Viral claims examined
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We examine claims spreading online and lay out what is known, linking the evidence and sources behind every story, including official records where they exist. Readers then weigh in, and every vote on the gauge comes from a real reader.
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The claims readers are voting on most right now.
Synthetic video is real and getting cheaper. The claim says it already accounts for most of what people share.
Claim. Most widely shared political video clips are deepfakes rather than real footage with a misleading caption.
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A doctor-influencer's video takes on the belief that cold water hardens fat, slows digestion or brings on colds. It set off thousands of replies, some from people who still swear by the warning.
Claim. Drinking cold water harms the body, for example by solidifying fat, slowing digestion, or causing colds and pneumonia.
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A post puts a pro-Trump, vote-red-across-the-board quote in Bill Murray's mouth two days before the midterms. Hundreds of replies call it fabricated. Nobody sharing it has pointed to an interview or a recording.
Claim. Bill Murray said the corruption before Trump means everyone should vote Republican across the board to give Trump what he needs for MAGA.
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A hidden recovery program is a coherent story. It is not yet a program with a document trail.
Claim. A classified U.S. program recovers non-human craft and reverse-engineers them.
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Videos
Claims about government, polling, and public institutions. Coverage stays on the public record, not private lives.
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Claims about how votes are cast and counted, including voting machines, mail ballots, counting timelines, and voter rolls, checked against election officials and court records.
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UAP testimony, official records, and the gap between what is said at a hearing and what is documented.
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Claims about AI capabilities and synthetic media, measured against published evaluations and evidence.
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Claims about films and the entertainment industry, from “based on a true story” marketing to theories of coordinated messaging.
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Viral medical claims compared with published evidence. Nothing here is medical advice.
New information added to published stories, most recent first.
AI
On “The assumption that a viral clip is fake until proven filmed” ·
AI
On “The assumption that a viral clip is fake until proven filmed” ·
Aliens
On “The crash-retrieval program is still a claim without a manifest” ·
Aliens
On “UAP testimony is ahead of the declassified record” ·
Elections
On “Mail ballots and the custody story” ·
Movies
On “Predictive programming, counted against coincidence” ·
Searches we are monitoring on X. A post can prompt a story; it is not evidence on its own.
“cold water solidifies fat / harmful”
Feeds Is cold water bad for you? The old warning behind a 2.4 million-view video·
“Bill Murray "vote red" quote”
Feeds The Bill Murray “vote red” quote and where it came from·
“Mars pillar Perseverance "new NASA images"”
Feeds The Mars “pillar” video and what the rover actually recorded·
“flu season starts after the vaccines are given out”
“Rajnath Singh army deepfake (PIB Fact Check)”
Feeds The assumption that a viral clip is fake until proven filmed·