Sports in June 2026
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Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Monday, June 29, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Images Show FIFA President Gianni Infantino Attending Two Simultaneous Matches In Different Cities
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Fan Running Onto Field To Hug Messi At The World Cup -- It's AI
- Fact Check: EDITED Video Of Erling Haaland Eating And Scaring Himself -- Is A Face Swap Of A Chinese Slapstick Comedy Video
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Pride Rainbow Flags On Field Ahead Of Iran-Egypt World Cup Match -- It Is AI-Generated
Friday, June 26, 2026
Thursday, June 25, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Quotes Not From Lionel Messi About 100-Year-Old Fan -- Came From 'Fan Account' Not Argentine Soccer Player
- Fact Check: WNBA Did NOT Say Caitlin Clark Would Get Technical Foul For Lifting Her Knee Toward Alyssa Thomas -- Day After Game Thomas Gets Foul, 1-Game Suspension
- Fact Check: Harry Kane Did NOT Say He Lost Control of His Body During Ghana Match After Witch Doctor's 'Curse'
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Monday, June 22, 2026
Thursday, June 18, 2026
- Fact Check: Image Was Altered With OpenAI Tools To Make German Soccer Fan Look Like Adolf Hitler
- Fact Check: UFC Fighter Ciryl Gane Did NOT Refuse To Shake Hands With Donald Trump At White House Event
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
- Fact Check: New York Knicks Did NOT Decline White House Invitation -- Date To Be Decided
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Algerian Fans Chanting 'Messi Is The Enemy Of Allah' Before World Cup Match With Argentina In Kansas City
- Fact Check: Iran Soccer Player Mohammed Mohebi Was NOT Deported From U.S. After His Gun Gesture During Match Against New Zealand
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Iranian World Cup Player Displaying Symbolic School Backpack
- Fact Check: Sean Strickland Did NOT Wear 'Trump Is In The Epstein Files' T-Shirt When Escorted From UFC 250 Freedom Fight Party
Monday, June 15, 2026
- Fact Check: Folarin Balogun Did NOT Unveil Charlie Kirk Shirt After Scoring For U.S. at The World Cup
- Fact Check: AI-Generated Obama Voiceover Falsely Says He Barred Trump From His Presidential Center After Somali Referee Denied Entry To United States
Friday, June 12, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Shakira's FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Song Performance Is AI
- Fact Check: FAKE Fox Sports Graphic During Mexico-South Africa World Cup Match Includes Long Explanation That Team Is 'Down To 9 Players'
- Fact Check: EDITED Screenshot Of World Cup Predictions Was Altered To Correct One Score
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Elaborate Gold Float From Iran At The FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony -- It Is AI-Generated
Thursday, June 11, 2026
- Fact Check: Video Of Times Square Assault Does NOT Show Night After Knicks Win On June 10, 2026
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People In New York Shooting Fireworks Along The Ground During The 2026 NBA Finals -- 2024 Protest In Georgia
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
- Fact Check: Fake Audio NOT Dwayne Johnson's Voice Publicly Declining Invitation To White House UFC Event -- AI-Generated
- Fact Check: Spanish Soccer Star Lamine Yamal Is NOT Missing World Cup In U.S. Over Palestinian Protest, Visa Issues
Monday, June 8, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows UFC Stage At White House With 'Welcome to Costco' Banner -- Added By Google AI
- Fact Check: FAKE Eurosport Video Report Says Kylian Mbappé Accused Emmanuel Macron of Sexual Harassment -- Copycat Website
Friday, June 5, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows White House South Lawn Torn Up By UFC Fight Ring Construction In Early June 2026
- Fact Check: 'Love Our Cocks' Pride Month Joke Is NOT From Official South Carolina Gamecocks Account
Thursday, June 4, 2026
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