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  • Fact Check: Baseless Video About Mark Delcourt's Escape From An Organ Harvesting Hospital Is Mashup Of Unrelated Clips

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    Did a 42-year-old mechanic named Mark Delcourt escape from a hospital in the northern U.S. when he realised they were preparing to harvest his organs? No, that's not true: There is no corroborating evidence matching key details of this story. Several of the unrelated clips used in the video can be traced to incidents that happened in other countries and…

    • Jan 6, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Baseless Video About Mark Delcourt's Escape From An Organ Harvesting Hospital Is Mashup Of Unrelated Clips Video Mashup
  • Fact Check: Mamdani Did NOT Say That 'Husbands Are Allowed To Beat Their Wives' Or That City Authorities Should Ignore Domestic Violence Calls

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    Does a viral post accurately summarize Zohran Mamdani's words from a podcast recorded more than five years before he was sworn in as New York City mayor? No, that's not true: The quote was shortened, and it changed its meaning. A longer, more elaborate fragment of his speech shows that he suggested that it shouldn't be the police, but specially…

    • Jan 6, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Mamdani Did NOT Say That 'Husbands Are Allowed To Beat Their Wives' Or That City Authorities Should Ignore Domestic Violence Calls Distorted
  • Fact Check: Videos Of NYPD Officers Arresting ICE Agents Are NOT Real -- Made By Sora AI Tool

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    Are videos of New York Police officers arresting or threatening to arrest ICE agents on the streets and in the subways of New York real? No, that's not true: A series of videos portraying confrontations between NYPD and ICE officers were created by OpenAI's SORA artificial intelligence app. Many of them can be traced to one content creator who posted…

    • Dec 6, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Videos Of NYPD Officers Arresting ICE Agents Are NOT Real -- Made By Sora AI Tool Sora Made It
  • 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: NO $3 Million Suit By Family Of Man Who Died Trying To Steal EV Charger Wires -- Fake Case, Fake Video

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    Does a viral video include real courthouse footage covering a $3 million lawsuit brought by the family of a man who died from electrocution while trying to steal "electric copper wire" from a vehicle charging station? No, that's not true: The shot purporting to show "Darius Johnson's" family was real, but was taken from the coverage of an unrelated case.…

    • Nov 21, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO $3 Million Suit By Family Of Man Who Died Trying To Steal EV Charger Wires -- Fake Case, Fake Video Manufactured
  • Fact Check: A Veteran Was NOT Charged With Murder For Killing Three Kids Who Broke Into His House -- Ragebait Fake Story

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    Does a video show a true story about a veteran who shot three teens who were attempting to rob him and was then charged with murder? No, that's not true: The details of this story do not match a real case. The video uses clips from several unrelated news reports. In 2019, there was a Georgia homeowner who fatally shot…

    • Nov 14, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: A Veteran Was NOT Charged With Murder For Killing Three Kids Who Broke Into His House -- Ragebait Fake Story Mashup Tale
  • Fact Check: Police Official Says NO Massive Walkout At NYPD After New Mayor Elected

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    Was there a massive walkout at the NYPD the day after a new mayor was elected in New York City? No, that's not true: "There is no walkout," a spokesperson with the NYPD told Lead Stories. The claim was made by a congressional candidate based in Texas without any proof or evidence. There are no actual news reports of the…

    • Nov 5, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Police Official Says NO Massive Walkout At NYPD After New Mayor Elected NYPD Denies
  • Fact Check: Video Of Police Threatening To Arrest Man For Mowing Elderly Person's Lawn For Free Is NOT Real

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    Is a video of police threatening to arrest a man who volunteered to clean up an elderly person's overgrown lawn for free real? No, that's not true: The opening segment of the video showing a police officer warning someone to step aside or "there's gonna be problems" is from an incident unrelated to anyone cleaning up a lawn, according to…

    • Nov 2, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Of Police Threatening To Arrest Man For Mowing Elderly Person's Lawn For Free Is NOT Real Police Denial
  • Fact Check: NO Fentanyl In Halloween Candy Mentioned In West Palm Beach Police Warning -- No Other Narcotics Either

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    Did testing confirm that brightly colored candies seized by the West Palm Beach police and mentioned in the law enforcement's Halloween warning contained fentanyl? No, that's not true: According to the update shared with the public, the lab results showed that the candies contained no controlled substances. The rumor that cartels or drug dealers give away expensive substances in massive…

    • Oct 31, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Fentanyl In Halloween Candy Mentioned In West Palm Beach Police Warning -- No Other Narcotics Either Not Found
  • Fact Check: Dapper Man Photographed Near Paris Louvre Is NOT A French Detective Working Case Of Stolen Crown Jewels -- A Member Of The Public

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    Does a photo show a well-dressed French detective working the case of the Crown Jewels stolen from the Louvre? No, that's not true: The original poster later said it was a "fantasy version" she did not regret posting. There is no indication that this man is a detective working this case. The viral photo, and one other from the same…

    • Oct 23, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Dapper Man Photographed Near Paris Louvre Is NOT A French Detective Working Case Of Stolen Crown Jewels -- A Member Of The Public Passerby
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