Deepfakes in July 2026

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Saturday, July 18, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Falsely Shows A U.S. B-52 Being Shot Down By A Missile -- Computer Generated
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Iranian Attack On Base In Jordan Used By U.S. Forces -- Digitally Created

Friday, July 17, 2026

• Prebunk: AI Insect, Animal Fight Videos Have Bugs In Them -- Stop Fakes From Crawling Through
• Fact Check: FAKE Pete Hegseth Yearbook Picture With Black Hair And Guyliner -- His Real Yearbook Pictures Are Different

Thursday, July 16, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Blue Angels Flyover On Florida Beach -- Digitally Fabricated Photo
• Prebunk: 'Farmer Vs. Activist' Dialogue Posts Are Grown With AI -- Feeding Audiences Slop To Farm Engagement

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

• Fact Check: NOT Real Photo Of ICE Officers In Biddeford, Maine -- Made-Up Details AI-Generated From Blurry Source
• Fact Check: FAKE Story Claims Florida Officer 'Lena Hale' Impregnated 13 Inmates -- Facility Does Not Exist

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

• Fact Check: EDITED Photo Shows Edinburgh Castle Displaying Argentine Flags Ahead Of Match Against England

Monday, July 13, 2026

• Prebunk: FAKE AI Sandra Bullock Videos Try To Seduce You With Congeniality At Speed -- Gravity Of These Scams On The Net Is Infamous
• Warning: Google Gemini SynthID AI Watermark Detector Appears To Mix Up Results In Same Chat -- Consistently Shows False Positives And Negatives Under Certain Conditions

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

• Prebunk: London Calling To Stop Falling For Fake UK Protest Videos -- AI Is Leading You Down The River Thames
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Of PM Giorgia Meloni Saying She Is A Christian Daughter Of Italy Who Will Not Allow Sharia Law In Her Country
• Fact Check: FAKE "Breaking News" Video Shows Furries Chasing Patriot Front Member In Downtown D.C. -- AI Media Account Origin
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Of Mitch McConnell On Life Support Was Generated Using OpenAI

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Image Does NOT Show Tall Ships Sailing Near Liberty Island In New York Harbor On July 4, 2026
• Prebunk: Fake Digital Natives Used To Sell Indigenous Jackets -- 'Artificial Indians' Bank On Sympathy For Real Native Americans
• Fact Check: FAKE Bodycam Footage Shows Kidnapped Child Being Rescued At Orlando Airport -- Made With Google AI

Monday, July 6, 2026

• Prebunk: Believing Fake Promo Videos For Christian Clothing Brand Requires Leap Of Faith -- AI Breaks Commandment Against Lying
• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Photo Of Donald Trump Sleeping With His Mouth Open During Fourth Of July Fireworks Is Real
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post A Fake Video Of Folarin Balogun Showing 'Trump Card' After His Red Card In World Cup Game
• Fact Check: 'Before Patriot Front' Video Of Woman From Reuters Subway Photo Has Signs It's AI-Generated -- But Gemini SynthID Bug Blurred Our Conclusion
• Fact Check: Breakfast Attack In London Video Is NOT Real-Life Footage -- It Is AI-Generated
• Fact Check: 'Restraining Order' Image of Meloni Gazing at Trump is EDITED -- Not Original

Friday, July 3, 2026

• Fact Check: Multiple Glitches Reveal Two Different FAKE AI-Generated Scenes Of A Pregnant Man With His Partner At A Nightclub
• Prebunk: AI Cruise Ship Disaster Videos Show A Leaky Version Of The Truth -- Course Correction To Reality Needed
• Fact Check: FAKE Image of Kyle Rittenhouse, Lil Wayne Was Made With AI
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Woman In Swimsuit Winning Cheese-Rolling Race Down Hill

Thursday, July 2, 2026

• Fact Check: Trump DID Post 'Dr. Trump And His TDS Patients' Video On Official Social Media Account
• Prebunk: Fake U.K. Veterans Fighting For Your Attention -- Information Warfare With Virtual AI Soldiers
• Fact Check: FAKE Photos, Videos Show Empire State Building Daredevils With Flags Bearing Different Messages
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows A Machete-Wielding Migrant On A Small Boat Yelling 'This Is the End of England!'
• Fact Check: Dutch Soccer Coach Ronald Koeman Did NOT Go On Racist Rant During 2026 FIFA World Cup Press Conference After Loss To Morocco -- It Is AI-Generated

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Military Dog Jumping Barrier After Seeing Former Handler At TSA Checkpoint
• Fact Check: OK Magazine Did NOT Publish Video Claiming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Booked $8,000 OnlyFans Private Session With Transgender Model During G7 Summit
• Prebunk: AI Videos Of Disrespected Old Veterans Disrespect Reality -- Don't Let Patriotic Ragebait Bully You Into Sharing
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows A Transparent Squid 'The Real Invisible Man Of The Ocean' -- Made With Google AI