Does a real video show a bus driver named Linda Thompson or Derek Harris being hit by a rock thrown by children? No, that's not true: The names were inserted into template-based stories where the details are essentially the same except fo
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Natalie Harp Wearing Surgical Gloves In Car With Trump — Hands Were Digitally Added
Does a viral image show Trump's aide Natalie Harp sitting next to the president in a car while wearing blue surgical gloves? No, that's not true: The real photo was digitally altered to add two hands wearing blue surgical gloves that do n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI-Generated Image Shows Clint Eastwood, Sophia Loren And Other Celebrities At 1965 Malibu Barbecue
Does a real photo from 1965 show Clint Eastwood, Sean Connery, Robert Redford, Sophia Loren and Claudia Cardinale gathered for a meal overlooking the sea in Malibu, California? No, that's not true: This image originated from a Facebook ac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Image Shows FAKE Israeli Passport Pictures Of Zelenskyy And His Wife
Does a viral image prove that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska hold Israeli citizenship? No, that's not true: The composite image shared on social media was likely created by AI, online tools showed. Lea
Full Fact→ Image of teachers saying they would quit over pride flag removal is AI-generated
Many people interacting with the social media post appear to believe the picture is real, but visual clues and an AI watermark tell us it’s fake.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Caitlyn Jenner Image Used In Melania Trump Comparison — It Is AI-Generated
Have two real photos been paired to compare the appearance of Melania Trump and Caitlyn Jenner? No, that's not true: The image representing Caitlyn Jenner in the viral composite image is fake, containing an invisible watermark indicating
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI-Generated Images Falsely Claim To Show Sam Smith In 2016 And 2025
Do real photos show English singer-songwriter Sam Smith in 2016 and 2025? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool determined both images were 99.9% likely to be AI-generated. The images show Smith with noticeably different appearances,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Accurately Depict Kash Patel’s Height Running Alongside FBI New Agent Trainees — Digitally Altered
Does a real photo accurately depict a notable difference in height between Kash Patel and the FBI agent trainees running with him? No, that's not true: This image has been altered to make Patel appear much smaller than he appears in the o
Full Fact→ Fake image of Nepal house goes viral
A widely seen image of a house that survived the floods in Nepal is actually an AI-generated fake.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Image of Trump Wetting Chair After Meeting With Irish President Catherine Connolly — NOT Real Photo
Is an image of President Donald Trump appearing to have wetted himself after meeting with Irish President Catherine Connolly a real photo? No, that's not true: It's from an AI-generated meme. No officially released images showed such a sc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Natalie Harp Smiling With Prominent Teeth And Gums — Image Is AI-Altered
Does a real photo accurately portray Natalie Harp smiling? No, that's not true: A real image has been altered with AI tools to elongate Harp's teeth and expose her gums. A visual comparison between the altered image and the original, as w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI-Generated Images Marked July 1985 Shows Trump and Epstein On Yacht In Swim Briefs
Did a real photo from July 14, 1985, recently surface that shows Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein together on a yacht wearing swim briefs? No, that's not true: At least two images surfaced online on Sept. 11, 2026, one with an AI label. C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI-Generated Image Shows Putin BRICS Selfie — Posted By Russian Embassy In South Africa
Is the viral selfie featuring Russia's Vladimir Putin surrounded by BRICS leaders an actual photo documenting the group's summit in September 2026? No, that's not true: Three online detectors ruled that it was made by AI. Lead Stories did
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image of Trump Clearing Rubble at Ground Zero After 9/11 Is AI-Generated
Does a viral image authentically document President Donald Trump's efforts to clear the rubble at the 9/11 site? No, that's not true: Three online tools said it was generated by AI. In particular, one tool detected an invisible watermark
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image of Dead Osama Bin Laden Was Made Using Image From ‘Black Hawk Down’ — No Real Images Made Public
Does a grainy green night vision photo show Osama bin Laden after he was shot and killed by U.S. Navy SEALs? No, that's not true: This image was made by adding bin Laden's face to a still image taken from the movie "Black Hawk Down." This
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI-Generated Image Shows Damage From Folding On iPhone Duo — Original Photos Show No Such Damage
Does a viral image authentically show the folding iPhone Duo released in September 2026 after three months of use? No, that's not true: Two online AI detectors found evidence of generative AI. Earlier versions of the image shared on socia
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Images Illustrate Story Of Bear Carrying Injured Animals To Wildlife Center — Images Are AI-Generated
Do real photos show a bear carrying an injured fox and an injured raccoon to the door of a wildlife center where it had once received care? No, that's not true: The images, designed to look like security camera footage, are AI-generated.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ALTERED Image Shows Shadow Mustache On AfD Leader Alice Weidel — Not In The Original 2016 Photo
Did a microphone cast an uncanny shadow across the upper lip of Alice Weidel, the leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party? No, that's not true: The image circulating on social media has been altered. The original
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence AI-Generated Image Trump Shared Is Official New Space Force Uniform
Is the image that President Donald Trump shared of a United States Space Force Service Dress Uniform Next Generation the official uniform for the military branch? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the image shows the new offi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Russia’s Rossotrudnichestvo Head Igor Chaika Is FAKE — Likely Altered With AI
Does a viral image authentically portray Russia's Rossotrudnichestvo agency head Igor Chaika? No, that's not true: the picture was likely altered using AI to make the Russian official look bigger than in the original. Chaika's face and th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Is NOT Real Photo Of Merz And Epstein — AI Made It
Does a viral image actually prove that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz posed on camera with Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: The earliest versions of the picture contained an invisible watermark, pointing to Google AI. Case and docu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Robert De Niro With ‘Trump Is My President’ Shirt Was Posted On Trump’s Truth Social Account — It Is AI-Generated
Was a real photo posted on Donald Trump's Truth Social account, showing Robert De Niro posed with a "Trump Is My President" T-shirt? No, that's not true: The image is AI-generated. The Hive Moderation Content Detection tool rated the imag
Full Fact→ Fake images of Portsmouth small boats protest circulate online
AI-generated images are being shared on social media alongside claims about anti-migrant protestors.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows AOC Wearing Workout Clothes In Her Kitchen — Original Is Sleeveless Polka-Dot Dress
Does a real image show Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York wearing workout clothes in her kitchen? No, that's not true: The image is a manipulated screenshot from a video posted to her Instagram account, digitally altered to make he
Full Fact→ AI image of Shabana Mahmood wearing keffiyeh headscarf circulating online
A photo showing the home secretary wearing a keffiyeh as a hijab has been shared on social media, but it features a SynthID watermark that shows it was generated with OpenAI tools.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Suspect In Minneapolis Mass Shooting Was NOT Trans Shooter Samantha Hyde — Edited Image
Was the suspect in the September 2, 2026, Minneapolis mass shooting a transgender shooter, Samantha Hyde? No, that's not true: The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified the suspect as 35-year-old Carlton Neal Johnson II. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Real U.K. PM Andy Burnham’s Order Deploying Veterans To Ukraine
Does a viral image show a real U.K. Ministry of Defence letter signed by Prime Minister Andy Burnham ordering British military veterans to deploy to Ukraine? No, that's not true: No credible media organizations reported on such an order.
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
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.
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: 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: 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
Full Fact→ Edited image of Andy Burnham in ‘Free Palestine’ shirt being shared on Facebook
An image of the Prime Minister has been altered to make it look like he’s wearing a “Free Palestine” T-shirt.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows AOC In Revealing Sports Bra — Original Has High-Neck, Full Coverage
Does a real image show Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York in a revealing sports bra? No, that's not true: The image is a manipulated screenshot from a video posted to her Instagram account, digitally altered to make the sports bra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Nonexistent White House X Post With ‘Nintendo Lives Matter’ Images of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin
Does a real screenshot show a White House X post with "Nintendo Lives Matter" and images of what appear to be George Floyd and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the image ever
Lead Stories→ 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
Does a screenshot show a real Mehdi Hasan social media post with a September 11 photo and the caption, "Make American planes crash again."? No, that's not true: The screenshot is altered. The original Feb. 16, 2025, and later deleted post
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Images Are NOT Photos Or Screenshots Showing Real Face Of Warsaw Attack Suspect
Are viral high-resolution images real photos or screenshots actually showing the person suspected of punching a man in broad daylight in Warsaw, Poland? No, that's not true: Two AI detectors said the images were generated by AI. The real
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump DID Post AI-Generated Image Of Himself With Patton, MacArthur — All In Historically Inaccurate Uniforms
Did President Donald Trump post an AI-generated image of himself standing between Gen. George Patton and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, with all three men wearing inaccurate uniforms? Yes, that's true: The image appeared on his Truth Social acco
Full Fact→ Image of Andy Burnham running has been edited to include film crew
There are real pictures of the Prime Minister running near his home in Cheshire but one image circulating online has been edited to include people with cameras and microphones in the foreground.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image NOT From Reuters Shows Moroccan Officer Throwing Rocks At Migrant Returning From Ceuta
Did Reuters publish a photo which shows a Moroccan police officer about to throw a rock down on a migrant who is crawling up a rocky embankment? No, that's not true: This image was made with OpenAI tools, it was not published by Reuters.