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  • Fact Check: German Lost Wallet Return System Is NOT Real -- It's AI-Generated Techno-Utopian Clickbait

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    Did Germany introduce an automated system which will return lost items to the owner and protect their privacy at the same time? No, that's not true: The picture on social media features an AI generated image of several automated kiosks installed on a public sidewalk. The post originated from a page that is mass producing stories of urban infrastructure innovations…

    • Nov 24, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: German Lost Wallet Return System Is NOT Real -- It's AI-Generated Techno-Utopian Clickbait AI Generated
  • 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: AI Images Of 'Food Vending Machines' Used To Feed 'Hungry Kids' Near South Korea Schools Do NOT Show Real School Lunch Program

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    Has South Korea placed vending machines with free hot food near schools to fight childhood hunger? No, that's not true: There were no actual news articles about any such "food vending machines" seen in viral images on social media. South Korea does offer free lunches to all schoolchildren, but they include a variety of items cooked and served in school…

    • Nov 20, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: AI Images Of 'Food Vending Machines' Used To Feed 'Hungry Kids' Near South Korea Schools Do NOT Show Real School Lunch Program AI Pics
  • Fact Check: Kash Patel And A Dozen Other Prominent Americans Are NOT Paying Off Hundreds Of Thousands In Student Lunch Debt -- It's Web Traffic-Baiting 'Viet Spam'

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    Did prominent Americans like Elon Musk, Caitlin Clark, Stephen Colbert, and Joy Behar each pay down $667,000 of schoolkids' lunchroom debts? No, there's no evidence that's true: In the case of FBI Director Kash Patel, the gift was inflated to $979,000, which would be more than five times his FBI salary.The posts making the claims include no evidence by which…

    • Nov 17, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Kash Patel And A Dozen Other Prominent Americans Are NOT Paying Off Hundreds Of Thousands In Student Lunch Debt -- It's Web Traffic-Baiting 'Viet Spam' Scam Bait
  • Fact Check: FAKE Photo Does NOT Show Real Moment London Bus Jumped The Gap As Tower Bridge Drawbridge Opened

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    Does a real photo show the moment in 1952 that a double-decker bus jumped the widening gap of the Tower Bridge drawbridge sections as it was opened to let river traffic through? No, that's not true: While a quick-thinking driver of the London number 78 line was truly celebrated for hitting the gas and jumping the gap, the viral photo…

    • Nov 12, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: FAKE Photo Does NOT Show Real Moment London Bus Jumped The Gap As Tower Bridge Drawbridge Opened Fake Photo
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Donald Trump Dismissed A Secret Service Food Tester After Incident At Restaurant In Washington DC

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    Did Donald Trump dismiss a longtime Secret Service food tester after JD Vance saw the agent sprinkle an unidentified spice on the President's meal when they were dining out in DC? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting this story. In his second term Donald Trump had only eaten out in DC on one occasion, on Sept. 9,…

    • Nov 5, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Donald Trump Dismissed A Secret Service Food Tester After Incident At Restaurant In Washington DC Satire Site
  • 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: 'Evangelical' Pastors 'Gone Left' Video Clips Are NOT Real -- They Were Lifted From A 'Parallel Universe' AI Channel

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    Does a viral video show authentic clips of four "Evangelical" pastors preaching against conservative positions on the border wall, guns, abortion and oil drilling? No, that's not true: The clips are lifted from an online account that describes itself as "Using AI to show a parallel universe." None of the quotes from the sermons in the video were found in…

    • Oct 27, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: 'Evangelical' Pastors 'Gone Left' Video Clips Are NOT Real -- They Were Lifted From A 'Parallel Universe' AI Channel AI Fakery
  • Fact Check: Bryan Kohberger's Sister Did NOT Write A Book About The Idaho 4 Murders -- Amazon Removes Title

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    Did convicted killer Bryan Kohberger's sister, Melissa Kohberger, write a book about his murder of University of Idaho students that is for sale on Amazon? No, that's not true: The attorney for the Kohberger family told Lead Stories that Melissa Kohberger has not published anything relevant to her brother's case. Amazon told Lead Stories the book has been removed for…

    • Oct 23, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Bryan Kohberger's Sister Did NOT Write A Book About The Idaho 4 Murders -- Amazon Removes Title Not Sister
  • Fact Check: No "Televised Earthquake" -- Donald Trump Did NOT Dismiss Lifetime Achievements Of Dick Van Dyke Saying "He's Just A Dancer." -- Copy-Paste Clickbait

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    Did Donald Trump (or another famous person) dismiss the achievements of Dick Van Dyke (or some other celebrity) by saying, "He's just a dancer." (or some other talent)? No, that's not true: This story about a broadcast studio turning into a "televised earthquake" is nothing but a formulaic structure to pair the names and pictures of some famous people for…

    • Oct 22, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: No "Televised Earthquake" -- Donald Trump Did NOT Dismiss Lifetime Achievements Of Dick Van Dyke Saying "He's Just A Dancer." -- Copy-Paste Clickbait Clickbait Hype
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