South Asian-based social media users claim that Israel and India orchestrated the FlyDubai pilot-stabbing incident to garner sympathy for Israel: NewsGuard’s False Claim of the Week

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NewsGuard 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.

Partisan websites disguised as independent, local news outlets are shaping chatbots’ responses about key races.

Pro-Iran social media users share outdated videos to claim that the U.S. has withdrawn thousands of troops from the Middle East.

U.S. and Chinese AI chatbots largely agree about the risks posed by AI, although there are some notable exceptions.

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A Kremlin-linked influence operation just in time for the midterms fabricates news video reports claiming celebrities blame Democrats for their relatives’ gender transitions.

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’s False Claim of the Week

Conservative and anti-vaccine social media users claim that two new measles deaths in Pennsylvania were not actually caused by measles

NewsGuard has identified 18 false claims about the November 2026 elections, including 11 about supposed voter fraud.

Days 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.

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Right-wing pundit Candace Owens has emerged as a leading voice in the cottage industry of conspiracy theories that has grown around Charlie Kirk’s murder one year ago.

An AI-manipulated magazine cover for luxury fashion brand Ralph Lauren shows far-right commentator Nick Fuentes modeling a blazer.

Anti-Israel and anti-Palestine social media users claim that the suspect in a Catholic church arson was Israeli or Palestinian, respectively. Both sides are wrong.

Pro-Trump accounts share a 1688 French-language map supposedly showing Lake Ontario labeled as ‘Lac America.’

Anti-Israel accounts claim pro-Israel lobbying group can block any American history textbooks it opposes.

A Russian influence campaign smears a French presidential candidate, targeting a country allied with Ukraine.

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Conservatives twist Virginia governor’s remarks to claim that 300,000 illegal state residents get Medicaid benefits: NewsGuard’s False Claim of the Week

Networks of left- and right-wing websites masquerading as independent local news publishers are spending big on Meta to spread their “news.”

Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels push videos supposedly showing two top Ukrainian politicians lamenting prospects in the war.

An AI deepfake of Gates encourages people to purchase a cryptocurrency to save “billions of people” from water shortages.

NewsGuard found programmatic advertisements for ad-tech giants alongside healthcare hoaxes, false products claims, and Russian disinformation.

Anti-vaccine activists claim that cancer rates among dogs and cats are soaring, and that vaccines are to blame. The evidence suggests otherwise.

62 million view anti-Trump social media’s claim that former White House aide “zapped” Trump awake during a recent press conference.

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President Trump sparks the false claim that childhood vaccines contain the same volume as a bottle of soda. It would actually take 1,200 vaccine doses to fill a soda bottle.

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Conservatives falsely claim that COVID-19 vaccines are linked to an increased risk of miscarriage: NewsGuard’s False Claim of the Week

A NewsGuard audit found that leading Chinese AI chatbots fail to debunk pro-China false claims 53 percent of the time, more than twice the failure rate of their Western counterparts.

Conservative commentators and news sites are citing a January 2021 text message from Dr. Fauci to wrongly claim that COVID-19 vaccines can cause miscarriages.

A Russian influence campaign is mimicking legitimate news sites to push for a return to the Cold War-era split of an East Germany and a West Germany.

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The Health Secretary and other conservatives claim that the U.S. had the highest COVID-19 mortality rate compared to all other countries: NewsGuard’s False Claim of the Week

Pro-Trump social media accounts claim that a Pennsylvania state truck displayed the numbers “8647” as a call for the assassination of President Trump.

Social media users falsely claim that Apple’s iOS 26 update automatically turns off privacy protections, turning iPhones into tracking tools without consent.

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RFK Jr. and other conservatives claim that Anthony Fauci suffered a serious complication from the COVID-19 vaccine: NewsGuard’s False Claim of the Week

Conservative commentators claim that USAID was responsible for rap’s popularity, and its shuttering resulted in a decline of the music genre.

Nine months before France’s presidential election, a Russian influence operation targets a leading pro-Ukraine candidate with a false claim about his health.

A Russian campaign impersonates the BBC to claim that Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska wore a stolen museum-quality pendant — the latest supposed acquisition aimed at portraying Ukraine as corrupt.

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