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: A Full-Body Bronze Statue On Hollywood Walk Of Fame Was NOT Erected For Streisand, Cher, Dolly Nor Novak Djokovic -- Spam From Vietnam Factory Fakery
  • Fact Check: Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People In Music For 2025 Does NOT Include Tom Jones, Jelly Roll, Stevie Wonder, Pink, Willie Nelson, Or Anyone -- Fake List From Vietnam

    Fact Check

    Does Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in music for 2025 include Tom Jones, Jelly Roll, Willie Nelson, Pink, Jimmy Page, Johnny Mathis, Mick Jagger, or anyone? No, that's not true: There is no such TIME Magazine list. While musicians are sometimes included in the publication's annual list of most influential people, there is no specific list of 100 musicians.…

    • Dec 19, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People In Music For 2025 Does NOT Include Tom Jones, Jelly Roll, Stevie Wonder, Pink, Willie Nelson, Or Anyone -- Fake List From Vietnam Viet Spam
  • Fact Check: Phil Collins Did NOT Announce A 2026 World Tour With 32 Dates, Nor Have Trace Adkins, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana And Many Other Artists In Clickbait AI-Generated Tour Posters

    Fact Check

    Did Phil Collins "send the internet into orbit" when he announced the 32 dates of his 2026 World Tour? No, that's not true: Phil Collins has not announced a 2026 world tour. His name, and those of many other artists such as Trace Adkins, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Pink, and Lenny Kravitz, are being used in a clickbait formula gaming…

    • Dec 12, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Phil Collins Did NOT Announce A 2026 World Tour With 32 Dates, Nor Have Trace Adkins, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana And Many Other Artists In Clickbait AI-Generated Tour Posters AI Slop
  • From Macedonia With Facts: A Fact Checker Goes To Skopje -- The Kumanovo Connection Revisited

    Analysis

    When I received an invitation last month to come to Macedonia to talk with the fact checkers and journalists at the Metamorphosis Foundation about Lead Stories' experience with our automatically generated short-form fact checking videos, I didn't hesitate for a moment. Ever since 2019 when I wrote about a network of Macedonian fake news websites operating out of the town…

    • Dec 5, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    From Macedonia With Facts: A Fact Checker Goes To Skopje -- The Kumanovo Connection Revisited
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