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  • Fact Check: BlueHarvester Is NOT A Real Norwegian Vessel Which Autonomously Collects Plastic From The Ocean And Converts It To Fuel -- AI-Generated Images

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    Did Norway launch an autonomous ship, the BlueHarvester, which can clean plastic from the ocean and then turn that plastic into fuel it uses to power itself? No, that's not true: Images of the BlueHarvester are AI-generated. A search of the Norwegian Maritime Authority database for BlueHarvester finds there is no record of a vessel by this name. The description…

    • Dec 4, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: BlueHarvester Is NOT A Real Norwegian Vessel Which Autonomously Collects Plastic From The Ocean And Converts It To Fuel -- AI-Generated Images AI Generated
  • Fact Check: The SEC Is Not Investigating 10 Democrats, Including Joe Biden, For Securities Fraud, Insider Trading -- It's Satire

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    Is the Securities and Exchange Commission investigating 10 Democrats, including former President Joe Biden, for fraud and insider trading? No, that's not true: There is no evidence the SEC is investigating any of the 10 people whose images are included in the post. The claim originated from a satirical Facebook page that carried a satire disclaimer. The owner of the…

    • Dec 4, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: The SEC Is Not Investigating 10 Democrats, Including Joe Biden, For Securities Fraud, Insider Trading -- It's Satire Satire Post
  • Fact Check: January 6 Pipebomb Suspect Is BRIAN Cole, NOT BRYAN Cole

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    Did the FBI name Bryan Cole of Fairfax, Virginia, as the suspect in the January 6 pipebomb case in Washington, D.C.? No, that's not true: The suspect named by the FBI on December 4, 2025, is Brian J. Cole, age 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, who is identified as Black in court records in several Virginia traffic cases. An X post…

    • Dec 4, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: January 6 Pipebomb Suspect Is BRIAN Cole, NOT BRYAN Cole Not That Cole
  • Fact Check: Iraqi Woman Who Bragged About Using Sweden's Benefits 'To The Max' Says She Was Being Sarcastic In Video

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    Is a video of an Iraqi woman saying in Swedish that she used the Swedish welfare system "to the max" real? Yes, it is: Tara Sabah Mohammed Saleh said she was being sarcastic during a TikTok Live stream in reaction to racist social media comments that told her "to go home." A Swedish news report called her a pro-Palestinian activist…

    • Dec 3, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Iraqi Woman Who Bragged About Using Sweden's Benefits 'To The Max' Says She Was Being Sarcastic In Video Out Of Context
  • Fact Check: A Real Domino's Employee Did NOT Climb Japan's Mount Fuji To Deliver A Pepperoni Pizza -- Story Spun From A Japanese Hiker's Cosplay Joke

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    Did a real Domino's delivery rider in Japan carry a pepperoni pizza in an insulated backpack to the top of Mount Fuji? No, that's not true: An AI-generated photo and story circulating on social media are not real, but they are based on something that did happen and went viral with real photos. Umanami Futoshi is a Japanese office worker…

    • Dec 3, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: A Real Domino's Employee Did NOT Climb Japan's Mount Fuji To Deliver A Pepperoni Pizza -- Story Spun From A Japanese Hiker's Cosplay Joke Mistold Story
  • Fact Check: Catholic Nun Was NOT 'Stabbed To Death By A Migrant In Croatia' -- She's Alive & Under Investigation For A False Report

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    Was a Catholic nun fatally stabbed in Croatia by an "unnamed migrant man" in late November 2025? No, that's not true: Sister Marija Tatjana Zrno is alive. Police concluded she stabbed herself and they were investigating her for filing a false crime report. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on X on December 1, 2025. It read:…

    • Dec 3, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Catholic Nun Was NOT 'Stabbed To Death By A Migrant In Croatia' -- She's Alive & Under Investigation For A False Report Still Alive
  • Fact Check: Coast Guard Did NOT Report 21% Of Suspected Trafficking Boats Stopped Off Venezuela Before Airstrikes Had Drugs -- It Was 81%

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    Did the U.S. Coast Guard report that drugs were found on just 21% of the suspected drug-trafficking vessels stopped by the U.S. Coast Guard in the 13 months before airstrikes, while the rest -- 79% -- did nothing wrong? No, that's not true: Social media posts making the 21% claim reversed the numbers shared by Sen. Rand Paul, who was…

    • Dec 3, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Coast Guard Did NOT Report 21% Of Suspected Trafficking Boats Stopped Off Venezuela Before Airstrikes Had Drugs -- It Was 81% Reversed Order
  • Fact Check: Green Electric Scooters Were NOT Abandoned Due To Battery Replacement Cost -- Bike Demand Slowed

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    Does a video show a graveyard of green electric scooters that ran out of battery life and were abandoned because it is too expensive to replace them? No, that's not true: This video is real, but the reason the electric scooters were taken out of service had nothing to do with the batteries. Slowing demand for the bikes led the…

    • Dec 3, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Green Electric Scooters Were NOT Abandoned Due To Battery Replacement Cost -- Bike Demand Slowed Business Fail
  • Fact Check: Video Game Footage Showing Strike On 'Runner' Near Church Predates Obama Administration -- And CNN Did Write About The Game

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    Did CNN refuse to talk about a viral video showing missile strikes on a "runner" near a church during the Obama administration? No, that's not true: The footage is from the video game "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare", which was released in 2007, well before Obama became President in 2009. CNN did write about the game at the time.…

    • Dec 3, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Video Game Footage Showing Strike On 'Runner' Near Church Predates Obama Administration -- And CNN Did Write About The Game Video Game
  • Fact Check: Videos Of Prisoner Escaping Through Courtroom Ceiling After Being Sentenced To Prison Are NOT Real -- They're AI-Made

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    Are videos showing a prisoner jumping through a drop ceiling to escape a courtroom after he was sentenced to 30 years in prison real? No, that's not true: These videos were generated by an artificial intelligence tool. The videos are labeled as "AI-generated media" on the TikTok channel where they were first shared. Glitches and movements that defy physical realities…

    • Dec 2, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Videos Of Prisoner Escaping Through Courtroom Ceiling After Being Sentenced To Prison Are NOT Real -- They're AI-Made AI Made This
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