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  • Fact Check: ALTERED Photo Of Shiloh Hendrix Shows Her Holding "$250K You N------" Card

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    Does an authentic photo of Shiloh Hendrix show her holding a handwritten card that reads: "$250K You Niggers"? No, that's not true: The photo, of the Minnesota woman who was videotaped shouting the n-word at a child, is predated by a version of the same photo in which the card she holds reads: "@AngloSaxonGirl". An AI detection tool found there…

    • May 6, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: ALTERED Photo Of Shiloh Hendrix Shows Her Holding "$250K You N------" Card Altered Image
  • Fact Check: Mirrored Video Of MAGA Hat Wearing Patient Who 'Gets Denied Healthcare' Originated On Channel With Skits

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    Does a video on TikTok authentically show a patient denied health care by a black female doctor because the man is wearing a MAGA hat? No, that's not true: The video appears to be a mirrored version of a video that originally appeared on a TikTok channel along with other skits. In a second version of the video the "doctor"…

    • Feb 11, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Mirrored Video Of MAGA Hat Wearing Patient Who 'Gets Denied Healthcare' Originated On Channel With Skits Mirrored Skit
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Elon Musk's Grandfather Joshua Haldeman At Technocracy Office

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    Does an old photo show Elon Musk's grandfather Joshua Haldeman standing in front of the office of Technocracy Inc. in Canada? No, that's not true: The black-and-white image shows Howard Scott, an American engineer who founded the technocracy movement in 1933, according to reverse image search results. Haldeman's obituary says he was a chiropractor in Canada. The claim appeared as…

    • Jan 29, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Elon Musk's Grandfather Joshua Haldeman At Technocracy Office Not Elon's
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Joe Rogan Talking About Rat Meat In Chinese Food Has AI-Generated Audio Track

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    Does a video on social media show podcaster Joe Rogan discussing the topic of rat meat supposedly in Chinese food, and how a person might find out about "how to heal the body from the toxins they feed us" in a podcast? No, that's not true: The deepfake detection platform TrueMedia.org determined with 100 percent confidence that the audio in…

    • Oct 30, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Joe Rogan Talking About Rat Meat In Chinese Food Has AI-Generated Audio Track Fake Audio
  • Fact Check: ABC Debate Moderators Did NOT Get Million-Dollar Payments From Soros -- Self-Described Satire

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    Did "leaked reports" say George Soros paid ABC moderators $1 million each to fact check Donald Trump during the September 10, 2024, presidential debate? No, that's not true: The story came from a website whose satire disclaimer reads: "These articles are meant to be humorous and are often entirely made up." No credible evidence of "leaked reports" or such payments…

    • Sep 16, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: ABC Debate Moderators Did NOT Get Million-Dollar Payments From Soros -- Self-Described Satire Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic Jordan Peterson Promotion Of 'The Herbal Tablets' Book

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    Did psychologist Jordan Peterson endorse a book called "The Herbal Tablets"? No, that's not true: An online analysis tool found with 97 percent confidence that the audio was generated by AI. The audio track was dubbed over a video clip from Peterson's recent appearance on the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast. A search of the original podcast transcript does not contain…

    • Aug 14, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic Jordan Peterson Promotion Of 'The Herbal Tablets' Book Edited Voice
  • Fact Check: Social Media Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern Over Missing Teen -- They Are Real Estate Scams

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    Did authentic social media posts offer genuine concern over a missing teen named Kaniesa Perez? No, that's not true: The posts exploit a real missing teen story and falsely say that Kaniesa Perez went missing on the same day from Dover, Pennsylvania, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, among other locations more than a thousand miles apart. In reality, the teen went…

    • Jul 16, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: Social Media Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern Over Missing Teen -- They Are Real Estate Scams Fact Check: Social Media Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern Over Missing Teen -- They Are Real Estate Scams Scam Bait
  • Fact Check: Secret Service Agents Were NOT Smiling While Escorting Trump To Safety During Assassination Attempt -- Image Is Digitally Altered

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    Did Secret Service personnel grin widely, showing their teeth, while escorting former President Trump to safety after the assassination attempt at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: A tool created to detect ai-generated images found substantial evidence the image had been remade with generative ai systems.…

    • Jul 14, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: Secret Service Agents Were NOT Smiling While Escorting Trump To Safety During Assassination Attempt -- Image Is Digitally Altered AI Fakery
  • Fact Check: Image Of 'Barbara O'Neill's Daughter' In Court Is Likely AI Creation -- AI Detection Tool Rates It 98% Likely To Be Fake

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    Does a still image in a video on social media show the daughter of naturopath Barbara O'Neill being sentenced to prison for supposedly revealing "health secrets"? No, that's not true: A tool used to detect AI-generated images found evidence that the image of a woman in an orange prison jumpsuit in a courtroom is not real and was likely created…

    • May 31, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Image Of 'Barbara O'Neill's Daughter' In Court Is Likely AI Creation -- AI Detection Tool Rates It 98% Likely To Be Fake Likely AI Pic
  • Fact Check: FAKE Image Of 'Barbara O'Neill's Cousin' On Trial Is AI-Generated; There Was No Such Trial

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    Does a viral image really show "Barbara O'Neill's cousin" in the courtroom being "sentenced to LIFE IN PRISON"? No, that's not true: It is AI-generated. The claim came from an account with a history of posting inauthentic images under the captions referring to made-up stories. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on Facebook by "Divina Vitals" on May…

    • May 14, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: FAKE Image Of 'Barbara O'Neill's Cousin' On Trial Is AI-Generated; There Was No Such Trial Made-Up Story
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