Society in August 2026

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Friday, August 14, 2026

• Fact Check: Video Misrepresents Hassan Piker Quoting Comment Saying America Should Resume Lynching Black People -- Was Denouncing It
• Fact Check: Euronews Did NOT Publish Report Saying Ukrainian Gunman Shot Dead 3 NATO Soldiers in Latvia -- Did NOT Happen
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Helicopter Landing Upside Down In A Field -- AI-Generated

Thursday, August 13, 2026

• Fact Check: Sylvester Stallone Did NOT Say Talking To AOC Was 'Like Listening To A High School Girl'

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Landlord Evicting Tenant While New Tenants Are Already on Doorstep -- For Entertainment
• Prebunk: FAKE VFX Behind-the-Scenes Footage Is Just Clickbait Effect -- Lights, Camera, AI
• Fact Check: Video Of Father Punching Stalker Is NOT Real -- It Came From A Thai Skit Channel

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

• Prebunk: AI-Generated Robot Girlfriend Videos -- Even These Fake Girls Aren't Real
• Fact Check: Real 1944 Photo Is AI-Enhanced, Colorized -- Black-and-White Original Shows Schoolchildren Praying Before Their Morning Milk
• Fact Check: Studies Do NOT Show an 81% or 82% Miscarriage Rate in Women Vaccinated Against COVID-19 in First Trimester

Monday, August 10, 2026

• Fact Check: ALTERED Audio Added Sound Of Fart To White House Event Featuring Trump
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows DiJonai Carrington Saying Sophie Cunningham Should Be Charged With Assault For Trying To Pull Off Her Wig

Friday, August 7, 2026

• Prebunk: Shocking Courtroom Convictions Judged To Be AI -- Bail Out Reality, Not Fake Defendants
• Fact Check: FAKE Video REPLACED African Migrant's Original Words -- He Did NOT Discuss Money, Home, English Women
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Farmer François Lavigne' Reliving Accident On French TV While Dressed-Up Children Sing To Him -- It Is A Serge Gainsbourg Tribute
• Fact Check: Mehdi Hasan Social Media Post Did NOT Have A 9/11 Image Under The Caption 'Make American Planes Crash Again.' -- Now-Deleted Post Retweeted NewsWire
• Fact Check: Viral Images Are NOT Photos Or Screenshots Showing Real Face Of Warsaw Attack Suspect

Thursday, August 6, 2026

• Prebunk: AI Policewomen Want To Arrest Your Attention -- Don't Get Caught In Their Emotional Speed Trap

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE 689,235.43 EUR Receipt From Le Club 55 In St. Tropez Was Generated By AI
• Fact Check: Staged Video Shows A FAKE Scene Of A Transgender Woman With A Gun Angry Over Being Misgendered

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

• Fact Check: NO Surgeon Named 'François Faivre' Died In Paris In June 2026 Or Ever -- Claim Comes From Recycled, AI-Made Falsification
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Muslim Men Praying On The London Tube -- It's AI-Generated
• Fact Check: 'Christian Men's Gym' Did NOT Have 3 Men Caught 'Violating Leviticus' In Locker Room After Banning Women For 'Lust-Free Workouts'

Monday, August 3, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Image NOT From Reuters Shows Moroccan Officer Throwing Rocks At Migrant Returning From Ceuta
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Of Woman With Prominent Nose Waving At Migrants In Spanish Ceuta Is AI
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Of Sophie Cunningham, Caitlin Clark Wearing 'XX-XY Athletics' T-Shirts Was Made With AI
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Suspect Climbing On SUV To Taunt Police During LA Car Chase
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Zohran Mamdani Not Applauding At Funeral Of Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad -- Originally Had AI Disclaimer