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  • What We Know About Claims That Jasmine 'Jassy' Witherspoon Died in Camp Mystic Floods

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    Was a 10-year-old girl, Jasmine "Jassy" Whitherspoon, among the Camp Mystic victims of the Texas floods in July 2025? As of this writing, there were no credible media reports about it. Here is what we know, so far. The claim originated in a July 17, 2025, post (archived here) on Facebook. It read: Little 10-year-old Jasmine "Jassy" Whitherspoon has been…

    • Jul 18, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    What We Know About Claims That Jasmine 'Jassy' Witherspoon Died in Camp Mystic Floods What We Know
  • Fact Check: Video Claimed To Show Woman Arrested For Growing Lettuce Is NOT Authentic Police Bodycam Footage

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    Does a video circulating on social media show a real-life arrest of a woman "in her own garden for growing lettuce"? No, that's not true: The video originated from an account, Bodycam Declassified, that publishes video skits mimicking police bodycam footage. The timestamp in the clip doesn't match the format for this particular type of recording device seen on the…

    • Jul 18, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Claimed To Show Woman Arrested For Growing Lettuce Is NOT Authentic Police Bodycam Footage Staged Scene
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 2025 Texas Floods

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    Does a viral video labeled "Texas - 13.07.2025" show the 2025 Texas floods swallowing entire cities in a matter of seconds? No, that's not true: The video originated from a TikTok account whose contents were labeled as AI generated. A frame-by-frame examination confirmed that the clip contained inconsistencies pointing to AI. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published…

    • Jul 17, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 2025 Texas Floods AI Creator
  • Fact Check: Viral Video Does NOT Show An Alaska Earthquake -- It's A Clickbait Mashup Of Scenes Not Shot In Alaska

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    Does a viral TikTok video of disaster scenes document the impacts of an earthquake in Alaska? No, that's not true: The opening shot was taken in Taiwan and the other eight clips that make up the video were either not captured in Alaska, taken before the July 2025 Alaskan quake referred to in the TikTok video, or untraceable to Alaska.…

    • Jul 17, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Viral Video Does NOT Show An Alaska Earthquake -- It's A Clickbait Mashup Of Scenes Not Shot In Alaska Not Alaska
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show July 2025 Texas Flooding In Which '14 Childern' Were Among 'At Least 60 Dead' -- Viral Video Mixes AI Video With Clips From Non-Texas Floods

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    Does a viral video of flood scenes include real clips of the 2025 Independence Day Weekend flooding in Kerr County, Texas? No, that's not true: The opening scene is an obvious product of generative AI. None of the clips in the montage can be traced to authentic filming of the Texas flood. The clips include news coverage of floods that…

    • Jul 16, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show July 2025 Texas Flooding In Which '14 Childern' Were Among 'At Least 60 Dead' -- Viral Video Mixes AI Video With Clips From Non-Texas Floods Not Texas 2025
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show $300 Chinese Electric Helicopter That Can Stay In The Air Ten Hours

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    Does a viral video really show a Chinese electric helicopter you can buy for $300 and that can stay in the air for ten hours? No, that's not true: The video does not show a single-seat helicopter capable of flying at 120 kilometres per hour made by Xiaomi or "the world's cheapest helicopter". It shows an American-made helicopter from Florida…

    • Jul 16, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show $300 Chinese Electric Helicopter That Can Stay In The Air Ten Hours $63K, Uses Gas
  • Fact Check: Atlanta Braves Manager Brian Snitker Did NOT Adopt Orphaned Baby 'Pinky' Rescued From Texas Flood -- It's AI-Made Slop

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    Did Atlanta Braves Manager Brian Snitker adopt an orphaned baby named "Pinky" who was rescued from the July Texas flood? No, that's not true: Photos of Snitker cradling an infant and the text of a story claiming he adopted the "poor, shivering newborn" were all generated by artificial intelligence tools and shared on a fake baseball fan page administered from…

    • Jul 15, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Atlanta Braves Manager Brian Snitker Did NOT Adopt Orphaned Baby 'Pinky' Rescued From Texas Flood -- It's AI-Made Slop AI Slop
  • Fact Check: FAKE Post and Images Describe Woman Giving Birth During Texas Floods

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    Did a viral post about the miraculous rescue of a woman who gave birth to her baby during floods in Texas in July 2025 authentically summarize a real-life story? No, that's not true: The post was based on an AI-generated composite image. We found no corroboration for the underlying story. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on…

    • Jul 15, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: FAKE Post and Images Describe Woman Giving Birth During Texas Floods AI Generated
  • Fact Check: ICE Did NOT Arrest Mexican Flood Rescuers in Texas -- Clip of Greg Abbott is Fake

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    Did ICE arrest Mexican nationals who helped flood recovery efforts, and did Texas Gov. Greg Abbott say "I support ICE deporting the Mexicans who helped during the floods"? No, that's not true: A viral TikTok video contained a fabricated story about ICE "aiming weapons" at the rescuers and "loading them into vans". A clip of Abbott contained fake audio and…

    • Jul 14, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: ICE Did NOT Arrest Mexican Flood Rescuers in Texas -- Clip of Greg Abbott is Fake Fake Audio
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows AI Mexican Soldier Saying 'We're Here to Help the People of Texas'

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    Did a widely-shared video show a real Mexican soldier speaking to camera and saying "We're to help the people of Texas"? No, that's not true: The clip was produced using AI. The video contained telltale glitches such as the soldier's name badge reading "MEXICIO" instead of his name, and a small watermark in the corner of the video signified that…

    • Jul 11, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows AI Mexican Soldier Saying 'We're Here to Help the People of Texas' AI Video
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