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"A bad fit for America's future" — a quote that exists only as text, never spoken

"A bad fit for America's future" — a quote that exists only as text, never spoken

22 hours ago

$1.3 million stolen with a fake bank app and four different names

$1.3 million stolen with a fake bank app and four different names

1 day ago

The Nepal flooding is real and devastating. This bridge video isn't

The Nepal flooding is real and devastating. This bridge video isn't

2 days ago

That "giant octopus" on the beach? Just a caption about ancient sorrow and AI

That "giant octopus" on the beach? Just a caption about ancient sorrow and AI

3 days ago

Punch the baby monkey is real. That "surrogate mother" hug video isn't

Punch the baby monkey is real. That "surrogate mother" hug video isn't

6 days ago

Trump really posted that AI image. The generals' ranks are still wrong

Trump really posted that AI image. The generals' ranks are still wrong

1 week ago

That scooter didn't snap in half. Watch the wheel disappear, then come back

That scooter didn't snap in half. Watch the wheel disappear, then come back

1 week ago

That "spider" on Mars? NASA never photographed it. AI did

That "spider" on Mars? NASA never photographed it. AI did

1 week ago

AI just invented a bird species. It almost fooled actual ornithologists

AI just invented a bird species. It almost fooled actual ornithologists

2 weeks ago

She didn't sell her husband on Marketplace. He wasn't even for sale

She didn't sell her husband on Marketplace. He wasn't even for sale

2 weeks ago

Two fake hospital photos of a senator. Neither one was ever real

Two fake hospital photos of a senator. Neither one was ever real

3 weeks ago

The White House posted a fake video. He had to publicly deny it

The White House posted a fake video. He had to publicly deny it

3 weeks ago

That "orangutan cradling leopard cubs" photo? Built by AI, not the jungle

That "orangutan cradling leopard cubs" photo? Built by AI, not the jungle

3 weeks ago

Meloni never slapped Netanyahu. The photos are AI video stills

Meloni never slapped Netanyahu. The photos are AI video stills

3 weeks ago

A "passenger jet" crash-landed on a Georgia highway. No jet ever did

A "passenger jet" crash-landed on a Georgia highway. No jet ever did

0 months ago

Elon Musk shared the fake moon crash video. Then he un-shared it

Elon Musk shared the fake moon crash video. Then he un-shared it

0 months ago

A "zombie" attacked a club that's been closed for 19 years

A "zombie" attacked a club that's been closed for 19 years

1 month ago

That "legendary" Shakira World Cup clip? Filmed at a ceremony that never happened

That "legendary" Shakira World Cup clip? Filmed at a ceremony that never happened

1 month ago

That Iran attack video? The poster admitted it was a simulation

That Iran attack video? The poster admitted it was a simulation

1 month ago

Iran didn't hit a US carrier with missiles. A computer did

Iran didn't hit a US carrier with missiles. A computer did

1 month ago

Elon Musk's sweet family walk video? Two people vanish mid-step

Elon Musk's sweet family walk video? Two people vanish mid-step

1 month ago