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  • Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show American F-15 Crew Member After Rescue From Iran -- It's AI-Generated

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    Is an image of a smiling man in a combat uniform holding an American flag a real photo of a U.S. F-15 crew member after his rescue from Iran? No, that's not true: The image was made by an artificial intelligence tool, according to an AI content detection tool. The fake image fooled some people on social media, including Texas…

    • Apr 5, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show American F-15 Crew Member After Rescue From Iran -- It's AI-Generated AI Made This
  • Fact Check: President Trump's Easter Morning Truth Social Post Saying 'Open The F--kin Strait, You Crazy Bastards' Is Real

    Fact Check

    Did President Donald Trump post a warning on his Truth Social account on Easter morning, April 5, 2026, that the United States would soon attack Iran's power plants and bridges and demanding that Iran "Open the Fuckin' Strait"? Yes, that's true: While it's not unusual for fake Trump posts to be widely shared on social platforms, Lead Stories confirmed this…

    • Apr 5, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: President Trump's Easter Morning Truth Social Post Saying 'Open The F--kin Strait, You Crazy Bastards' Is Real A Real Post
  • Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Crewmembers Parachuting After Ejecting From U.S. F-15 Fighter Jet Over Iran -- It's AI Generated

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    Does a real video show two crewmembers parachuting to the ground after ejecting from a damaged U.S. F-15 fighter jet over Iran? No, that's not true: A content detection tool determined with 99.9 percent confidence that the video was AI generated. While an F-15 was shot down over Iran on April 3, 2026, only one of the two crewmembers had…

    • Apr 3, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Crewmembers Parachuting After Ejecting From U.S. F-15 Fighter Jet Over Iran -- It's AI Generated AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Video Of Burning Tower Buildings Is NOT From Iranian Strikes In Tel Aviv -- Hong Kong In 2025

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    Does a video show burning tower buildings in Tel Aviv following Iranian strikes in April 2026? No, that's not true: The video shows a deadly fire in Hong Kong in November 2025. The footage is not related to the Middle East conflict. The claim appeared in an April 1, 2026, post on X account @drhossamsamy65 (archived here). It opened: 🔴…

    • Apr 3, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Of Burning Tower Buildings Is NOT From Iranian Strikes In Tel Aviv -- Hong Kong In 2025 Hong Kong 2025
  • Fact Check: Image Of Crashed Helicopter Is NOT From Iran -- It Predated 2026 Escalation

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    Does a viral image actually show a U.S. Army helicopter that crashed in Iran on April 3, 2026? No, that's not true: The picture was online more than a year earlier. It was published in Honduras in March 2025. The claim appeared in a post (archived here and here) published by the @TheLaikYobaz account on X on April 3, 2026.…

    • Apr 3, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Image Of Crashed Helicopter Is NOT From Iran -- It Predated 2026 Escalation Honduras, 2025
  • Fact Check: Fake Video Does NOT Show Actual Images of Iran Shooting Down U.S. F-15 Fighter Jet

    Fact Check

    Is this real footage of an American F-15 fighter jet being shot down by Iran? No, that's not true: The clip appears to come from a military simulation video game, and the same video was posted online about a month before the reported shootdown of a U.S. F-15 in Iran in early April 2026. An online AI detection tool estimated…

    • Apr 3, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Fake Video Does NOT Show Actual Images of Iran Shooting Down U.S. F-15 Fighter Jet Video Game
  • Fact Checking Day 2026: Fact Checking Matters More Than Ever In The U.S.

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    We agree with some very prominent people. Here's our proposal... Fact Checking Day on April 2, 2026 marks almost a year since Lead Stories published our last fact check as part of Meta's Third-Party Fact Checking Partnership. Since that day we've published over 1500 fact checks on our U.S. website on topics ranging from fake Epstein Files emails mentioning Elon…

    • Apr 2, 2026
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Checking Day 2026: Fact Checking Matters More Than Ever In The U.S. That's Today
  • Fact Check: Court Filing Does NOT Say The Bullet That Killed Charlie Kirk Doesn't Match The Rifle Allegedly Used By Tyler Robinson

    Fact Check

    Does a court filing definitively state that the bullet that killed Charlie Kirk does not match the rifle allegedly used by Tyler Robinson? No, that's not true: In court documents, defense lawyers said a summary report by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives indicates the agency was unable to match up the bullet recovered from Kirk. The defense…

    • Apr 1, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Court Filing Does NOT Say The Bullet That Killed Charlie Kirk Doesn't Match The Rifle Allegedly Used By Tyler Robinson Inconclusive
  • Fact Check: Tearful Goodbye Of Husband Deploying To Iran Is AI-Generated Engagement Bait

    Fact Check

    Does a real image show a wife crying as she hugs her husband goodbye because he is deploying to Iran? No, that's not true: This is an AI-generated image that was published with a request for engagement. The page where this originated posts emotionally charged AI-generated images with captions asking for comments and shares. Other engagement bait themes include children…

    • Apr 1, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Tearful Goodbye Of Husband Deploying To Iran Is AI-Generated Engagement Bait AI Generated
  • Fact Check: No Trump Post About Ground Operation In Iran That Would Be Strong, Precise, Successful -- Fake Truth Social Screenshot

    Fact Check

    Did President Donald Trump post to Truth Social that the "United States will begin a major Ground Operation in Iran"? No, that's not true: No such message about a "Strong," "Precise" and "Successful" operation appears on Trump's Truth Social account as of this writing. Google didn't index any message with the text from a viral screenshot that appeared to show…

    • Mar 29, 2026
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: No Trump Post About Ground Operation In Iran That Would Be Strong, Precise, Successful -- Fake Truth Social Screenshot Didn't Post
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