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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.

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?

Written by:
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’?

Written by:
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?

Written by:
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?

Written by:
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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Does This Picture Show a Shark Swimming Down a Highway After a Hurricane?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 28, 2011 A much-repurposed photograph of a shark swimming down a flooded highway after a hurricane is a fake.
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