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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Staged Video Shows Women Acting Dead — Misrepresented As Flood Victims In Nepal And Assam, India
Does a video show the strewn-about bodies of women who were really killed by floods? No, that's not true: This video is staged and shows living women who are pretending to be dead. The video was first published on Instagram on July 3, 202
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Nepal Flood Rescue Of People Trapped In Mud — It Is From The Congo In 2023
Does a video show the rescue of people trapped in mud from the Nepal flooding disaster in August 2026? No, that's not true: The footage is of workers escaping from a collapsed mine in Democratic Republic of Congo in 2023. The original foo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Before And After Images Of Nepal Flood Damage — Made With OpenAI Tools
Do a pair of real images show a Nepal town before and after a flash flood washed through the valley? No, that's not true: Both the before and after images are AI-generated. The OpenAI Verify tool found SynthID watermarks in each image, in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Nepal Bridge Collapsing Into Floodwaters — It Is AI-Generated
Does a real video show a bridge in Nepal collapsing during flooding in the region? No, that's not true: An online detection tool rated the clip as 100% likely to have been generated by AI, rather than actual footage of the Aug. 26, 2026,
FactCheck.org→ Collins Ad Attacks Jackson on Education Using Questionable U.S. News Ranking for Maine
A Republican ad attacking Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson in Maine says under his “failed leadership” the state’s high schools “dropped to dead last” in the country, according to annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
Full Fact→ A video of Bill Gates predicting ‘water lockdowns’ is fake
Real footage of Mr Gates has been altered to put different words into his mouth.
Full Fact→ Full Fact analysis shows AI chatbots spouting misinformation about AI-generated images, wars and royal fall outs
Multiple models gave us misinformation when we asked about fake content and false claims circulating online, both before and after we wrote about them.
Full Fact→ HAARP didn’t cause the flood on the Nepal-Tibet border
The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) cannot control the weather and had nothing to do with the massive flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border.
Full Fact→ No, Covid stats don’t indicate it’s ‘officially back’
A video falsely claims that lockdowns might be needed to deal with a huge rise in Covid-19 cases in the past week.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Shows People Throwing Rocks At A Dog In The Lake District In England
Does a video show people throwing rocks at a dog in England's Lake District? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the clip shows a scene from the Lake District, and the video originated on a tourism account in Pakistan. It was p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Claiming To Show Nepal Flooding Is AI-Generated
Does a real video show flood waters in Nepal destroying an entire village street? No, that's not true: An online detection tool rated the video as 97.2% likely generated by AI and not actual footage of the Aug. 26, 2026 flooding disaster.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Elephant Rescuing Man Does NOT Show Nepal Floods — It Was Filmed In India Weeks Earlier
Does a real video show an elephant rescuing a man in Nepal during the flooding on Aug. 26, 2026? No, that's not true: While the clip is authentic and shows an elephant rescuing a man, it does not depict the flooding in Nepal. Instead, the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Does NOT Show F-16 Causing Nepal Floods — First Clip Has Been Online Since May 2026 With AI Watermark
Does a real video show an F-16 drop a bomb on a dam, causing the floods in Nepal? No, that's not true: The video has been circulating on social media since May 2026, predating the Aug. 26, 2026, flash flood in Nepal. Early copies of the v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Graphic Of ‘Parental Child Homicides By Gender Of Perpetrator’ Is Based On Non-Existent 2016 Paper By ‘Ribaux, L., Et Al.’
Is the graphic of "Parental Child Homicides by Gender of Perpetrator" based on a real 2016 paper by Ribaux, L., et al.? No, that's not true: No such article appeared in the journal Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, as cited in the graphic. T
Full Fact→ Dunelm isn’t selling garden furniture for less than £10 to people who complete a survey
Full Fact→ Clip of elephant rescuing man does not show this week’s flood in Nepal
A video showing a man being rescued from floodwaters by an elephant was shared online several weeks before the flash flooding disaster in Nepal.
Full Fact→ Japan hasn’t named Covid mRNA vaccine the ‘most deadly drug’
The misleading claim is being shared again after first appearing in 2024.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Woman Jumping From Helicopter To Trampoline Near Roman Colosseum — Video Is AI-Generated
Did a woman jump from a helicopter to a trampoline by the Colosseum in Rome, and bounce back up to catch hold of the helicopter's tail? No, that's not true: the architecture of the Colosseum and surrounding city do not align with the real
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Lion Reuniting With Caretaker Is AI-Generated
Is a video that shows a lion reuniting with a female caretaker and allowing the woman to embrace it real? No, that's not true: The original video appears to be AI-generated. The account that originally posted the video has posted other AI
FactCheck.org→ Ad Attacking Cooper Makes False Connection to Murder
An ad from a super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley features a heart-wrenching testimonial from the father of a woman who was murdered in 2025. The ad falsely implies the accused murderer was one of the prisoners released dur
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Dad Dressed In Wife’s Clothes To Pick Up Son From School — It Is AI-Generated
Does a viral image of a dad dressed in his wife's clothes while picking up his son from school after suspension for bullying show a real-life event? No, that's not true: The image originated from an account with a self-described satire la
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Letter From The London Borough Of Bexley Asked Locals To Keep Daughters, Dogs Indoors
Did an official letter from the London Borough of Bexley ask locals to keep their daughters and dogs indoors? No, that's not true: The fake letter, which included the borough's coat of arms, was distributed to homes in Bexley. In a notice
Full Fact→ Bexley Council did not send letter advising residents to keep daughters inside
The London borough’s council says it did not send a letter to residents advising them about asylum seekers moving in.
Full Fact→ Claims people are posing as ‘Home Affairs Officers’ to rob houses are a hoax
Posts warning about people going door-to-door posing as “Home Affairs Officers” have been circulating in countries all over the world for years. There’s no evidence it’s actually happening in the UK.
Full Fact→ Videos of woman in niqab telling police ‘you can’t arrest me’ are fake
AI-generated clips showing a woman being arrested by police officers in a supermarket have been shared by multiple accounts on Facebook.
FactCheck.org→ The NRSC’s Weak Ties Between Brown and Deadly Interstate Crash in Ohio
In the Ohio Senate race, a Republican ad blames former Sen. Sherrod Brown for a deadly crash in April on an Ohio interstate in which an immigrant was charged with vehicular homicide. But there’s no evidence of any tie between Brown’s votes on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump’s Truth Social Account Did NOT Post Image Of Him Walking On Water With Caption ‘Pastor. President. Protector.’
Did Donald Trump's Truth Social account post an image of the president walking on water and holding a Bible with the caption, "Pastor. President. Protector."? No, that's not true: A review of Trump's Truth Social account found no record o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marco Rubio Did NOT Refuse To Protect Tom Hanks From Greek ‘Impropriety’ Investigation — It Is Satire
Did U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio say that he would not protect actor Tom Hanks from the supposed Greek "impropriety" investigation? No, that's not true: The story is entirely fictitious. It originated from a network of self-describ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: REAL Photo Shows ‘Minneapolis Spider-Man’ Winding Up To Punch Jake Lang At Protest
Does a real photo show a person dressed as Spider-Man winding up to punch Jake Lang? Yes, that's true: This is a real photo taken by photojournalist Chris Juhn on Aug. 22, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. This photo, and several more from a se
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s ‘No Tax on Tips’ Claim Doesn’t Add Up
The White House has provided no federal data to support President Donald Trump’s claims that because of his “no tax on tips” policy, “440,000 tipped workers” in Nevada “saved an average of $10,000 on their taxes,” and “130,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Hakeem Jeffries Eating With Jeffrey Epstein — It Is Synthetic Media
Does a real photo show Hakeem Jeffries eating with Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the House Democratic leader ever ate with or met Epstein. The image is AI-generated, according to two online detection tool
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Spider-Man Punching Jake Lang At A Minneapolis Protest — It Is AI-Generated
Does a real photo show someone dressed as Spider-Man punching Jake Lang at a protest in Minneapolis? No, that's not true: This specific image is AI-generated, although a person dressed as Spider-Man was filmed attacking Lang and later bot
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE McLaren Stunt Video Showing Car Crash Is NOT Real — Made With AI
Is a viral video of a man climbing onto the roof of a moving car and then crashing into a truck real? No, that's not true: The clip originated from an account that publishes AI-generated content. The video contained inconsistencies pointi
Full Fact→ Toby Carvery isn’t giving away free roasts to people who like or share posts on Facebook
Full Fact→ Video compilation of police tackling ‘scooter thieves’ is fake
A video being shared on social media supposedly showing police officers tackling “scooter thieves” was generated using AI.
Full Fact→ The Express did not report a plan to bring Ceuta migrants to the UK
Screenshots from a cloned copy of the Daily Express website suggested there was a plan to bring “thousands” of migrants to the UK, but the newspaper has confirmed this article is fake.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Epstein Cannibalism Photos, Videos Are FAKE — Mix Of Photos From Horror Trailer Production And AI Videos Based On Them
Does a real video from the Epstein files show a cannibalism party where Epstein is carving into a trussed and cooked human corpse? No, that's not true: Scenes of this cannibalism party came from the production of a fake trailer for a horr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Shows FAKE Incident Of Girl Beating Up Men Who Harass Her, Try To Steal Her Bag In Hallway
Does a video show a real incident of a young woman beating up men who harass her and try to steal her bag in a hallway? No, that's not true: The video was created by a French stunt team. The social media account for Campus Univers Cascade
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Celine Dion Saying She Drinks The Blood Of Children
Is a video showing Celine Dion confessing to drinking the blood of children real? No, that's not true: The altered clip posted on social media uses footage from a documentary that shows Dion having a seizure and recovering. She does not s