CLAIM: In the last 100 years no country attacked Russia but Russia attacked 19 countries” — EU’s Kallas So Nazi Germany was attacked by Russia? Right.. CONCLUSION: Kaja Kallas’s remark referred solely to countries that the Soviet Union or Russia has attacked over the past century, not to countries that attacked Russia. The claim circulating…
CLAIM: Russian forces captured British officers during a raid on a Ukrainian base in the Black Sea. VERDICT: The claim originated from a Substack post on July 26, 2025, which used AI-generated video and images to falsely depict two “British officers”, captured by Russian soldiers. It was later amplified through the Pravda/Portal Kombat disinformation network,…
CLAIM: This photo isn’t from Gaza, it’s a Yazidi girl fleeing from ISIS in Iraq or Syria, taken in 2014. CONCLUSION: The photo was taken on July 26, 2025, by Associated Press photographer Abdel Kareem Hana, at a community kitchen in Gaza, and it shows a girl trying to get food. Many posts on social…
CLAIM: Surgeon François Faivre who announced Brigitte Macron’s transgender transformation found dead in Paris – Enquete du jour. CONCLUSION: The claim originated from a website created just five days before the story was published. It was subsequently amplified by pro-Russian online channels. The video consists of a mix of authentic and AI-generated content. The claim…
CLAIM: Video evidence of the moment American forces strike nuclear facilities in Iran. CONCLUSION: The videos in question are older and do not show the result of U.S. airstrikes in Iran. The United States carried out airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—on June 21–22, 2025. The operation, codenamed “Operation Midnight Hammer”, involved…
CLAIM: Zelensky bought his mother a $3.2 million apartment in Burj Khalifa for her birthday. VERDICT: The claim originated from a Tunisian website on June 2, 2025. There has never been a report by Al Arabiya. The sales contract is fake. Zelensky’s mother has not purchased property in Dubai. Since early June 2025, many posts…
CLAIM: Greta Thunberg wearing a keffiyeh and holding a cocktail on a yacht. VERDICT: The image was created using artificial intelligence, specifically with the Grok image generation tool developed by xAI. Greta Thunberg and 11 other activists set sail on Sunday afternoon, June 1, 2025, heading for Gaza aboard a ship with the aim of…
People don’t believe conspiracies because they are foolish, they believe them because they fill social and psychological needs. Chris Kremidas-Courtney In today’s volatile information environment, conspiracy theories are not just fringe curiosities or viral distractions. They are accelerating fault lines in democratic societies — eroding trust, polarizing citizens, and becoming vectors for cognitive warfare. And…
CLAIM: Emmanuel Macron had a bag of cocaine on the train transporting him to Kyiv along with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. CONCLUSION: The claim was circulated by sources known for spreading Russian disinformation and propaganda. In the video, Emmanuel Macron is seen picking up a crumpled tissue—not attempting to…
French authorities announced on Wednesday that they have monitored nearly 80 disinformation campaigns orchestrated by Russian actors between August 2023 and early March 2025, with Ukraine and its allies—including France—among the primary targets. The findings come from a report by VIGINUM, France’s national agency for combating foreign online interference, which describes the effort as “particularly…
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