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Numerous photographs and videos circulate on the Internet. Some are real. Some are fake. Some are real, but have been given false backstories.

Sadly, This Gorgeous Pic of Red-and-White 'Santa Cardinal' Is Fake

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Aleksandra Wrona
Dec 18, 2023 "Just in time for Christmas, a rare red and white cardinal makes an appearance in Canada," one s ...
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Real Images of Palestinian Children in Gaza Holding Their Cats in Destroyed Homes?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Nov 27, 2023 Photographs allegedly showed children “overjoyed” to find their cats alive after Israel bombarde ...
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Pics Show Bin Laden Posing with Obama, Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Nov 25, 2023 "Pictures are worth a thousand words," one Reddit user captioned the viral collage.
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Are Pics of Bin Laden Posing with Obama, Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton Real?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Nov 19, 2023 Some social media users claimed the viral images proved that U.S. politicians met with Osama Bin ...
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Is This a Real Video of a Huge, Black, Multi-Legged Bug?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Nov 14, 2023 With more than a dozen legs, the “bug” in a viral video appears to be doing push-ups.
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Pic Shows Taylor Swift Eating Ice Cream as Children Cry?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Nov 13, 2023 The photo was supposedly taken while she was visiting a small African village, according to a vi ...
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Real Video of a Dead Body in Gaza Opening Its Eyes?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Nov 6, 2023 "We're happy to report his condition has been upgraded to live," one viral post captioned the video.
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Photo Shows Seller of 19th-Century ‘Intimate Wigs’?

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Madison Dapcevich
Nov 6, 2023 Also known as merkins, intimate wigs were once used by sex workers looking for a fuller “head” o ...
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Did Al Jazeera 'Pre-Shoot' Staged Footage of Dead Bodies in 2023 Israel-Hamas Conflict?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Oct 30, 2023 "For the first time, I saw a dead body that was dying and itching while wearing slippers," one X ...
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Does This Photo Show a 'Dead Gazan Body' Miraculously Texting from Inside a Body Bag?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Oct 27, 2023 Some social media users claimed the picture proved the validity of a "Pallywood" conspiracy theory.
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Are Pics of Milk Cartons Showing Children Taken Hostage by Hamas Real?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct 26, 2023 The state of Israel’s official X account wrote “BRING OUR BABIES HOME” alongside the images.
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Is This a Real Pic of Tupac with Osama Bin Laden?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Oct 21, 2023 The image has circulated online at least since 2008, with endless theories on when and where it ...
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Bizarre Pic Proves Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Is Not Human?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Oct 2, 2023 Apparently, some social media users believe Mark Zuckerberg is a lizard.
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Pic Reveals Musk and Zuckerberg in Tense Face-Off at AI Insight Forum?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Sep 20, 2023 "What did they say to each other?" one social media user wondered.
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Is This ‘Crab-Like’ Human Skeleton for Real?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 14, 2023 As the rumors go, the skeleton was recovered from the “Le Lanchon experiments” on human evolution.
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Real, Vintage Photo of a Giant Irish Dog?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Sep 12, 2023 "That's impressive photoshopping for 1902," one Reddit user commented.
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Does Video Show an Armed Robber Shot by Every Customer in a Store?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov 5, 2018 A video showing multiple people pulling their guns and shooting an armed robber is often proffer ...
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'Hubble Telescope' Pic of 'Serenity Nebula' Is Truly Unreal

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sep 9, 2023 Those clouds of dust and gas in space known as nebulae make for a beautiful sight.
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An image that shows a beach and claims a hurricane is "coming for the shore" is labeled as Miscaptioned.

Incredible Video: Could This Be the Start of the Devastating Hurricane Idalia?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Aug 30, 2023 The claim spread as the hurricane made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane in late Aug ...
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Video of crowd celebrating the release of Donald Trump's mugshot is fake.

Video of Crowd Celebrating Release of Trump's Mugshot Is Fake

Written by:
David Emery
Aug 25, 2023 This isn't the first time a 2016 video of a crowd in England celebrating a soccer victory has be ...
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