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: Dan Evon
March 28, 2018
A purported photograph of an aurora is actually a screenshot from a computer animation.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 26, 2018
A video of Trump slapping World Wrestling Entertainment executive director Vince McMahon at an e ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
March 22, 2018
A video of a fatal explosion at a gas station in Brazil was real, but the tragedy wasn't caused ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 16, 2018
A photograph of Angela Merkel at a party as a teenager does not feature Theresa May or Dalia Gry ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 14, 2018
An image misidentifying a man at a Vietnam War protest as Stephen Hawking went viral after the t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 8, 2018
An image showing the comedian and television host next to a possibly armed guard is real, but th ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 14, 2018
An image purportedly showing an teacher with a gun slung across her back while watching over stu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 1, 2018
Images showing Nancy Pelosi pointing a finger at a Linda Sanchez are authentic, but a video of t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 1, 2018
A photograph showing the former deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a gr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 22, 2018
Years-old CCTV footage that captured a stabbing in London was used to make discriminatory claims ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 19, 2018
A photograph showing model Giulia Salemi in a revealing dress is real, but it has little to do w ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 17, 2018
A collage purportedly showing members of the US Congress sleeping at their desks actually shows ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Jan. 5, 2018
President Donald Trump shared the picture intending to criticize NFL players — but it was taken ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 4, 2017
Although gruesome photographs were misrepresented by a Nigerian politician, men from sub-Saharan ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 28, 2017
An emotive Facebook post about the slave trade in Libya used photographs that were either unrela ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 20, 2017
The image from the Spanish Civil War features one of the famous authors, but not both.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 13, 2017
A misleading viral video that purports to show wasted food at a store in Celina, Ohio in fact sh ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 6, 2017
An image showing President Trump dumping fish food into a koi pond was shared with misleading st ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 17, 2017
The critter needed a good cleaning, regardless.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 16, 2017
A video showing a little girl hanging on to a door on a windy day is real, but it was not captur ...
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