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12 AI-generated dog stories, fact-checked

Written by: Emery Winter

Sept. 20, 2026

These claims were all bark and no bite.

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The Grindr logo, a yellow mask featuring the app's name in yellow text, on a black phone screen background, is overlaid on a background of Republican National Convention attendees.

Did Grindr crash during 2026 RNC in Dallas? Facts behind outage claim

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 11, 2026

Grindr didn't report any outages during the convention, but a third-party service showed a spike ...

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Talarico voted against bill meant to protect Texas land from Chinese interests. Here's why

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 3, 2026

The state legislator and others pointed out that the bill's amendments would likely extend its i ...

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Texas welcome sign behind prison bars, surrounded by marijuana plants.

Did Texas make marijuana possession a felony after 70% of voters supported legalization?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 24, 2026

Social media users were referring to a Democratic primary proposition, not a statewide referendum.

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An image of a Flock camera is set against a Texas flag, with a vintage-tinted filter and texture overlay.

How and why Texas deputy used 83K Flock cameras to track woman after abortion: What we know

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Aug. 15, 2026

The company responded to widespread backlash for granting law enforcement access to the nationwi ...

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Florida, Vero Beach, aerial view of 20th Street, Interstate Highway I-95.

Group 'stormed' Florida planning meeting to protest nonexistent Muslim city project

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Aug. 9, 2026

Social media posts falsely connected Epic Estates, a land banking company, to EPIC City, a devel ...

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Attendees wearing t-shirt's reading "Honor the deed. Build the park" bow their heads in prayer during the invocation of the Taylor City Council Meeting, July 9, 2026.

Texas city planned to build data center. Then residents sued

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Aug. 8, 2026

Appeals courts will decide whether the city of Taylor must honor a clause in a 1999 deed to buil ...

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This image shows an outline of Texas with traffic cameras illustrations alongside an image of a camera made by the camera company Flock against a textured, blue background.

Texas deputy used 83K Flock cameras to find woman who had abortion. Was it a welfare check?

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Aug. 4, 2026

In a post-Roe v. Wade era, law enforcement agencies in states like Texas have unprecedented acce ...

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Attendees wearing shirts that read, "Honor the deed. Build the park," bow their heads in prayer during the invocation of the Taylor City Council Meeting, July 9, 2026.

Texas city sold land to data center developer. Residents say it was supposed to be a park

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 26, 2026

Residents in Taylor, Texas, say the city should honor a clause from a 1999 deed.

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Members of the U.S. Coast Guard stand in front of a large, orange buoy that the Department of Homeland Security announced it would deploy to stop immigration across the Rio Grande river on Jan. 7, 2026.

Did anti-migration buoys close port in Laredo, Texas?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 23, 2026

The rumor spread online after deadly floods swept across the Lone Star State in July 2026.

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Ken Paxton, an older white man wearing a suit, waves.

Was Ken Paxton caught on video traveling to Iceland with alleged 'mistress'? What we know

Written by: Rae Deng

July 1, 2026

The Texas attorney general's wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, said in a 2025 divorce filing that ...

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This image shows the fake photo of the billboard in question next to the authentic Google Street view image of the real billboard. The fake image is circled in red with a "fake" label, while the real image is circled and green and labeled as such.

Image of alleged 'pedos' billboard in Texas is fake. We found the real one

Written by: Taija PerryCook

June 26, 2026

Though the authentic billboard featured Republican messaging, it did not actually read, "Pedos a ...

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Democrat candidate for US Senate James Talarico speaks during a rally in San Antonio, Texas, on May 29, 2026

Posts sharing James Talarico quote about hating Christianity omit context

Written by: Joey Esposito

June 26, 2026

The Senate hopeful from Texas made the statement on a podcast in 2021.

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Video shows arrest with on-screen text that reads, "The man who urinated in front of the grave in Austin Metcalf has been arrested." A red X appears on the right side of the image, indicating the claim is false.

No proof police arrested anyone for urinating on Austin Metcalf's grave

Written by: Laerke Christensen

June 19, 2026

Fake images claimed several people had relieved themselves on the murdered 17-year-old's grave.

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This AI-generated image shows Muslim families shopping at a Costco.

Does image show Texas Costco with all Muslim customers? Don't be fooled

Written by: Taija PerryCook

June 16, 2026

Several accounts shared the image along with Islamophobic messaging about an "invasion" of immig ...

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Jeff Metcalf, a white man wearing a black t-shirt, sits in front of a tribute to his son Austin Metcalf, who was fatally stabbed during a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas.

Austin Metcalf's father used racial stereotype against Karmelo Anthony on podcast after sentencing

Written by: Laerke Christensen

June 12, 2026

Jeff Metcalf appeared to be trying to provoke a reaction, saying, "Let me make something racist ...

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Photo doesn't show Austin Metcalf's dad with judge, DA involved in Karmelo Anthony trial

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

June 12, 2026

In April 2025, Anthony fatally stabbed Metcalf at a track meet.

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An AI-generated image appears to show Karmelo Anthony, a young Black man, wearing a suit and crying in a courtroom.

Image of Karmelo Anthony crying in court is fake. Here's how we know

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

June 11, 2026

In June 2026, the Texas teenager was sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing anothe ...

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A screenshot of an online fundraising webpage titled, "Help Karmelo Official Fund," with a picture of a Black teenager and $631,229.01 raised out of a goal of about $1.4 million.

Posts claim Karmelo Anthony's family used donations to buy house, car. There's no proof

Written by: Rae Deng

June 10, 2026

The funds went to legal defense and security, according to the family and the founder of GiveSen ...

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An AI-generated image of a cat sitting on a stool, riding a ferry. A tropical island is visible out the window. A plaque on the stool reads "Marty, Official Ferry Cat, Est. 2020"

Story about cat named Marty with designated seat on daily ferry commute should give you pause

Written by: Jack Izzo

June 4, 2026

Readers asked us to investigate. We'd like to apologize for being killjoys.

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