Does a real video filmed from a helicopter show the excavation of Noah's Ark near the top of Mount Ararat? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. The OpenAI Verify tool found a SynthID watermark indicating that the video was mad
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Videos Saying Bus Driver Was Hit By Rock Thrown By Children Use Names Like ‘Linda Thompson’ Or ‘Derek Harris’ — Images From Unrelated Cases
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Gymnasts Forming Very Tall Human Pyramid In 10 Seconds — It Is AI
Is a video that shows gymnasts forming a human pyramid in 10 seconds real? No, that's not true: The video carries an "AI content" label in certain areas of the world due to automated labeling rules and transparency displays. While the hum
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Officer Helping Mother Bear Free Her Stuck Cub — It is AI-Generated
Does a real video show an officer helping to free a baby bear stuck in a concrete highway median when the mother bear failed? No, that's not true: The video is AI-generated. The OpenAI Verify tool found a SynthID watermark indicating that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sen. Katie Britt Saying She Thinks ‘America Deserved 9/11’ — She Was Using Someone Else’s Words
Does a video show Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama saying she thinks "America deserved 9/11"? No, that's not true: She was quoting Hasan Piker, a political commentator and Twitch streamer who campaigned with a Democratic Senate candidate in Mi
Full Fact→ Video of Elon Musk warning of water shortage deaths is a deepfake
A viral video uses AI to make it look like Elon Musk recently said over a billion people could die by 2030 due to water shortages.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Australian PM Collapsing, Falling Face First Into The Ground
Is a video that shows Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese collapsing and falling face first into the ground real? No, that's not true: Video published by an international news outlet did not show Albanese falling when he arrived in
Full Fact→ Compilation video shared of ‘US strikes on Iran’ includes fake and old footage from across the Middle East
The video features clips from Lebanon and Gaza as well as fake content.
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI-Generated Videos Of Ships Encountering Whales Are Digital Fisherman’s Tales — Boatloads Of Whale-Sized Fin Fiction
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Same Plane For FlyDubai With Ceiling AND Seating Difference — Not A False Flag
Do two videos that show two different planes prove that the attempted hijacking of the FlyDubai flight Sept. 30, 2026, was a staged "false flag"? No, that's not true: The clip showing a celebration on a plane is of the Israeli men's baske
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Claims NewsGuard Reported That Democratic Party Orchestrated Attempted Terrorist Attack On FlyDubai Flight FZ1073
Does a real video from NewsGuard show that the Democratic Party orchestrated an attempted terrorist attack on FlyDubai Flight FZ1073? No, that's not true: NewsGuard confirmed to Lead Stories that the organization did not make such a repor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Protests In Iran In Fall 2026
Did a viral video show protests in Iran in the fall of 2026? No, that's not true: The video had been online for months before resurfacing in late September 2026. The earliest posts with the footage went live on social media on Dec. 31, 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Leaked Video’ Of FlyDubai Pilot Argument Is AI-Generated — Audio Is From 2017 Road-Rage Clip
Does a real "leaked video" show an argument between FlyDubai pilots? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool assessed the clip and concluded that it was 95.8% "Likely to be AI-generated," while the audio came from a 2017 road-rage video
Full Fact→ Video supposedly showing BBC News linking Indian passenger to Flydubai attack is a deepfake
The BBC has confirmed to Full Fact that the footage isn’t real.
Full Fact→ Video of Flydubai plane isn’t from Israel flight attack incident
A video claiming to show footage from the Flydubai flight where a pilot was reportedly stabbed combines visuals of a different flight flying over Dubai with audio from a 2022 turbulence video.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show FlyDubai Plane Plummeting After September 2026 Incident On Board Tel Aviv Flight — It Is An Azul Brazilian Airlines Plane
Does a video show a FlyDubai plane plummeting after an incident on board a Tel Aviv flight in September 2026? No, that's not true: The clip shows an aircraft operated by Azul Brazilian Airlines, not FlyDubai. Separately, the video predate
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 Passengers Celebrating After Hijacking — It Shows Israeli Basketball Team From 2025
Does a video show passengers of FlyDubai flight FZ1073 to Tel Aviv celebrating on board with a big speaker after the hijacking attempt on Sept. 30, 2026? No, that's not true: The footage is from August 2025 and shows members of the Israel
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Large Group Of Muslims Chanting In Dublin In September 2026 — They Are FC Schalke 04 Hooligans
Does a video show a large group of Muslims chanting on the streets of Dublin in September 2026? No, that's not true: The video is from about a year earlier and shows a group of fans of the German professional football team FC Schalke 04 m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Arrest of Man Accused of Inappropriately Touching Influencer at Disneyland — 2024 Footage
Does a video show the arrest of the man accused of inappropriately touching influencer Yoatzi Castro at Disneyland in 2026? No, that's not true: The footage used in the viral video was originally posted on Instagram in 2024. It does not s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Labeled Eye Of Hurricane Polo Is AI-Generated — Was Not Shot From A Plane
Does a real video shot from the passenger window of a plane show the eye of Hurricane Polo? No, that's not true: This video was originally posted on Oct. 26, 2025, by an Instagram account that is labeled as an AI-generated profile. The vi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Airplane Spinning Wildly On Runway Accident — It Is AI-Generated
Does a real video show an airplane spinning wildly on a runway and hitting several other vehicles? No, that's not true: The video appeared on TikTok labeled as AI-generated content. Hive Moderation also determined the video was 73.1% like
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Claiming Florida School Bus Beating Of ‘Lily Trejo’ By ‘Jake Lynch’ Is Partially AI-Generated — Names Unverified, Photos From Unrelated Cases
Does a real video show 9-year-old Lily Trejo being beaten by Jake Lynch and another boy on Feb. 1 in Florida, with Lynch getting a "stern warning"? No, that's not true: The video combines cellphone footage of a real 2023 attack on a schoo
Full Fact→ Video of huge pro-Palestine rally in the UK is AI-generated
A video appears to show a large UK march for Palestine. It's fake. Both the audio and visuals carry Google's SynthID watermark.
Full Fact→ Viral NATO video isn’t a ‘new ad campaign’
A clip of NATO soldiers is being shared with claims it is a new promotional clip. It was actually posted in 2024 to mark the alliance's 75th anniversary.
Full Fact→ Video shows Muslim women queuing for a clothing sale, not free childcare
The video has been widely shared on social media alongside the false claim that it shows women in headscarves lining up to enroll their children into free public daycare.
Full Fact→ Old video of crowd running through streets of Sheffield shared as if recent
A video filmed in Sheffield in August 2024 has been reshared online with misleading claims it shows an event in September 2026.
Full Fact→ Video compilation includes fake video of crying Ukrainian soldier shared on Facebook again
Full Fact→ Video of ‘asylum seeker’ saying he wants ‘more money and more freedom’ is AI-generated
A clip which has been shared online contains a SynthID watermark, suggesting it was made with Google’s AI tools.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI-Generated Video Shows Giorgia Meloni Wearing Palestinian Flag As Cape At UN
Did Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wear a Palestinian flag as a cape while at the U.N.? No, that's not true: The AI detector ZeroGPT determined the video of Meloni's alleged protest was created with AI. A visual analysis also revea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Labeled ‘Iran Attacks A Nuclear Site On The Israeli Side Of The Sea’ Is AI-Generated
Does a video show Iran attacked a nuclear site on the Israeli side of the sea? No, that's not true: The content detection tool at Hive Moderation determined the video is 98.4% likely to be AI-generated. The fake video has been circulating
Full Fact→ AI-generated video of Manchester protest shared on social media
Full Fact→ Video showing thousands of people at London protest is AI fake
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE New York Times Videos Of Alyssa Milano, Rachael Harris, Sean Astin, Falsely Claim They Support ‘All Democrats Are Criminals’
Do videos falsely attributed to the New York Times show actors Alyssa Milano, Sean Astin and Rachael Harris supporting the "All Democrats Are Criminals" movement? No, that's not true: The videos use clips from Cameo accounts and add compl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE New York Times Videos Of Leonardo DiCaprio, Eric Braeden, Other Celebs, Falsely Claim They Support ‘All Democrats Are Criminals’
Do videos falsely attributed to the New York Times show actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Eric Braeden, Annie Potts and Patrick Fabian supporting the "All Democrats Are Criminals" movement? No, that's not true: Braeden's rep told Lead Stories the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Breaking News Video Titled ‘Sad News: 30 Minutes Ago In Ohio, JD Vance Was Confirmed As…’ Is AI-Generated Clickbait
Did a real news broadcast show Vice President JD Vance in Ohio breaking sad news while flanked by President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio? No, that's not true: The short video clip is AI-generated and there was no such a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Washington Post Captions Added to Real Vanity Fair Video Falsely Claim Billie Eilish Got $120 Million From Democrats
Does a video falsely attributed to the Washington Post show Billie Eilish received $120 million from the Democratic Party? No, that's not true: The video uses clips from Eilish's real December 2024 Vanity Fair interview and adds completel
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Captions Added to Real New York Times Video Falsely Claim Taylor Swift Agreed to $500 Million Deal With Democrats
Does a video falsely attributed to the New York Times really show Taylor Swift agreeing to support Democrats and gender reassignment surgeries for children in exchange for $500 million? No, that's not true: The video uses clips from Swift
Full Fact→ AI-generated video of people marching in London shared online
Full Fact→ Video of protests in Greece isn’t recent – it’s from February 2025
A clip shared on Facebook recently actually shows a demonstration which took place last year to mark the anniversary of a rail disaster.
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