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Fact Check: Harvard University Scientists Did NOT Construct A 3D Model Of "Mary Mother of Jesus" -- This Likeness Of Madonna Is An AI-Generated Joke | Lead Stories
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (270+ words) Did scientists at Harvard University create a 3D model depicting what Mary, Mother of Jesus, might have looked like? No, that's not true: This is an AI-generated image based on the likeness of Madonna, the "Queen of Pop". The joke post…...
Fact Check: 'Chair Chase' Video Of ICE Agents Chasing Huge Hand Giving 'The Finger' On Minneapolis Street Is NOT Real -- AI Made This Joke | Lead Stories
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (205+ words) The video appeared in a post (archived here) published by the Strange AI Facebook page on January 29, 2026 under a caption that read: Video from downtown Minneapolis shows ICE agents in pursuit during a protest, but the situation quickly turns surreal....
Fact Check: Video Of Alex Pretti's Gun Misfiring In ICE Agent's Hand Is NOT Just 'AI-Enhanced' -- It's 'AI-Generated' | Lead Stories
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (326+ words) The AI video originated in a post (archived here) published by the Karim Jovian Facebook page on January 28, 2026, with a caption that read: AI enhanced video of man who disarmed Alex Pretti shows gun allegedly misfiring as ICE agent runs…...
Fact Check: Video Of Cartoon Of Greg Bovino Spilling Blood Was NOT Projected On Trump Tower In Midtown Manhattan -- Cartoonist Used AI To Generate The Video | Lead Stories
1+ week, 1+ day ago (208+ words) Did a projector cast onto Trump Tower a cartoon of Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino spilling blood? No, that's not true: The video was created by an artist who told Lead Stories the drawing was theirs, but the montage superimposing…...
Fact Check: AI-Altered Image Of Immigration Officers' Scuffle With Alex Pretti Is NOT Provide A Reliable Picture Of The Scene -- Pulled From Blurry Video | Lead Stories
1+ week, 1+ day ago (210+ words) The AI-enhanced image appeared in a post (archived here) published on X by @TonyT2Thomas on Jan. 25, 2026. The post contained a retweet of a Jan. 24, 2026 post (archived here) by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller which was captioned with the…...
Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Man In McDonald's During Toronto Earthquake -- It's AI | Lead Stories
1+ week, 2+ day ago (214+ words) Is a video that shows a man who is unhappy when his french fries are spilled in a McDonald's during an earthquake in Toronto authentic? No, that's not true: The short clip was created by an artificial intelligence tool, according…...
Fact Check: Fake Video Of Cherokee Woman Fighting Off ICE Agent At The Grand Central Market Is AI-Generated Ragebait | Lead Stories
2+ week, 1+ day ago (143+ words) A brave woman gives the ICE agent who tried to arrest her the response he deserved. The same video was posted as a reel (archived here) on Instagram by @ivanbabu6 on Jan. 19, 2026 and was captioned: Below is a screenshot from the…...
Fact Check: Blonde Elsa Thora's Picture Is AI-Generated Image NOT A Real Photo Aboard A Ship During A Military Operation
3+ week, 5+ day ago (112+ words) This is what the image looked like on X at the time of writing: Lead Stories uploaded the image to Google's Gemini (conversation archived here) which used the watermarking tool SynthID (archived here) ("A tool to watermark and identify content…...
Fact Check: Blonde's Selfie Is AI-Generated Image NOT A Real Photo With Nicolás Maduro Handcuffed In Back Seat Of Car
4+ week, 2+ day ago (142+ words) Did a blonde woman take a selfie showing a handcuffed Nicol's Maduro in the back seat of a car? No, that's not true: This is not a real photo. Google's Gemini detected a SynthID watermark embedded in the image indicating......
Fact Check: 'Wake up, Jeff' Messages NOT Sent To Bezos By Cher, Mahomes, Bono To Break Amazon Deals -- No Such Backlash Against Bezos' 'Quiet alignment with Trump' | Lead Stories
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (383+ words) The Cher version appeared in a Dec. 20, 2025 Facebook post (archived here) on the Melody Avenue page under the title "Wake up, Jeff." It opened: (Image source: Lead Stories screenshot of Melody Avenue page on Facebook.) The Facebook page "Melody Avenue…...