An announcement from the White House has been going viral in recent days, claiming that President Donald Trump is working on making 15-year car loans available to all Americans. The announcement is fake. But it’s a joke based on something very real. “As he continues to work hard to make the American Dream accessible to […]
No, Pro-Trump Hackers Didn’t Hack Zohran Mamdani’s Election Night Party
Did you see claims on Tuesday that Zohran Mamdani’s election night party was sabotaged by pro-Trump hackers? Someone who supports President Donald Trump was supposedly able to project a pro-MAGA message to the crowd before Mamdani spoke. But like so much of what goes viral on social media these days, it’s total nonsense. Mamdani was […]
That Trump Tweet About the World Series Being ‘Rigged’ Is Fake
Have you seen a tweet from President Donald Trump saying he’ll refuse to invite whoever wins the World Series to the White House? Trump appears to say that it’s because he believes the game is rigged, either by the mafia or the Democrats. But the tweet isn’t real. The post has gone viral across just […]
Joe Rogan Falls for Fake Trump Tweet About the No Kings Protest
Joe Rogan is America’s most popular podcaster, averaging about 20 million listeners per week. But Rogan consistently falls for fake images and videos online, even after they’ve been widely debunked. The latest example? Rogan fell for another fake tweet on Wednesday that was supposedly from President Donald Trump. Rogan’s latest episode had guests Francis Foster […]
Venezuela Claims Trump’s Video of Strike Against Suspected Drug Smugglers Is AI
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that his government had conducted a “kinetic strike” against suspected drug smugglers from Venezuela in a boat traveling in the Caribbean. The strike killed 11 people, according to Trump, and he claims they were all gang members. None of those points has been confirmed, and drug smuggling is not a […]
Trump Blames AI for Weird Video of Stuff Being Tossed Out White House Window
A very strange video appearing to show large objects being thrown out of a window at the White House went viral over Labor Day weekend. President Donald Trump was asked about it during a press conference on Tuesday, and he insisted it must be AI. Curiously, White House staff told Time magazine it was just […]
How to Check If That ‘Deleted’ Tweet Is Real
It happens almost every day. A screenshot of a social media post from a prominent figure like Elon Musk or Donald Trump goes viral because it demonstrates just how stupid these men really are. But sometimes it sounds too good to be true. You go to check X or Truth Social yourself and it’s not […]
Fake Trump-Epstein Letters Spread Online After Bombshell Report
Donald Trump once contributed to an album of birthday letters for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that included the president’s signature and a reference to “secrets” the two men shared, according to an explosive article published last week by the Wall Street Journal. But the Journal didn’t publish any images of the birthday letter, leaving people […]
The Rise of AI Is Making Life Even Harder for Real People in Gaza
Saeed Ismail is a real person. But no matter how much proof he posts online, people keep calling him fake. The 22-year-old has endured almost two years of war in Gaza, as Israel continues an assault that has killed at least 57,000 people and left the territory of 2 million on the brink of starvation. […]
Alex Jones Shares Fake Photo of Pro-Ukraine Leaders With ‘Cocaine’ on Train
Video footage of European political leaders taking a train to Ukraine went viral on Sunday after conspiracy theorists claimed that it showed cocaine on a table in front of French President Emannuel Macron. Alex Jones, arguably America’s most prominent conspiracy theorist if you don’t count the President of the United States, even shared an image […]