Fact Check: FAKE Image NOT From Reuters Shows Moroccan Officer Throwing Rocks At Migrant Returning From Ceuta

Did Reuters publish a photo which shows a Moroccan police officer about to throw a rock down on a migrant who is crawling up a rocky embankment? No, that's not true: This image was made with OpenAI tools, it was...

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Fact Check: NO Surgeon Named 'François Faivre' Died In Paris In June 2026 Or Ever -- Claim Comes From Recycled, AI-Made Falsification

Was a man named "François Faivre", the supposed surgeon who "announced Brigitte Macron's transgender transformation," found dead in Paris in June 2026? No, that's not true: Lead Stories searched the French national registry of the deceased but found no exact...

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Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt Did NOT Say 'It's Hard For President Trump To Make Key Decisions On Iran When He Doesn't Have Enough Intelligence'

Did Karoline Leavitt say, "It's hard for President Trump to make key decisions on Iran when he doesn't have enough intelligence"? No, that's not true: The White House press secretary never remarked that Trump "doesn't have enough intelligence." The fake...

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Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Muslim Men Praying On The London Tube -- It's AI-Generated

Does a real video show a group of Muslim men kneeling on prayer rugs while riding on the London Tube? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. The Hive Moderation AI-generated content detection tool determined the video was 99.9%...

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Fact Check: Jason R. Day Is NOT Real Artist, Impersonator Who Vanished In 2012 -- He Is AI-Generated Wikipedia Spoof of Professor Jason Arday

Is Jason R. Day a real performance artist and impersonator who disappeared in 2012? No, that's not true: Day is an AI-generated character intended to satirize University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday in a fabricated Wikipedia page. Arday has been...

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Fact Check: Suspected Spokane Arsonist Aaron F. Farinacci Is NOT A Registered Republican Voter -- Washington Voters Do NOT Choose Party Affiliation When Registering

Is suspected Spokane arsonist Aaron F. Farinacci a registered Republican voter? No, that's not true: Voters in Washington state do not register by political party, according to the Washington Secretary of State's office. Voters in the state can become members...

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Fact Check: 'Christian Men's Gym' Did NOT Have 3 Men Caught 'Violating Leviticus' In Locker Room After Banning Women For 'Lust-Free Workouts'

Did a new "Christian men's gym" in Georgia that bans women so pious men can have "lust-free workouts" have three men caught "violating Leviticus in the locker room" just six days after opening? No, that's not true: The claim appeared...

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Fact Check: FAKE Image NOT From Reuters Shows Moroccan Officer Throwing Rocks At Migrant Returning From Ceuta

Did Reuters publish a photo which shows a Moroccan police officer about to throw a rock down on a migrant who is crawling up a rocky embankment? No, that's not true: This image was made with OpenAI tools, it was...

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The Daily NOT - Episode #779

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Fact Check: FAKE Photo Of Woman With Prominent Nose Waving At Migrants In Spanish Ceuta Is AI

Does a viral image show the real face of a woman who seemed to have waved at migrants in Ceuta, Spain? No, that's not true: The picture portrayed the woman with an anatomically impossible nose. The image was generated by...

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Fact Check: FAKE Image NOT From Reuters Shows Moroccan Officer Throwing Rocks At Migrant Returning From Ceuta

Did Reuters publish a photo which shows a Moroccan police officer about to throw a rock down on a migrant who is crawling up a rocky embankment? No, that's not true: This image was made with OpenAI tools, it was...

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Fact Check: It's FAKE Photo Of Woman Waving At Migrants In Spanish Ceuta

Does a viral image show the real face of a woman who seemed to have waved at migrants in Ceuta, Spain? No, that's not true: The picture portrayed the woman with an anatomically impossible nose. The image was generated by...

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Fact Check: FAKE Photo Of Sophie Cunningham, Caitlin Clark Wearing 'XX-XY Athletics' T-Shirts Was Made With AI

Is there a real photo of WNBA players Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark wearing T-shirts with the words "XX-XY Athletics" printed on them? No, that's not true: The image was created with AI, as a verification tool showed. There are...

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Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Suspect Climbing On SUV To Taunt Police During LA Car Chase

Is a video showing a suspect climbing on top of an SUV to taunt police during a car chase in Los Angeles authentic? No, that's not true: The original footage of the car chase, captured by a local news station,...

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Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Zohran Mamdani Not Applauding At Funeral Of Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad -- Originally Had AI Disclaimer

Does a real video show New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani not applauding at the funeral of Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad? No, that's not true: The video is AI-generated. It was originally posted with an AI disclaimer. The video has since...

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Fact Check: Photo Shows REAL Massachusetts License Plate Reading '5TAB 47' -- It Is Random

Does a photo show a real Massachusetts license plate that reads "5TAB 47"? Yes, that's true: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation told Lead Stories that it is "an existing Massachusetts passenger plate," is not a vanity plate and was "randomly...

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The Daily NOT - Episode #778

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