Does a real video show inappropriate "before" behavior by a woman later photographed surrounded by Patriot Front on a Washington, DC, Metro train on July 4, 2026? No, that's not true: The video captioned "before Patriot Front" is unsourced and unverified. Google's Gemini verification tool determined the video "was edited or generated using Google AI" at the time of writing…

Does a viral video actually document an incident in which a man was attacked by three migrants in London while having breakfast? No, that's not true: A Lead Stories visual analysis showed many hallmarks strongly suggesting that it is not real footage. Two online AI-generation detection tools concluded the video was between 99% and 99.9% likely to be AI-generated. The…

Did a story claiming that men said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was a high-priced escort in Boston come from an actual news source? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page known for posting satirical content that carries the disclaimer, "Nothing on this page is real," and the accompanying image bears the same warning. Lead Stories found no…

Was an image of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni gazing at U.S. President Donald Trump original and unedited when it was shared in the summer of 2026? No, that's not true: The image was edited, and taken from a real video of Meloni sharing a joke with Trump and other world leaders at a G7 summit in France in June…

Does a real video show two similar but distinct clips of a pregnant man with his partner showing off his baby bump at a nightclub? No, that's not true: Multiple glitches visible in the two ten-second clips point to both clips having been generated with artifical intelligence. The similar nature of the clips points to AI generation, as does the…

Have you seen viral videos showing large cruise ship disasters with the boats sinking dramatically into the water? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and found that many of them were created using artificial intelligence. The videos have similar looking cruise ships sinking with various crowds watching as the ships go down. Some of these accounts…

Does a real photo show Kyle Rittenhouse in an office space with Lil Wayne? No, that's not true: The image was created with tools from OpenAI. It follows a trend of showing Lil Wayne in different places after he missed a concert in Bangor, Maine. The claim appeared in a post made on X on July 2, 2026, by @rittenhouse2a,…

Does a real video show a woman in a swimsuit winning a cheese-rolling race down a hill? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the footage depicts an actual cheese-rolling event or that the incident ever occurred. An online AI detection tool concluded that the clip was AI-generated, assigning it a 100% confidence score. The claim appeared in…

Did an article about the $4 billion Firebird datacenter in Armenia being at risk because of unreliable power supply actually appear on Gizmodo? No, that's not true: The newsroom predominantly covering tech did not publish that story. The article in question appeared on a fake website that was only registerd days ago and which linked to the real Gizmodo website…

Did President Donald Trump post a video about "Dr. Trump and his Trump Derangement Syndrome patients" on an official social media account? Yes, that's true: The content appeared on his verified Instagram account. Although the video contains numerous signs of AI-generated imagery and audio, there is no evidence that it was posted by an unofficial or impersonator account. The claim…