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politics7 days ago•28 min saved

Unproven Claims Link Trump's AI Rebrand to Slovenian Domain Speculation

A viral claim that President Trump’s executive order rebranding 'artificial intelligence' as 'super intelligence' was a scheme to profit from Slovenian '.si' domain names remains unproven. While registration data shows a massive spike in '.si' domains following the order, independent fact-checkers could not verify that the President or his associates financially benefited from the purchases or leaked the policy in advance. The White House denied the allegations, and the domain registrar cited broader trends in European country-code domains rather than a specific insider scheme.

via Snopes|

#ai-policy #domain-names #fact-checking

politics-and-technology8 days ago•1 min saved

America.gov AI Bot Fluctuates Between Fact-Checking Trump and Refusing Political Queries

The newly launched America.gov AI portal, powered by Google Gemini and xAI Grok, is delivering inconsistent answers to politically sensitive questions. While it initially contradicted President Trump’s claims regarding the 2020 election and Jan. 6, it later refused to answer similar queries, citing a lack of political commentary. Experts warn that these fluctuations may stem from probabilistic model behaviors or hidden ideological guardrails, raising concerns about the reliability of a system intended to serve as the primary digital interface for federal services.

via Axios|

#ai-governance #digital-policy #fact-checking

politics12 days ago•212 min saved

Ten Years of Fact-Checking Trump: Patterns, Media Fatigue, and Real-World Harm

CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale marks a decade of tracking Donald Trump’s false claims, documenting over 8,500 falsehoods since 2016. Dale identifies recurring patterns in Trump’s dishonesty, including a surge in lies during political crises and the use of fabricated anecdotes to project dominance. While the volume of disinformation has overwhelmed mainstream newsrooms, Dale argues that millions of Americans still seek accurate information, and that Trump’s lies have caused tangible harm to democracy, public health, and safety.

via CNN|

#disinformation #donald-trump #fact-checking

world16 days ago•3 min saved

Trump’s UN Address: Nuclear Ultimatums, Fact-Check Rebuttals, and a Greenland Deal

President Trump addressed the UN General Assembly on September 22, 2026, threatening to 'annihilate' Iran if a peace deal is not reached before the November midterm elections. While he touted 'peace through strength' and signed a military access deal with Denmark for Greenland, fact-checkers from CNN and PolitiFact disputed his claims regarding munitions stockpiles, global warming, and AI capabilities. Simultaneously, UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a farewell speech warning of deepening global divisions, contrasting sharply with Trump’s rejection of international institutions.

via BBC|

#donald-trump #fact-checking #greenland

politics17 days ago•13 min saved

CNN Fact-Checker Flags Outdated Data in Trump White House News App

CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale flags three issues with the White House’s official Trump News App: gas prices seven months out of date, the inflation rate seven months old, and GDP growth data from three quarters ago, undermining the app’s claim of real-time updates.

via HuffPost|

#cnn #fact-checking #news-app

politics28 days ago•29 min saved

Trump's $5,000 Dividend Promise Faces a Fact-Check Reality Check

FactCheck.org analyzes Trump’s first-night keynote at the 2026 Republican National Convention and finds numerous exaggerated or unsupported claims, including a pledge to give every adult a $5,000 dividend funded by tariffs; inflated investments and immigration figures; a mischaracterization of Democrats’ tax cuts as the largest in history; and conflating democratic socialists with communists. Economists say tariffs couldn’t finance such a dividend, data on prices, jobs, and energy don’t fully support the rosy portrayal, and several assertions lack solid evidence. Democratic socialists are a small minority in Congress, and the speech mixes plausible policy points with multiple contested statistics.)

via FactCheck.org|

#dividend #donald-trump #fact-checking

politics1 month ago•3 min saved

Six Trump 9/11 claims debunked ahead of anniversary

A six-point roundup debunks Trump’s 9/11 claims: 40 Wall Street wasn’t the tallest building after the World Trade Center collapse (70 Pine Street held that title); he did not help clean up the site; there is no evidence that thousands of Muslims cheered in Jersey City on 9/11; the Omar video claimed to show her dancing on the anniversary is misdated; he did not predict the attacks in his 2000 book; and the tale of being carried away by firefighters near One Liberty Plaza is not supported by evidence.

via The Guardian|

#911 #fact-checking #misinformation

science2 months ago•6 min saved

AI auditors uncover decades-old errors in science literature

AI agents are increasingly auditing science literature, exposing decades-old errors in a long-trusted chemistry reference database and in conference papers. While AI can speed up error detection and reproducibility checks, human oversight remains essential due to occasional mistakes and misreadings.

via Nature|

#ai #fact-checking #peer-review

politics2 months ago•7 min saved

NJ voting glitch weaponized to push unverified noncitizen fraud claims

Trump and allies seized on a New Jersey software error that briefly registered about 6,600 noncitizens (roughly 400 of whom voted) to push claims of widespread fraud, but DHS’s larger figure of 278,000 noncitizens on rolls across four states remains unverified and methodologically unclear; experts say the numbers involve a tiny fraction of voters and do not prove broad fraud.

via The Guardian|

#donald-trump #elections #fact-checking

technology2 months ago•0 min saved

Millions misled by fake Trump World Cup images, BBC Verify finds

False and misleading images from the World Cup final are racking up tens of millions of views on social media, with viral posts centered on Donald Trump and Lamine Yamal; BBC Verify investigates how to tell real from fake.

via BBC|

#fact-checking #misinformation #social-media

technology2 months ago•36 min saved

Spotting AI Images: A Practical Checklist from Snopes

Snopes’ guide offers a practical, multi-signed checklist for spotting AI-generated images. It covers physics-based cues like inconsistent lighting and shadows, depth of field anomalies, and impossible perspective; signs in extremities, text, and complex shapes; and sourcing cues such as AI disclaimers, post history, and reverse-image searches. The article also notes the use of detection tools (SightEngine, Hive Moderation) and AI watermarks like SynthID with CP2A credentials, while warning these tools aren’t foolproof and should be used alongside cross-checks. The overarching message is to evaluate both the image details and its provenance, as “you can’t always trust what you see online.”

via Snopes.com|

#ai-generated-images #content-credentials #fact-checking

elections2 months ago•54 min saved

What the 250,000 noncitizen voter-roll figure really means: a fact-check

PolitiFact fact-checks the Trump administration’s claim that as many as 250,000 noncitizens are illegally registered to vote in four Democratic-led states. The DHS figure is a preliminary, cautious estimate based on nonpublic matches with limited identifying data and does not show who voted or any impact on elections. In California, New Jersey, Nevada, and Pennsylvania, each number is under 1% of registered voters. Experts warn that such initial tallies often shrink after vetting, and there is no proven evidence that noncitizens have voted in federal elections; prosecutions exist for violations, but broad claims of widespread noncitizen voting are not supported by the current evidence.

via PolitiFact|

#dhs #elections #fact-checking

world3 months ago•79 min saved

Iran links $6B asset release to diplomacy as birthright citizenship claim is fact-checked

Iran says $6 billion of its assets will be released as part of ongoing diplomacy with the United States, while the article also fact-checks former President Trump’s claims about birthright citizenship, outlining the constitutional and legal nuances involved.

via AP News|

#assets #birthright-citizenship #fact-checking

politics4 months ago•45 min saved

A tiny data mix-up fueled big conspiracy chatter about LA’s vote tally

A small mix-up in how Los Angeles’ vote data was labeled and updated briefly fueled false conspiracy claims about the election’s tally; officials later clarified there was no fraud and that the confusion stemmed from data presentation and timing, not irregularities in the vote count.

via Yahoo|

#elections #fact-checking #los-angeles

factcheck4 months ago•28 min saved

Snopes Probes Viral Image Claiming a McDonald’s Worker Was Chained

In May 2026 a photo circulated online purporting to show a McDonald’s employee chained to a food prep station. Snopes traced the image to an Instagram post from May 13 and found no definitive context; a TikTok commenter suggested it was a joke, and Snopes contacted McDonald’s and the Alabama Department of Corrections for details while noting AI-generated variations existed. The claim has not been credibly verified, with no official confirmation yet, and the story remains under investigation with updates expected as more information becomes available.

via Snopes|

#chained-worker #fact-checking #factcheck