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  • Fact Check: Posts Saying Boy George, Other Celebs Were Mocked, Denied Entry At Louis Vuitton For Dressing Too Casually Are NOT Real -- Spam From Vietnam

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    Are social media posts real that claim a long list of celebrities were mocked and denied entry at a Louis Vuitton store for "dressing too casually"? No, that's not true: None of the celebrities named in the posts made any such statement. The claims came from AI-generated Facebook posts produced by a spam operation managed from Vietnam. Among the false…

    • May 14, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Posts Saying Boy George, Other Celebs Were Mocked, Denied Entry At Louis Vuitton For Dressing Too Casually Are NOT Real -- Spam From Vietnam Viet Spam
  • Fact Check: Posts Saying Netflix Announced 'Till The End' Series Directed By Joe Berlinger Are NOT Real -- Spam From Vietnam

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    Did Netflix announce a "Till the End" series directed by Joe Berlinger to explore the lives of at least 62 celebrities? No, that's not true: The false claims originated from AI-generated articles and posts created by a spam operation managed from Vietnam. Fake fan pages are used to target North American and European Facebook users with nearly identical posts using…

    • Apr 30, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Posts Saying Netflix Announced 'Till The End' Series Directed By Joe Berlinger Are NOT Real -- Spam From Vietnam Viet Spam
  • Fact Check: Fake Quote About Trump Being 'Tough Man' Who Has 'Fought Harder For The Heart And Soul Of America' Attributed To Various Celebrities -- Foreign Clickbait Story

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    Did Sophie Cunningham and other famous people including Alice Cooper, Ice Cube and Myles Garrett say that President Donald Trump is a "tough man" and "no one has fought harder for the heart and soul of America"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Cunningham and the others ever said that about Trump. The claim was an example…

    • Mar 13, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Fake Quote About Trump Being 'Tough Man' Who Has 'Fought Harder For The Heart And Soul Of America' Attributed To Various Celebrities -- Foreign Clickbait Story Viet Spam
  • Fact Check: Variety Did NOT Report Ian Miles Cheong Was Killed By An Iranian Missile In Dubai

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    Did Variety report that Ian Miles Cheong was killed by an Iranian missile in Dubai? No, that's not true: Only one story on the Variety website mentions Cheong, and it was published five months before the Iranian strikes on the city in the United Arab Emirates. Cheong also posted a video of himself walking around the Dubai Mall on March…

    • Mar 3, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Variety Did NOT Report Ian Miles Cheong Was Killed By An Iranian Missile In Dubai He's Alive
  • Fact Check: FAKE Photo Of People Magazine Post About Multi-Cultural Cast For 'Little House On The Prairie' Reboot

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    Is this a real image of a People magazine post about the cast of Netflix's reboot of The Little House on the Prairie? No, that's not true: People did post a message on Facebook in January 2025 announcing a new version, but used a photo of the original cast from the 1970s series. The people shown in the image on…

    • Feb 9, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FAKE Photo Of People Magazine Post About Multi-Cultural Cast For 'Little House On The Prairie' Reboot Not Real Cast
  • Fact Check: Millie Bobby Brown Did NOT Say Being Deported Is 'Not The End Of The World' And 'There's A Literal Genocide In Gaza.' -- Fake Quote

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    Did Millie Bobby Brown say that being deported is not the end of the world, and that "there's a literal genocide in Gaza"? No, that's not true: The fake quote attributed to Brown originated from an account that frequently posts fake quotes attributed to celebrities. The account does not have any satire or parody disclaimer, but their content output provides…

    • Jan 29, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Millie Bobby Brown Did NOT Say Being Deported Is 'Not The End Of The World' And 'There's A Literal Genocide In Gaza.' -- Fake Quote She Didn't Say
  • Fact Check: Netflix Did Not Announce Upcoming Documentary About Pete Buttigieg

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    Did Netflix announce it is releasing a documentary about the life of former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg titled "Pete: A Spectacular Life"? No, that's not true: Neither the company nor media organizations said anything about that. The website that spread the claim appeared to be connected to an overseas network that capitalizes on people's engagement provoked by fake…

    • Nov 24, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Netflix Did Not Announce Upcoming Documentary About Pete Buttigieg Spam Site
  • Fact Check: Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, And Other Celebs Did NOT Ask For Footage To Be Cut From Netflix Over LGBTQ Content

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    Did Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill, Derek Hough, Brandon Lake, Cliff Richard, athletes Dak Prescott and Lamar Jackson and other celebrities ask for their footage to be removed from Netflix over LGBTQ content? No, that's not true: There are multiple social media posts showing different celebrities and athletes with a message that they told Netflix…

    • Oct 31, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, And Other Celebs Did NOT Ask For Footage To Be Cut From Netflix Over LGBTQ Content Fake Post
  • Fact Check: FAKE Post Shows Carlos Santana Telling Netflix To Remove Him From Movie Project Over LGBTQ Content

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    Did Carlos Santana post on X.com that he asked Netflix to remove his scenes from a movie because he doesn't approve of LGBTQ-themed children's films on Netflix? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, there was no such post on Santana's account showing the musician told Netflix to remove him from a film project. Santana's official X.com account…

    • Oct 20, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FAKE Post Shows Carlos Santana Telling Netflix To Remove Him From Movie Project Over LGBTQ Content Fake Post
  • Fact Check: No Evidence Elon Musk Signed $13.5 Million Deal With Netflix For TV Series As Of September 3, 2025 -- It's AI Slop

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    Did Elon Musk sign a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series about his "turbulent journey" as of September 3, 2025? No, that's not true: There is no evidence Musk signed a Netflix deal. The only source making the claim is a website that publishes hundreds of fake stories each day, including debunked claims that Stephen Colbert and…

    • Sep 3, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: No Evidence Elon Musk Signed $13.5 Million Deal With Netflix For TV Series As Of September 3, 2025 -- It's AI Slop No Deal
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