HoaxEye
@hoaxeye.bsky.social
Hoax fighter and fact finder. Main tools: reverse image search and coffee. Operated by Janne Ahlberg
Website: https://hoaxeye.wordpress.com
Website: https://hoaxeye.wordpress.com
Shortly: no. Longer version: www.reuters.com/fact-check/t...
January 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Shortly: no. Longer version: www.reuters.com/fact-check/t...
The drone/UFO flap just won’t stop although there’s nothing to report. Some accounts are now posting AI generated UAP videos. Source: UnknownFootageIG on Instagram - they have created all clips using AI www.instagram.com/unknownfoota...
December 27, 2024 at 3:37 PM
The drone/UFO flap just won’t stop although there’s nothing to report. Some accounts are now posting AI generated UAP videos. Source: UnknownFootageIG on Instagram - they have created all clips using AI www.instagram.com/unknownfoota...
Various “orbs” are also popular. Example X video showing out-of-focus / blurred planet or star has been watched over 1,5 million times. And no, the “orb” doesn’t respond in anyway 🤦♂️
December 18, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Various “orbs” are also popular. Example X video showing out-of-focus / blurred planet or star has been watched over 1,5 million times. And no, the “orb” doesn’t respond in anyway 🤦♂️
This alleged video of drones entering the ocean is circulating widely on X and TikTok. The video shows a private drone show by Blizzard Entertainment at Knotts Berry Farm on 5th of December. At least they managed to film real drones this time 🥳
December 18, 2024 at 3:53 PM
This alleged video of drones entering the ocean is circulating widely on X and TikTok. The video shows a private drone show by Blizzard Entertainment at Knotts Berry Farm on 5th of December. At least they managed to film real drones this time 🥳
Peer support group nr 1: our children. Photo is from 1999. Game is Super Mario 64 👍
December 2, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Peer support group nr 1: our children. Photo is from 1999. Game is Super Mario 64 👍
One activity turned out to be therapeutic: scanning old print photos 💕 this is from our wedding party (1990)
December 2, 2024 at 4:22 PM
One activity turned out to be therapeutic: scanning old print photos 💕 this is from our wedding party (1990)
Note: I don’t have anything against AI pictures in general. Or edited photos - most photos are. But if an account is called “World best photos”, “Amazing nature” etc. and they keep posting AI content, it’s misleading at best
November 23, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Note: I don’t have anything against AI pictures in general. Or edited photos - most photos are. But if an account is called “World best photos”, “Amazing nature” etc. and they keep posting AI content, it’s misleading at best
A video showing alleged nuclear ICBMs on the road near Moscow is at least two years old. The most likely explanation is their use in a parade; missiles are often driven through the streets of the Russian capital for occasions like Victory Day.
More details: www.newsweek.com/fact-check-d...
More details: www.newsweek.com/fact-check-d...
November 22, 2024 at 3:55 PM
A video showing alleged nuclear ICBMs on the road near Moscow is at least two years old. The most likely explanation is their use in a parade; missiles are often driven through the streets of the Russian capital for occasions like Victory Day.
More details: www.newsweek.com/fact-check-d...
More details: www.newsweek.com/fact-check-d...
Experts say AZT is safe and saved lives. There is no evidence it killed hundreds of thousands of people. More details: apnews.com/article/fact...
November 20, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Experts say AZT is safe and saved lives. There is no evidence it killed hundreds of thousands of people. More details: apnews.com/article/fact...
Found from my X timeline 😱 fact check: factcheck.afp.com/photo-mercur...
November 19, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Found from my X timeline 😱 fact check: factcheck.afp.com/photo-mercur...
Oh my 😱 how on Moon this account has almost 56K followers 🤷 I couldn’t find other pic spam accounts that are this popular
November 18, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Oh my 😱 how on Moon this account has almost 56K followers 🤷 I couldn’t find other pic spam accounts that are this popular
These kind of accounts are everywhere. That’s not a real photo, but digital artwork. Source: Shutterstock www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/...
November 18, 2024 at 11:59 AM
These kind of accounts are everywhere. That’s not a real photo, but digital artwork. Source: Shutterstock www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/...
This picture is popular and is being shared as a real example of pareidolia. The face of Brazilian President Lula da Silva was generated with AI. It was overlayed on top of a landscape photo https://www.malumatfurus.org/insan-yuzu-seklinde-manzara/
August 20, 2023 at 6:31 AM
This picture is popular and is being shared as a real example of pareidolia. The face of Brazilian President Lula da Silva was generated with AI. It was overlayed on top of a landscape photo https://www.malumatfurus.org/insan-yuzu-seklinde-manzara/
Uri Geller posted this on X. He claims the image shows alien bodies in a NASA refrigerator. Those are actually props for X-files tv-series https://hoaxeye.com/2017/06/13/area-51-aliens/
August 19, 2023 at 7:41 AM
Uri Geller posted this on X. He claims the image shows alien bodies in a NASA refrigerator. Those are actually props for X-files tv-series https://hoaxeye.com/2017/06/13/area-51-aliens/
People like AI cats on every website 🙄
July 16, 2023 at 12:44 PM
People like AI cats on every website 🙄
This StableDiffusion AI generated penguin picture is very popular on the other website. It would be nice to see actual photographs getting this much attention every now and then.
July 7, 2023 at 2:57 PM
This StableDiffusion AI generated penguin picture is very popular on the other website. It would be nice to see actual photographs getting this much attention every now and then.
This image is often shared as “solar eclipse from space”. It’s actually a computer generated image by A4Size-ska on Deviantart (2009). Source: https://www.deviantart.com/a4size-ska/art/Eclipse-144235675 They used Terragen 2 software for rendering the scene
July 5, 2023 at 1:40 PM
This image is often shared as “solar eclipse from space”. It’s actually a computer generated image by A4Size-ska on Deviantart (2009). Source: https://www.deviantart.com/a4size-ska/art/Eclipse-144235675 They used Terragen 2 software for rendering the scene
That’s not a real photo of Bigfoot or Sasquatch taken in 1883. It’s AI generated image by Instagram user “the_ai_experiment”. Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CsCJRquua6C/
July 5, 2023 at 7:31 AM
That’s not a real photo of Bigfoot or Sasquatch taken in 1883. It’s AI generated image by Instagram user “the_ai_experiment”. Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CsCJRquua6C/
This picture is often shared with a made up caption: “Full Rainbow, photo taken at 30,000 feet by pilot Lloyd J Ferraro”. This isn’t a real photo of a rainbow, but digital artwork - probably partially AI generated. See: https://shorturl.at/wzDHM
July 4, 2023 at 3:20 PM
This picture is often shared with a made up caption: “Full Rainbow, photo taken at 30,000 feet by pilot Lloyd J Ferraro”. This isn’t a real photo of a rainbow, but digital artwork - probably partially AI generated. See: https://shorturl.at/wzDHM
This bird image has been shared as real. It was generated with MidJourney AI.
July 4, 2023 at 9:06 AM
This bird image has been shared as real. It was generated with MidJourney AI.
Fake: Video With Human Skulls Found on Kakhovka Reservoir Shore https://gwaramedia.com/en/fake-video-with-human-skulls-found-on-kakhovka-reservoir-shore/
July 4, 2023 at 6:59 AM
Fake: Video With Human Skulls Found on Kakhovka Reservoir Shore https://gwaramedia.com/en/fake-video-with-human-skulls-found-on-kakhovka-reservoir-shore/
Oh great. This site does have "amazing nature" accounts posting scraped pics and captions.
That cloud image was generated with #MidJourney AI.
That cloud image was generated with #MidJourney AI.
July 3, 2023 at 4:57 PM
Oh great. This site does have "amazing nature" accounts posting scraped pics and captions.
That cloud image was generated with #MidJourney AI.
That cloud image was generated with #MidJourney AI.
The Moon Lover account has over 500K followers on Twitter. This "powerful Moon capture" picture is not a real photograph. It is digital artwork by Diego Pérez on Instagram. Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfa_XhpHAlg/ #factcheck
July 3, 2023 at 2:29 PM
The Moon Lover account has over 500K followers on Twitter. This "powerful Moon capture" picture is not a real photograph. It is digital artwork by Diego Pérez on Instagram. Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfa_XhpHAlg/ #factcheck
I couldn't debunk this on Twitter because of the rate limiting problem. The video is from Fast and Furious movie set. Details: https://hoaxeye.com/2020/04/11/cars-flying-in-cleveland/
July 3, 2023 at 5:34 AM
I couldn't debunk this on Twitter because of the rate limiting problem. The video is from Fast and Furious movie set. Details: https://hoaxeye.com/2020/04/11/cars-flying-in-cleveland/