Deepfakes in May 2026
All our fact checks related to AI generated or AI manipulated audio, images and videos.
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Saturday, May 23, 2026
Friday, May 22, 2026
Thursday, May 21, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Tesla Cybertruck Carrying Solar Panels -- Original Poster Admits It Is AI-Generated
- Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Judge Hugging '88-Year-Old Man Named Vietnam Veteran' Is NOT Real Photo
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Sasha Obama Wearing A MAGA Hat -- The Image Is Edited
- Fact Check: Altered 'You'll Never Walk Alone' Audio NOT From 'Unite The Kingdom' Rally Livestream -- NOT Rikki Doolan's Voice
- Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Went Live At 3 A.M. With An Urgent Message About Being Silenced Are NOT Real -- Spam From Vietnam
Monday, May 18, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Robert DeNiro Flipping The Bird In Front Of Trump Tower In Obama T-Shirt -- It is AI
- Fact Check: 'New York Clean Car Act' Was NOT Signed Into Law Banning Car Washing In New York State
- Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Says Joe Biden Visited Moscow In 1987, Implicates Him In Various Conspiracy Theories
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump Bowing To Xi As They Shake Hands -- It's Digitally Edited
- Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post A Fake Photo Of Himself Walking With An Alien -- Shared On Truth Social
Friday, May 15, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Military Captain 'Elena Carter' Not Saluting Trump Is AI-Generated
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump, Musk And Huang Raising Their Fists In Front Of Chinese Flag, Joining Communist Party
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Image of Trump And Musk Eating Panda Express On Air Force One Flight To China Is NOT Real Photo
- Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Publicly Claimed 'Pro-Israel American Billionaires' Are Working To Undermine Their Career Are NOT Real -- Spam From Vietnam
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Michael Jackson Sitting On A Bus In Brazil -- It's AI
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
- Fact Check: Photo Of Star-Shaped Object Was NOT Released In Department Of War UFO Files -- It Predates The Release
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows U.S. Warship On Fire After Iranian Attack -- It Did NOT Happen
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Pro-Palestinian Activists Smashing The Albion Arms Pub In England -- It's AI-Generated
Monday, May 11, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Clip Purports To Show 'Indian Visitors' Washing Clothes In Moscow Fountain
- Fact Check: FAKE Declassified 1966 UFO Footage Shows Octopus-Like Creature With 10 Tentacles -- AI-Generated
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Fictional Prototype For Floating Water Bicycle Made Of Recycled Plastic Bottles -- It's AI-Generated
- Fact Check: FAKE Body Swap Video Shows Erika Kirk Introducing Zukenee At Rolling Loud Orlando When It Was Really Karrahbooo On Stage
Friday, May 8, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Real Madrid Soccer Star Federico Valverde Being Released From Hospital Is AI-Generated
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Prisoner Grabbing Tray From Female Prison Guard Is NOT Real
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows 'Grand Aurelian' Cruise Ship Dumping Waste Into Ocean -- Ship Does Not Exist
Thursday, May 7, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Truth Social Post Parodies Trump Touting Crypto-Only Casino With Name Of His Defunct Atlantic City Casino -- Gavin Newsom Parody Account
- Fact Check: CBC News Did NOT Publish Poll Saying '89% Of Canadians Blame Donald Trump' For Canada's Economy -- AI Image From Satire Site
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Monday, May 4, 2026
Friday, May 1, 2026
- Fact Check: Posts Saying You Can Stand Where Three States Meet Use FAKE Photos -- Spam From Bangladesh
- Fact Check: Fake AI-Generated Video Shows Erika Kirk Breathing Heavily Into The Microphone
- Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post An Image Of Himself Helping Lady Liberty Give Birth To A Mini-Trump Wrapped In An American Flag
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Queen Camilla Calling Donald Trump An 'Arrogant And Rude Clown' -- It's AI-Generated
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