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  • Fact Check: Fictional Story Of Resistance Printing Press Found In A Secret Basement Room In Lyon, France Is AI-Illustrated Clickbait

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    Did Lucas Morel discover a World War II era resistance printing operation in a secret room hidden in his basement in Lyon, France? No, that's not true: This fictional clickbait story set in Lyon, France originated on YouTube and is illustrated with AI-generated images. Lyon is known as the "Capital of the Resistance" in France, but other details of this…

    • Apr 9, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Fictional Story Of Resistance Printing Press Found In A Secret Basement Room In Lyon, France Is AI-Illustrated Clickbait AI Images
  • Fact Check: Video Of Floating Drone-Powered Umbrella Is NOT Real -- It's AI-Generated

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    Does a real video show a hands-free floating drone-powered umbrella? No, that's not true: The video of a woman doing chores on a dairy farm on a rainy day is AI-generated. Engineers have experimented with various approaches to make this idea a reality, but this specific video is not real. The video appeared in a post on X published by…

    • Apr 8, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Of Floating Drone-Powered Umbrella Is NOT Real -- It's AI-Generated AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Spammy 'A Positive Update' Facebook Posts About Dozens Of Celebrities NOT Real Health Update

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    Did dozens of celebrities suddenly all post a "positive update" on Facebook after a recent medical procedure or treatment? No, that's not true: The posts, often accompanied by images of the celebrity in question and a quote about "pushing through" a "few health challenges" or asking to "spare a prayer" were mass produced by a network of Facebook pages and…

    • Apr 4, 2026
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Spammy 'A Positive Update' Facebook Posts About Dozens Of Celebrities NOT Real Health Update Viet Spam
  • Fact Check: Erika Kirk Did NOT Announce She Is Opening An Orphanage "In Honor Of Charlie" -- It's A False Rumor Started From Clickbait

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    Did Erika Kirk announce she was opening an orphanage in honor of Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: A video on TikTok repeats a false claim which began circulating on social media in late October 2025. There is no record of Erika Kirk announcing plans to build a school for orphans in honor of her late husband. The copy/paste posts…

    • Mar 25, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Erika Kirk Did NOT Announce She Is Opening An Orphanage "In Honor Of Charlie" -- It's A False Rumor Started From Clickbait Not Announced
  • Fact Check: Hungarian Opposition Leader Péter Magyár Did NOT Call Trump 'A Senile Grandpa'

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    Did Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyár, who is challenging sitting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the April 2026 election, describe U.S. President Donald Trump as "a senile grandpa" in a public speech? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a fake report that stole the logo of Euronews, a real news organization, in an apparent attempt to make the…

    • Mar 24, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Hungarian Opposition Leader Péter Magyár Did NOT Call Trump 'A Senile Grandpa' Fake Report
  • Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Publicly Said She No Longer Wants To Go To U.S. After Trump's Pearl Harbor Comment

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    Does a viral video on social media prove that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi publicly said she no longer wants to "set foot in the United States again" after Trump's Pearl Harbor comment, made in her presence? No, that's not true: The viral clip appeared to use AI-generated audio to create the illusion that she said what she never did.…

    • Mar 23, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Publicly Said She No Longer Wants To Go To U.S. After Trump's Pearl Harbor Comment Likely AI
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    Was a video about "Malcom tongue condoms" a real ad for a real product? No, that's not true: As of this writing, there was no such product available in the U.S. The clip, first uploaded by a digital creator, was generated by AI. The claim appeared in a post (archived here and here) published on March 17, 2026. It opened:…

    • Mar 20, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: FAKE Ad Promotes 'Malcom Tongue Condoms' -- They Don't Exist AI-Made Clip
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Used $550 Million Of Public Money To Build Private 'Doomsday' Plane

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    Did German Chancellor Friedrich Merz use $550 million of state funds to build a private "doomsday" plane? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence or proof that Merz commissioned a fortified warplane. The website that published the article was registered one day before the publication of the story and is not an established media organization. An online detection…

    • Mar 19, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Evidence German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Used $550 Million Of Public Money To Build Private 'Doomsday' Plane No Proof
  • Fact Check: FAKE Quote About Trump Being 'Abused And Lied About Since Taking Office' Attributed To Various Celebrities -- Story Is Viet Spam

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    Did Carol Burnett and other celebrities say Donald Trump "has been abused and lied about since taking office" and "stood like a lion against a pack of jackals"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Burnett and the others ever said that about Trump. The claim was an example of so-called "Viet Spam" campaigns of nearly identical made-up…

    • Mar 16, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: FAKE Quote About Trump Being 'Abused And Lied About Since Taking Office' Attributed To Various Celebrities -- Story Is Viet Spam Didn't Say It
  • Fact Check: FAKE Politico Video Falsely Claims Germany Will Take In 400,000 Palestinian Refugees

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    Is a video showing a Politico report claiming Germany is preparing to take in 400,000 Palestinian refugees real? No, that's not true: There are no reports from Politico or any other news organization that Germany plans to take in hundreds of thousands of refugees, Palestinian or otherwise. In addition, an online AI detection tool determined that the audio in the…

    • Mar 16, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: FAKE Politico Video Falsely Claims Germany Will Take In 400,000 Palestinian Refugees Not Politico
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