Have you seen viral videos showing dramatic encounters with whales at sea, frequently presented with a boat for scale? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and has found that many of them were created using artificial
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Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Fake New York Post Headlines From Parody Rabbi Account Used To Bait Chatbot — The ‘@Grok-Is-This-Jew?’ Trick
Have you seen posts on X that look like screenshots of New York Post headlines, which have a caption asking the xAI chatbot Grok to determine if the story is real or not? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such posts recently from an ac
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Videos Of Medical Robots Run Away From Reality — AI Running In Data Center, Not Robot In City Center
Have you seen viral videos showing runaway medical robots? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and found that many of them were created using artificial intelligence. They do not show real people or situations but ar
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Automatic Haircut Machines Do Not Cut Permanent Reality — AI Videos Wash, Rinse And Condition The Truth
Have you seen viral videos showing automatic haircut machines? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and found that many were created using artificial intelligence. These videos do not show real people or situations. I
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Storm Of Made-Up Severe Weather Posts Floods Timelines — Bring An Umbrella Against This Torrent Of AI Warnings
Have you seen viral videos showing an alarming weather alert for one state? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such posts recently and has found that many of them were created using artificial intelligence. The colorful maps and emergen
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI-Generated Earthquake Posts About Various U.S. States Causing Tremors Online — Shake-And-Rattle Grip On Reality
Have you seen viral posts showing a map graphic with information about tremors felt all around a state? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such posts recently and found that many of them were created using artificial intelligence. The m
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Don’t Let Fake Father-Daughter Hospital Scenes Put Your Judgment In A Coma — AI Clickbait Preying On Your Prayers
Have you seen viral videos showing a father crying at the hospital bedside of his unconscious young daughter asking viewers for prayers? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and has found that many of them were create
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Videos Of Rescued Dogs Don’t Track With Reality — Train Not To Fall For Clickbait
Have you seen viral videos showing dogs being rescued from train or subway tracks? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and found that many of them were created using artificial intelligence. They do not show real peo
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: FAKE VFX Behind-the-Scenes Footage Is Just Clickbait Effect — Lights, Camera, AI
Have you seen viral videos showing elaborate movie sets of small-scale cities and landscapes where the crew creates special effects -- explosions and natural disasters -- in front of a blue or green screen? Lead Stories has spotted a numb
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI-Generated Robot Girlfriend Videos — Even These Fake Girls Aren’t Real
Have you seen viral videos of what look like female robots marketed on social media as girlfriends for human men? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and found that many of them were created using artificial intellig
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Shocking Courtroom Convictions Judged To Be AI — Bail Out Reality, Not Fake Defendants
Have you seen viral videos showing a courtroom sentencing where the convicted person is an over-the-top villain? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and has found that many of them were created using artificial intel
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI Policewomen Want To Arrest Your Attention — Don’t Get Caught In Their Emotional Speed Trap
Have you seen a viral video showing a beautiful policewoman asking for engagement or friendship, a simple "Hello" or a follow? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and has found that many of them were created using ar
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI Insect, Animal Fight Videos Have Bugs In Them — Stop Fakes From Crawling Through
Have you seen viral videos showing fights between captive insects and small animals? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and found that many of them were created using artificial intelligence. A growing number of s
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: ‘Farmer Vs. Activist’ Dialogue Posts Are Grown With AI — Feeding Audiences Slop To Farm Engagement
Have you seen viral images of an "activist" talking to a middle-aged farmer, paired with the caption claiming to describe their dialogue? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such pictures recently and has found that many of them were cre
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: FAKE AI Sandra Bullock Videos Try To Seduce You With Congeniality At Speed — Gravity Of These Scams On The Net Is Infamous
Have you seen viral videos showing Sandra Bullock asking for personal information of followers? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and has found that many of them were created using artificial intelligence. They do
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: London Calling To Stop Falling For Fake UK Protest Videos — AI Is Leading You Down The River Thames
Have you seen the viral videos showing mass protests in the streets of British cities? Lead Stories has spotted several such videos recently and found that many were created using artificial intelligence. These videos do not show real peo
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Fake Digital Natives Used To Sell Indigenous Jackets — ‘Artificial Indians’ Bank On Sympathy For Real Native Americans
Have you come across viral videos showing people who appear to mock Native Americans selling Indigenous-style jackets? Lead Stories has identified several of these clips in recent weeks and determined that many were showing "Artificial In
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Believing Fake Promo Videos For Christian Clothing Brand Requires Leap Of Faith — AI Breaks Commandment Against Lying
Have you come across viral videos showing how people mock influencers for wearing Christian-themed clothing? Lead Stories has identified several of these clips in recent weeks and determined that many were AI-generated. The people and sce
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI Cruise Ship Disaster Videos Show A Leaky Version Of The Truth — Course Correction To Reality Needed
Have you seen viral videos showing large cruise ship disasters with the boats sinking dramatically into the water? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and found that many of them were created using artificial intelli
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Fake U.K. Veterans Fighting For Your Attention — Information Warfare With Virtual AI Soldiers
Have you seen viral videos showing people, mostly veterans in military fatigues with the U.K.'s flag, invoking patriotism to make social media users follow a specific account? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI Videos Of Disrespected Old Veterans Disrespect Reality — Don’t Let Patriotic Ragebait Bully You Into Sharing
Have you seen viral videos showing older veterans being disrespected or bullied by authority figures? Lead Stories has spotted several such videos recently and found that many were created using artificial intelligence. These videos do no
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Digging Into AI Videos Of Secret Bunker Construction — Deep Wish Fulfillment Fantasy
Have you seen viral videos showing timelapse construction of secret bunkers, underground rooms or hidden lairs out of wild materials and objects that would give the builders a safe place to hide to survive a catastrophic event? Lead Stori
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI Videos Of Rooftop Infinity Pools Collapsing Are Splashy Engagement Bait — Just AI Wasting Water
Have you seen viral clips showing people dying from "overfloating" the edge of infinity pools or from falling down from the top of the building after a collapse of the pool's transparent walls? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such vi
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Yucky Videos Of Indian Street Food Stalls Taste Like Fakery — Cooked Up With Artificial Intelligence
Have you seen viral videos showing people making Indian street food using their feet or other body parts or pouring dirty water in it? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such clips recently and has found that many of them were created u
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI Videos Of ‘Floating Shoes’ Sink Under Scrutiny — A Dry Look At Physically Impossible Footwear
Have you seen viral videos showing people walking on water while wearing some type of floating or anti-gravity shoes? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and has found that many of them were created using artificial
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Beware Of Fake Fan Pages Spreading False Stories About Your Favorite Celebrities — How To Spot ‘Viet Spam’
This is what fact checkers call a "prebunk." A prebunk is like a debunk (another word for fact check), only it's an advance notice of an anticipated false claim. This article is intended to inoculate you from future outbreaks of a specif
Poynter→ Prebunking is effective at fighting misinfo, study finds
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every other Thursday. A study that dropped last week strongly suggests […] The po
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Publish Article About 60 Child Survivors Testifying They Were Raped In Cemeteries During ‘Pedophilic Rituals’
Does a screenshot show a real BBC headline about 60 child survivors testifying about being raped in cemeteries during 'pedophilic rituals'? No, that's not true: The screenshot is fabricated and designed to look like a BBC article. The acc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Franklin Graham and Pope Leo XIV Did NOT Have Live TV Discussion — Story Is Spam From Vietnam
Did evangelist Franklin Graham and Pope Leo XIV have a live discussion on television? No, that's not true: There is no evidence of such a TV show. The claim is an example of so-called "Viet Spam" campaigns consisting of nearly identical,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Claiming Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama, Or Other Celebs Wore ‘Probably The Smallest Bikini In The World’ Are NOT Real — AI Slop From Macedonia
Are social media posts claiming that Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama, or other celebrity women wore "probably the smallest bikini In the world" real? No, that's not true: The images used in the posts were created with artificial intelligence
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Celeb Wore A Daring Thong Bikini On A Beach With Partner Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming that a long list of celebrities, including 85-year-old Joan Baez, were photographed wearing an incredibly daring thong bikini on the beach real? No, that's not true: The images used in the post were AI-gene
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Athlete Called Mandatory LGBT Armband Wearing A ‘Political Charade’ And Refused To Comply Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming that a long list of athletes called the mandatory wearing of LGBT armbands a "political charade" and said they play for their team, not any movement, real? No, that's not true: None of the sports stars name
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Filed a $50 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against A News Host for On-Air Defamation Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming that Pope Leo XIV and a long list of celebrities each filed a $50 million lawsuit against a news host for "vicious, calculated defamation" real? No, that's not true: None of the celebrities named in the pos
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Happy Birthday’ Posts Showing Pink Wearing Anti-Trump Shirts Are Not Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts wishing Pink a happy birthday and showing the musician wearing an anti-Trump T-shirt real? No, that's not true: The images were generated by artificial intelligence tools and distributed by a spam operation managed
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Boy George And Other Celebs Were Mocked And Denied Entry At Louis Vuitton For Dressing Too Casually Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming that a long list of celebrities were mocked and denied entry at a Louis Vuitton store for "dressing too casually" real? No, that's not true: None of the celebrities named in the posts made any such statemen
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Publicly Claimed ‘Pro-Israel American Billionaires’ Are Working To Undermine Their Career Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming that a long list of celebrities have each said "powerful pro-Israel American billionaires" are working to undermine their careers real? No, that's not true: None of the celebrities named in the posts made a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Returns With A Deeply Personal ‘Back To The Heart’ Documentary Project Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts real that say a long list of musicians, actors and other celebs are each stepping "back into the spotlight" for a "Back to the Heart" or "Back to the Fire" project? No, that's not true: The false claims originate fr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Netflix Announced ‘Till The End’ Series Directed By Joe Berlinger Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Did Netflix announce a "Till the End" series directed by Joe Berlinger to explore the lives of at least 62 celebrities? No, that's not true: The false claims originated from AI-generated articles and posts created by a spam operation mana
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Artists Will Take Over The Stage At 2026 FIFA World Cup Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts saying that dozens of artists, including Bad Bunny, Barbra Streisand, and Barry Manilow, are "set to take over the 2026 World Cup Opening Stage" real? No, that's not true: The false claims originate from AI-generate
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Cheerleaders Shocked Social Media After Posting A Bold ‘Fully Revealing’ Photoshoot Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Did cheerleaders for 38 sports teams shock social media by posting a bold "fully revealing" photoshoot that got seven million views on X? No, that's not true: The false claims originate from AI-generated articles and posts created by a sp