Society in October 2026
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Friday, October 30, 2026
- Fact Check: Gadi Eisenkot Was NOT Declared New Israel PM, As Of October 30, 2026 -- Country Still Deadlocked
- Fact Check: Post OMITS 'Lock On The Door' From James Talarico's 'Welcome Mat' Border Quote
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Trump Supporter Who Was Stabbed Outside A Rally In Chillicothe, Ohio -- Police Say No Stabbing Occurred
Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show C-17 Globemaster's Real Emergency Landing
- Fact Check: 8 Million Brazilians Did NOT Vote Without ID After Polls Closed -- Election Court Says Claim Is False
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Attack On Netanyahu In October 2026 -- Footage Of Unrelated Incident In Bulgaria
- Fact Check: NO PROOF Human-Chimpanzee 12-Year-Old Son 'Augusto Dembo' Is Real
- Fact Check: FAKE Photos Show Sasha Obama With Baby Bump -- Images Are OpenAI-Generated
- Fact Check: Secret Service Agents Were NOT Placed On Leave After Tampering With Air Defense Systems At Mar-a-Lago -- It Is Satire
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Flávio Bolsonaro Arriving In The U.S. -- It Predates His Post-Defeat Landing In Florida
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Image That Shows Beyoncé With Shirtless Trump and Epstein Is NOT From Epstein Files
Monday, October 26, 2026
- Fact Check: California Ballot Envelope Hole Position Does NOT Prove Election Rigging
- Fact Check: Video Of Crying Flávio Bolsonaro PREDATES Election Results Announcement
- Fact Check: Podcaster Ethan Klein Was NOT Found Dead In October 2026 -- His H3 Podcast Crew Dropped Him
- Fact Check: Man Did NOT Die While Taking Photo With Mechanical Dinosaur -- Photo Of Alleged Victim Is Of Unrelated Texas Man
- Fact Check: Greta Thunberg Was NOT Arrested In Rome For Throwing Confetti In Fountain At St. Peter's Square -- Photo Is From 2023 Sweden Arrest
Friday, October 23, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Man Who Rescues, Raises, Releases Injured Polar Bear Cub -- It's From An AI Content Maker
- Fact Check: Toronto Sun Did NOT Report That Zelenskyy Bought '$42M Underground Nuclear Bunker' In Canada -- Story Is From Impostor Site
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: FAKE Video Shows Tesla Roadster Flying Off Building Roof In The Middle Of A City -- It Is AI-Generated
- 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: Flyers Were NOT Sent By 'Texas Transgender Student Union' -- There Is NO Such Group
- 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 Photo Shows Indiana Fan Who Looks Like Charlie Kirk At Ohio State Game -- It's AI-Generated
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Trump With Blond Giants Does NOT Show Real Event -- It is AI-Generated
- Fact Check: Law Enforcement Did NOT Name Deputy Rachel Taylor As Suspect In The Fatal Wichita Stryker Car Ramming
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Palestinian And Jordanian Flags On Top Of The Eiffel Tower In Paris -- It Is Digitally Fabricated
- Fact Check: The White House Did NOT Post Image Of Trump And Other Half-Naked Men In Sauna -- It Came From Satire Account
Friday, October 16, 2026
- Fact Check: 'Atheist Haydn Sophie Dollery' Is NOT The Silver Rail Elementary Shooting Suspect -- Photo Is From A Virginia Case
- Prebunk: AI-Generated Old-Price Supermarket Comparisons To Prove Inflation Do Not Add Up -- We Brought Receipts
- Fact Check: NO Evidence JD Vance Is Scheduled To Visit Pope Leo XIV After Surgery And Cancer Diagnosis
- Fact Check: Police Did NOT Name 'Tyler Gregory Sternbach' As Silver Rail Elementary School Shooting Suspect In Bend, Oregon
- Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Man In Midair After Being Thrown From Goliath At Six Flags Over Georgia In 2026 -- Image From 2025
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Shows Ships Stuck In Strait Of Hormuz In 2026
- Prebunk: Don't Let Sleeping Pods Put Your Critical Thinking To Sleep -- Homeless Clickbait Images Begging For Attention On Your Timeline
- Fact Check: Jeff Bezos Did NOT Say Water Should Be Prioritized For Data Centers Over Human Consumption
- Fact Check: FAKE Image Of 2002 And 2026 Walmart Receipts For Price Comparison -- It Was Made With AI
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Moment Woman Wearing 'Release the Epstein Files' Shirt Was Punched By Trump Supporters -- It Is AI-Generated
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Woman Shooting Robbers From Her Car -- Footage Is Digitally Altered 2021 Road Rage Incident
- 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: Nobel Peace Prize Committee Member Did NOT Write Post About Rejecting Trump's Bid -- Author Is A Self-Described Satirist
- Fact Check: 'Task & Purpose' Did NOT Publish Article About 'Sarah Miller' As 'First Executioner' In Nidal Hasan Case
Monday, October 12, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Image Of U.S. Troops Shooting 'Reptilians' Is NOT Real Photo
- Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict Trump Touching Glowing Orb -- Animation Was Made After That Happened
- Fact Check: 'South Park' Did NOT Tease A Susan Dell Episode And She Did NOT Rage In Response
Friday, October 9, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Missile Striking Saudia Airliner At Airport In Riyadh -- Real Photos Show Only Aftermath
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Muslim Passenger Being Removed After Threatening To Blow Up Nashville-Fort Lauderdale Flight In October 2026
- 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: FAKE Video Shows Woman Rescuing White Baby Reindeer -- It's AI
- Fact Check: Bellingcat Did NOT Publish Report Stating That Germany's Merz Takes Quarter Of Every Ukraine Financial Aid Package
- Fact Check: Video Of Breast-Feeding Flight Passenger Is NOT On A Real Flight -- It Is A Skit
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Protests in Greece in 2026 -- It Is A Mass Rally From 2025
- Fact Check: Video Of Young Men Dancing With Guns Was NOT Recorded At Student Protests in France
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Depicts Excavation of Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat -- It Is AI-Generated
- Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post A Truth Social Message Claiming He Spoke To God About A Golden Throne, An Ocean Filled With Blood And Armageddon
- Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Publish Article About 60 Child Survivors Testifying They Were Raped In Cemeteries During 'Pedophilic Rituals'
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Videos Saying Bus Driver Was Hit By Rock Thrown By Children Use Names Like 'Linda Thompson' Or 'Derek Harris' -- Images From Unrelated Cases
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Gymnasts Forming Very Tall Human Pyramid In 10 Seconds -- It Is AI
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Officer Helping Mother Bear Free Her Stuck Cub -- It is AI-Generated
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sen. Katie Britt Saying She Thinks 'America Deserved 9/11' -- She Was Using Someone Else's Words
Monday, October 5, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Australian PM Collapsing, Falling Face First Into The Ground
- Fact Check: FAKE Sam's Club Receipts From 1983 And 2026 Show Huge Price Difference For Bread, Milk, Eggs
- Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A Signal Jammer Installed By Police In Dover To Block Anti-Immigration Protest Livestreams
- 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: FAKE AI-Generated Image Shows Clint Eastwood, Sophia Loren And Other Celebrities At 1965 Malibu Barbecue
- 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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