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'Eiffel Tower burned down' AI clip (France protests) XInstagramThreads |
Debunked |
An X post captioned 'Mostly peaceful student protestors have burned down the Eiffel Tower' (Oct. 18, 7:07 PM PT) showed 11,786,453 impressions, and an identical-caption repost showed 4,875,020 impressions. Read via X API on 2026-10-23 at ~3:09 PM PT (22:09 UTC). Covered by AFP and Snopes. Note: we couldn't confirm this post carries the exact file AFP analyzed (AFP's example was a Chinese-language X post). ↗ X post · @MrEdogtagnft |
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Spain PP deepfake campaign ad (Begoña Gómez, Zapatero and others) XOther PP social channels |
Parody Labeled as AI (in tiny print) and defended as satire by the PP; critics call it disinformation, and one person depicted has filed a legal complaint. |
'Nearly 2m views' by Friday Oct. 23 (The Guardian). On X, 6,663 posts matched the query (PP OR "Partido Popular") (deepfake OR IA) (Begoña OR vídeo) from Oct. 16 5 PM PT to Oct. 23, peaking at 4,133 on Oct. 22 UTC. The query is broad and some matches may be off-topic. ↗ The Guardian |
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Storm-1516 AI video accusing Texas Senate candidate James Talarico X |
Debunked |
1,301 X posts matched 'Talarico (deepfake OR AI) (video OR student)' from Oct. 16 5 PM PT through Oct. 23, with 1,243 of them on Oct. 22–23 UTC after the attribution reports. One recap post showed 41,539 impressions. Read via X API on 2026-10-23 at ~3:09 PM PT (22:09 UTC). ↗ X post · @PollTracker2024 |
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'Paris City Tours' satirical AI short by Wytse Koetse XInstagram |
Parody |
Al Jazeera English's X post of the video showed 64,399 impressions. Read via X API on 2026-10-23 at ~3:09 PM PT (22:09 UTC). ↗ X post · @AJEnglish |
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Israeli government's AI rapper video resembling IAMDDB ('Jews From Judea') XInstagram |
Verified Fake |
An AJ+ post on the story showed 28,442 impressions (plus 16,840 on an AJ+ repost). Read via X API on 2026-10-23 at ~3:09 PM PT (22:09 UTC). Covered by Rolling Stone and AJ+. The original government posts were deleted. ↗ X post · @ajplus |
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AI images of fake ICE raids in the Bay Area (Chipotle near Metreon, Pacific Catch in Mountain View) WhatsAppFacebook groupsInstagram |
Debunked |
ICEout.org received nearly 20 submissions of the Chipotle image in one morning (SF Standard). Spread was mostly in private group chats, so no public view count exists, and X search found no matching posts. ↗ SF Standard |
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Deepfake Modi/Sitharaman 'welfare scheme' ads FacebookInstagram |
Verified Fake |
Covered by at least 3 outlets (The New Indian Express/PTI, The Economic Times, NDTV Profit) after the I4C advisory. Only 13 matching X posts, so the buzz is in news coverage, not social. ↗ The New Indian Express |
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AI voice clone of Osceola County (FL) sheriff's captain in warrant scam calls Phone calls |
Verified Fake |
Covered by at least 2 outlets (404 Media and WKMG News 6/ClickOrlando). No public view metrics, because it spread by phone calls. ↗ 404 Media |
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