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Posts claim Eric Clapton brought deaf teen onstage in 1992. Tune out the noise

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Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 19, 2026 The date and location of the alleged concert didn't match Clapton's 1992 tour schedule.
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This image displays a fake, AI-generated glimpse at supposed bikers and children gathering at a camp, with the picture being taken at nighttime in front of a building with Christmas lights and a sign about Camp Holiday.

Were 47 bikers wrongly accused of 'kidnapping' for giving foster kids special camp experience?

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Jordan Liles
June 22, 2026 Users claimed media outlets wrongly branded the effort as a kidnapping despite the bikers obtain ...
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A close-up image of Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Did NHL star Sidney Crosby donate $12.4M to build 75 homes for Pittsburgh homeless shelter initiative?

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Aleksandra Wrona
April 24, 2026 The feel-good story claimed Crosby funded more than 180 beds for Pittsburgh's homeless, but ther ...
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AI-generated image from Facebook post. It shows Stephen Colbert, with his wife next to him, cutting a red ribbon with red kitchen scissors. Behind and to his right is a statue of the couple with their names. Behind and to his left is an older white man with a green jacket and hat. At the back is a large building with a mostly glass entrance, with many people wearing suits standing in front of it and looing in the direction of the camera.

Tune out claim Stephen Colbert and his wife opened free hospital for homeless

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Emery Winter
April 7, 2026 The story matches a template often repeated in AI-generated stories about celebrities opening fr ...
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A still from the AI-generated video spreading the claim. In the image, a exhausted man kneels like he is about pass out as two men behind him, one of whom is Steve Harvey, come to help.

Tune out fake story about man playing 'Family Feud' to win money for daughter's chemo

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Jack Izzo
March 30, 2026 The uplifting — but fictitious — story claims host Steve Harvey paid the child's medical bills a ...
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Three AI-generated images of NBC News war correspondent Richard Engel, a white man with brown and white hair, in a hospital bed.

NBC News' Richard Engel wasn't injured in Israel. He debunked AI rumors

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Rae Deng
March 13, 2026 War correspondents risk their lives to report the truth. So, understandably, Engel thinks there ...
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President Trump, wearing a white shirt, red tie and black suit jacket, stands with his eyes closed and a contemplative expression on his face.

Has Trump fasted every Friday since 2020? Don't bite on rumor

Written by:
Jordan Liles
March 9, 2026 First lady Melania Trump supposedly said of the alleged fasting, "People don't see this side of ...
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Tune out claim 6 late-night hosts launched 'Voice of Truth' show

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Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 28, 2026 The story of an episode focused on the late Virginia Giuffre drawing 1.3 billion views was entir ...
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AI-generated image showing Willie Nelson at left and a woman at right singing into a microphone. Text on the image says "No One Was Ready"

Posts claim Willie Nelson helped woman named Sarah Mitchell become country singer. Block out the noise

Written by:
Emery Winter
Feb. 26, 2026 The tale was described as a "dramatized narrative" in which the events were "fictionalized for s ...
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Did Eric Clapton stop 1992 concert to bring deaf teen onstage? Not so fast

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Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 24, 2026 Social media posts claimed the moment happened at a September 1992 show in Birmingham. Tour reco ...
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Did Melania and Barron Trump open 'Hope Medical Center' for homeless?

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Laerke Christensen
Feb. 22, 2026 The first lady and her son opened two free hospitals in a single month — if Facebook posts were ...
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Did Melania and Barron Trump open 'free hospital' for homeless people?

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Feb. 5, 2026 Online searches revealed no credible reports about the opening of the alleged "Melania–Barron Tr ...
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Did Jason Kelce establish Renee Good Hope Scholarship Fund?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 31, 2026 According to the rumor, the former Philadelphia Eagles center committed to donating $300,000 to ...
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Photo of Stephen Colbert close-up from the shoulders up

Did Stephen Colbert launch sanctuary for abandoned and abused dogs?

Written by:
Emery Winter
Dec. 30, 2025 AI-generated, feel-good stories about celebrities continue to run rampant on Facebook.
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Did trucker Rusty Miller rescue mother and baby from snowy highway?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec. 12, 2025 According to the story, the truck driver allegedly said, "I slammed the brakes so hard my coffee ...
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Is video of 99-year-old atheist Walter Briggs being baptized real?

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Jordan Liles
Dec. 5, 2025 "My name is Walter Briggs and I am 99 years old, and I am the man that went viral for getting ba ...
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Snoop Dogg saved New York dog shelter?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 30, 2025 The story was just one of hundreds of inspirational tales that depicted prominent figures perfor ...
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Screenshot of image from Facebook post of a couple of chimpanzees carrying penguins along a path in a green jungle while three other penguins walk alongside them. There's an inset image of chimpanzees carrying penguins on a sandy beach

Real story about chimpanzees domesticating penguins?

Written by:
Emery Winter
Oct. 9, 2025 The page that posted the tale to Facebook, StoryTime, is a repeat offender of posting fictitious ...
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Willie Nelson memorialized Charlie Kirk in song titled 'Let's Make Heaven Crowded'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Oct. 6, 2025 According to online users discussing this matter, "Nelson's heartfelt tribute is already being h ...
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Screenshot of three panel image from Facebook post. Left is a close up of McIlroy at a podium, top right is a house, bottom right is a homeless person huddled on the ground with an Irish flag visible behind them

Did Rory McIlroy donate Ryder Cup bonus to homeless charity in Northern Ireland?

Written by:
Emery Winter
Oct. 3, 2025 Rory McIlroy is just the latest sports star to be the subject of AI-generated stories about dona ...
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