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@newsguard.bsky.social"The FlyDubai attack is being widely dismissed as a covert Israeli operation. It’s the internet’s favorite conspiracy theme, stemming from government mistrust and the appeal of a sinister plot."
Read more in this Reality Check Commentary: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/the-false-...
@newsguard.bsky.socialLiberal social media users are falsely claiming that Elon Musk said that if Texans elected Democratic candidates in the upcoming midterm elections, he would move Tesla headquarters back to California. The quote appears to be fabricated from thin air.
@newsguard.bsky.socialWith student demonstrations sweeping across France, NewsGuard identified 4 false claims based on misrepresented videos to exaggerate the scale and violence of the protest movement.
@newsguard.bsky.socialRFK Jr. and others in the MAHA movement are falsely claiming that the second Trump administration reversed a 30-year decline in lifespan in the U.S., citing CDC data.
In fact, Kennedy was apparently conflating lifespan with mortality rates.
@newsguard.bsky.socialSocial media users are baselessly claiming that two Indian intelligence officials talked with Mossad to stage the hijacking of the FlyDubai flight, a supposed “false flag” to blame Iran and Arab countries for terrorism and garner sympathy for Israel.
@newsguard.bsky.socialCourier Newsroom, a network of 20 state-focused news sites silently backed by millions of dollars from liberal groups, is making a major bet on TikTok ahead of the U.S. midterms.
@newsguard.bsky.socialSpurred on by a popular health influencer, social media users are claiming that exposure to radium in drinking or bathing water is safe and actually provides health benefits, a dangerous false claim that was discredited nearly a century ago.
@newsguard.bsky.socialNewsGuard and other researchers have identified 906 false news reports claiming to have been published by 163 outlets in 21 countries, all coming from three Russian influence operations.
@newsguard.bsky.socialPOLITICO Magazine publishes a report by NewsGuard analysts finding that when asked about the midterm elections, AI chatbots cite partisan sites disguised as independent outlets nearly half the time.
@newsguard.bsky.socialThe Troop Withdrawal That Didn’t Happen
Pro-Iran social media users share outdated videos to claim that the U.S. has withdrawn thousands of troops from the Middle East.
@newsguard.bsky.socialU.S. and Chinese AI tools are more alike than you may think, largely agreeing about the risks posed by AI.
Read more in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/us-and-chi...
@newsguard.bsky.socialNewsGuard AI Launches in Europe 🌍
Today, we're bringing NewsGuard AI to France, Italy, Germany, Austria, and the U.K. — bringing reliable AI-powered news to European readers in French, German, and Italian, in addition to English.
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@newsguard.bsky.socialA Russian influence campaign fabricated videos falsely claiming that Robert De Niro, Ben Affleck, Cher, and other celebrities blamed Democrats for transgender issues.
NewsGuard found nine fake reports impersonating major news outlets.
@newsguard.bsky.socialNewsGuard’s False Claim of the Week: Pro-Kremlin sources claim that a Ukrainian train struck by a Russian drone was carrying former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other dignitaries.
@newsguard.bsky.socialConservative and anti-vaccine commentators on X and Substack are baselessly claiming that two measles deaths in unvaccinated people and confirmed by Pennsylvania health authorities were not actually caused by measles.
@newsguard.bsky.socialWith the U.S. midterm elections weeks away, NewsGuard today launches our 2026 Midterm Elections Misinformation Tracker, reporting on the false claims and phony websites polluting the political discourse.
@newsguard.bsky.socialDays after a far-right landslide win in an eastern German state, a Kremlin-linked social media campaign fabricates German news reports about the vote in the next election.
@newsguard.bsky.socialMillions of X users tag Grok to ask whether a post is true or false.
Grok responds instantly, but not always accurately.
Take our quiz and try your hand at fact-checking the fact-checker.
@newsguard.bsky.socialOne year after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Candace Owens keeps pumping out murder-plot conspiracies.
More in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/no-letup-i...
@newsguard.bsky.socialSocial media users are claiming that Ralph Lauren featured far-right influencer Nick Fuentes on the cover of its Fall 2026 magazine.
In fact, the image of the supposed cover is an AI-doctored fake.
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/nick-fuent...
