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Misinformation About Karnataka Government Change Spread on WhatsApp Before Official Confirmation
Unverified messages about Karnataka’s leadership change circulated on WhatsApp hours before the official confirmation of Siddaramaiah’s resignation leading fact-checkers to urge caution.
Misinformation Spreaders Fabricate Fake Iranian Embassy Image After School Strike in Minab
The Iranian embassy in Austria posted a fabricated image depicting a child’s backpack in rubble after the 2026 Minab school attack in a deliberate misinformation operation exposed by fact-checkers.
Misinformation Spreads Widely on Social Media Amid Ongoing 2026 Iran War
Pro-Iranian accounts on X posted AI-generated propaganda that went viral during the 2026 Iran war including fake videos of missiles destroying Tel Aviv and fabricated destruction imagery.
AI-Generated Images of Iranian Girls Shared as Real War Casualties Went Viral
AI-generated photos purportedly showing casualties among Iranian women were shared by verified accounts and officials before being identified as fake.
Joyriding Bills in Multiple US States and Federally Contain No Such Bans Says Fact-Check
A legal fact-check found that viral claims about state and federal laws banning joyriding were not accurately representing what the legislation actually said.
Claim About Vatican Files Being Released Linked to Fabricated Truth Social Post
Snopes confirmed that viral claims about the release of supposed Vatican files were based on a fictitious post with no official basis.
Video of AI-Generated Iranian Aircraft Confronting US Naval Vessel Viewed 7 Million Times Was Fake
Researchers confirmed that a viral video purporting to show an Iranian military jet intercepting a US ship was entirely AI-generated content.
Claim That Bill Gates Is Behind Spread of Ticks That Cause Red Meat Allergy Debunked
Media Bias Fact Check confirmed there is no credible evidence linking Bill Gates to the deliberate spread of lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal red meat allergy syndrome.
Viral Video Claiming to Show Yorkshire Church Fire was Actually Filmed in Mexico
Full Fact identified that a widely shared video on social media claiming to show a church set on fire in Yorkshire England was actually footage from an incident in Santiago de Querétaro Mexico.