Twitter logo pattern on blue background with tweet from My Cancer Journey centered caption "Uvalde Update: We were finally able to see my living nephews body to confirm identity. Shot in the face. While leaving to return home we were followed by what was assumed to be media, which win we do not wish to speak during this time. 4 mins after returning home a knock on the"

Viral claim Greg Abbott hounded Uvalde shooting victim’s family is completely false

'listen, wilder things have happened but this account loves to claim a dead nephew occurred after a tragedy.'

On May 27, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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Researchers say new deepfake detection tool is 99% accurate

Researchers say the new method they've developed is highly accurate.

On May 4, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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Gunshot victims are not being turned away at hospitals because of ivermection cases, despite viral stories

'That it’s still up on Twitter is a crystal clear example of how Big Disinfo is a political construction, not an empirical framework.'

On Sep 7, 2021 by Colleen Cronin

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A man being interviewed.

Flight attendant’s interview about unruly passenger goes viral—but it’s not real

Twitter users are being fooled once again by fake news videos.

On Aug 6, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

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Four college men play with yellow ball on the beach.

Old photos of Miami Beach dupe internet during COVID-19 spring break chaos

A photo of a crowded beach from 2019 has resurfaced following a chaotic weekend in Miami Beach.

On Mar 22, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

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People are body-shaming Trump—but they’re using a fake photo to do it

The picture was Photoshopped to make the president appear heavier.

On Dec 29, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

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Kyle Rittenhouse

‘Joke’ that Trump will pardon Kyle Rittenhouse goes viral

Man who posted it claims he was joking about Trump pardoning the accused killer.

On Dec 23, 2020 by Claire Goforth

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Ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell falls for satirical story about ‘ballots’ in a lake

The claim originated on a satire news site that wrote about ballots for NBC's 'The Voice.'

On Dec 6, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

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Dan Bongino lashes out at Matt Drudge over Parler drama

'Matt Drudge is human garbage.'

On Nov 25, 2020 by Zachary Petrizzo, Mikael Thalen

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George Soros

Infamous conspiracy site returns to push hoax that George Soros was arrested for election fraud

A fabricated story about George Soros being arrested went viral among Trump supporters.

On Nov 23, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

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Trump campaign embraces fake claim media called 2000 election for Gore

It was quickly pointed out that the front page Tim Murtaugh tweeted wasn't real.

On Nov 9, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

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Reporter says he told Trump fan to ‘buzz off,’ not ‘f*ck off’ after broadcast goes viral

Biden supporters are heralding the reporter as a hero.

On Nov 7, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

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Donald Trump Babylon Bee

Trump retweets satire news link, appears to think it’s real

Whoops.

On Oct 16, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

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Trump amplifies fake child trafficking claim pushed by QAnon

The false story was first 'reported' by Curt Schilling.

On Sep 8, 2020 by Claire Goforth

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez next to a Mark Levin tweet

Conservatives fall for fake AOC tweet about keeping lockdowns up to hurt Trump

The conservatives eventually realized that sharing unverified screenshots isn't the smartest move.

On Jun 23, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

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