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Black-and-white image of a dog chasing a bird off a cliff with text reading, 'Choices made in anger cannot be undone!!"

Did photo of dog chasing bird off cliff inspire 'Looney Tunes' characters? Don't fall for claim

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 3, 2026

Legendary animator Chuck Jones said Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner were inspired by Mark Twain a ...

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Image of man claimed to be Cole Allen. He is wearing a navy blue sweater with the IDF emblem on it. He's sitting in a chair and holding a silver drink can, while his other hand is posed with two fingers up. He's wearing green-brown sweatpants. The background is a fairly barebones apartment with a few things scattered about

Does image show White House correspondents' dinner shooting suspect wearing IDF sweatshirt? What we know

Written by: Emery Winter

April 26, 2026

Many people shared the image as evidence the accused attacker had a connection to the Israeli mi ...

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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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AI-generated image shows actor Robert Pattinson, a white man, wearing an outfit designed to look like a shipping box.

Did Robert Pattinson model Balenciaga's shipping box outfit? Unpacking the truth

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 10, 2026

The alleged images of the actor were AI-generated, and the account that created them shared simi ...

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Side-by-side images, a real Artemis II moon photo on the left and a fake image to the right. The left photo is dominated by the far side of the moon. Above and to the moon's left is a crescent Earth. The right image is an AI-generated view of the moon out of a circular window, with the full Earth in view to the right and the sun to the right of that

Artemis II moon images: Separating fact from science fiction

Written by: Emery Winter

April 8, 2026

The astronauts of the Artemis II mission captured several stunning photographs of the moon, but ...

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Screenshot of AI-generated alligator video. Countless alligators are seen swimming in shallow brown water on a neighborhood road. The floodwaters and the alligators drift into some people's yards around the street. The video is taken from within a car driving through the alligators.

Say 'see ya later, alligator' to Facebook post of gators flooding Missouri town's streets

Written by: Emery Winter

March 27, 2026

It's a bad idea to drive a car through a flooded street. It's probably a much worse idea to driv ...

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Fake image of Cosmic Vine. It shows a chain of galaxies connected to each other without space between them running from top to bottom of image. The positioning of the galaxies gives the chain a helix-like shape.

Did scientists release this image allegedly showing 'Cosmic Vine' of galaxies? We unearthed the evidence

Written by: Emery Winter

March 23, 2026

While scientists discovered the Cosmic Vine using the James Webb Space Telescope, they have yet ...

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An inauthentic image of Trump and Epstein in what appears to be a bathhouse. Trump has aviator sunglasses and a white towel, but is otherwise naked. Epstein appears to also be naked. What appears to be a teenage girl is washing Trump's foot.

Don't fall for alleged image of Trump and Epstein getting feet washed by girl

Written by: Emery Winter

Feb. 27, 2026

The image was created by Alison Jackson, an artist who creates "convincingly realistic photographs."

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An inauthentic image of Trump and Epstein in what appears to be a bathhouse. Trump has aviator sunglasses and a white towel, but is otherwise naked. Epstein appears to also be naked. What appears to be a teenage girl is washing Trump's foot.

Don't be fooled by alleged image of Trump and Epstein getting feet washed by girl

Written by: Emery Winter

Feb. 10, 2026

The image originated from an artist who creates realistic but, ultimately, fake images depicting ...

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Beware vintage photo supposedly showing Rothschild family posing with 'demon'

Written by: Nick Hardinges

Feb. 8, 2026

For years, the image has spread online satirizing famous families and groups.

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Google Maps image of the coastline of Virginia, specifically Virginia Beach and the eastern shore. On the right side of the map, just off the ocean's continental shelf, is a section of oceanic islands and underwater features photoshopped into the frame to look like a giant snake off of the coast.

Posts claim images show Leviathan 'waking up.' We found the real story lurking underneath

Written by: Emery Winter

Feb. 6, 2026

The "beast" on Google Maps — called Leviathan, dragon, snake and more by some — is actually just ...

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A screenshot of AI-generated video of a white dragon in a clearing surrounded by a pine forest, with two people standing around the dragon.

Video of white dragon in China is AI-generated fantasy

Written by: Emery Winter

Feb. 2, 2026

Social media users have long shared images and videos said to show the fictional creatures.

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Image of a town full of 6+ story apartment buildings, some of which have what appears to be a tidal wave of snow on top of them at about twice the apartment buildings' height

Avalanche of fake snow images from Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula hits social media

Written by: Emery Winter

Jan. 27, 2026

Real photos of the January 2026 snowstorm in Kamchatka's capital were dramatic, but some images ...

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Screenshot of AI-made Iran protest video. Text on the screen reads "All Eyes on Iran" and depicts a bunch of people holding their phones up into the air to display lights

Watch out for this video depicting people marching through Iranian city amid nationwide protests

Written by: Emery Winter

Jan. 15, 2026

Demonstrations in Iran commenced at the end of 2025 and continued into 2026 amid increasing frus ...

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Screenshot from TikTok video. Warner Bros water tower is past a traffic light. Put directly over the Warner Bros logo, which is still visible on the tower, is the red Netflix 'N' logo.

Don't believe video showing Netflix logo on iconic Warner Bros. water tower

Written by: Emery Winter

Dec. 11, 2025

A video shared online soon after Netflix announced it was acquiring Warner Bros. was edited so t ...

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Image of Alaska tree frozen in ice isn't what it seems

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 23, 2025

Upon closer inspection, the image showed multiple signs of generative artificial intelligence.

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Image shows real mountain that looks like turtle?

Written by: Nick Hardinges

Sept. 9, 2025

The purported photo, which has been shared online for years, emerged again in 2025.

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Claim photo shows LeBron James in French maid outfit skirts around the truth

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 2, 2025

The alleged photo of the scantily clad NBA star resurfaced in late July 2025.

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Watch out for videos of ginormous anacondas in Amazon River

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

July 26, 2025

Using Sora, a text-to-video model developed by OpenAI, a TikTok creator produced a series of vid ...

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Screenshot of edited photo of Mr. Rogers wearing a Bob Ross t-shirt and Steve Irwin.

Does photo show Mr. Rogers with Steve Irwin while wearing Bob Ross shirt?

Written by: Emery Winter

July 11, 2025

The image is a composite of separate photos of Rogers and Irwin.

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