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Close up photos from the bust-up of Franklin Graham, left, and Pope Leo XIV, right, speaking into microphones over a pale yellow background.

Don't believe rumor Pope Leo XIV called evangelist Franklin Graham 'Trump's puppet'

Written by: Emery Winter

May 8, 2026

The AI-generated posts followed a common pattern of fabricating shocking stories about famous pe ...

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An AI-generated image of a tattooed Black woman with shorter, styled black hair wearing an elaborate full-length dress made of newspaper clippings related to the sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. The Snopes "fake" logo appears in the top left corner.

Don't fall for alleged image of Met Gala attendee wearing dress made of Epstein articles

Written by: Jack Izzo

May 7, 2026

The image was created by a user on Instagram whose page was full of AI-generated images.

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An image shows a still frame from a video showing a male with long dark hair wearing an orange jumpsuit, presumably in a courtroom setting, with an onscreen caption mentioning a teen receiving a sentence of 452 years in prison.

Court didn't sentence teen to 452 years in prison. Here's how we know

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 7, 2026

Online users discussed a video allegedly showing a teenager in an orange jumpsuit reacting to a ...

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Screenshots from fake videos show Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a white woman, standing near Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while wearing a Palestinian flag.

Do videos show Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni wearing Palestinian flag at UN event with Netanyahu?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 7, 2026

Meloni said on X in May 2026 that she had been targeted by deepfake photos.

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Small Business Summit in the East Room of the White House in Monday, May 4, 2026.

Trump didn't call various public figures 'offenders of Jesus,' despite claims

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 6, 2026

Numerous versions of the alleged accusation spread on Facebook, but proof for each was nowhere t ...

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King Charles, wearing a grey suit, looks on as Donald Trump, in a navy blue suit with a blue tie, greets Queen Camilla, wearing a blue dress.

Watch out for fake video of Queen Camilla calling Trump 'arrogant and rude clown'

Written by: Jack Izzo

May 5, 2026

The footage was an AI-generated deepfake created using an interview Camilla gave BBC's Radio 4 i ...

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A split image shows two photos showing former US President Bill Clinton on the left and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the right, both dressed formally at separate speaking events.

Did Bill Clinton criticize Hegseth's testimony? How we know audio is fake

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 5, 2026

According to videos, the former U.S. president spoke of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's "milita ...

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Image appears to show a Truth Social post from U.S. President Donald Trump that includes an AI-generated image depicting him in the likeness of Jesus and delivering a baby Trump from Lady Liberty. Trump did not share such a post.

Trump did not post AI image of himself delivering Lady Liberty's baby version of him

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

May 4, 2026

While the president is a prolific Truth Social user, this image did not appear on his account.

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An image shows a person standing in front of an alleged massive giant sequoia tree, superimposed on top of a blurry version of the same purported photo.

Is this video of snowy giant sequoia tree real?

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 28, 2026

Tens of millions of Facebook users viewed a video allegedly showing one of Sequoia National Park ...

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Screenshot of tweet with AI-generated whale video. The video is paused on a frame of a baby humpback whale opening its mouth wide to a deluge of thick, pasty white milk pushing out of its mother. An icon in the upper right designates the image/video as fake.

Don't confuse fake video of whale calf nursing with the real thing

Written by: Emery Winter

April 26, 2026

Real video footage of humpback and blue whale calves nursing looks far less dramatic.

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On the left, a fake image of Donald Trump sleeping face-down on his desk in the ornate Oval Office, with his tongue out. On the right, a real image of Donald Trump with his eyes closed while an adviser behind him speaks.

Did Trump fall asleep during meeting? Separating satire from real footage

Written by: Jack Izzo Joey Esposito

April 24, 2026

The authentic footage of Trump appearing drowsy came from an April 23, 2026, meeting in the Oval ...

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A collage shows an image of Oprah making Jell-O with the word "lawsuit" in yellow text over her (left), cups of red Jell-O (middle) and an image of Dr. Oz with bolded text reading "Dr. Oz pink gelatin recipe for weight loss" (right).

Dr. Oz and Oprah aren't backing 'pink gelatin' weight loss trick. Here's how to spot scam

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 24, 2026

Online ads and videos falsely tied public figures to a supposed gelatin-based weight loss method ...

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AI-generated, black-and-white image of several shirtless boys sitting on a wooden bench in front of a wooden building with several windows. There is mud on the ground and they look underfed. Their hair is cut short, but not shaved.

Image of shirtless boys at Buchenwald concentration camp isn't real. We have proof

Written by: Emery Winter

April 24, 2026

Many real photos of the child prisoners who survived Buchenwald exist. This isn't one of them, a ...

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A close-up image of Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Did NHL star Sidney Crosby donate $12.4M to build 75 homes for Pittsburgh homeless shelter initiative?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 24, 2026

The feel-good story claimed Crosby funded more than 180 beds for Pittsburgh's homeless, but ther ...

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An AI-generated image of Donald Trump wearing a white, button-up shirt with some blood splattered on his forehead. He is being ushered into a black car by secret service agents. The Snopes "fake" rating logo is present in the top left.

Image claiming to show Trump's intact ear after assassination attempt is fake. Here's proof

Written by: Jack Izzo

April 21, 2026

Cross-referencing the image with news photographs taken that day revealed several discrepancies.

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Bill Gates has nothing to do with 'Brain Honey' or any other fake Alzheimer's cure

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 20, 2026

Fraudsters are weaponizing Gates' support for real Alzheimer's research to sell bogus treatments.

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This image shows U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu of California and senior White House adviser Stephen Miller against a background showing a map with the Cayman Islands and stacks of U.S. currency.

Did Ted Lieu expose Stephen Miller funneling $6.2B through Cayman Islands?

Written by: Taija PerryCook

April 20, 2026

The claim originated from an unreliable YouTube channel that used AI to boost engagement.

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This image shows two fake images of first lady Melania Trump, one in which she appears to kiss deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and one of her smiling alongside Epstein and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell. The images appear above a red backdrop with a torn paper effect.

11 fake Melania Trump images we've debunked

Written by: Taija PerryCook

April 20, 2026

Fabricated images flooded social media platforms after the first lady denied any close ties to J ...

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Collage of U.S. President Donald Trump besides an American flag and LGBTQ+ Pride flag waving in the wind.

Did Trump cancel Pride Month? Here's the truth

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 18, 2026

The video originated from an account known for sharing AI-generated content of notable political ...

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An image shows a fake black and white photo of US President Donald Trump wearing a white tank top and sitting or kneeling in front of a couch, with two young girls kneeling in front of him, in a living room setting out of the 1980s or 1990s.

Fake image of girls kneeling before Trump spreads online

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 18, 2026

Online users shared the alleged black-and-white photo in early 2026, claiming it appeared in Jef ...

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