Does a viral bodycam video authentically show a cop pulling over a black judge and then the police officer "lives to regret it?" No, that's not true: The video originated from a channel that publishes re-enactments using the same actors r
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Police Officers Approaching Black Army Colonel
Does a viral clip authentically show law enforcement bodycam footage capturing officers demanding that an "army colonel" show his ID while at a clothing store? No, that's not true: The video previously appeared on a page on Facebook assoc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Smoke Detector Low Battery Beeps During Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Speech
Does a video authentically capture a smoke detector's "low battery" alarm beeping during U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett's speech? No, that's not true: The sound was added later. Original recordings from 2023 don't have such interfer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Capture Real Cop ‘Losing His Mind’ Over Parking Ticket
Did a video shared on social media authentically capture a real-life scene showing a police officer "losing his mind" over a parking ticket? No, that's not true: The video originated from a channel that publishes re-enactments. Its websit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Woman’s Reaction On A Bus To Man Wearing Military Fatigues And Red MAGA Hat
Does a video depict a real-life scene showing a woman screaming at a man dressed in military fatigues and wearing a MAGA hat on a bus? No, that's not true: The video is part of a series of scripted skits, that follow the same scenario whe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Woman’s Reaction To Airline Passenger Flying In Red MAGA Hat
Does a viral video depict a real-life scene showing a woman protesting against being seated next to a man in a MAGA hat on a plane? No, that's not true: The footage was initially uploaded on the internet by an account that publishes sketc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Teacher Shouting At Students For Bullying A Student For Wearing MAGA Hat — It’s A Skit
Did a video shared in April of 2025 authentically show a teacher yelling at students in her classroom for bullying a student who wore a MAGA hat? No, that's not true: the video was one of several featuring the same actors in a variety of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Does Not Authentically Show Diana Fox Carney, Wife of Canadian PM Mark Carney
Did a photograph shared in April 2025 authentically show Diana Fox Carney standing alongside her husband, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney? No, that's not true: the image was digitally edited. The original was taken by the Reuters news
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Teacher Kicking Out Student for MAGA Hat — It’s a Sketch
Did a video shared in March 2025 authentically show a teacher ordering a student to leave her classroom because he was wearing a MAGA hat? No, that's not true: the video in question was no more than a sketch. The TikTok account that poste
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Authentically Show Kennedy Center Trump Banners — It’s A Digitally Created Illustration
Does a viral image authentically capture the exterior of the Kennedy Center under the second Trump presidency? No, that's not true: A picture of banners reading "President Trump Welcomes You" is not a real photograph. It is a digitally cr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Free Headphones Hack’ Video Does NOT Authentically Show Man Stealing Headphones From Train Passenger
Does a video captioned "Free headphones hack" shared on social media authentically show a Black man stealing a train passenger's headphones? No, that's not true: The video was first posted by a social media creator who shares similar ones
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Putin Ignoring World Leaders, Shaking Hands Only With Trump
Does a video authentically show Vladimir Putin going "past world leaders to shake Trump's hand"? No, that's not true: The version of the clip that went viral in the days leading up to Trump's second inauguration in January 2025 was edited
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Depict DNC Attendees Chanting ‘Death To America’ — Audio Is Added
Does a video shared to X genuinely show attendees at the 2024 Democratic National Convention chanting "Death to America"? No, that's not true: The video on social media has added audio from a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Oakland, Ca
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Digitally Manipulated Video Does NOT Authentically Portray Dancing Macron And Zelenskyy
Does a viral video show authentic footage of Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and France's Emmanuel Macron dancing before becoming president? No, that's not true: Heavily edited, it contained a substantial amount of deepfake shots. Other peo
Snopes→ Does this Photo Authentically Show a Whale Alongside a Boat?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Anatomy of an Inauthentically Organized Campaign
In mid-2021, as the Delta variant rapidly spread among unvaccinated populations across the United States and public officials began publicly flirting with the prospect of still more measures to quell the spread of the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Does NOT Show Actual Israeli Bombing Of Gaza
Does this video authentically document the Israeli military bombing Gaza, as a social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The video used in the X post originated on a TikTok account labelled: "DISCLAIMER: ALL VIDEOS I POST ARE AI GEN
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Does NOT Show Actual Cruise Ships Dumping Sewage Into The Ocean — Fake Footage
Does a viral video authentically show several cruise ships dumping raw sewage into the sea using huge pipes? No, that's not true: According to several AI detection tools the video was generated using artificial intelligence. It also conta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Trump Calling East Palestine Train Derailment an ‘Environmental Terror Attack’
Did a video shared widely in May 2025 authentically show President Donald Trump describing the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio as "the largest environmental terror attack in world history" and "an inside job"? No, that's not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI-Generated Image Shows Women And Children Crying On Demand For A Cameraman — Not Actual Palestinians In Gaza
Does an image authentically show (presumably) Palestinian women and children crying on demand for a cameraman wearing a green on white headband with Arabic lettering on it? No, that's not true: The scene, which also contained rubble and a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Letter Does NOT Show Pakistan Fired Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed
Did a letter shared in May 2025 authentically show that Pakistan's Air Force had fired Air Vice Marshall Aurangzeb Ahmed, for supposedly "failing to protect" a nuclear facility? No, that's not true: The fake letter originated on an X acco
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Does Not Document ‘Eliteists’ On Yacht At Sea Getting Washed Overboard By A Wave
Did a viral post on X.com authentically show a wave crashing over the rear deck of a yacht and washing "Eliteists" overboard at sea? No, that's not true: The video originates from a YouTube account that labels its material as having been
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Trump Praising Pakistan’s Air Force, Mocking ‘Humiliated’ India
Did a widely-shared video authentically show President Donald Trump speaking in praise of Pakistan's Air Force, and claiming India had "humiliated itself", in the context of May 2025 clashes between the two countries? No, that's not true:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Missiles From Pakistan Impacting Delhi — Old Israel Footage
Does a video authentically show a missile attack by Pakistan on Delhi? No, that's not true: A viral video misrepresents old footage of a ballistic missile attack on Tel Aviv in Israel as being related to the 2025 conflict between India an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say ‘Let Em Fight’ About India-Pakistan Clashes in May 2025
Did a video authentically show President Donald Trump saying, of clashes between India and Pakistan in May 2025, "let 'em fight"? No, that's not true: The clip was authentic, but was recorded in 2019. Trump was speaking then in the contex
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Image Does NOT Show Actual Jewish Settlers Splashing Liquid On Palestinian Woman In Wheelchairs
Does a viral online image authentically show "Jewish settlers" pouring a "hit liquid" on two elderly Palestinian sisters in wheelchairs? No, that's not true: According to AI detection tools the image was AI generated and no liquid -- "hit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Did NOT Capture Real-Life Fight
Does a video watermarked "ZXHK EDITX" authentically show a fight involving multiple adolescents? No, that's not true: A 2025 post recycled old footage. It was originally published by an account of a French stunt school. The claim appeared
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Miley Cyrus Before-And-After Uses FAKE Image To Ask ‘What Happened’ To Her In May 2025
Does a set of before-and-after pictures authentically depict Miley Cyrus in May, 2025? No, that's not true: No contemporaneous photo shows the singer looking like the cadaverous caricature shown in a social media post. Tools for detection
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Skit Video Does NOT Show Real Passenger Who Wouldn’t Get Off The Plane During Tantrum Over First Class Seat
Does a viral video on social media authentically document a passenger who threw a tantrum over not getting a seat in first class, wouldn't get off and had to be dragged from the plane? No, that's not true: The "passenger" is an actor who
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Sleeping Rose Mantis’ Is NOT Real Insect
Do viral videos prove the existence of a creature named "Sleeping Rose Mantis" that transforms itself into a flower? No, that's not true: No databases of scientific literature reviewed by Lead Stories showed any mentions of such an insect
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 2025 Indian Army Attack On Sialkot, Pakistan — It Is 2024 Footage From Gaza War
Does video labelled on social media as "...footage of the Indian Army's attack on Sialkot, Pakistan" authentically show a 2025 Indian Army assault on its neighbor? No, that's not true: It is misleadingly re-labelled Al Jazeera footage lif
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Pope Francis With ‘Three Hands’
Did a widely-viewed video authentically show Pope Francis in a wheelchair with three hands? No, that's not true: that clip was fake and a digital fabrication. It recreated a real moment, shown in authentic video, in which Francis emerged
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Staged Video Shows French Teacher Using Martial Arts Against Bullying Students — Stunt School Acting
Does a viral video authentically show a French teacher reacting to students bullying each other by kicking and punching them using Chinese martial arts? No, that's not true: The video was originally put out by Campus Univers Cascades, a F
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of JD Vance Talking About ‘Parodies’ AND ‘Accusations’ In Aftermath Of His Last Meeting With Pope Francis Is NOT Authentic
Does a viral video authentically portray U.S. Vice President JD Vance talking about "parodies" and "accusations" after visiting the Vatican hours before the death of Pope Francis? No, that's not true: The original sound was digitally repl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Pope Francis’ Funeral
Does a viral clip of a procession consisting of people wearing black pointy hats show Pope Francis' funeral? No, that's not true: The claim first appeared on the internet four days before the scheduled burial of the pontiff. The footage c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘MS13’ Letters And Numbers Added To Photo Of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Knuckle Tattoos Held Up By Trump
Does a printout of a photo held up by President Trump in a picture on social media authentically show the characters "MS13" on the hand of Kilmar Abrego Garcia? No, that's not true: The letters and numbers appear to have been added to the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Starbucks Coffee Cup ‘Scam’ Was Created By Online Illusionist Specialized In Viral Videos
Did a video authentically show someone proving Starbucks is running a "Coffee Scam" by showing all cup sizes contain an equal amount of coffee? No, that's not true: The video was published by an account that says it publishes "magic, pran
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Staged Video Shows Black Female Lawyer Arguing With Cop Over Throwing Out Trash At Her Office
Does a bodycam video authentically show a black female lawyer arguing with an "arrogant cop" after she was trying to throw out trash at her office? No, that's not true: The video in which a woman who says her name is "Linda Jones" gets i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video That Is Claimed To Show Black FBI Agent Pulled Over By Police Is NOT Authentic Body Cam Footage
Does a viral clip authentically document a scene showing a Black FBI agent being stopped by a police officer while driving a car? No, that's not true: The footage originated from a site that publishes reenactments, according to its own di
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Image Shows Person With Blue Hair Writing ‘Fascist’ On A Tesla Cybertruck — Not Real Photo
Does an image authentically show a person with blue hair writing "fascist" on a Tesla Cybertruck? No, that's not true: The picture of the half-naked person is AI generated. It originated in a post from an account on X that says it publish