Posts citing a Telegram channel called Radio Gilan falsely claimed the Iranian IRGC admitted to accidentally striking a school.
Month: May 2026
AI-Generated Video of Aircraft Carrier Sinking Went Viral as Real During Iran Conflict
An AI-fabricated video purporting to show a US aircraft carrier being sunk by Iran was widely shared online before being debunked.
Republican Claim That 10 Percent of Women Have Serious Side Effects From Mifepristone Is Unsupported
Republican lawmakers have repeated the claim that mifepristone causes serious side effects in at least 10% of users, which contradicts peer-reviewed evidence.
Trump Never Posted Viral Quote on Truth Social That Spread Widely Online
Snopes confirmed that a widely shared screenshot showing Trump posting a provocative quote on Truth Social was fabricated.
Photo of Port Sudan Explosion Falsely Claimed to Show Iran Attacking US Base in Djibouti
Images from the 2025 Port Sudan blast were recycled and falsely presented as showing an Iranian attack on Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti.
Old Ukraine and China Explosion Videos Were Falsely Labelled as Strikes in Israel
Social media users shared archival footage of explosions in Ukraine and China falsely claiming they occurred in Israel during the Iran conflict.
AI-Generated Images of Iranian Girls Shared by UN Official Were Fabricated
AI-generated photographs purportedly showing Iranian female casualties were falsely shared by a UN Special Rapporteur and elected officials.
Gas Prices Will Not Drop Rapidly as Soon as the Iran War Ends Say Experts
Trump’s assurances of rapid price relief after the Iran war are misleading — energy experts say normalization could take many months.
Sasha Obama Never Said Her Father’s Presidency Nearly Destroyed the Country
Posts claiming Sasha Obama made this quote are entirely fabricated and have been debunked by multiple fact-checking organisations.
TV Ad Attacking Texas Sen John Cornyn With Muslim Mass Immigration Claim Is False
A political TV advertisement falsely portrays Senator Cornyn as favouring radical Islam by misquoting a 2021 statement about Afghan refugees.