Category AI-generated images

Fact Check: Edited Image Shows European Leaders Taking Off Their Suit Coats In Support Of Ukraine — No Actual Video

Does a viral image authentically show European leaders taking off their suit coats in support of Ukraine during a group picture? No, that's not true: The image is likely a screenshot from a video that was digitally edited, possibly using AI. Actual footage of the moment the group picture was taken did not show anyone taking off their suit and no news outlets reported about it happening at the time.

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AI-generated Video of Ukraine’s Flag on the Statue of Liberty Circulates Online

Recently, a video claiming that Ukraine's flag was raised on the Statue of Liberty went viral online.

Misbar investigated the viral claim and found it to be fake; the clip was originally published on TikTok and labeled "AI-generated."

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Don’t fall for doctored clip of BBC reporter making crude on-air comment about Zelenskyy WH meeting

Waterhouse did not make the off-the-cuff remark in the original footage of the broadcast, which BBC News posted to its official YouTube channel on March 1, the day it originally aired. In other words, versions of the video that included Waterhouse allegedly saying "this is the second time ever that a U.S. president f***ed someone in the Oval Office" were doctored to misrepresent reality. As a result, we've rated the claim fake.

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Photofake: Ukrainian Refugees Rally in Spain With Posters “F*ck Israel”

The photo used by Russian propaganda to spread disinformation was edited in Photoshop. In fact, the image shows a rally in Israel in support of Ukraine that took place in the summer of 2022. In the original photo, the protester is holding a poster that reads "Russia is a terrorist state," and there is no poster with words about Israel in the background.

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Fake: France Suffers From Bedbugs Influx Due to Anti-Russian Sanctions

The French media La Montagne did not publish an article entitled "Sanctions against Russia led to a bedbug epidemic in Paris." Most likely, a screenshot of this publication was created in a photo editor. Mass appearances of bedbugs are not related to anti-Russian sanctions, but to the insects adapting to insecticides, climate change and people beginning to travel more in crowded transport.

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Fake: Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny Is Preparing a Military Coup

The Ukrainian Forces Commander-in-Chief General Valery Zaluzhny, did not say anything of the sort. This video is a high-quality fake, a so-called deepfake, created using artificial intelligence.

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FACT CHECK: No Evidence ‘Glory To Urine’ Billboard Is Real | Check Your Fact

There is no evidence, though, that this occurred. Check Your Fact did not find any credible news outlets reporting on the alleged billboard. Instead, multiple outlets, including fact-checking website Snopes, reported that the billboard was a viral fake.

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FACT CHECK: Viral X Post Of Boris Johnson Giving Raised Arm Salute Is Digitally Altered | Check Your Fact

A viral image shared on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, purports to show former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving a raised arm salute at a recent public event.

Verdict: False
The image is digitally altered. The image was originally shared to the platform by user @smak_media, who admitted it was photoshopped in a subsequent post.

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