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Fact-checks (21179)

Donald Trump stated on August 11, 2024 in a post on Truth Social:
Photo of Kamala Harris’ Aug. 7 rally near Detroit was AI-generated and “there was nobody there.” Attendees pictured “didn’t exist.”
By Madison Czopek• August 12, 2024
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.”
By Eric Litke• May 21, 2020
Viral image stated on June 19, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Lia Thomas announces retirement from competitive swimming.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 25, 2024
Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in social media posts:
Photos show federal authorities arrested and charged a clone instead of the real Sean “Diddy” Combs.
By Gideon Hess• October 29, 2024
X posts stated on September 03, 2024 in a video posted on X:
On June 7, 2011, Kamala Harris was involved in a San Francisco hit-and-run crash that injured a woman named Alicia Brown.
By Madison Czopek, Loreben Tuquero• September 5, 2024
Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Maui fires are part of an intentional effort to rebuild the island into a “smart island.”
By Jeff Cercone• August 14, 2023
Facebook posts stated on December 15, 2024 in a post:
A video shows President Joe Biden saying, “There are no drones over the United States.”
By Sara Swann• December 16, 2024
Edward Snowden stated on April 05, 2015 in an interview on "Last Week Tonight":
"Wholly domestic communication between you and your wife can go to New York to London and back and get caught up in the (NSA) database."
By Katie Sanders• April 9, 2015
X posts stated on April 08, 2023 in a tweet:
A photo shows Jeffrey Epstein with four boys on a beach.
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 11, 2023
X posts stated on May 14, 2023 in a tweet:
Photo shows former President Donald Trump “in the hood.”
By Loreben Tuquero• May 16, 2023
Social Media stated on May 31, 2026 in social media posts:
A video shows workers removing President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center.
By Loreben Tuquero• June 1, 2026
X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post:
A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged.
By Samantha Putterman• September 12, 2025
Social Media stated on February 24, 2026 in social media posts:
An audio clip reveals a Jeffrey Epstein victim’s account of abuse by the Clintons.
By Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• February 26, 2026
Andrew Yang stated on December 20, 2019 in a Democratic presidential primary debate:
"They banned face masks in Hong Kong. Why? Because they have AI technology that now is using facial recognition to identify protesters if they so much as do anything on the street, so they can follow up with them and detain them later."
By Bill McCarthy• December 20, 2019
Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2021 in Facebook post:
“This is all about a certificate of vaccination where they get you a national ID, and then the AI can track you.”
By Michael Majchrowicz• April 16, 2021
Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Audio shows breaking news that “Biden approves $5,200 for Americans older than 25.”
By Loreben Tuquero• December 5, 2023
Facebook posts stated on October 17, 2024 in a Facebook post:
"Michael Jackson discovered alive at age 65” and will testify against Sean “Diddy” Combs.
By Jeff Cercone• October 21, 2024
X posts stated on August 22, 2022 in a tweet:
Image shows Trump is representing himself in a lawsuit against the United States government related to the FBI search of his Florida home.
By Andy Nguyen• August 25, 2022
Social Media stated on January 29, 2024 in an X post:
Elon Musk is not allowing X users to search for Taylor Swift on the platform “out of fear they will find this pro-Biden image of her.”
By Katelyn Ferral• January 30, 2024
Viral image stated on June 13, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Photo shows former President Donald Trump “dancing with a 13-year-old girl” on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island.
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 15, 2023

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Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation

By Sara Swann• March 13, 2024

Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened

By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024

How to talk to your children about AI chatbots and their safety

By Madison Czopek• December 19, 2025

Adam Raine called ChatGPT his ‘only friend.’ Now his family blames the technology for his death

By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2025

Not-so-innocent ‘cat memes’: AI creations give life to unsubstantiated Springfield, Ohio, claims

By Loreben Tuquero• September 25, 2024

What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023

Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia: A Wikipedia spin-off with less care to sourcing, accuracy

By Loreben Tuquero• November 12, 2025

How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections

By Loreben Tuquero• December 5, 2023

Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops

By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026

Princess Kate’s altered photo: What experts say happened and how to spot manipulated content online

By Samantha Putterman• March 12, 2024

The Iowa caucuses: 9 fact-checks and 3 wild campaign moments that matter

By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 12, 2024

From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction

By Loreben Tuquero• February 5, 2025

How improperly using AI could deter you from voting, or hurt your health

By Loreben Tuquero• July 17, 2023

3 takeaways from the 2014 Global Fact-checking Summit

By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2014

On Facebook, posts about celebrity donations for Texas relief efforts went viral. They were baseless

By Loreben Tuquero• July 10, 2025

‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign

By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2024

How to avoid misinformation about the war in Gaza and Israel

By Alex Mahadevan• October 12, 2023

Social media feeds are awash with Iran war misinformation. Here’s how to identify false imagery

By Loreben Tuquero• March 12, 2026

What we know about the NSA surveillance program

By Katie Sanders• April 30, 2014

The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others

By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2025