Does a real video show a group of Muslim men kneeling on prayer rugs while riding on the London Tube? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. The Hive Moderation AI-generated content detection tool determined the video was 99.9% likely to be AI-generated. There are multiple glitches and inconsistencies in the video pointing to the video being AI-generated --…
Is Jason R. Day a real performance artist and impersonator who disappeared in 2012? No, that's not true: Day is an AI-generated character intended to satirize University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday in a fabricated Wikipedia page. Arday has been accused of plagiarism and of falsely exaggerating his achievements, including falsely claiming to have held a position at the University…
Is suspected Spokane arsonist Aaron F. Farinacci a registered Republican voter? No, that's not true: Voters in Washington state do not register by political party, according to the Washington Secretary of State's office. Voters in the state can become members of any political party by contacting the party directly, but they are not "registered" as members of a party when…
Did a new "Christian men's gym" in Georgia that bans women so pious men can have "lust-free workouts" have three men caught "violating Leviticus in the locker room" just six days after opening? No, that's not true: The claim appeared from an X account that is labeled "halfway true comedy and satire." Lead Stories found no credible news reports of…
Did Reuters publish a photo which shows a Moroccan police officer about to throw a rock down on a migrant who is crawling up a rocky embankment? No, that's not true: This image was made with OpenAI tools, it was not published by Reuters. The image closely resembles a scene which really did occur in or near the Spanish territory…
Does a viral image show the real face of a woman who seemed to have waved at migrants in Ceuta, Spain? No, that's not true: The picture portrayed the woman with an anatomically impossible nose. The image was generated by AI, according to AI verification tools and instructions for the original version of the image. The claim appeared in a…
Is there a real photo of WNBA players Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark wearing T-shirts with the words "XX-XY Athletics" printed on them? No, that's not true: The image was created with AI, as a verification tool showed. There are no credible news reports of the image being real. The claim appeared in a post made on X by user…
Is a video showing a suspect climbing on top of an SUV to taunt police during a car chase in Los Angeles authentic? No, that's not true: The original footage of the car chase, captured by a local news station, does not show the driver climbing onto the roof of a white SUV to dance and taunt police in L.A.…
Does a real video show New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani not applauding at the funeral of Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad? No, that's not true: The video is AI-generated. It was originally posted with an AI disclaimer. The video has since been republished without the disclaimer. The video was reposted (archived here) on X by @magagrunt1 on Aug. 1, 2026. The…
Does a photo show a real Massachusetts license plate that reads "5TAB 47"? Yes, that's true: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation told Lead Stories that it is "an existing Massachusetts passenger plate," is not a vanity plate and was "randomly assigned." Some people have interpreted "5TAB 47" as "Stab 47," a threat to kill Donald Trump, the 47th president of…
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