False: Viral ‘new car on fire’ video during firecrackers celebration is made by AI
The clip shows many tell-tale signs of AI-generated video. The original Douyin creator explicitly labeled it as synthetic.
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Author: Vishesh Singh and Yining Chen
Misleading: Viral video does not show US troops awaiting evacuation in UAE
Footage of soldiers resting in a corridor was filmed at Fort Lee, Virginia. It originates from a TikTok post in December last year.
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Just in case: No, ‘hip hop geek’ Troy did not run or win a seat in Japan’s general election
The viral image was meant as a joke, featuring a manipulated screenshot swapping a real politician’s identity for a fictional candidate
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