"The FlyDubai attack is being widely dismissed as a covert Israeli operation. It’s the internet’s favorite conspiracy theme, stemming from government mistrust and the appeal of a sinister plot." Read more in this Reality Check Commentary: newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

Liberal social media users are falsely claiming that Elon Musk said that if Texans elected Democratic candidates in the upcoming midterm elections, he would move Tesla headquarters from Texas back to California. The quote appears to be fabricated from thin air. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

South Asian-based social media users are baselessly claiming that two Indian intelligence officials held covert talks with Mossad to stage the hijacking of an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight, a supposed “false flag” to blame Iran and Arab countries for terrorism and garner sympathy for Israel. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

Another fake video by Russian disinformation operatives! NewsGuard this week detailed how Russia hijacks trusted brands to spread false claims. Read our report: newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

Courier Newsroom, a network of 20 state-focused news sites silently backed by millions of dollars from liberal groups, is making a major bet on TikTok ahead of the U.S. midterms. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

Spurred on by a popular health influencer, social media users are claiming that exposure to radium in drinking or bathing water is safe and actually provides health benefits, a dangerous false claim that was discredited nearly a century ago. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

NewsGuard and other researchers have identified 906 false news reports claiming to have been published by 163 outlets in 21 countries, all coming from three Russian influence operations. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

. @POLITICOMag publishes a report by NewsGuard analysts finding that when asked about the midterm elections, AI chatbots cite partisan sites disguised as independent outlets nearly half the time. politico.com/news/magazine/2…

U.S. and Chinese AI tools are more alike than you may think, largely agreeing about the risks posed by AI. Read more in Reality Check: newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

NewsGuard AI Launches in Europe 🌍 Today, we're bringing NewsGuard AI to France, Italy, Germany, Austria, and the U.K. — bringing reliable AI-powered news to European readers in French, German, and Italian, in addition to English. Try it free: newsguard.ai

A Russian influence campaign fabricated videos falsely claiming that Robert De Niro, Ben Affleck, Cher, and other celebrities blamed Democrats for transgender issues. NewsGuard found nine fake reports impersonating major news outlets. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

NewsGuard’s False Claim of the Week: Pro-Kremlin sources claim that a Ukrainian train struck by a Russian drone was carrying former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other dignitaries. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

Days after a far-right landslide win in an eastern German state, a Kremlin-linked social media campaign fabricates German news reports about the vote in the next election. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

Millions of X users tag Grok to ask whether a post is true or false. Grok responds instantly, but not always accurately. Take our quiz and try your hand at fact-checking the fact-checker. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

Get a summary of the latest iPhone features from NewsGuard AI (newsguard.ai) newsguard.ai/shared/ad9a6abe…

One year after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Candace Owens keeps pumping out murder-plot conspiracies. More in Reality Check: newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

Social media users are claiming that Ralph Lauren featured far-right influencer Nick Fuentes on the cover of its Fall 2026 magazine. In fact, the image of the supposed cover is an AI-doctored fake. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

Pro-Trump accounts are sharing a 1688 French-language map supposedly showing Lake Ontario labeled as ‘Lac America.’ No surprise: It’s a fake. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

No Russian passport was found next to the drone at Leipzig/Halle airport, and there is no evidence that Germany planted any such document to frame Russia. Read the full debunk from NewsGuard AI (newsguard.ai) newsguard.ai/shared/5ff80269…