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Fact Check: FAKE Images Illustrate Story Of Bear Carrying Injured Animals To Wildlife Center -- Images Are AI-Generated | Lead Stories
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (243+ words) The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published by the @DavidAttenboroughlovers page on Facebook on Sept. 9, 2026. It read: A black bear showed up at a wildlife center carrying an injured raccoon. Weeks later, the cameras caught something that left…...
Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Miley Cyrus Saying Dolly Parton Left Her Entire Fortune To Her Is AI-Generated | Lead Stories
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (66+ words) Does a real video show Miley Cyrus saying that Dolly Parton left her entire fortune to her? No, that's not......
Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows American Carrier On Fire After Iranian Missile Attack In Sea Of Oman -- AI-Generated | Lead Stories
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (20+ words) oes a real video show an American carrier on fire after an Iranian missile strike in the Sea of Oman......
Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Golf Carts Crossing Into Traffic In Naperville, Illinois Is AI-Generated | Lead Stories
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (22+ words) Does a video show a real incident where two erratically-driven golf carts cross into traffic near Naperville, Illinois? No, that's......
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Men Handling Real Guns Outside Dublin Mosque -- Police Say They Were Airsoft Replicas | Lead Stories
1+ week, 3+ day ago (22+ words) Does a viral video show men handling real guns outside a mosque in Dublin, Ireland? No, that's not true: Law......
Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Woman Who Stabbed Someone In NYC Dancing With Pair Of Knives -- It Is Digitally Edited | Lead Stories
1+ week, 3+ day ago (20+ words) Is this a real video of the woman who stabbed someone in NYC dancing with a pair of knives? No,......
Fact Check: Staged Video Shows Women Acting Dead -- Misrepresented As Flood Victims In Nepal And Assam, India | Lead Stories
2+ week, 1+ day ago (22+ words) Does a video show the strewn-about bodies of women who were really killed by floods? No, that's not true: This......
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Nepal Flood Rescue Of People Trapped In Mud -- It Is From The Congo In 2023 | Lead Stories
2+ week, 1+ day ago (20+ words) Does a video show the rescue of people trapped in mud from the Nepal flooding disaster in August 2026? No,......
Fact Check: FAKE Before And After Images Of Nepal Flood Damage -- Made With OpenAI Tools | Lead Stories
2+ week, 1+ day ago (20+ words) Do a pair of real images show a Nepal town before and after a flash flood washed through the valley?......
Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Nepal Bridge Collapsing Into Floodwaters -- It Is AI-Generated | Lead Stories
2+ week, 1+ day ago (22+ words) Does a real video show a bridge in Nepal collapsing during flooding in the region? No, that's not true: An......