Fact Check in July 2026

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Friday, July 31, 2026

• Fact Check: Nate Ward Is NOT Dead -- He Confronted Fauci, D.C. Mayor Bowser Over COVID-19 Vaccine
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Moroccan Guard Opening Border Gate Into Ceuta, Spain In July 2026 -- Footage Was Posted In 2021
• Fact Check: SATIRICAL California 'Rep. Jack Kimble' Posted 'This Is The America They Want To Take Away'
• Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt Did NOT Say 'It's Hard For President Trump To Make Key Decisions On Iran When He Doesn't Have Enough Intelligence'
• Fact Check: Video PREDATES July 30, 2026, Migrant Influx To Ceuta, Spain
• Fact Check: Sophie Cunningham Did NOT Say She Would Take 5-Game Suspension Instead Of Recanting Remarks On Trans Women In Sport

Thursday, July 30, 2026

• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Elon Musk Publicly Said He Is 'Trying To Do The Greatest Amount Of Good' Within His Lifetime
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Caitlin Clark Deck Valkyries Player, Knocking Her Down--It Didn't Happen AND Player Is NOT Angel Reese
• Fact Check: Sophie Cunningham Did NOT Say LeBron James 'Doesn't Have the Correct Genitalia' To Discuss Trans Women In Sports

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post O.J. Simpson Meme With Barack Obama, Melania Trump Together
• Fact Check: ALTERED Photo Shows Army Officer With 'Nuclear Football' Chained To 'Diaper Bag'
• Fact Check: Rachel Maddow Did NOT Broadcast Transcript of Call Between Pam Bondi, Trump -- Digitally Created
• Fact Check: FAKE Video, Screenshot Show Trump Asleep At White House Correspondents' Dinner -- Has AI Disclaimer From Satire Account

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Elon Musk And Family Walking Together Was AI-Generated From A Single Photo
• Fact Check: Minnesota Department of Education Did NOT Announce 'Transgender Dolls' For Public School Classrooms In Fall 2026
• Fact Check: Trump DID NOT Post Image Of Himself With JFK, Gandhi And Jesus Christ -- It Came From A Satire Account
• Fact Check: FAKE Videos Show Nurse, Others Dancing To Blanco Brown's 'The Git Up' -- AI-Generated Characters
• Fact Check: Inter Miami Player Germán Berterame Did NOT Die After Collision Shown In Video

Monday, July 27, 2026

• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show US Sen. John Fetterman Being Arrested -- Man Arrested Is Someone Else in Des Moines
• Fact Check: Image Comparison Does NOT Show Real Photos Of Trump Taken By Getty, White House - BOTH Images Are Edited
• Fact Check: FAKE BBC Report Claims Olena Zelenska Was Spotted Wearing Stolen Lalique Pendant
• Fact Check: FCC Did NOT Fine NBC, ABC $25 Million For Not Carrying President Trump's Speech, Or CBS $10 Million For Not Airing It In Its Entirety
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows A Woman With No Parachute Pulled Out Of A Plane By Her Skydiving Friend -- Made With AI

Friday, July 24, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Does NOT Show Donald Trump Falling While Getting Into A Limo -- It Is AI-Generated
• Fact Check: Chicago Man Was NOT Arrested For Hacking Into Government Computer System To Approve Every Food Stamp Application In Cook County, Illinois
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Does NOT Show Iranian Ballistic Missile Attack On U.S. Aircraft Carrier -- It's Digital Creation
• Fact Check: Doctored Trump Pic Exaggerates Face Wrinkles, Adds Blemishes And Makes Him Paler
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows A Wedding Party Fall To The Street When A Balcony Collapses -- It Is AI-Generated
• Fact Check: Benjamin Netanyahu Did NOT Endorse U.S. Senate Candidate Haley Stevens Or Call Her 'A True Friend Of Israel'

Thursday, July 23, 2026

• Fact Check: WNBA Did NOT Tell Sophie Cunningham She Can't Point Because It's Racially Derogatory
• Fact Check: Video Of Trans Florida Student Is NOT Fake, AI-Generated Or Staged -- It's REAL Police Footage
• Fact Check: Democrats Voted Against Stock Trading Ban Bill -- But It Also Included a Voter ID Provision
• Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Lamine Yamal's Little Brother Keyne With Cash And World Cup Trophy -- Made With AI
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Does NOT Show Real Komodo Dragon Attack -- It Is AI-Generated

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

• Fact Check: ALTERED Video Does NOT Prove Monaco Bombing Suspect Anastasiia Berezovska Received Award From Zelenskyy
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ann Widdecombe Murder Suspect Joshua Kerry Praising Communism -- It's Different Person
• Fact Check: 'Back-up Trump' In Jon Stewart Bit Is NOT Body Double --It's Melania's Dad, Viktor Knavs
• Fact Check: ICE Officers DO Get 71 Days of Training -- Petco Pet Stylist Course Is About 140 Days, Not 150

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

• Fact Check: Lamine Yamal Did NOT Unfold Keffiyeh At Pitch During 2026 FIFA World Cup
• Fact Check: Art Exhibition Featuring Elderly Woman's Dead Body Was NOT Created After Ann Widdecombe's Death
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Lamine Yamal Draped In The Palestine Flag, Holding World Cup Trophy
• Fact Check: Fireworks Were NOT Blue After FIFA World Cup Final -- Real Footage With Altered Colors

Monday, July 20, 2026

• Fact Check: Lamine Yamal Did NOT Show V Sign To Avoid Shaking Hands With Trump
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say He Would 'Turn The Giant Faucet' Toward Canada On Truth Social
• Fact Check: Trump NOT Edited Out of Spanish Team Photo From World Cup Trophy Presentation
• Fact Check: Video Of Crying Referee PREDATES 2026 FIFA World Cup Final Match Between Spain And Argentina
• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Mitch McConnell's Staff Posted Hospital Photo Containing Possible AI Glitches
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Of IED Attack On M1A Abrams Tanks Driving Over Bridge In Southern Lebanon -- AI-Generated
• Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post 'Paul McCartney Is An Anti-Trump Joke' -- Creator Says Not Real

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'