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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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Screenshot from TikTok video of octopus. A ruddy octopus with 11 arms swims in shallow crystal clear water. A coastline is visible in the background. Text in the image reads "Largest octopus ever discovered in Gulf of America"

Don't be fooled by supposed drone image of giant octopus in Gulf of Mexico

Written by: Emery Winter

Dec. 18, 2025

No one is releasing the kraken yet.

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Screenshot of image from Facebook page, showing what appears to be a circular circuit board around a metal disc with a lightning bold printed on it all held between two fingers

Don't waste your energy on claim about tiny Japanese generators pulling electricity from air

Written by: Emery Winter

Dec. 8, 2025

Though research on moisture-electric generators, which create energy from ambient humidity, exis ...

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Screenshot of image from Facebook post. Shows an alleyway with pod-like structures lining the side of either building forming the alley. A mattress with a grill on it is visible in an open one in the foreground. There is snow scattered on the ground

Claim about foldable homeless pods in Iceland falls apart under scrutiny

Written by: Emery Winter

Nov. 8, 2025

While there have been real projects to prototype solar-powered pods to shelter homeless people o ...

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An artificially generated image of a group of seals laying on top of a rectangular artificial block of ice.

Has Norway created artificial ice pods for Arctic seals to replace their vanishing habitat?

Written by: Rae Deng

Sept. 29, 2025

This claim did not receive a seal of approval.

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Screenshot of AI-generated image of scientist in lab injecting something into a model of a knee with a visualization of the knee bone and cartilage to the right

Posts about German gel to help heal damaged joint cartilage greatly exaggerate facts

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 25, 2025

The gel treatment for osteoarthritis has been on the market since 2013 but social media posts pr ...

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Screenshot of AI-generated image of floating Norwegian greenhouse. It has a bunch of crops with people between them inside, and fish aquariums beneath. Solar panels are on its roof

Norway didn't develop a floating greenhouse called 'Ocean Bloom'

Written by: Emery Winter

July 24, 2025

The purported greenhouse was just another fabrication from a Facebook page that posts about fake ...

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