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  • 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
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show New Jersey Drone 'Spraying' -- It's Jetliner Contrail

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    Does a video captured by a New Jersey resident show a drone spraying something in the sky? No, that's not true: The video showed a commercial Boeing 777 jetliner gradually descending as it nears the end of a transatlantic flight from London to Baltimore. Lead Stories cross-referenced the timestamp and location tag from the original video with flight and weather…

    • Dec 20, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show New Jersey Drone 'Spraying' -- It's Jetliner Contrail Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show New Jersey Drone 'Spraying' -- It's Jetliner Contrail Plane Contrail
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