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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: Chuck Schumer NASA Shell Company Hoax Story Originated On Satire Website -- NO 16$ Million Scam

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    Were there real media reports about Senator Chuck Schumer getting $16 million from NASA through a New Jersey based shell company? No, that's not true: The absurd story involving "zero-gravity-compatible scones, Belgian waffles, and mini-muffins" originated on a site that is clearly labeled as satirical. It is run by a man known for tricking conservatives into liking and sharing made-up…

    • May 2, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Chuck Schumer NASA Shell Company Hoax Story Originated On Satire Website -- NO 16$ Million Scam Labeled Satire
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Become 'Guardian' Of Newborn Baby 'Abandoned Just Five Hours Ago'

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    Did tech billionaire Elon Musk "step in" to take care of an infant left behind by its parents? No, that's not true: The viral rumor originated from AI generated images coupled with AI generated text. As of April 15, 2025, no credible media outlet reported the purported event. The claim reappeared a post (archived here) published on Facebook on April…

    • Apr 15, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Become 'Guardian' Of Newborn Baby 'Abandoned Just Five Hours Ago' AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Audio Of Trump Saying Tesla Was A 'Modern-Day Isaac Neutron' Is NOT Authentic

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    Did what social media posts described as "leaked Trump audio" from March 11, 2025, authentically capture the president calling Nicola Tesla "a modern-day Isaac Neutron"? No, that's not true: Two AI detectors found evidence that the audio was the product of voice cloning technology. The file originated from a deleted TikTok account and then was boosted by a user on…

    • Mar 14, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Audio Of Trump Saying Tesla Was A 'Modern-Day Isaac Neutron' Is NOT Authentic AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Mirrored Video Of MAGA Hat Wearing Patient Who 'Gets Denied Healthcare' Originated On Channel With Skits

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    Does a video on TikTok authentically show a patient denied health care by a black female doctor because the man is wearing a MAGA hat? No, that's not true: The video appears to be a mirrored version of a video that originally appeared on a TikTok channel along with other skits. In a second version of the video the "doctor"…

    • Feb 11, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Mirrored Video Of MAGA Hat Wearing Patient Who 'Gets Denied Healthcare' Originated On Channel With Skits Mirrored Skit
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say Starliner Astronauts 'Are Not With US Anymore,' Astronauts Did NOT Die In Space In January 2025

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    Did Elon Musk say two Boeing Starliner astronauts died in space, as a social media post implies? No, that's not true: Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were shown conducting a spacewalk nearly a month after the post -- and there's no record of Musk ever having made the statements attributed to him in the social media post. On February…

    • Feb 3, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say Starliner Astronauts 'Are Not With US Anymore,' Astronauts Did NOT Die In Space In January 2025 Alive On ISS
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Elon Musk's Grandfather Joshua Haldeman At Technocracy Office

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    Does an old photo show Elon Musk's grandfather Joshua Haldeman standing in front of the office of Technocracy Inc. in Canada? No, that's not true: The black-and-white image shows Howard Scott, an American engineer who founded the technocracy movement in 1933, according to reverse image search results. Haldeman's obituary says he was a chiropractor in Canada. The claim appeared as…

    • Jan 29, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Elon Musk's Grandfather Joshua Haldeman At Technocracy Office Not Elon's
  • Fact Check: NASA Video Does NOT Show UFO At International Space Station

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    Did a NASA livestream authentically capture a "UFO" or "mysterious craft" before the stream was "abruptly cut," suggesting an intentional disruption to the video? No, that's not true: NASA told Lead Stories that the footage showed the Dragon spacecraft supporting a NASA and SpaceX commercial resupply service on December 16, 2024. The "momentary loss of video is routine, and due…

    • Jan 7, 2025
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: NASA Video Does NOT Show UFO At International Space Station 'Routine'
  • Fact Check: Video Clip Does NOT Demonstrate Lack Of G Force In Soyuz MS-09 Launch -- Excerpt Shows Lower-G Flight Segment

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    Does the swinging action of stuffed toys hanging from the ceiling of the Soyuz crew capsule prove that the spacecraft is not really producing the expected G forces during a launch into orbit, suggesting fakery? No, that's not true: A spacecraft will experience varying G forces and vibrations during launch. A social media post's short video clip was taken from…

    • Jan 2, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Clip Does NOT Demonstrate Lack Of G Force In Soyuz MS-09 Launch -- Excerpt Shows Lower-G Flight Segment Signals Orbit
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Document Drone Crash In New York City On Christmas Eve 2024 -- Video Is An AI Fake

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    Did a large drone crash in New York City on Christmas Eve 2024 as claimed by a video posted on X? No, that's not true: There are several clues in the video that point to it being AI-generated and the account that posted it published several other similarly themed videos around the same time. True Media, an online AI detection…

    • Dec 27, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Document Drone Crash In New York City On Christmas Eve 2024 -- Video Is An AI Fake AI Generated
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