FactCheck found Trump made false claims that the Maryland primary ballot mistake involved 500000 corrupt illegal ballots designed to help Democrats.
Month: June 2026
Iran Embassy in Austria Posts Fake Image of Child’s Backpack After School Strike in Minab
Iranian embassy in Austria shared fabricated imagery linking civilian child casualties to the 2026 Minab school attack without evidence.
Fake Videos of Missiles Destroying Tel Aviv Shared Widely Including by Former French Ambassador
AI-generated fake videos of missile strikes on Tel Aviv went viral with former French ambassador to Israel Gérard Araud among those who shared them.
US Charges Iran-Linked Media Accounts with Running AI-Generated Propaganda Campaign
US authorities accused Iran-affiliated social media accounts of running AI-generated disinformation targeting Western audiences.
Kerala High Court Rules Creditors Can Recover Deposits from Cooperative Societies Under Consumer Protection Act
Kerala HC held that cooperative society members can use the Consumer Protection Act to recover deposits from financially distressed societies.
NCDRC Refuses to Condone 179-Day Delay in Filing Appeal as Appellant Failed to Show Sufficient Cause
India’s National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission dismissed a delayed appeal citing failure to demonstrate sufficient grounds for the delay.
Innocent Black Man Wrongfully Arrested Due to AI Facial Recognition Error Raising Racial Bias Alarm
Authorities jailed a man after flawed police facial recognition technology flagged a false positive highlight the technology’s racial disparities.
AI Facial Recognition False Positive Leads to Arrest and Jailing of Innocent Black Man
Futurism reported that faulty AI facial recognition technology used by police incorrectly identified and led to the wrongful arrest of an innocent Black man.
US Drone Strikes Target Iranian Water Reservoirs as Civilian Infrastructure Becomes Wartime Target
US airstrikes hit Iranian water reservoirs in what experts called a dangerous precedent for the normalization of targeting civilian infrastructure.
Trump Makes Inaccurate Claims About Auto Right-to-Repair While Announcing Support for Consumers
FactCheck.org reported Trump repeated a wildly inaccurate anecdote about car repair while publicly backing consumer right-to-repair legislation.