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  • Fact Check: Video Supposedly Of LA Wildfires In January 2025 Is NOT Authentic -- Likely AI Creation

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    Does a video that shows an entire city engulfed in flames as a dozen helicopters hover overhead authentically capture a scene from the Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025? No, that's not true: Multiple online artificial intelligence detectors judged that this video and its audio -- with a lone siren blaring and the crackling sound of fires burning in the…

    • Jan 22, 2025
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Video Supposedly Of LA Wildfires In January 2025 Is NOT Authentic -- Likely AI Creation Most Likely AI
  • Fact Check: ABC's 'The View' Set Did NOT Burn Down In January 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires -- Claim Originated On Self-Described Satire Site

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    Did the set for ABC's talk show "The View" burn down amid the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the show told Lead Stories that the program has always been based in New York City. The website where the rumor appeared describes itself as specializing in "Satire and Parody." The image in the social…

    • Jan 21, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: ABC's 'The View' Set Did NOT Burn Down In January 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires -- Claim Originated On Self-Described Satire Site Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Video With FAKE Audio Portrays Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Promoting A Lemon Juice Diabetes Cure

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    Did Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak at length about a cure for diabetes on the Joe Rogan podcast? No, that's not true: While this video footage originated from episode #1999 of the "Joe Rogan Experience," a fake audio track mimicking Kennedy's distinctive voice has been added. The topic of diabetes did come up, but the podcast transcript does not match…

    • Jan 20, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video With FAKE Audio Portrays Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Promoting A Lemon Juice Diabetes Cure Fake Audio
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Whoopi Goldberg's Los Angeles Mansion Was Destroyed By January 2025 Wildfires -- Claim Originated On Self-Described Satire Site

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    Did a Facebook post confirm that Whoopi Goldberg's house burned during the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires? No, that's not true: The website the rumor was found on described itself as a page specializing in "Satire and Parody News," adding that their team is "dedicated" to bringing readers "the latest and greatest in fake news." The image seen in the…

    • Jan 20, 2025
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Whoopi Goldberg's Los Angeles Mansion Was Destroyed By January 2025 Wildfires -- Claim Originated On Self-Described Satire Site Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Video With FAKE Audio Shows Taylor Swift Supposedly Talking About US Involvement In Gaza

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    Does an authentic video show Taylor Swift saying that the 2025 Los Angeles fires are divine retribution for American actions in Gaza? No, that's not true: The original footage dates back to a 2021 appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." Analysis tools determined with 100 percent confidence that the voice added to the clip on social media is…

    • Jan 17, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video With FAKE Audio Shows Taylor Swift Supposedly Talking About US Involvement In Gaza  Fake Voice
  • 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'

    Fact Check

    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

    Fact Check

    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
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