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  • Fact Check: Fake Axon Bodycam Video Does NOT Capture A Real Cop Arresting A 'Crazy Karen' For Shooting And Keying A Tesla

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    Does a viral video really show body camera footage of a "crazy Karen" being arrested for keying a Tesla and shooting the driver's side three times with a handgun? No, that's not true: The "Axon bodycam" timestamp in the video is a fake that does not match the struck-through zeroes seen in real police video time stamps. The bullet holes…

    • Jul 7, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Fake Axon Bodycam Video Does NOT Capture A Real Cop Arresting A 'Crazy Karen' For Shooting And Keying A Tesla Bodycam Fakery
  • Fact Check: That's NOT An Authentic Trump Post On Truth Social Telling Tesla Board To Approve Musk's New Compensation 'ASAP...FFS'

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    Did President Donald Trump post the board of Tesla should approve a new compensation package for Elon Musk, "ASAP" and to get him "P-A-I-D"? No, that's not true: A viral image that showed such a post was fake. The Truth Social post was not found on Trump's account or on a site that archives all his posts. The bogus Trump…

    • Jun 24, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: That's NOT An Authentic Trump Post On Truth Social Telling Tesla Board To Approve Musk's New Compensation 'ASAP...FFS' Counterfeit
  • Fact Check: AI Video Has Trump Ban Production Of Teslas In United States And Calling Elon Musk A 'Snake' -- Fabricated Audio

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    Did President Trump announce in a video that the production of Tesla cars would be banned in the United States? No, that's not true:The audio in the viral video, in which Trump could also be heard calling Elon Musk a "snake", was generated using AI according to a detection tool. It originated on an Instagram account with "AI" in its…

    • Jun 9, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: AI Video Has Trump Ban Production Of Teslas In United States And Calling Elon Musk A 'Snake' -- Fabricated Audio AI Video
  • Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Does NOT Prove Tesla Owners Are Scrambling To Remove Anti-Elon Stickers During Feud With Trump

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    Does a cropped screenshot of a Google Trends chart of search term usage prove Tesla owners were "scrambling to remove their anti Elon stickers" on June 5, 2025, the day Musk began to publicly feud with Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The screenshot is fake and does not show actual data. Looking the past seven days of data, June…

    • Jun 5, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Does NOT Prove Tesla Owners Are Scrambling To Remove Anti-Elon Stickers During Feud With Trump Data Trick
  • Fact Check: FAKE Videos Show Don Lemon and Elon Musk Arguing During Interview

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    Did clips shared widely in May 2025 authentically show Elon Musk and former CNN anchor Don Lemon arguing during an interview? No, that's note true: The video included audio that was fake, and most likely AI-generated. The clips added the fake audio and lip movements to authentic footage of a real discussion between Musk and Lemon that was published in…

    • May 30, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Videos Show Don Lemon and Elon Musk Arguing During Interview Fake Audio
  • Fact Check: Image Claimed To Show '1930 Russian/Soviet Tarantaika' Is NOT Real Photo

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    Does a viral image authentically show a "1930 Russian/Soviet 'Tarantaika'"? No, that's not true: The picture was likely AI generated. The same picture was previously falsely claimed to have been a "restored 1875 chuckwagon" and Nicola Tesla's invention. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on Facebook on May 26, 2025. It opened: 1930 Russian/Soviet 'Tarantaika' (Boneshaker). The…

    • May 28, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Image Claimed To Show '1930 Russian/Soviet Tarantaika' Is NOT Real Photo AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Fictional Story About Jamal Roberts Turning Down Tesla Ad Cites No Sources -- NO Actual 'Media Frenzy' Happened

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    Did American Idol winner Jamal Roberts turn down a Tesla ad from Elon Musk in an upcoming music video? No, that's not true: A viral article about such a rejection did not name any verifiable sources or offer any quotes to back that up. It also claimed there had been a "media frenzy" about the issue but no media outlets…

    • May 28, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Fictional Story About Jamal Roberts Turning Down Tesla Ad Cites No Sources -- NO Actual 'Media Frenzy' Happened Fiction
  • Fact Check: Caitlin Clark Did NOT Refuse to Promote Tesla, Threaten to Unveil Dark Secrets About Elon Musk

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    Did basketball star Caitlin Clark publicly refuse to advertise Tesla on her Indiana Fever jersey in May 2025? No, that's not true: A post promoting that rumor contained several fabricated quotes attributed to both Clark and Tesla owner Elon Musk. We found no corroboration for the story, or the claim that Clark had threatened to reveal damaging secrets about Musk.…

    • May 27, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Caitlin Clark Did NOT Refuse to Promote Tesla, Threaten to Unveil Dark Secrets About Elon Musk No Real Quotes
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Tesla Cybertruck Not Destroyed When 'A Ton Of Rock' Dropped On It

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    Does authentic video show a Tesla cybertruck is not destroyed when a boulder described as a ton of rock is dropped on it? No, that's not true: The video originates from a social media account that specializes in generative AI fake videos. The same account features videos of a Yeti frozen in a block of ice, a giant spiked sea…

    • May 19, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Tesla Cybertruck Not Destroyed When 'A Ton Of Rock' Dropped On It AI Fakery
  • Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Elon Musk Decided To Gift Alysa Liu Tesla

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    Do viral posts prove that the tech billionaire decided to celebrate American ice skater Alysa Liu's gold medal at the 2025 women's championship by giving her a Tesla? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no credible reports confirming it. Musk's and Liu's accounts on social media don't offer any support for the claim, either. The claim appeared in a…

    • May 9, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Elon Musk Decided To Gift Alysa Liu Tesla No Reports
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