https://theevidencedispatch.com/ Rigorous, evidence-based fact-checks on viral claims, synthetic media, and online disinformation. en-us Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:30:13 +0000 https://theevidencedispatch.com/favicon.icohttps://theevidencedispatch.com/ https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/ai-military-casket-child-video-debunked.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/ai-military-casket-child-video-debunked.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:51:45 +0000 2026-09-16T05:05:31Z A viral video purporting to show a child mourning at a military casket is entirely AI-generated, confirmed by digital forensics experts. Learn the visual clues and fact-check findings. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/mrna-vaccines-cancer-claim.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/mrna-vaccines-cancer-claim.html Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:22:31 +0000 2026-09-16T08:36:51Z Claims that the FDA has admitted mRNA vaccines cause cancer lack evidence and contradict scientific data. We examine this persistent health misinformation. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/ossoff-collins-trump-epstein-files-claim.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/ossoff-collins-trump-epstein-files-claim.html Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:01:35 +0000 2026-09-18T21:36:51Z A Jon Ossoff Senate ad claimed opponent Mike Collins 'admitted' Trump is in the Epstein files. PolitiFact rated it Mostly False: the ad omitted that Collins said Trump would be there because he reported Epstein to the FBI. Verdict: Contextually Misleading. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/tom-hanks-death-hoax.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/tom-hanks-death-hoax.html Sun, 13 Sep 2026 02:43:21 +0000 2026-09-17T01:28:50Z A viral claim that actor Tom Hanks died in a New Year's car crash is entirely false. The actor is alive and his death has not occurred. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/ted-cruz-msnbc-footage.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/ted-cruz-msnbc-footage.html Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:30:26 +0000 2026-09-15T08:49:16Z Ted Cruz's claim that MSNBC used 2017 footage instead of authentic No Kings rally footage is false. The network used footage from the actual event. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/netanyahu-deepfake-six-fingers-rumor.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/netanyahu-deepfake-six-fingers-rumor.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:55:05 +0000 2026-09-15T19:11:13Z Viral claims that an AI deepfake shows Netanyahu with six fingers and a false death rumor circulating online. Fact-checkers confirm both the video and death claims are fabricated. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/save-america-act-voter-reregistration-claim.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/save-america-act-voter-reregistration-claim.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:50:38 +0000 2026-09-17T01:34:28Z Sen. Mark Kelly claimed the SAVE America Act requires every American to re-register to vote in person. The claim overstates the law's scope — but the measure's impact on voter access is real and significant. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/zelenskyy-offshore-accounts.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/zelenskyy-offshore-accounts.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:35:42 +0000 2026-09-15T14:55:56Z Claims that President Zelenskyy secretly holds $1.2 billion in offshore accounts and owns 15 homes and 3 planes are entirely unsubstantiated and lack any credible evidence. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/netanyahu-house-fire-predate.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/netanyahu-house-fire-predate.html Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:35:30 +0000 2026-09-17T05:06:37Z A viral video attributed to recent war events showing a house fire is actually from December 2025, months before the depicted conflict. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/bill-clinton-audio-pope-trump-ai-generated.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/bill-clinton-audio-pope-trump-ai-generated.html Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:34:45 +0000 2026-09-16T15:39:52Z A YouTube video claimed to feature authentic audio of Bill Clinton responding to Trump's attacks on Pope Leo XIV. Snopes confirmed the audio is AI-generated. Verdict: AI-Fabricated. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/iran-targets-us-cities-list-rumor.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/iran-targets-us-cities-list-rumor.html Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:57:59 +0000 2026-09-15T01:13:21Z Claims that Iran released a hit list of American cities are unsubstantiated. Fact-checkers find no credible evidence supporting these allegations. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/jordan-peterson-death-hoax-june-2026.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/jordan-peterson-death-hoax-june-2026.html Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:01:21 +0000 2026-09-18T09:28:56Z Viral posts on X on June 4, 2026 claimed Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson had died. Lead Stories found no evidence to support the claim. Verdict: Unsubstantiated. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/elon-musk-boeing.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/elon-musk-boeing.html Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:09:43 +0000 2026-09-18T19:04:03Z Claims that Elon Musk acquired Boeing are entirely baseless. No such acquisition has occurred or been announced. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/epstein-ai-video-kissing-woman-fake.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/epstein-ai-video-kissing-woman-fake.html Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:19:09 +0000 2026-09-16T02:40:08Z A video circulating on X beginning April 8, 2026, claimed to show Jeffrey Epstein kissing a young woman and was framed as footage from the released Epstein files. Lead Stories found the video was 93.1% likely to be AI-generated. Warping timestamps and visual glitches confirm it is a synthetic fabrication. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/helicopter-pilot-misidentified.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/helicopter-pilot-misidentified.html Sun, 06 Sep 2026 23:08:53 +0000 2026-09-16T06:56:36Z Following a helicopter crash, claims that the pilot was misidentified as a transgender White House aide circulated. We examine the facts behind this allegation. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/us-strikes-iran-december.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/us-strikes-iran-december.html Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:41:38 +0000 2026-09-17T23:34:52Z A viral video purporting to show current U.S. strikes on Iran actually comes from December 2025, recycled and presented as current combat footage. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/chuck-norris-death-reports-not-a-hoax.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/chuck-norris-death-reports-not-a-hoax.html Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:22:28 +0000 2026-09-19T15:04:46Z After Chuck Norris died on March 19, 2026, at age 86, thousands of social media users dismissed the news as another celebrity death hoax. The evidence confirms otherwise. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/iran-minab-schoolgirls-mourning-ai-image.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/iran-minab-schoolgirls-mourning-ai-image.html Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:53:15 +0000 2026-09-18T12:16:19Z A viral image appearing to show Iranians mourning schoolgirls killed in airstrikes is entirely AI-generated, according to multiple fact-checkers. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/f15-rescue-iran-ai-fabricated-image.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/f15-rescue-iran-ai-fabricated-image.html Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:43:36 +0000 2026-09-19T03:21:36Z A photograph circulating on social media claimed to show the American F-15 crew member rescued from Iran on April 5, 2026. AI content detection tools confirmed the image was fabricated — no official imagery from the rescue has been released. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/delta-force-captured-iran-ai-photos.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/delta-force-captured-iran-ai-photos.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:20:53 +0000 2026-09-16T21:57:18Z Claims that 173 American Delta Force soldiers were captured by Iran include AI-fabricated images. Fact-checkers confirm no such captures occurred and images are synthetic. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/hollywood-sign-fire-ai-image.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/hollywood-sign-fire-ai-image.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:24:53 +0000 2026-09-15T12:34:30Z During the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, an AI-generated image of the Hollywood sign on fire circulated widely. We examine the evidence behind this fabrication. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/walmart-closing-november.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/walmart-closing-november.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:06:57 +0000 2026-09-19T04:10:40Z Viral claims that Walmart will close to in-store shoppers beginning November 1 are entirely false. No such closure policy has been announced. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/whca-dinner-shooting-conspiracy-claims.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/whca-dinner-shooting-conspiracy-claims.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:23:54 +0000 2026-09-16T12:59:53Z After a gunman was stopped near the White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 25, 2026, viral claims spread alleging the event was staged. PolitiFact examined the evidence. Verdict: Unsubstantiated. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/trump-skinny-jeans-order.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/trump-skinny-jeans-order.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:39:25 +0000 2026-09-17T19:36:16Z A viral video allegedly showing Trump announcing a skinny jeans executive order is digitally edited. No such order has been signed or announced. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/doge-obamacare-royalties.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/doge-obamacare-royalties.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:33:51 +0000 2026-09-15T18:34:50Z A viral claim that DOGE stopped Obama from collecting royalties from Obamacare is false. This is a satirical claim without factual basis. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/trump-iran-video.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/trump-iran-video.html Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:57:06 +0000 2026-09-15T03:27:02Z A viral video of Trump promising no war with Iran has been decontextualized. The full context reveals a more nuanced position than viral clips suggest. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/iran-inflatable-buildings-decoy-parody.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/iran-inflatable-buildings-decoy-parody.html Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:45:40 +0000 2026-09-18T12:35:29Z A viral video showing Iranian inflatable military decoys blurs the line between parody, AI fabrication, and partial truth. Fact-checkers address the contextual confusion surrounding the footage. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/elon-musk-maga-nazi-quote.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/elon-musk-maga-nazi-quote.html Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:09:35 +0000 2026-09-17T16:41:52Z Posts claimed Elon Musk said MAGA will succeed where Nazi Germany failed. We investigate whether Musk made this controversial statement. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/oil-tanker-strait-hormuz-fire-video.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/oil-tanker-strait-hormuz-fire-video.html Mon, 31 Aug 2026 01:20:09 +0000 2026-09-16T00:17:02Z A viral video purporting to show an American oil tanker burning after Iranian attack is fabricated. Fact-checkers confirm it does not depict real events. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/us-navy-fleet-bahrain-destroyed-ai-video.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/us-navy-fleet-bahrain-destroyed-ai-video.html Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:42:39 +0000 2026-09-17T21:01:06Z Claims that Iran destroyed a U.S. Navy fleet in Bahrain include an AI-generated video. Fact-checkers confirm no such incident occurred and the video is synthetic. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/kamala-harris-iran-quote.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/kamala-harris-iran-quote.html Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:28:09 +0000 2026-09-17T22:42:23Z A viral quote attributed to Vice President Kamala Harris regarding Iran is entirely fabricated, with no evidence of her ever making such a statement. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/fighter-jet-dogfight-game-footage-iran.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/fighter-jet-dogfight-game-footage-iran.html Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:43:32 +0000 2026-09-19T08:29:41Z A viral video claimed to show real combat footage of U.S. fighter jets dogfighting over Iran. Fact-checkers confirm it is actually video game footage, not real military action. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/charlie-kirk-shooter.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/charlie-kirk-shooter.html Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:58:56 +0000 2026-09-18T07:30:22Z Claims about the identity and motivations of the shooter in the Charlie Kirk incident have been widely misreported and falsely attributed online. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/trump-california-ballots-rigged-claim-false.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/trump-california-ballots-rigged-claim-false.html Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:43:16 +0000 2026-09-15T22:46:32Z Fact-check: Donald Trump claimed on NBC Meet the Press that California's ballot-counting pace in the LA governor's race constitutes election cheating. PolitiFact rated Pants on Fire. The counting pace is required by California law. Verdict: Contextually Misleading. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/fake-artemis-ii-moon-images-ai-generated.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/fake-artemis-ii-moon-images-ai-generated.html Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:24:30 +0000 2026-09-18T21:14:46Z In the days following NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby, dramatic moon images flooded social media claiming to be mission photography. PolitiFact confirmed none appear in official NASA records — several carry AI watermarks and contain impossible geographical details. This is what synthetic imagery in the service of wonder looks like. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/iran-protest-march-video.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/iran-protest-march-video.html Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:09:26 +0000 2026-09-15T07:22:37Z A viral video purporting to show people marching through Iranian streets is entirely AI-generated, with no corresponding real-world event. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/trump-iran-military-100-percent-claim.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/trump-iran-military-100-percent-claim.html Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:48:50 +0000 2026-09-17T09:32:27Z President Trump claimed the United States has destroyed 100% of Iran's military capability and that Iran is totally defeated. The evidence tells a more complicated story. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/china-mystery-disease.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/china-mystery-disease.html Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:59:13 +0000 2026-09-16T00:57:25Z Claims that China declared a state of emergency over a mystery disease outbreak are fabricated. No such declaration has been made by Chinese authorities. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/israel-law-tel-aviv-videos.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/israel-law-tel-aviv-videos.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:30:14 +0000 2026-09-16T09:19:40Z Claims of an Israeli law imposing five-year prison sentences for posting Tel Aviv videos have circulated widely. This is entirely unsubstantiated and lacks any legislative foundation. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/will-smith-death-hoax.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/will-smith-death-hoax.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:04:05 +0000 2026-09-17T05:27:19Z A viral claim that Will Smith died in a car accident circulated widely in April 2025. We investigate the origins and evidence behind this celebrity death hoax. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/iranian-aircraft-bombed-outdated-footage.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/iranian-aircraft-bombed-outdated-footage.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:45:56 +0000 2026-09-15T07:28:21Z A viral video claiming to show recent Iranian aircraft being bombed is actually outdated footage from previous military incidents. Fact-checkers confirm the misattribution. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/times-square-knicks-video-misattributed-2024.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/times-square-knicks-video-misattributed-2024.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:03:17 +0000 2026-09-19T06:53:52Z Fact-check: A viral video claimed to show a violent assault in Times Square the night the New York Knicks won the 2026 NBA championship. Lead Stories confirmed the footage dates from July 2024. Verdict: Misattributed. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/supersonic-rockets-tel-aviv-marina-ai-video.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/supersonic-rockets-tel-aviv-marina-ai-video.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:48:37 +0000 2026-09-18T08:35:30Z A viral video purporting to show Iranian missiles striking Tel Aviv's marina is entirely AI-generated, not authentic footage of military strikes. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/epstein-tel-aviv-ai-gemini-image.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/epstein-tel-aviv-ai-gemini-image.html Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:40:40 +0000 2026-09-15T08:32:54Z A viral image purporting to show Jeffrey Epstein walking in Tel Aviv bears a Gemini watermark. Fact-checkers confirm the image is entirely AI-fabricated, not photographic evidence. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/jonathan-tortoise-death-hoax-crypto.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/jonathan-tortoise-death-hoax-crypto.html Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:15:47 +0000 2026-09-19T06:17:51Z Posts on April 1, 2026 claimed Jonathan, the world's oldest living land animal at nearly 194 years, had died on St. Helena island. The government of St. Helena debunked the claim with a photograph of the living tortoise. Snopes confirmed the death hoax was connected to a cryptocurrency scam. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/shakira-dai-dai-world-cup-performance-ai-fabricated.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/shakira-dai-dai-world-cup-performance-ai-fabricated.html Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:05:32 +0000 2026-09-18T10:16:31Z A 10-minute video claimed to show Shakira performing at the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony. Lead Stories confirmed it is AI-generated with a Google SynthID watermark. Verdict: AI-Fabricated. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/us-troops-captured-iran.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/us-troops-captured-iran.html Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:14:46 +0000 2026-09-18T23:54:45Z A viral video claiming to show captured U.S. soldiers in Iran is entirely AI-generated, featuring impossible human anatomy and algorithmic artifacts. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/trump-albanese-post-fabricated-lead-stories.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/trump-albanese-post-fabricated-lead-stories.html Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:36:50 +0000 2026-09-15T15:52:24Z A screenshot circulating on X in April 2026 claimed Donald Trump posted on Truth Social calling Australian PM Anthony Albanese 'Airbus.' Lead Stories confirmed no such post exists. Verdict: Misattributed. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/trump-canada-truth-social-post-fabricated.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/trump-canada-truth-social-post-fabricated.html Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:19:14 +0000 2026-09-16T20:54:39Z A post circulating online claims Trump declared on Truth Social that he is no longer interested in making Canada the 51st state. The post is fabricated — Trump made no such statement. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/fire-england-college.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/fire-england-college.html Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:49:28 +0000 2026-09-17T03:14:28Z Video footage attributed to the Israel-Iran conflict actually shows a fire at an English college. The misattribution was a clear case of temporal displacement. https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/meta-trump-followers.html https://theevidencedispatch.com/fact-check/meta-trump-followers.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:26:43 +0000 2026-09-17T00:51:14Z Claims that Meta is forcing users to automatically follow Donald Trump are misleading. What's actually happening is more nuanced than such claims suggest.