International in October 2026
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Thursday, October 22, 2026
- Prebunk: Houses on Stilts Lift You Above Reality -- Flood of AI-Generated Hydraulic Escape Systems
- Fact Check: FAKE AI-Generated Charlie Hebdo Cover On French Protests Does NOT Show Oct. 21, 2026, Issue -- Or Any Other Issue
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Images, Videos Show Pink Panther at Paris Protests
- Fact Check: Video Shows Madrid Street Vendors NOT Paris Looters -- Footage Predates Recent French Rioting
- Fact Check: Image Of Woman With 'Refugees Welcome Here' Sign Does NOT Show October 2026 French Protests -- It Is AI-Altered Photo From London 2016
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows People Fishing iPhones Out of Water After Missile Attack on Ship in Strait of Hormuz -- It Is AI
- Fact Check: Video Of Palestinian Flag at Tower of Pisa Does Not Show October 2026 Italian Protests -- It's From 2023
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Netanyahu In Front Of Whiteboard Plan Involving "SPAIN" -- Generated With OpenAI
- Fact Check: Eiffel Tower Did NOT Burn, Fall Down During October 2026 Protests In Paris -- Videos Are AI-Generated
Monday, October 19, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Elderly French Couple Robbed Of Clothing During Oct. 17 Riots -- AI Image Illustrates Unconfirmed Incident
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Palestinian And Jordanian Flags On Top Of The Eiffel Tower In Paris -- It Is Digitally Fabricated
Friday, October 16, 2026
- Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post A Truth Social Message That Included 'LEAVE THE REFINERIES ALONE' -- It Is A Fabricated Screenshot
- Fact Check: NO Evidence JD Vance Is Scheduled To Visit Pope Leo XIV After Surgery And Cancer Diagnosis
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Shows Ships Stuck In Strait Of Hormuz In 2026
- Fact Check: Jeff Bezos Did NOT Say Water Should Be Prioritized For Data Centers Over Human Consumption
- Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Accuse Ukraine Of Midterm Election Interference After Russian Bot Farm Strikes -- It Is A Satire Website
- Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post On Truth Social About 'Peter Girnus' -- The Fake Nobel Committee Member
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Chart Shows Future AfD Bot Activity Drop After Ukraine Bombed Russian Data Centers -- Made-Up Data
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld And Bin Laden Together -- Edited Version Of Pentagon Image
- Fact Check: Nobel Peace Prize Committee Member Did NOT Write Post About Rejecting Trump's Bid -- Author Is A Self-Described Satirist
Monday, October 12, 2026
- Fact Check: NO Evidence Jared Kushner Bought .si Domain Names Recently -- His Company Denies
- Fact Check: FAKE Image Of U.S. Troops Shooting 'Reptilians' Is NOT Real Photo
- Fact Check: Trump's Truth Social Account Did NOT Post 503 'Service Unavailable' Error From Yandex -- It Appeared On A Political Humor Account
- Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict Trump Touching Glowing Orb -- Animation Was Made After That Happened
Friday, October 9, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Missile Striking Saudia Airliner At Airport In Riyadh -- Real Photos Show Only Aftermath
- Prebunk: Stunt Running Videos Took An Off-Ramp From Reality -- Don't Jump To Gravity-Defying Conclusions
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Princess Leonor Of Spain Wearing Yellow Mini Dress -- It's AI-Generated
Thursday, October 8, 2026
- Fact Check: Iranian Officials Did NOT Promise To Release Audio Of Trump Begging Them To Open Strait Of Hormuz So Gas Prices Lower Before Midterms -- Satire Post
- Fact Check: Bellingcat Did NOT Publish Report Stating That Germany's Merz Takes Quarter Of Every Ukraine Financial Aid Package
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Flávio Bolsonaro Telling A Masonic Lodge He Would Give Brazil To 'Greater Israel' And Satan
- Fact Check: Video Of Young Men Dancing With Guns Was NOT Recorded At Student Protests in France
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows A Ship Swamped By A Massive Wave -- It Is AI-Generated
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Depicts Excavation of Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat -- It Is AI-Generated
- Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Publish Article About 60 Child Survivors Testifying They Were Raped In Cemeteries During 'Pedophilic Rituals'
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Monday, October 5, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Australian PM Collapsing, Falling Face First Into The Ground
- Fact Check: REAL Screenshots Show Trump Confused Brazil And India In Post About Presidential Elections
- Fact Check: 80,000 French Students Did NOT Go Missing During Protests -- Mass Graves Were NOT Spotted From Space
Friday, October 2, 2026
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Same Plane For FlyDubai With Ceiling AND Seating Difference -- Not A False Flag
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Claims NewsGuard Reported That Democratic Party Orchestrated Attempted Terrorist Attack On FlyDubai Flight FZ1073
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Protests In Iran In Fall 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE 'Leaked Video' Of FlyDubai Pilot Argument Is AI-Generated -- Audio Is From 2017 Road-Rage Clip
Thursday, October 1, 2026
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show FlyDubai Plane Plummeting After September 2026 Incident On Board Tel Aviv Flight -- It Is An Azul Brazilian Airlines Plane
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 Passengers Celebrating After Hijacking -- It Shows Israeli Basketball Team From 2025
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Large Group Of Muslims Chanting In Dublin In September 2026 -- They Are FC Schalke 04 Hooligans
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