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
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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: 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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect Cole Allen Worked Security For Sports Teams Are Not Real — AI Spam From Vietnam
Are viral posts real that claim Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, worked as a security staff member for sports teams? No, that's not true: The false claim is part of an AI-generated series of arti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect Cole Allen Was A Driver For Dozens Of Celebrities Are Not Real — AI Spam From Vietnam
Are viral posts real that claim Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, worked as a driver for dozens of celebrities? No, that's not true: The false claim is part of an AI-generated series of articles a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect Cole Allen Was NOT A Former Production Crew Member On Films Or Tours — AI Spam From Vietnam
Did Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, work as a production crew member on films and tours for a dozen actors and musicians? No, that's not true: The false claim is part of an AI-generated series o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pope Leo XIV Did NOT Blast Karoline Leavitt Or Read Her Resume During TV Interview — It’s Spam From Vietnam
Did Pope Leo XIV blast White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt or her resume during a television interview? No, that's not true: Social media posts making the claim were created and distributed by a spam operation managed from Vietna
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Personal Assistants To Celebrities Like Tanya Tucker, Kid Rock, Nikki Sixx Did NOT Die At Age 30 — Nor Was One Woman Assistant To Several
Did the personal assistants to celebrities including Kid Rock, Prince William, Nikki Sixx and Tanya Tucker die in early 2026, all at age 30? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories mentioning those and other famous names were all pu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Saying Your Favorite Celeb Family Dropped A ‘Double Bombshell’ By Adopting Or Giving Birth To Twins Is NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are viral posts claiming your favorite celebrity family adopted or had twin babies and giving them names that "are taking the internet by storm" real? No, that's not true: Nearly identical posts naming at least 49 celebrity families were
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About Plans To Build A $3.8 Billion Stadium For Your Favorite Team To Transform Your Favorite City Into A Global Destination Are Fake — Viet Spam
Are Facebook posts about plans to build $3.8 billion stadiums for 34 NFL, MLB, NBA, and college sports teams that would transform their cities into global destinations real? No, that's not true: Dozens of nearly identical posts were gener
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Knecht, Kershaw, Iguodala Did NOT Die ‘After Being Shot While Trying To Break Up A Bar Fight’ — Global Clickbait Producers Published It
Were Dalton Knecht, Clayton Kershaw, Andre Iguodala and many other sports celebrities and their associates fatally shot, "while tryiпg to break υp a bar fight"? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories mentioning them and other peo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Share FAKE Melania Trump Statement In Support Of Her Husband — Viet Spam Hallmarks
Did First Lady Melania Trump make a public statement defending President Trump, saying "what is happening to my husband goes far beyond ordinary criticism"? No, that's not true: The claim bears the hallmarks of so-called "Viet Spam" campa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Spammy ‘A Positive Update’ Facebook Posts About Dozens Of Celebrities NOT Real Health Update
Did dozens of celebrities suddenly all post a "positive update" on Facebook after a recent medical procedure or treatment? No, that's not true: The posts, often accompanied by images of the celebrity in question and a quote about "pushing
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gavin Newsom Did NOT Have A $100 Million Lawsuit Against ANYBODY Completely Collapse After Whistleblower Testimony — AI Spam From Vietnam
Did a $100 million lawsuit filed by Gavin Newsom against Nick Shirley, Willie Nelson and a dozen other celebrities collapse after whistleblower testimony? No, that's not true: The story that California's governor filed a defamation lawsui
Lead Stories→ Fact Checking Day 2026: Fact Checking Matters More Than Ever In The U.S.
We agree with some very prominent people. Here's our proposal... Fact Checking Day on April 2, 2026 marks almost a year since Lead Stories published our last fact check as part of Meta's Third-Party Fact Checking Partnership. Since that d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Quote About ‘Support For Peaceful Demonstrators Via National Defense Fund’ Attributed To Various Celebrities — Foreign Clickbait Story
Did Bad Bunny and other famous people including Blake Shelton, Cardi B, Tom Jones, Andrea Bocelli say that they were supporting peaceful demonstrators via the National Defense Fund? No, that's not true: The claim was an example of so-call
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Single Dad Michael Torres Was NOT One Point Short On Family Feud Needed To Save Daughter From Cancer — It’s A Fake Story
Did single dad Michael Torres get 199 points instead of the 200 needed to win $20,000 in Family Feud Fast Money to pay for his daughter's cancer treatment? No, that's not true: The story was generated by artificial intelligence tools by a