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A Russian influence campaign is pushing an AI deepfake depicting a supposed former student of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico accusing him of sexual assault. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

As mass protests in France have spiraled into rioting, arson, and looting across major cities, far-right social media users are pushing false claims apparently aimed at depicting the unrest as driven by pro-Palestinian immigrants and Islamist terrorists. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

Social media users are falsely claiming that ballots with written markings from poll workers are disqualified in U.S. elections. A NewsGuard review did not identify any counties or states that automatically disqualify ballots because of written markings. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

Just weeks before the midterms, a Republican PAC launches a deceptive partisan site in the battleground state aimed at disparaging Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

Breitbart’s lead reporter covering North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race served as the North Carolina Republican Party’s communications director as recently as this summer — a connection to the campaign that the conservative news site does not disclose. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

Conservative social media accounts are claiming that James Talarico checked into a mental health facility this month, citing a recorded phone call with a facility employee. But the call was deceptively edited to remove the repeated denials that Talarico was a patient. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

"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/…

With student demonstrations sweeping across France, NewsGuard identified 4 false claims based on misrepresented videos to exaggerate the scale and violence of the protest movement. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/…

RFK Jr. and others in the MAHA movement are falsely claiming that the second Trump administration reversed a 30-year decline in lifespan in the U.S., citing CDC data. In fact, Kennedy was apparently conflating lifespan with mortality rates. 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…