Fact-Checks

No, Morgan Wallen did not donate $30m for Texas flood relief or personally distribute food

The stories originated on fake news websites that were then shared around in fan forums on Facebook to gain traffic

Jul 9 •

TikTok disaster accounts use Texas flood fakes to boost engagement

On visual social platforms, AI is increasingly being used for compilation videos to illustrate the top stories

Jul 7 •

Unpacking viral video of overcrowded ‘Paris pools’ amid scorching heat wave

The footage is partially old, dating back to at least 2023

Jul 3 •

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation claims not to distribute sugar after accusation it set up trap

No evidence and are not able to verify that Omar Hamad is linked to Hamas as claimed by the GHF

Jul 2 •

No evidence for claim that children forced to wear ‘Islamic attire and recite pro-Palestine poems’

The footage was not filmed where Rui Paulo Sousa said it was, and the children are not wearing religious attire

Jul 1 •

Photo of Tehran’s Milad Tower lit up depicted as showing ‘victory’ celebration

Photo is misrepresented and has been traced back to have been published at least already in 2016

Jun 26 •

Viral video claiming to show massive blasts at U.S. military base in Qatar is AI-generated

The footage looked cinematic, and some versions of it bore the logo of OpenAI's video generator

Jun 24 •

U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites gives rise to wave of misrepresented content

AI-generated content also used to depict strikes in Iran

Jun 22 •

Circulating footage of fight between top Israeli politicians is 3 years old and unrelated to Iran conflict

Footage of an encounter between Itamar Ben Gvir and Omer Bar-Lev was widely shared on X, purporting to relate to current tensions in the Israeli…

Jun 18 •

Footage from 2003 Baghdad bombing goes viral with claim it shows Israel in 2025

Viral TikTok video was posted with claim it showed a heavy bombardment of Israel on June 17

Jun 17 •

Video purported to show Israeli strikes on Iran is old footage from 2024

Video dates back a strikes by Iran on Israel's Nevatim air base in 2024

Jun 13 •

Air India plane crash sparks spate of posts sharing misrepresented content

Among the genuine videos that were circulating after the crash, some items immediately raised suspicion

Jun 12 •

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