Current Events in October 2026

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Friday, October 23, 2026

• Fact Check: Edited Video Does NOT Prove Sweden's King Refused To Shake Zelenskyy's Hand
• Fact Check: Toronto Sun Did NOT Report That Zelenskyy Bought '$42M Underground Nuclear Bunker' In Canada -- Story Is From Impostor Site
• Fact Check: Anna Kelly Is NOT Officially Trump's Next White House Press Secretary -- No Successor Named

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• What We Know About Claims That Early Voters' Ballots Were Switched in States Including Florida, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Touchscreen Voting Machine Selecting Wrong Candidate From The 2026 Election -- Clips Are From 2014 And 2019
• Fact Check: FAKE AI-Generated Charlie Hebdo Cover On French Protests Does NOT Show Oct. 21, 2026, Issue -- Or Any Other Issue

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Trump Waved To Nobody Before Boarding Marine One -- People Are Outside Camera View
• Fact Check: FAKE Images, Videos Show Pink Panther at Paris Protests
• Fact Check: Video Shows Madrid Street Vendors NOT Paris Looters -- Footage Predates Recent French Rioting
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Man Claiming to Be Ex-Student of Democratic Senate Nominee James Talarico -- Real Zyon Lewis Says It Is Not Him
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Tesla Roadster Flying Off Building Roof In The Middle Of A City -- It Is AI-Generated
• Fact Check: Image Of Woman With 'Refugees Welcome Here' Sign Does NOT Show October 2026 French Protests -- It Is AI-Altered Photo From London 2016

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows People Fishing iPhones Out of Water After Missile Attack on Ship in Strait of Hormuz -- It Is AI
• Fact Check: Video Of Palestinian Flag at Tower of Pisa Does Not Show October 2026 Italian Protests -- It's From 2023
• Fact Check: Flyers Were NOT Sent By 'Texas Transgender Student Union' -- There Is NO Such Group
• Fact Check: Eiffel Tower Did NOT Burn, Fall Down During October 2026 Protests In Paris -- Videos Are AI-Generated

Monday, October 19, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Elderly French Couple Robbed Of Clothing During Oct. 17 Riots -- AI Image Illustrates Unconfirmed Incident
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Indiana Fan Who Looks Like Charlie Kirk At Ohio State Game -- It's AI-Generated
• Fact Check: Law Enforcement Did NOT Name Deputy Rachel Taylor As Suspect In The Fatal Wichita Stryker Car Ramming
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Palestinian And Jordanian Flags On Top Of The Eiffel Tower In Paris -- It Is Digitally Fabricated
• Fact Check: The White House Did NOT Post Image Of Trump And Other Half-Naked Men In Sauna -- It Came From Satire Account

Friday, October 16, 2026

• Fact Check: 'Atheist Haydn Sophie Dollery' Is NOT The Silver Rail Elementary Shooting Suspect -- Photo Is From A Virginia Case
• Prebunk: AI-Generated Old-Price Supermarket Comparisons To Prove Inflation Do Not Add Up -- We Brought Receipts
• Fact Check: NO Evidence JD Vance Is Scheduled To Visit Pope Leo XIV After Surgery And Cancer Diagnosis
• Fact Check: Police Did NOT Name 'Tyler Gregory Sternbach' As Silver Rail Elementary School Shooting Suspect In Bend, Oregon
• Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Man In Midair After Being Thrown From Goliath At Six Flags Over Georgia In 2026 -- Image From 2025

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Shows Ships Stuck In Strait Of Hormuz In 2026
• Fact Check: Jeff Bezos Did NOT Say Water Should Be Prioritized For Data Centers Over Human Consumption
• Fact Check: FAKE Image Of 2002 And 2026 Walmart Receipts For Price Comparison -- It Was Made With AI
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Accuse Ukraine Of Midterm Election Interference After Russian Bot Farm Strikes -- It Is A Satire Website
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post On Truth Social About 'Peter Girnus' -- The Fake Nobel Committee Member

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Animal Attack Videos Posted By Trump In Truth Social Montage -- 3 Of 5 Clips Are AI-Generated
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Man Standing Up On Six Flags Roller Coaster Before His Death In Atlanta -- 2024 Video From Arizona

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Chart Shows Future AfD Bot Activity Drop After Ukraine Bombed Russian Data Centers -- Made-Up Data
• Fact Check: Nobel Peace Prize Committee Member Did NOT Write Post About Rejecting Trump's Bid -- Author Is A Self-Described Satirist
• Fact Check: 'Task & Purpose' Did NOT Publish Article About 'Sarah Miller' As 'First Executioner' In Nidal Hasan Case

Monday, October 12, 2026

• Fact Check: NO Evidence Jared Kushner Bought .si Domain Names Recently -- His Company Denies
• Fact Check: Trump's Truth Social Account Did NOT Post 503 'Service Unavailable' Error From Yandex -- It Appeared On A Political Humor Account
• Fact Check: FAKE Images Show AOC In Bunny Outfit, Blue Low-Cut Dress -- They Were Made With AI
• Fact Check: 'South Park' Did NOT Tease A Susan Dell Episode And She Did NOT Rage In Response

Sunday, October 11, 2026

• What We Know About A Claim That A Recording Proves Texas Senate Candidate James Talarico Was Treated At Ohio Mental Health Facility

Friday, October 9, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Missile Striking Saudia Airliner At Airport In Riyadh -- Real Photos Show Only Aftermath
• Prebunk: Stunt Running Videos Took An Off-Ramp From Reality -- Don't Jump To Gravity-Defying Conclusions

Thursday, October 8, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Woman Rescuing White Baby Reindeer -- It's AI
• Fact Check: Iranian Officials Did NOT Promise To Release Audio Of Trump Begging Them To Open Strait Of Hormuz So Gas Prices Lower Before Midterms -- Satire Post
• Fact Check: Bellingcat Did NOT Publish Report Stating That Germany's Merz Takes Quarter Of Every Ukraine Financial Aid Package
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Flávio Bolsonaro Telling A Masonic Lodge He Would Give Brazil To 'Greater Israel' And Satan
• Fact Check: Video Of Breast-Feeding Flight Passenger Is NOT On A Real Flight -- It Is A Skit
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Protests in Greece in 2026 -- It Is A Mass Rally From 2025
• Fact Check: Video Of Young Men Dancing With Guns Was NOT Recorded At Student Protests in France

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Depicts Excavation of Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat -- It Is AI-Generated

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• Fact Check: E! News Did NOT Publish Report About Zelenskyy Buying $43 Million Estate From Norway's Royal Family
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sen. Katie Britt Saying She Thinks 'America Deserved 9/11' -- She Was Using Someone Else's Words
• Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Natalie Harp Wearing Surgical Gloves In Car With Trump -- Hands Were Digitally Added

Monday, October 5, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Australian PM Collapsing, Falling Face First Into The Ground
• Fact Check: FAKE Sam's Club Receipts From 1983 And 2026 Show Huge Price Difference For Bread, Milk, Eggs
• Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A Signal Jammer Installed By Police In Dover To Block Anti-Immigration Protest Livestreams
• Fact Check: REAL Screenshots Show Trump Confused Brazil And India In Post About Presidential Elections
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write 'Every Republican Vote Counts As 3 Votes!' Due To Elon Musk -- It's A Fabricated Screenshot
• Fact Check: 80,000 French Students Did NOT Go Missing During Protests -- Mass Graves Were NOT Spotted From Space

Friday, October 2, 2026

• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Same Plane For FlyDubai With Ceiling AND Seating Difference -- Not A False Flag
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Claims NewsGuard Reported That Democratic Party Orchestrated Attempted Terrorist Attack On FlyDubai Flight FZ1073
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Protests In Iran In Fall 2026
• Fact Check: FAKE 'Leaked Video' Of FlyDubai Pilot Argument Is AI-Generated -- Audio Is From 2017 Road-Rage Clip

Thursday, October 1, 2026

• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show FlyDubai Plane Plummeting After September 2026 Incident On Board Tel Aviv Flight -- It Is An Azul Brazilian Airlines Plane
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 Passengers Celebrating After Hijacking -- It Shows Israeli Basketball Team From 2025