Fact ChecksFake
Fake This rating indicates visual or audio media was manipulated or created from scratch via computer-generated imagery (CGI) software, artificial intelligence (AI) tools or other digital editing programs such that it conveys a false or misleading message or an outright misrepresentation of reality. Learn more about our rating system here.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
July 8, 2023
Breathtaking images oftentimes turn out to be digitally edited.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 29, 2023
Social media posts claimed the image had been taken across the world, from Kenya to Yemen to Iran.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
June 28, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is often target of mis- and disinformation on social media.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 21, 2023
We invite readers to follow along as we document our entire research process.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
June 13, 2023
One social media post claimed the suit was designed to protect him from falls. It's not real.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 9, 2023
Just too many "Tom Cruises" in one picture.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 8, 2023
While the picture was fake, the T-shirt appeared to be real. Online stores featuring it appeared ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 2, 2023
The fast-food restaurant chain has donated to anti-LGBTQ groups in the past.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
May 30, 2023
In May 2023, a photo went viral allegedly showing a plant known as "duck orchid."
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
May 26, 2023
As AI-generated content becomes an inextricable part of social media, more and more doubts arise ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 23, 2023
The images you may have seen were AI-generated.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 3, 2023
He allegedly tweeted the offensive comment years before he died at the hands of police.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 22, 2020
An old "Wheel of Fortune" video clip with a "Clam Digger" puzzle found new life on TikTok.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 12, 2018
We found a few reasons to be skeptical of this tweet.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 11, 2016
A snowboarder purportedly discovered from watching video of herself that she was being chased by ...
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