NEW - AI is now writing up police reports, via multi-billion dollar cop contractor and Taser maker Axon.

What could go wrong?

w/ Richard Nieva

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False claims that Donald Trump skipped daughter Ivanka's college graduation spread last week, as he complained that his criminal trial could conflict with his son Barron's high school ceremony.

Ivanka previously shared a photo of him at her commencement.

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The video Donald Trump posted just now includes a picture of him praying that features misinformed hands, distorted faces and other inconsistencies typical of AI-generated imagery.

There is no AI disclaimer on the image, which he has posted before.

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The video Donald Trump posted just now includes a picture of him praying that features misinformed hands, distorted faces and other inconsistencies typical of AI-generated imagery.

There is no AI disclaimer on the image, which he has posted before.

bbc.com/news/world-us-…

False claims that Donald Trump skipped daughter Ivanka's college graduation spread last week, as he complained that his criminal trial could conflict with his son Barron's high school ceremony.

Ivanka previously shared a photo of him at her commencement.

factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.34…

A QAnon believer has been sentenced to life in prison for the Q-inspired murder of her mentor — a case I covered in my book, Trust the Plan.

Making matters worse, her QAnon allies convinced her to fire her attorney and represent herself.

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The second photo in this post is frequently held up by right-wing accounts trying to downplay the violent January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

In reality, it shows a woman who was at a separate, peaceful rally that day at the Kansas statehouse.

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New AFP News Agency:

After Iran attacked Israel, X and other sites flooded with misrepresented visuals spread in large part by accounts posing as OSINT experts.

The trend highlights how clout-chasing users can sow information chaos during crises.

With Anuj Chopra

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One of the most viral videos misrepresented after Iran's strikes on Israel, this clip was falsely claimed to show people taking cover from drones overhead.

The footage dates to July, when Israel said it intercepted five rockets fired at Sderot from Gaza.

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This supposed Forbes issue honoring Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as 'the most powerful man' is fake.

It is 'not a real Forbes cover and was never published on any of our platforms,' a Forbes spokesperson said. And it uses an old photo of Iran's supreme leader.

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This clip is from a World War II animation that dates back to 2021. It does not show Iran's unprecedented assault on Israel u.afp.com/5AuF

X users falsely claimed this clip shows the US mobilizing bombers with nuclear warheads for war with Iran.

The video, from before Iran's attack on Israel, shows a military training officials said was planned 'well in advance of any current world events.'

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This Forbes cover is fake -- the magazine's most recent issue featured an American investor u.afp.com/5Arh

This supposed Forbes issue honoring Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as 'the most powerful man' is fake.

It is 'not a real Forbes cover and was never published on any of our platforms,' a Forbes spokesperson said. And it uses an old photo of Iran's supreme leader.

factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.34…

X users falsely claimed this clip shows the US mobilizing bombers with nuclear warheads for war with Iran.

The video, from before Iran's attack on Israel, shows a military training officials said was planned 'well in advance of any current world events.'

factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.34…

Fox News host Jesse Watters on Tuesday broadcast extensive biographical details about Juror No. 2 -- her neighborhood, occupation, education, marital and family status, and what industry her fiance works in.

He concluded by saying, 'I'm not so sure about Juror No. 2.'

He

🏆The AFP Fact Check video playlist “How to Verify Information Online” has won the 17th Digital Media Awards Europe in the category ‘Best Fact Checking Project.’

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X's AI chatbot Grok posted a trending topic summary saying Klay Thompson has been accused of vandalizing homes, all because users were joking about the Golden State Warriors star's 'bricks' — a basketball term — in last night's NBA play-in game, when he missed every shot he took.

Your daily 'Sprinter' fake.

❌ This is a fabricated cover of the FORBES magazine, purportedly featuring 🇮🇷 Khamenei.

The Forbes magazine has never published such a cover. See forbesmagazine.com/back-issues

Shayan Sardarizadeh David Puente Rien Emmery Bill McCarthy Luís Galrão

Another fake by Sprinter and Donbas Devushka.

This image has been taken from Motaz Akef Arabiat facebook.com/share/p/8Wzzb2… and shows flare bombs used over Palestinian towns in West Bank by Israeli forces reportedly in search of a 14 yo person.

Initial fact check by Misbar 🧵