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  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Dr. Oz Promoting COPD Capsule 'Cure'

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    Does an authentic video show Dr. Mehmet Oz promoting a "cure" for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD? No, that's not true: AI detection tools found the video was likely created using AI technology. There is no known cure for COPD, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The claim appeared in a post and video (archived here)…

    • Jan 14, 2025
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Dr. Oz Promoting COPD Capsule 'Cure' AI Video
  • Fact Check: Video Claiming UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Dismissed Jimmy Savile Complaints As 'Frivolous' IS AI-Generated

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    Does an authentic video show U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing complaints of predatory sexual behavior against Jimmy Savile as "frivolous"? No, that's not true: According to multiple AI video and audio detection tools, the video was fake and created with artificial intelligence. Starmer, who served as the director of public prosecutions for England and Wales from 2008 to 2013,…

    • Jan 9, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Claiming UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Dismissed Jimmy Savile Complaints As 'Frivolous' IS AI-Generated AI Voice
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk And Taylor Swift Did NOT Jointly Endorse Power-Saving Device 'Stop Watt'

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    Did a Facebook post prove Elon Musk and Taylor Swift jointly endorsed a power-saving device called "Stop Watt"? No, that's not true: There is no record of either Musk or Swift publicly endorsing this product. Photos used in social media posts that reported the supposed endorsement were found to have likely been AI-generated. These posts included a link to a…

    • Dec 30, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Elon Musk And Taylor Swift Did NOT Jointly Endorse Power-Saving Device 'Stop Watt' AI Photos
  • Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Israeli Soldiers In Front Of Gaza Ruins Forming A Hanukkah Menorah

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    Is a photo that shows Israeli soldiers in front of ruins in Gaza forming a Hanukkah menorah authentic? No, that's not true: This image is fake. The image creator told Lead Stories that he made it "using AI and some Photoshop edits afterward." The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on X on December 25, 2024. A caption…

    • Dec 27, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Israeli Soldiers In Front Of Gaza Ruins Forming A Hanukkah Menorah AI Image
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Elon Musk Promoting Barbara O'Neill Remedy For Erectile Dysfunction, Prostatitis

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    Does an authentic video show Elon Musk promoting a Barbara O'Neill remedy for erectile dysfunction and prostatitis? No, that's not true: Two AI detection tools found that the video was likely manipulated using AI technology. Lead Stories has found other AI-generated endorsement videos for O'Neill, an unregistered health practitioner. The story appeared in a post (archived here) published on Facebook…

    • Dec 23, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Elon Musk Promoting Barbara O'Neill Remedy For Erectile Dysfunction, Prostatitis AI Video
  • Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Bono And Bob Geldof Waving Israeli Flags

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    Did an authentic image show Bono and Bob Geldof waving Israeli flags? No, that's not true: AI detection tools found that the image was generated using AI technology. The image first appeared on a self-described "fake news" and "satire" account on X. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on X on December 17, 2024. It said: Make songs…

    • Dec 17, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Bono And Bob Geldof Waving Israeli Flags AI Image
  • Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Elon Musk Dancing In Mesh Halter Top, Dated Circa 2018

    Fact Check

    Did an authentic photo show Elon Musk dancing in a mesh halter mini-shirt in 2018? No, that's not true: Two AI detection tools found that the image was generated using AI technology. Lead Stories found that the photo was posted in March 2024 -- not in 2018. Furthermore, the account that posted the image provided no evidence to support this…

    • Dec 2, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Elon Musk Dancing In Mesh Halter Top, Dated Circa 2018 AI Fakery
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce 'Tesla Phone Model Pi' As Of November 26, 2024

    Fact Check

    Did Elon Musk announce a Tesla phone model called "Pi" as of November 26, 2024? No, that's not true: There was no such announcement on either the Tesla website or Tesla's official X profile when this fact check was written. The image shared in a post reporting the "breaking" announcement included digitally manipulated images. The claim appeared in a post…

    • Nov 26, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce 'Tesla Phone Model Pi' As Of November 26, 2024 No Record
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Announce $6,400 'Check For Free' As Of November 25, 2024

    Fact Check

    Did President-elect Donald Trump announce $6,400 "relief checks" that "any American can qualify for"? No, that's not true: A video on Facebook showing Trump announcing the checks is a deepfake. A link in the post did not direct users to an official government website but rather to a health insurance webpage. As of this publication, the government had not announced…

    • Nov 25, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Announce $6,400 'Check For Free' As Of November 25, 2024 Deepfake Clip
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Threaten To Arrest Trudeau If He Sets Foot In US -- Deepfake Video

    Fact Check

    Did President-elect Donald Trump say that if he was elected, he would personally have Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrested if Trudeau sets one foot in the United States? No, that's not true: This is an AI-generated voiceover that has been added to a video clip of Trump. The original TikTok video was marked with the hashtag "fake video." The…

    • Nov 20, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Threaten To Arrest Trudeau If He Sets Foot In US -- Deepfake Video Fake Audio
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