Fact ChecksMiscaptioned
Miscaptioned This rating indicates visual media (photo or video) is authentic (i.e., it is not the product, partially or wholly, of digital manipulation or artificial intelligence software) but is nonetheless misleading because its accompanying material falsely describes its origin, context or meaning. Learn more about our rating system here.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 12, 2020
An image shared on social media purportedly shows Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 5, 2020
The president of the United States was taken to Walter Reed Medical Center after testing positiv ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 5, 2020
The Fox News host did once vacation with someone rich and famous.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 25, 2020
Images and stories like these are being used to mislead people about the integrity of the 2020 U ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 22, 2020
Sharks and hurricanes are a popular combination among online rumors.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 18, 2020
FBI Director Chris Wray said of antifa that, “It’s not a group or an organization. It’s a moveme ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 8, 2020
A photograph of a man kneeling before a priest was widely shared on Twitter and Facebook.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 19, 2020
Mislabeled photographs are common currency in the world of online disinformation.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 3, 2020
Do not attribute to the divine that which can be explained by condiments.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 3, 2020
This photograph actually predates the COVID-19 pandemic by about five years.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 28, 2020
Several news outlets in the U.S. and Mexico reported that the viral video captured Hurricane Han ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 27, 2020
The BLM movement began with the use of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media after the a ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 22, 2020
The rumors and conspiracy theories flowed in after Maxwell's arrest in 2020.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 22, 2020
A number of videos have documented police brutality in the United States in 2020.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 21, 2020
Questions and speculation may always surround the assassination of Dr. King, but this is not a c ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 17, 2020
A vague resemblance between two women does not support the salacious implications of this meme.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 14, 2020
A photograph of Joe Biden kissing his granddaughter on the lips during an Iowa rally drew critic ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 13, 2020
What's a conspiracy theory without miscaptioned illustrations?
Written by: Dan Evon
July 9, 2020
It's a bird, it's a plane — it's an eagle carrying a shark?
Written by: Dan Evon
July 6, 2020
First lady Melania Trump wore an Alexander McQueen dress to a Fourth of July event.
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