“A website claimed that Microsoft CEO had announced plans to disable the computers of any user who shared "non-mainstream" content.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE: This claim is made up out of whole cloth.
“Social media users claimed that images showed the Eiffel Tower on fire.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE: These are doctored images.
“Social media users claimed that a video showed a USS warship that was hit by a missile fired by Houthi rebels.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE: This video is from 2020, not 2024.
“Social media users claimed that a photograph showed former President Donald Trump and six young men who flagged down his motorcade.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE: This is an AI-generated image.
“Social media users claimed that a video showed the large earthquake in Japan in 2024.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE: This video predates the Japan earthquake.
“Social media users claimed that former President Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden for lethal lemonade during a speech.”
RumorGuard rated this: SATIRE
“Social media users claimed that the crowd at a football game chanted obscenities at President Joe Biden.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE: The audio in this clip is altered.
“Social media users claimed that the NCAA stripped Lia Thomas of her medals.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE: This rumor originated as piece of satire.
“A meme shared by Elon Musk claimed that a pizzagate expert had been arrested on child pornography charges.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE: Pizzagate is a baseless conspiracy theory.
“Social media users claimed that Biden had reinstated the military draft.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE: This is an AI-generated deepfake.
“Social media users claimed that CNN staged a piece of war footage.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE: Fabricated audio was added to the original footage.
“Social media users claimed that the BBC and Bellingcat had confirmed that Hamas used funds from Ukraine to stage their attack on Israel.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE: This is a fabricated news report.
“Social media users claimed that videos showed people vanishing in thin air.”
RumorGuard rated this: False: These videos are staged.
“Social media users claimed that a video showed a parent ripping down a pride flag at a school.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE: This is a scripted video performed by actors.
“Social media users claimed that Fox News aired a chyron describing an alleged shooter as a "mostly white Asian male.”
RumorGuard rated this: False: The chyron in this image was digitally manipulated.
“Social media users claimed that a number of country music legends, such as Hank Williams and Willie Nelson, were boycotting CMT over their decision to pull Jason Aldean's song "Try That in a Small Town.”
RumorGuard rated this: Satire. The claims made on this website are fiction.
“Social media posts claimed that President Joe Biden had announced that the US Dollar was going to be converted into cryptocurrencies.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE
RumorGuard says: An Executive Order signed in March ordered government agencies to study the risks and benefits of establishing a central bank digital dollar. The executive order did not state that US dollars would be converted to crypt…
“A social media user claimed that a genuine photograph of Bigfoot was taken in 1883. .”
RumorGuard rated this: False. This is an AI-generated image.
“Meme claims that the Canadian wildfires resulted in more carbon-dioxide in 3 days than human activity has over 100 years.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE
“Person claimed that CNN reported that the missing submarine had been located and that it was empty.”
RumorGuard rated this: FALSE