Society in May 2026
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Friday, May 22, 2026
Thursday, May 21, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Judge Hugging '88-Year-Old Man Named Vietnam Veteran' Is NOT Real Photo
- Fact Check: Plantation Simulator Game With 'Whipping Black People' WAS Released On Steam
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
- Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Memphis Man Was Arrested For 'Scratching Off Every Scratch-Off Ticket' At Germantown Exxon In Tennessee
- Fact Check: Jimmy Savile Banner Image Is NOT Real Photo From London Rally
- Fact Check: Altered 'You'll Never Walk Alone' Audio NOT From 'Unite The Kingdom' Rally Livestream -- NOT Rikki Doolan's Voice
Monday, May 18, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Robert DeNiro Flipping The Bird In Front Of Trump Tower In Obama T-Shirt -- It is AI
- Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write That 'Nobody Knows God Better Than Me' And That 'Nobody Is Loved More By God Than Me'
- Fact Check: Image Of Crowds Does NOT Show 'Unite The Kingdom' Rally In London On May 16, 2026
- Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post A Fake Photo Of Himself Walking With An Alien -- Shared On Truth Social
Friday, May 15, 2026
- Fact Check: Video Of Flying Egg-Shaped Object Does NOT Come From First Pentagon Release Of UFO Files
- Fact Check: Sign Does NOT Show Starbucks Banning Pets In U.S., U.K., Ireland To Become Halal-Certified
Thursday, May 14, 2026
- Fact Check: Justin Bieber Did NOT Say Jim Carrey 'Died Of Kuru' After Years of Child Meat Parties in Hollywood -- Story Came From Prolific Fake News Site
- Fact Check: Video That Shows Doctors And Nurses In Masks And Protective Gear Does NOT Show Patient With Hantavirus -- It's From COVID 2020
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Golden Trump Statue Covered In Toilet Paper And Trash
- Fact Check: Image Of Trump Holding Up Frightened Little Girl Is Fake -- Manipulations Of Body Parts Are Obvious
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
- Fact Check: Parody Post Said Mariah Carey Told Justin Bieber Off About Diddy Parties -- Not Real News
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Michael Jackson Sitting On A Bus In Brazil -- It's AI
- Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Real Magazine Article Said Melania Trump Was 'Poppers Girl At An East Village Gay Bar'
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Monday, May 11, 2026
- Fact Check: Video Of Helicopter Flying With Suspicious Orb Was NOT Released In Department of War UFO Footage
- Fact Check: FAKE Clip Purports To Show 'Indian Visitors' Washing Clothes In Moscow Fountain
- Fact Check: FAKE Body Swap Video Shows Erika Kirk Introducing Zukenee At Rolling Loud Orlando When It Was Really Karrahbooo On Stage
- Fact Check: Matthew McConaughey Did NOT Say That If Kamala Harris Had Become President, 'Trump Would Be In Prison'
Friday, May 8, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Real Madrid Soccer Star Federico Valverde Being Released From Hospital Is AI-Generated
- Fact Check: A REAL Photo Shows Pope Leo XIV 'Rocking Nikes With His Clerical Vestments' Prior To Being Elected Pope
Thursday, May 7, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE 'Zayden Brantley' Twitter Profile Depicting 'Non-Binary', 'Socialist', 'Anti-Fascist' Public School Teacher Was Deleted In 2020
- Fact Check: FAKE Truth Social Post Parodies Trump Touting Crypto-Only Casino With Name Of His Defunct Atlantic City Casino -- Gavin Newsom Parody Account
- Fact Check: CBC News Did NOT Publish Poll Saying '89% Of Canadians Blame Donald Trump' For Canada's Economy -- AI Image From Satire Site
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
- Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Real Bus Turned Into Mobile Grocery Store In Denmark
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Travis Kelce At 2026 Met Gala -- He Wasn't Even There
- Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Person Rescuing A Submerged Wolf That Was Trapped Under Ice -- AI-Generated
Friday, May 1, 2026
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