Fact Check 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 Photo Shows Elliot Page On Men's Health Cover For August 2026
• Fact Check: FIFA President Gianni Infantino Did NOT Say They Will Make A Decision About Argentina Political Message After Final Game
• Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Appeal To China To Meddle In 2020 Election During TV Interview -- It Was A 'What If' Question
• Fact Check: Comedy Film Showing Woman Tied Up In Kitchen NOT From Epstein Files
• Fact Check: FAKE Pete Hegseth Yearbook Picture With Black Hair And Guyliner -- His Real Yearbook Pictures Are Different
• Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Did NOT Say, 'Infertility Is Genetic. If Your Parents Couldn't Have Kids, Then You Won't Either'

Thursday, July 16, 2026

• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Timothy Donahue Was ICE Agent Who Shot, Killed Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine
• Fact Check: NO REPORTS About Trump Being 'Apocalyptically Angry' Over People Calling Diarrhea Outbreak 'Trumporrhea'
• 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
• Fact Check: Real Photos Show Lionel Messi Bathing Lamine Yamal As A Baby In 2007 -- Photoshoot For Charity Fundraising Calendar

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: NO EVIDENCE Nick Shirley And Tyler Robinson Are Cousins -- Social Media Rumor
• Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post Photo Where He Shows European Leaders A Map With Canada, Greenland And Venezuela Covered In A U.S. Flag -- Doctored Map
• Fact Check: OLD, ALTERED Image Does NOT Show Argentina-England Referee Ismail Elfath 'Asking For A Photo' With Lionel Messi In 2026 -- Or Ever
• 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
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Erling Haaland Saying He Will Support Argentina Over England In World Cup -- Fake Captions
• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Family Of 'Marcus Williams' Sued Bank For $500,000 After He Was Supposedly Electrocuted Robbing An ATM

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
• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Russia Hit Skyfall Facility Visited By Lindsey Graham
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Man Catching Wife 'In The Act' Kissing Another Man -- It's Skit With Actors
• Fact Check: Police Did NOT Decide Against Releasing CCTV Footage Of M.P. Ann Widdecombe Murder Suspect To Hide His Race, Ethnicity
• Fact Check: FAKE Garbled Newspaper Text Does NOT Appear In Mitch McConnell's Proof Of Life Photo
• Fact Check: Mitch McConnell Photo Released In July 2026 Has NOT Been Publicly Available Since 2023

Friday, July 10, 2026

• Fact Check: UNSOURCED Wikipedia Page Does NOT Prove Egypt-Argentina Match Referee Francois Letexier Grew Up In 'Orthodox Jewish Family'
• Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show FIFA President Infantino Making Phone Call During Egypt-Argentina Match -- He Was At A Different Game

Thursday, July 9, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE France 24 Video Does NOT Accurately Summarize UPA-Related Monument Legislation
• Fact Check: REAL Email In Epstein Files Contains Joke About Mitt Romney's Wife And Barack Obama
• Fact Check: Image Trump Posted as 'Retribution' Against Iran Does NOT Show July 2026 U.S. Bombing -- It Is June 2025 Israeli Attack

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: Video Does NOT Show FIFA's Infantino Reaction To Egypt Scoring Goal During World Cup In July 2026
• Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show FIFA President Infantino Looking Anxious After Messi Missed Penalty Against Egypt -- Predates The Match
• 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
• Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Trump Asking Mullin To Lock Up Communists In ICE Detention Centers -- No Such Truth Social Post

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

• Fact Check: Congressman Jack Kimble Did NOT Speak With Senator Mitch McConnell On July 7, 2026 -- Or Ever
• Fact Check: FAKE Image Does NOT Show Tall Ships Sailing Near Liberty Island In New York Harbor On July 4, 2026
• Fact Check: Mitch McConnell's Wife Elaine Chao Did NOT Go To China After He Was Hospitalized With 'Cardiac Arrest' -- Had Been There For Days
• Prebunk: Fake Digital Natives Used To Sell Indigenous Jackets -- 'Artificial Indians' Bank On Sympathy For Real Native Americans
• Fact Check: Saint-Michel Basilica in Bordeaux, France, Was NOT Set On Fire By Immigrants in July 2026 -- Basilica Remained Intact
• Fact Check: Mamdani Was NOT Barred From Katz's Deli In New York City -- Claim Originated On Parody Hub
• Fact Check: FAKE Bodycam Footage Shows Kidnapped Child Being Rescued At Orlando Airport -- Made With Google AI
• Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Says 'Belgium Is 2 Weeks Away From Developing A Nuclear Bomb!'

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: Euronews Did NOT Report That Zelenskyy's Parents Were Detained For Laundering $11 Million -- Story Is Fabricated
• 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: Mamdani Did NOT Only Put Iran's Flag on New York Subway Trains -- 48 World Cup Team Countries Total
• 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: FAKE Story Claims Men Said AOC Was High-Priced Escort in Boston -- It Is ALLOD Satire
• 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
• Fact Check: Gizmodo Did NOT Publish Article About $4 Billion Firebird Datacenter In Armenia Being At Risk

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
• Claims About Halal Meat At Aldi UK: What We Know
• 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
• Fact Check: Satirical Video Of Woman 'Accidentally' Attending Pride Fest Does NOT Show Real-Life 'Christian Influencer'