The social media platform identified a Pakistani man who hacked 31 accounts renaming them Iran War Monitor to spread AI-generated conflict misinformation.
Tag: Social Media
Claim That UK Government X Account Was Suspended by Elon Musk Confirmed False
Full Fact debunked circulating Facebook posts with screenshots falsely claiming Elon Musk had suspended the official UK Government account on the X social media platform.
AI-Generated Fictitious News Broadcast Debunked After Going Viral on Social Media
Snopes flagged an AI-generated radio-style clip falsely presenting as real news nearly identical to a prior hoax.
Viral Story About Barack Obama Based on History of False Posts by Same Social Media User
Fact-checkers identified the account sharing a new Obama-related story as one with a documented record of false claims.
AI-Generated Image of Iranian Girls’ Bodies Shared by UN Official and Journalists Is Fake
Images falsely depicting casualties from the Iran war were circulated by major accounts before being debunked.
Real Vatican Files Exist But Nothing Like the Fabricated Truth Social Post Claims
Fact-checkers debunked a viral Truth Social post claiming to contain secret Vatican documents saying the real files are very different
Old Ukraine War Explosion Videos Falsely Shared as New US-Iran Strikes on Israel on Social Media
Verified fact-check reports confirmed that footage of explosions falsely labelled as Iran strikes on Israel were actually old videos from Ukraine
Meta Settles Social Media Addiction Case Brought by Rural Kentucky School District
Meta agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a Kentucky school district alleging its platforms caused addiction in students
Centre Directs Social Media Platforms to Remove Fake NEET Paper Leak Networks
The government ordered platforms to identify and remove networks spreading unverified exam-related claims
Centre Directs Social Media Platforms to Remove Fake NEET Exam Paper Leak Claims
The Indian government ordered major social media companies to proactively take down networks spreading false NEET-related content