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NewsGuard uncovers over 900 AI generated news sites
NewsGuard said it has identified over 900 Unreliable AI-generated news and information websites labeled "UAINS".
Picture of Tel Aviv ‘up in flames’ is from Moscow terror attack
A picture circulating on social media alongside claims it shows Tel Aviv "lit up in flames" is actually from the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack in Moscow, Russia, earlier this year.
Posts Misrepresent Federal Response, Funding for Hurricane Helene Victims
In a misleading Oct. 3 Instagram post, conservative commentator Benny Johnson wrote, "We can send BILLIONS to Ukraine but Americans who have lost everything only get $750 dollars?!" The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided more than $210 million in immediate assistance to communities affected by Hurricane Helene, which the Department of Homeland Security secretary has described as the start of "a multibillion-dollar, multiyear recovery." The $750 payment is an initial payment survivors may receive while FEMA determines eligibility for its many other offerings within the Individual Assistance Program.
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy has not introduced a law to allow for organ harvesting without consent
The Verdict: False
The law removed the need for notarization of consent, not the need for consent, as the false post claims.
Fact Check: Italian PM Meloni Did NOT Say ‘If Russia Does Not Agree To The Terms Of The Peace Summit, We Will Force It To Surrender’ | Lead Stories
Did Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni say, "If Russia does not agree to the terms of the peace summit, we will force it to surrender"? No, that's not true: The comments attributed to her come from a falsified Russian translation of what she said in English at the Ukraine Peace Summit held in Switzerland in June 2024. While Meloni has strongly criticized Russia's invasion of Ukraine, no credible sources report her saying that Russia should be forced to surrender.
Zelenskyy and Wife Photographed with Stacks of Money? | Snopes.com
Because the photograph was digitally edited to include Zelenskyy and Zelenska, we have rated this claim as "Fake."
The TinEye reverse-image search tool showed that the original photograph [with stacks of money] depicted Floyd Mayweather, a former professional boxer.
FACT CHECK: IMAGE CLAIMS UKRAINIANS HIT SU-57 DECOY
Verdict: False
The satellite image is from June 7, while the attack was on June 8. The person who obtained the image also refuted the claim.
No, Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy did not buy a casino resort in Cyprus
The Verdict: False
There is no evidence that President Zelenskyy bought a casino in Cyprus; the claim originated from a fake website impersonating the resort.
No, this video doesn’t show a Russian air strike on a NATO arms convoy
A video of a massive fire circulated widely on social media in late April along with captions claiming it showed a strike by the Russian army on a NATO weapons convoy en route to Ukraine. However, it turns out that this is an old video that wasn't filmed anywhere near Ukraine.