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December 2024

False Drone Claims Take Off
Plus: Russia Falsely Claims Ukraine Uses Santa to Deliver Draft Notices; Russians and Iranians Push AI Photo of Tucker Carlson with Ousted Syrian Leader
UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing Sparks Wild Claims
Plus: Parody RFK Jr. Account Fools Liberals and Conservatives; No, Trudeau Did Not Post an AI Image of Trump Plummeting Off a Cliff
Commentary: Newsmax misleads incoming Trump regulators, claiming ad boycott while investor pitch boasts of 228% ad sales growth from top…
Welcome to Reality Check, your inside look at how misinformation online is undermining trust — and who’s behind it.
New ‘Evidence’ for Haitian Pet-Eating Claim Doesn’t Pan Out
Plus: No, Ukrainian Official’s Son Did Not Purchase a “Game of Thrones” Prop for $1.5 Million; Trump Is Falsely Linked to JFK Assassination Conspiracy…
Efforts to Censor NewsGuard: False Claims by FCC Chairman-select Brendan Carr
Read about how a government official was misled by Newsmax into making false accusations against NewsGuard in a letter to four tech companies — and…
Sorry, Bluesky, But These Major Brands Are Not Fleeing X
Plus: George H.W. Bush’s Phantom Pardon; Pro-China Accounts Claim Google Maps Censors "Taiwan"; and Justin Trudeau’s Father Was Not Fidel Castro
No, Donald Trump Doesn’t Plan to Deport Barron Trump
Plus: Kremlin Adds French Ski Resort to Zelensky’s Fantastical Purchases; The Real Reason Rachel Maddow Looked Distraught

November 2024

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