Did Joe Rogan claim scientists have found extraterrestrial life on a planet known as "K2-18 b," as a video on Facebook suggested? No, that's not true: As narration that sounds like Rogan describes the supposed discovery, images cover his
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Stormy Daniels didn’t ‘exonerate’ Donald Trump
Document shows “Stormy Daniels exonerated Trump herself!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jon Voight, Angelina Jolie Did NOT Co-Create ‘Non Woke Production Studio’ — It’s AI-Generated Satire
Did actors Jon Voight and Angelina Jolie "join forces for a non-woke production studio" named "Time for a Change"? No, that's not true: The claim was first published on a self-described satire website. The article was not even an original
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Document Archaeologists At Tombs Of Giants In Crimea — Recycled Clickbait With AI-Generated Images
Do photos document archaeologists found tombs in Crimea containing the remains of giants? No, that's not true: This clickbait story is made up and it uses fake images of giant skeletons to drive traffic to a website with potentially malic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Faked Photo Does NOT Show Total Eclipse With Swirling Corona — AI Generated
Is an image showing a dramatically swirling and sparkling corona over a wooded hillside a real photo of the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse? No, that's not true: The AI detection tool from Hive Moderation rated this image as having a 9
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump exaggerates Venezuelan crime drop and misleads on root causes
"Crime is down in Venezuela by 67% because they're taking their gangs and their criminals and depositing them very nicely into the United States.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Clips of Joe Rogan talking about sea monsters, El Dorado and the Bermuda Triangle are AI-generated
Video shows Joe Rogan talking about “mythical sea beasts,” gold in the Grand Canyon, and aliens in the Bermuda triangle.
PolitiFact→ Inaccurate data used to show cost-of-living increases between Trump and Biden presidencies
A graphic that purports to show the differences between the cost of living today and when Donald Trump left the presidency in 2021 uses inaccurate data.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meme Listing Countries That Forbid Mail-In Voting Is NOT Fully Accurate — Especially As To Citizens Living Abroad
Does a meme about mail-in voting correctly describe which countries forbid it? No, the list is misleading regarding some countries, lacks context in some cases and is inaccurate in at least one case by including Japan, which does allow ma
Health Feedback→ 2019 report by TV host Sharyl Attkisson exaggerates one expert’s opinion in court case to claim vaccines cause autism
REVIEW On 6 January 2019, an episode of the TV show Full Measure, hosted by journalist Sharyl Attkisson, went viral on social media. The episode, titled “The Vaccine Debate”, claimed to provide evidence that the U.S. government knew long ago tha
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden is right about $35 insulin cap, but exaggerates prior costs for Medicare enrollees
Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries "was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a month."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Say ‘144,000 Black People With Superpower Godlike Abilities’ Are ‘Chosen Ones’ — Audio Was AI-Generated
Did Donald Trump say "144,000 Black people with superpower godlike abilities" are the "chosen ones", as a TikTok video claims? No, that's not true: In a viral clip on social media, the original sound from an NBC interview was replaced by
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden exaggerates Trump’s pandemic comments about disinfectants, UV light
Says Donald Trump “told Americans all they had to do was inject bleach in themselves. Just take a shot of UV light.”
Full Fact→ Image of ‘human meat’ for sale is AI-generated
Thousands of people have shared an image appearing to show meat in the shape of human hands for sale at a supermarket—but it isn’t real.
The Dispatch→ Applying a Counterinsurgency Strategy to the Drug Problem
A Washington state congressional candidate takes lessons from Iraq.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Human Hands Packaged For Sale As Meat Is NOT Real — AI-Generated
Does an image circulating on social media showing what appear to be skinned human hands in vacuum-sealed packages provide evidence of human meat on the market? No, that's not true: Many clues in the image point to it having been generated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Discuss Black Jesus In Major Speech — Both Sound And Contents Of The Address Were AI-Generated
Did Vladimir Putin proclaim that Russia will embrace "the guidance of Black Jesus"? No, that's not true: A video claiming to be an authentic fragment of a Sky News live broadcast of an address by Putin was digitally doctored. The original
The Dispatch→ The ‘Billionaire Tax Rate’ Is Not 8.2 Percent
A viral claim relies on a misleading definition of income.
PolitiFact→ In context: Judging Milwaukee’s crime rate
In context: How to judge Milwaukee’s crime rate
AllSides→ Posts exaggerate migrants’ impact on US Census, elections
https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.34LX2QV Social media posts claim Democrats are encouraging the en
Full Fact→ Israel doesn’t have highest skin cancer rate outside Australasia
Many other countries have higher rates than Israel, according to WHO figures.
PolitiFact→ AI-generated audio deepfakes are increasing. We tested four tools designed to detect them.
We tested four online tools that claim to detect AI-generated audio and found the majority of them to be unreliable. So what can people do to identify potential audio deepfakes?
PolitiFact→ Viral image – AI-generated building imagines life under the U.S. Capitol
Image shows “underneath the Capitol building.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Showing Putin ‘Stability’ Billboard Surrounded By Flames Is AI Generated
Is this an authentic March, 2024 photo, showing flames billowing behind a President Vladimir Putin re-election billboard that reads "stability" in Russian? No, that's not true: The image was computer-generated, according to tools created
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of flooding shows scenes from Oman, not Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates
Video shows flooding in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on March 9, 2024.
Full Fact→ CCTV footage of mother and baby separated on a metro platform is staged
The video has been shared with warnings for mothers to be “more careful” on public transport.
Full Fact→ Buckingham Palace is subject to council tax and business rates
The main part of the Westminster ‘Royal Residence’ is classed as a non-domestic property and pays business rates.
PolitiFact→ Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation
Social media accounts are using artificial intelligence-generated audio to push false 2024 election claims. PolitiFact talked to experts about how this technology is affecting the information landscape and how to detect it.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Donald Trump image on flag-lined street is AI-generated
A photo shows Donald Trump on a street lined with American flags and a crowd behind him.
AllSides→ Facebook Image Purporting To Show Portrait Of Prince George And Princess Charlotte Is AI-Generated
https://checkyourfact.com/2024/03/12/fact-check-image-portrait-george-charlotte-ai-generated An image s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Son Of Dr. Sebi On Trial — It’s An AI-Generated Illustration
Does a photograph show the son of Dr. Sebi on trial, purportedly for "spreading health secrets?" No, that's not true: The image of a man in an orange prison outfit is not a real photograph of the "son" of Dr. Sebi, whose real name was Alf
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mercury Does NOT Generate ‘Free Energy’
Does mercury generate "free energy" as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: Mercury is a metal that can "conduct electricity in ways similar to copper," an industrial chemist told Lead Stories and the clips shown in the video
AllSides→ Did Mossad Celebrate Aaron Bushnell’s Self-Immolation?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-mossad-celebrate-aaron-bushnell-self-immolation-1873292 An acti
Full Fact→ Post exaggerates benefits available to asylum seekers
The Home Office does not generally provide mobile phones. While some hotels housing asylum seekers have been four-star, many are not and many asylum seekers aren’t housed in hotels at all.
Health Feedback→ Vaccines don’t cause autism; difference in infant mortality rates between Japan and the U.S. unrelated to childhood vaccine coverage
REVIEW An Instagram reel posted on 12 February 2024 made a number of claims about vaccine safety and questioned the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s current immunization schedule for children and adolescents in the United St
Full Fact→ Post comparing pensions in the UK, France and Germany uses some inaccurate figures
Figures circulating on social media aren’t all correct, and ignore the significant differences in the way pension schemes work in each country.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘CNN’ Video Of Joe Biden Speaking About Oil Smuggling Is NOT Authentic — It’s AI-Generated With Voice Added
Does a video circulating on social media show a CNN report with President Joe Biden speaking about oil smuggling in Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela? No, that's not true: The video clip is not authentic. This exact clip is available fro
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Deceptive audio edits exaggerate sounds of Biden hecklers in Pennsylvania
Protestors yelled “F--- Joe Biden” as the president arrived in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
PolitiFact→ Chris Murphy – The US homicide rate has declined, but Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy overstates effect of gun law
The Bipartisan Safer in Communities Act led to “a 12% reduction in urban homicides in this country.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Drop in Vaccination Rates in Japan Did NOT Cause Drastic Drop In Infant Mortality Rates
Did a drop in vaccine uptake in Japan cause a drastic drop in infant mortality, as a post on Instagram suggested? No, that's not true: While there was a policy change in 1994 that removed government requirements for childhood vaccines, Ja