Did Donald Trump post an image of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool showing him and Jeffrey Epstein together? No, that's not true: Lead Stories manually reviewed his account on Truth Social for the period between June 1 and June 26, 2026, and found no evidence to support the claim. While images of the pool have been a recurring topic among…
Have you seen viral videos showing people making Indian street food using feet? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such clips recently and has found that many of them were created using artificial intelligence. This article is part of a series of stories examining various types of what is commonly called "AI-slop": short, vertical videos generated with artificial intelligence…
Does a video show two towers crashing into each other during the Venezuela earthquakes on June 24, 2026? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool determined that the video was 98.6% "likely to be AI-generated" and appears to be a 3D physics simulation or computer-generated imagery (CGI) effect. In addition, the exaggerated physics of the two buildings leaning into…
Does a real image show Alyssa Thomas smiling as she fouls Caitlin Clark during a WNBA game on June 22, 2026? No, that's not true: No video or photographic evidence shows Thomas smiling while over Clark. The image also originated from a video the original poster labeled as AI-generated. The claim appeared in a post and image (archived here) by…
Did the WNBA say Caitlin Clark would get a technical foul for lifting her knee toward Alyssa Thomas during a game? No, that's not true: The WNBA did not release such a statement immediately after the game. There are no statements on any of the WNBA official social media accounts saying Clark would get a technical foul. No credible sports…
Does the opening clip of a video with a screaming woman in a hot air balloon show footage from the accident in Brazil where an "entire family" was killed? No, that's not true: That clip shows Casey Cleaver during a different hot air balloon ride, not the accident in Brazil. The remaining footage in the video does show the real…
Is this a real video of Orthodox priests blessing a gas station pump? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool determined that the video was 100% "likely to be AI-generated" and does not appear to depict a genuine event. In addition, a visual analysis by Lead Stories revealed abnormalities in the pump hoses and nozzles that would not be…
Does a video show Swedish World Cup footballer Lucas Bergvall saying, "Please stop voting for mass migration"? No, that's not true: The quote attributed to him on social media does not match what Bergvall said in a video interview, nor was it from the World Cup in June 2026. When translated into English, Bergvall's words concerned a then-upcoming match against…
Did Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni publicly point out to President Donald Trump that, out of the nine countries with nuclear weapons, the United States is the only one that has used them? No, that's not true: The quote is completely made up. There is no evidence or actual credible news reports of Meloni making such a comment. The video…
Is a review of an unpublished draft study a statistically valid analysis comparing chronic disease outcomes in vaccinated versus unvaccinated children? No, that's not true: The analysis is based on a 2020 draft study that was never published because an internal review identified "serious flaws in the data and methodology," according to Michigan-based Henry Ford Health System. Public health and…
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