KFC Falsely Accused of Insulting Palestinian Refugees

PLUS: Navalny widow targeted by deepfakes; AI fuels gender hoax about Macron’s wife; launch of NewsGuard’s 2024 Election Misinformation Tracker

Welcome to NewsGuard's Reality Check, a report on how misinformation online is undermining trust — and who’s behind it.

Today:

• Chicken didn’t cross that road: KFC ad misrepresented as insensitive joke

• Navalny’s legacy: Widow of Russian dissident targeted with fake photos and AI-generated fake audio

• Chinese AI tool fuels myth that the French first lady is t…