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Thursday, August 28, 2025
- Fact Check: Posts Offering 'Free Meat Bundle Box' Are NOT Authentic -- Bait & Switch Scam Harvests Personal Information
- Fact Check: Video Of Dog Bringing A Garden Hose In The House Is NOT Real -- It's Made With AI
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
- Fact Check: Finland Did NOT Test 'World's First Engine-less Superconducting Maglev Cargo Pipeline', As Of August 28, 2025
- Fact Check: No Proof For Zelenskyy $1.2B Real Estate Empire In 'London Telegraph' Story -- New Website Using Stolen Profile Picture
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
- Fact Check: Walmart Did NOT Fire VP For Taking Daily Kickbacks In H-1B Visa Scandal -- Company Says
- Fact Check: NO Proof Citizens of Turkey, Syria, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan Banned From Clubs In Japan
Monday, August 25, 2025
Friday, August 22, 2025
- Fact Check: Jon Stewart Did NOT Make This 'Savage Reply To Trump's India Tariff' On The Daily Show -- Video Is Fake
- Fact Check: Number Of Foreigners On Visas Living In The U.S. Is NOT 55 Million -- Closer To 16 Million
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Monday, August 18, 2025
- Fact Check: AI Image Shows European Leaders Waiting On Chairs In White House Corridor -- Not Real Photograph
- Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE The Nobel Committee Removed Trump's Name From Peace Prize Nominee List
- Fact Check: Aphelion Phenomenon Will NOT Make Earth Experience 'Colder Weather Than Ever Before' -- It's Annual And Unnoticeable
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Friday, August 15, 2025
- Fact Check: Gavin Newsom Press Office Account On X Was NOT Suspended -- Hoaxer Used A Facsimile Of Real Account
- Fact Check: 'Metal Sky Man' Was NOT Spotted In The Clouds Above Utah On August 11, 2025 -- Ripped From Footage Posted In July
Thursday, August 14, 2025
- Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Dutch Police Arresting Israeli Major General 'Shitan Shaul'
- Fact Check: Russian Visitor Ivan Stepanov Did NOT Rescue Drowning Bear From Lake Tahoe -- A Stolen Story
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Monday, August 11, 2025
- Fact Check: Video Of Gorilla 'Protecting His Child' From Crocodile Is NOT Real -- Hallmarks Of AI Evident
- Fact Check: Video Of Man Falling From Cruise Ship Waterslide Is NOT Authentic -- News Report Edited
Friday, August 8, 2025
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Monday, August 4, 2025
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Friday, August 1, 2025
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