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leadstories.com > hoax-alert > 2026 > 02 > fact-check-harvard-university-scientists-have-not-created-3d-model-of-mary-mother-of-jesus.html

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

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 Stories1+ 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…...

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leadstories.com > hoax-alert > 2026 > 01 > fact-check-chair-chase-video-ice-chasing-huge-hand-giving-the-finger-is-not-real.html

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

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 Stories5+ 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....

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leadstories.com > hoax-alert > 2026 > 01 > fact-check-video-of-alex-pretti-gun-in-ice-agents-hand-not-real.html

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

Fact Check: Video Of Alex Pretti's Gun Misfiring In ICE Agent's Hand Is NOT Just 'AI-Enhanced' -- It's 'AI-Generated' | Lead Stories1+ 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…...

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leadstories.com > hoax-alert > 2026 > 01 > fact-check-fake-video-shows-bloody-greg-bovino-cartoon-projected-on-trump-tower.html

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

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 Stories1+ 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…...

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leadstories.com > hoax-alert > 2026 > 01 > fact-check-flawed-ai-enhanced-image-of-ice-encounter-with-alex-pretti-does-not-provide-a-reliable-picture-of-the-scene-pulled-from-blurry-video.html

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

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 Stories1+ 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…...

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leadstories.com > hoax-alert > 2026 > 01 > fact-check-fake-video-man-mcdonalds-toronto-earthquake-ai.html

Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Man In McDonald's During Toronto Earthquake -- It's AI | Lead Stories

Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Man In McDonald's During Toronto Earthquake -- It's AI | Lead Stories1+ 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…...

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leadstories.com > hoax-alert > 2026 > 01 > fact-check-fake-video-of-cherokee-woman-fighting-off-ice-agent-at-the-grand-central-market-is-ai-generated-ragebait-fake.html

Fact Check: Fake Video Of Cherokee Woman Fighting Off ICE Agent At The Grand Central Market Is AI-Generated Ragebait | Lead Stories

Fact Check: Fake Video Of Cherokee Woman Fighting Off ICE Agent At The Grand Central Market Is AI-Generated Ragebait | Lead Stories2+ 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…...

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leadstories.com > hoax-alert > 2026 > 01 > fact-check-blonde-elsa-thora-picture-aboard-ship-military-operation.html

Fact Check: Blonde Elsa Thora's Picture Is AI-Generated Image NOT A Real Photo Aboard A Ship During A Military Operation

Fact Check: Blonde Elsa Thora's Picture Is AI-Generated Image NOT A Real Photo Aboard A Ship During A Military Operation3+ 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…...

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leadstories.com > hoax-alert > 2026 > 01 > fact-check-blondes-selfie-is-ai-generated-not-a-real-photo-with-nicolas-maduro-handcuffed-in-back-seat-of-car.html

Fact Check: Blonde's Selfie Is AI-Generated Image NOT A Real Photo With Nicolás Maduro Handcuffed In Back Seat Of Car

Fact Check: Blonde's Selfie Is AI-Generated Image NOT A Real Photo With Nicolás Maduro Handcuffed In Back Seat Of Car4+ 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......

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leadstories.com > hoax-alert > 2025 > 12 > fact-check-wake-up-jeff-messaes-not-sent-to-bezos-by-cher-mahomes-bono-to-break-Amazon-deals-over-trump-alignment.html

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

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 Stories1+ 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…...