Deepfakes in May 2025
All our fact checks related to AI generated or AI manipulated audio, images and videos.
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Friday, May 30, 2025
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Fact Check: California's First Female Architect Julia Morgan's Reinforced Concrete Tower DID Survive 1906 Quake, But That Photo Is Fake
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows 'Emotional Support Kangaroo' Denied Entry to Plane
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic Arctic Woolly Snake -- No Such Creature
- Fact Check: Fake Ben & Jerry's 'From The River' Ice Cream Tub Photo Is AI Generated
Monday, May 26, 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Authentically Show Houthis Missiles Targeting Israel's Ben Gurion Airport
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Fact Check: AI Video Does NOT Show Actual Israeli Bombing Of Gaza
- Fact Check: AI Video Has Trump Cancel Pride Month, Replace It With 'Confidence Month' -- Potty Language NOT Real
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Tesla Cybertruck Not Destroyed When 'A Ton Of Rock' Dropped On It
- Fact Check: Whoopi Goldberg Did NOT Collapse In Court Or Lose Fictional $800 Million Lawsuit From Karoline Leavitt -- AI Video
Sunday, May 18, 2025
- Fact Check: AI Video Does NOT Show Actual Cruise Ships Dumping Sewage Into The Ocean -- Fake Footage
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Trump Calling East Palestine Train Derailment an 'Environmental Terror Attack'
- Fact Check: AI-Generated Image Shows Women And Children Crying On Demand For A Cameraman -- Not Actual Palestinians In Gaza
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Saturday, May 3, 2025
- Fact Check: AI Image Does NOT Show Actual Jewish Settlers Splashing Liquid On Palestinian Woman In Wheelchairs
- Fact Check: President Trump Did Post An AI Image Of Himself Dressed As Pope
Friday, May 2, 2025
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