Maarten Schenk
@mschenk.bsky.social
Fact checker. Co-founder of leadstories.com.
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I was wondering why there suddenly was traffic on this old fact check again...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Now I know:
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
The President of the United States fell for satire from a left-wing troll...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Now I know:
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
The President of the United States fell for satire from a left-wing troll...
November 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I was wondering why there suddenly was traffic on this old fact check again...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Now I know:
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
The President of the United States fell for satire from a left-wing troll...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Now I know:
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
The President of the United States fell for satire from a left-wing troll...
Reposted by Maarten Schenk
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Belgische militaire MQ-9 Reaper drone draait rondjes in de buurt van Malmedy.
#drones #dronesightings #Belgium
#drones #dronesightings #Belgium
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Belgische militaire MQ-9 Reaper drone draait rondjes in de buurt van Malmedy.
#drones #dronesightings #Belgium
#drones #dronesightings #Belgium
Reposted by Maarten Schenk
The FBI is trying to unmask the owner of infamous archiving site Archive.is, according to a subpoena the site posted. No other information given, the site quietly posted the document a few days ago. FBI telling domain registrar to hand over all sorts of ID'ing info
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The FBI is trying to unmask the owner of infamous archiving site Archive.is, according to a subpoena the site posted. No other information given, the site quietly posted the document a few days ago. FBI telling domain registrar to hand over all sorts of ID'ing info
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
Fact Check: Video Of Person Admitting Plan To 'Illegally Vote' For Zohran Mamdani 'Six or Seven Times' In NYC Mayoral Race IS A Meme
Fact Check: Video Of Person Admitting Plan To 'Illegally Vote' For Zohran Mamdani 'Six or Seven Times' In NYC Mayoral Race IS A Meme
Did a video of a social media user claiming to be about to cast a ballot for Zohran Mamdani "six or seven times" in the 2025 New York City mayoral election capture a self-incriminating admission of voter fraud? No, that's...
leadstories.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Yet another example of @Grok making up a fake fact check.
Fact Check: Fake Walmart SNAP EBT Glitch Video Does NOT Show Events In Louisiana -- AI Generated
Fact Check: Fake Walmart SNAP EBT Glitch Video Does NOT Show Events In Louisiana -- AI Generated
Is this real video of an EBT glitch at a Louisiana Walmart and does it have anything to do with SNAP cuts in 2025? No, that's not true: The entire viral video was made using artificial intelligence and a claim...
leadstories.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Yet another example of @Grok making up a fake fact check.
Reposted by Maarten Schenk
Gisteren heb ik het boek 'The fake news files' van @mschenk.bsky.social uitgelezen.
Ik vind het een superinteressant boek en een aanrader voor iedereen die gebruikmaakt van sociale media en/of interesse heeft in feiten.
Het nut van factcheckers wordt volgens mij zwaar onderschat. Zoveel respect!🙏
Ik vind het een superinteressant boek en een aanrader voor iedereen die gebruikmaakt van sociale media en/of interesse heeft in feiten.
Het nut van factcheckers wordt volgens mij zwaar onderschat. Zoveel respect!🙏
November 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Gisteren heb ik het boek 'The fake news files' van @mschenk.bsky.social uitgelezen.
Ik vind het een superinteressant boek en een aanrader voor iedereen die gebruikmaakt van sociale media en/of interesse heeft in feiten.
Het nut van factcheckers wordt volgens mij zwaar onderschat. Zoveel respect!🙏
Ik vind het een superinteressant boek en een aanrader voor iedereen die gebruikmaakt van sociale media en/of interesse heeft in feiten.
Het nut van factcheckers wordt volgens mij zwaar onderschat. Zoveel respect!🙏
Die "This is not a murder mystery"... Duidelijk veel werk in research en decors gestoken.
Jammer dat de dialogen precies af en toe door ChatGPT zijn geschreven.
Veel mini-speeches met expositie, vol met Wikipedia-achtige feitjes en weetjes.
Jammer dat de dialogen precies af en toe door ChatGPT zijn geschreven.
Veel mini-speeches met expositie, vol met Wikipedia-achtige feitjes en weetjes.
November 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Die "This is not a murder mystery"... Duidelijk veel werk in research en decors gestoken.
Jammer dat de dialogen precies af en toe door ChatGPT zijn geschreven.
Veel mini-speeches met expositie, vol met Wikipedia-achtige feitjes en weetjes.
Jammer dat de dialogen precies af en toe door ChatGPT zijn geschreven.
Veel mini-speeches met expositie, vol met Wikipedia-achtige feitjes en weetjes.
Reposted by Maarten Schenk
Beware Of Fake Fan Pages Spreading False Stories About Your Favorite Celebrities -- How To Spot 'Viet Spam' #prebunkingatscale
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Prebunk: Beware Of Fake Fan Pages Spreading False Stories About Your Favorite Celebrities -- How To Spot 'Viet Spam' | Lead Stories
This is what fact checkers call a "prebunk." A prebunk is like a debunk (another word for fact check), only...
leadstories.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Beware Of Fake Fan Pages Spreading False Stories About Your Favorite Celebrities -- How To Spot 'Viet Spam' #prebunkingatscale
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Viral videos of "migrants" stealing stuff from graves in the UK actually show an Easter tradition in Ukraine...
(I've seen similar videos claiming it happened in France)
(I've seen similar videos claiming it happened in France)
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Illegal Immigrants In UK Stealing From The Dead -- Memorial Tradition In Ukraine Leaves Sweets To Be Taken After Easter
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Illegal Immigrants In UK Stealing From The Dead -- Memorial Tradition In Ukraine Leaves Sweets To Be Taken After Easter
Does a video show illegal immigrants in the UK stealing from the dead by taking things from graves to sell? No, that's not true: The video was first posted by a TikTok account from Ukraine, on April 27, the day...
leadstories.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Viral videos of "migrants" stealing stuff from graves in the UK actually show an Easter tradition in Ukraine...
(I've seen similar videos claiming it happened in France)
(I've seen similar videos claiming it happened in France)
Don't be fooled by this widely shared fake Sudan image...
(Plenty of real atrocity videos going around, no need to share fake ones...)
(Plenty of real atrocity videos going around, no need to share fake ones...)
Fact Check: Video Of Soldiers Menacing Mother And Child NOT Real Sudan Conflict Image -- Shadow Discrepancies And Originates From AI Account
Fact Check: Video Of Soldiers Menacing Mother And Child NOT Real Sudan Conflict Image -- Shadow Discrepancies And Originates From AI Account
Does a real video show a mother and child cowering from the shadows of two soldiers and their rifles? No, that's not true: The day after it was originally posted without an AI label, the original poster edited the description...
leadstories.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Don't be fooled by this widely shared fake Sudan image...
(Plenty of real atrocity videos going around, no need to share fake ones...)
(Plenty of real atrocity videos going around, no need to share fake ones...)
Crazy to have the Let-them-eat-cake moment of the 21st century (the "Ballroom priority" quote) fact checked in real time. (Yes, she said it *but* there is context...)
The original Marie-Antoinette quote had to wait for historians: www.britannica.com/story/did-ma...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
The original Marie-Antoinette quote had to wait for historians: www.britannica.com/story/did-ma...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Fact Check: Context Of 'President's Main Priority' Ballroom Quote From Karoline Leavitt Was Question About Other White House Construction Projects | Lead Stories
Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt describe the ballroom construction at the White House as President Trump's "main priority"?...
leadstories.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Crazy to have the Let-them-eat-cake moment of the 21st century (the "Ballroom priority" quote) fact checked in real time. (Yes, she said it *but* there is context...)
The original Marie-Antoinette quote had to wait for historians: www.britannica.com/story/did-ma...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
The original Marie-Antoinette quote had to wait for historians: www.britannica.com/story/did-ma...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Reposted by Maarten Schenk
Today on @indicator.media: A first-of-its-kind audit of AI labels on major social platforms.
Tech platforms promised to label AI content. They're not delivering.
An Indicator audit of hundreds of synthetic images and videos reveals that platforms frequently fail to label AI content
indicator.media
October 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Today on @indicator.media: A first-of-its-kind audit of AI labels on major social platforms.
Reposted by Maarten Schenk
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
Straf dat we Ingrid Seynhaeve nog eens terugzien in de context van Amerikaanse desinformatie :-)
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Pam Bondi With Donald Trump And Jeffrey Epstein -- It's A Belgian Model | Lead Stories
Does a photo show Pam Bondi with Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: The image being widely...
leadstories.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Straf dat we Ingrid Seynhaeve nog eens terugzien in de context van Amerikaanse desinformatie :-)
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Reposted by Maarten Schenk
Has the Community Notes button always been behind the expanded settings click? I feel like it used to be on the main menu
October 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Has the Community Notes button always been behind the expanded settings click? I feel like it used to be on the main menu
BREKEND: Beheer Belgische F-35 vloot van de luchtmacht overgedragen aan de NMBS...
October 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
BREKEND: Beheer Belgische F-35 vloot van de luchtmacht overgedragen aan de NMBS...
Bluesky users responding to the shit-dumping video....
October 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Bluesky users responding to the shit-dumping video....
Update: the White House account on Bluesky @whitehouse-47.bsky.social now has 6.8K followers vs. 550K+ accounts that have blocked it directly or via a blocklist according to ClearSky.
October 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Update: the White House account on Bluesky @whitehouse-47.bsky.social now has 6.8K followers vs. 550K+ accounts that have blocked it directly or via a blocklist according to ClearSky.
Reposted by Maarten Schenk
Block @whitehouse-47.bsky.social anr prepare for @unclouder.com, a fact-checker powered Bluesky labeler to help you clear dark clouds of misinformation from your blue sky☀️ and of course please don’t use x, meta, instagram and other broligarchs trap 🪤
Update: that is not counting the 400,534 users who have blocked the account by subscribing to blocklists:
October 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Block @whitehouse-47.bsky.social anr prepare for @unclouder.com, a fact-checker powered Bluesky labeler to help you clear dark clouds of misinformation from your blue sky☀️ and of course please don’t use x, meta, instagram and other broligarchs trap 🪤
The White House Bluesky account @whitehouse-47.bsky.social is currrently followed by fewer than 5000 accounts. Over 65.000 accounts have blocked it.
Source: ClearSky: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
Source: ClearSky: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
October 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The White House Bluesky account @whitehouse-47.bsky.social is currrently followed by fewer than 5000 accounts. Over 65.000 accounts have blocked it.
Source: ClearSky: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
Source: ClearSky: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
Reposted by Maarten Schenk
Today might be a good day to announce @unclouder.com will soon launch a fact-checker powered Bluesky labeler to help you clear dark clouds of misinformation from your blue sky.
Over forty fact checking organizations already registered interest to participate.
Give us a follow to see the labels!
Over forty fact checking organizations already registered interest to participate.
Give us a follow to see the labels!
October 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Today might be a good day to announce @unclouder.com will soon launch a fact-checker powered Bluesky labeler to help you clear dark clouds of misinformation from your blue sky.
Over forty fact checking organizations already registered interest to participate.
Give us a follow to see the labels!
Over forty fact checking organizations already registered interest to participate.
Give us a follow to see the labels!