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NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week": A Video Shows Cocaine Falling From Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Nose While Giving a Speech
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week": A Video Shows Cocaine Falling From Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Nose While Giving a Speech
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: Charlie Kirk’s Accused Assassin Trained With the French Army, Suggesting French Involvement in the Assassination
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: Charlie Kirk’s Accused Assassin Trained With the French Army, Suggesting French Involvement in the Assassination
NewsGuard's "False Claim of the Week": A Leaked Audio Clip Depicts Donald Trump Yelling at his Cabinet to Block the Release of the ‘Epstein Files
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November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
NewsGuard's "False Claim of the Week": A Leaked Audio Clip Depicts Donald Trump Yelling at his Cabinet to Block the Release of the ‘Epstein Files
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NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Walked Back His Campaign Promise of a $30-Per-Hour Minimum Wage, Telling Voters to ‘Make Do’
Read more in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/false-clai...
Read more in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/false-clai...
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Walked Back His Campaign Promise of a $30-Per-Hour Minimum Wage, Telling Voters to ‘Make Do’
Read more in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/false-clai...
Read more in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/false-clai...
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: After GOP Losses on Nov. 4, Trump Said in a Truth Social Post: ‘Fine, America. F--- YOU’
Read the debunk in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/trumps-vir...
Read the debunk in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/trumps-vir...
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: After GOP Losses on Nov. 4, Trump Said in a Truth Social Post: ‘Fine, America. F--- YOU’
Read the debunk in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/trumps-vir...
Read the debunk in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/trumps-vir...
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: MSNBC Tried to Pass Off Footage of a Larger, Unrelated 2017 Demonstration as an October 2025 ‘No Kings’ Protest
October 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: MSNBC Tried to Pass Off Footage of a Larger, Unrelated 2017 Demonstration as an October 2025 ‘No Kings’ Protest
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: A Video Shows an ICE Agent Arresting a Six-Year-Old Immigrant
October 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: A Video Shows an ICE Agent Arresting a Six-Year-Old Immigrant
NewsGuard’s "False Claim of the Week": Newly-Released FBI Document Shows that Special Counsel Jack Smith Wiretapped Eight Republican Senators
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October 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NewsGuard’s "False Claim of the Week": Newly-Released FBI Document Shows that Special Counsel Jack Smith Wiretapped Eight Republican Senators
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AI content farms are generating ad revenue by falsely claiming Coke dropped the Super Bowl due to Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny slotted to perform at the halftime show.
One small problem: Coke is not a Super Bowl sponsor.
One small problem: Coke is not a Super Bowl sponsor.
October 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
AI content farms are generating ad revenue by falsely claiming Coke dropped the Super Bowl due to Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny slotted to perform at the halftime show.
One small problem: Coke is not a Super Bowl sponsor.
One small problem: Coke is not a Super Bowl sponsor.
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: The UN Deliberately Stalled Donald Trump’s Escalator at the September 2025 UN General Assembly
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September 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: The UN Deliberately Stalled Donald Trump’s Escalator at the September 2025 UN General Assembly
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NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: Israel’s Chief Rabbi Wrote a Letter Consoling Charlie Kirk’s Family Eight Days Before His Assassination, Pointing to Israeli Involvement in His Death
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September 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: Israel’s Chief Rabbi Wrote a Letter Consoling Charlie Kirk’s Family Eight Days Before His Assassination, Pointing to Israeli Involvement in His Death
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In this NewsGuard Academy video, learn how to spot imposter and parody accounts by checking the verification badges and other characteristics of an account. Watch a clip here, and the rest in Reality Check:
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September 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In this NewsGuard Academy video, learn how to spot imposter and parody accounts by checking the verification badges and other characteristics of an account. Watch a clip here, and the rest in Reality Check:
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NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week:” Trump’s Oval Office Address About Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Was AI-Generated
Read the details in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/trumps-add...
Read the details in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/trumps-add...
September 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week:” Trump’s Oval Office Address About Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Was AI-Generated
Read the details in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/trumps-add...
Read the details in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/trumps-add...
If you spend time on TikTok, you’ve probably encountered deceptive “engagement farms.”
Today’s video shares the telltale signs of engagement farms, so you can navigate your TikTok feed without being exploited and deceived by bad actors. Watch a clip:
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Today’s video shares the telltale signs of engagement farms, so you can navigate your TikTok feed without being exploited and deceived by bad actors. Watch a clip:
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September 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If you spend time on TikTok, you’ve probably encountered deceptive “engagement farms.”
Today’s video shares the telltale signs of engagement farms, so you can navigate your TikTok feed without being exploited and deceived by bad actors. Watch a clip:
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-spo...
Today’s video shares the telltale signs of engagement farms, so you can navigate your TikTok feed without being exploited and deceived by bad actors. Watch a clip:
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-spo...
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: An Image Shows Donald Trump With a Deformity on His Forehead, Suggesting He Has a Serious Health Problem
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September 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: An Image Shows Donald Trump With a Deformity on His Forehead, Suggesting He Has a Serious Health Problem
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NewsGuard today published its anniversary edition of the AI False Claims Monitor, the monthly benchmark for how AI tools handle provably false claims.
For the first time, NewsGuard de-anonymized the results and named scores for the top LLMs.
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For the first time, NewsGuard de-anonymized the results and named scores for the top LLMs.
www.newsguardtech.com/ai-monitor/a...
September 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
NewsGuard today published its anniversary edition of the AI False Claims Monitor, the monthly benchmark for how AI tools handle provably false claims.
For the first time, NewsGuard de-anonymized the results and named scores for the top LLMs.
www.newsguardtech.com/ai-monitor/a...
For the first time, NewsGuard de-anonymized the results and named scores for the top LLMs.
www.newsguardtech.com/ai-monitor/a...
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: The U.K. Government May Ban the English Flag
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August 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: The U.K. Government May Ban the English Flag
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Ever come across a quote from a notable figure shared online that looks a little suspicious? Today’s NewsGuard Academy video walks you through the best sources for verifying its authenticity. Watch a clip below.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Ever come across a quote from a notable figure shared online that looks a little suspicious? Today’s NewsGuard Academy video walks you through the best sources for verifying its authenticity. Watch a clip below.
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A fake screenshot of a headline can spread faster than a correction.
NewsGuard explains how to use Google advanced search to confirm whether a headline ever actually appeared on an authentic site. Watch a clip below, and find more in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-deb...
NewsGuard explains how to use Google advanced search to confirm whether a headline ever actually appeared on an authentic site. Watch a clip below, and find more in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-deb...
August 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A fake screenshot of a headline can spread faster than a correction.
NewsGuard explains how to use Google advanced search to confirm whether a headline ever actually appeared on an authentic site. Watch a clip below, and find more in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-deb...
NewsGuard explains how to use Google advanced search to confirm whether a headline ever actually appeared on an authentic site. Watch a clip below, and find more in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-deb...
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: Trump Declared “Martial Law” in Washington
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August 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: Trump Declared “Martial Law” in Washington
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Learn how to use the free online archival tool, the Wayback Machine, to track changes to webpages — because sometimes, timing is everything. Watch a clip here, and the full video in Reality Check:
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August 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Learn how to use the free online archival tool, the Wayback Machine, to track changes to webpages — because sometimes, timing is everything. Watch a clip here, and the full video in Reality Check:
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-use...
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-use...
NewsGuard’s "False Claim of the Week": Russia Captured Two UK Colonels and an MI6 Agent in Ukraine in July 2025
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August 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
NewsGuard’s "False Claim of the Week": Russia Captured Two UK Colonels and an MI6 Agent in Ukraine in July 2025
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