Atlas - Lead Stories

10 june 00h44

Fact Check: ’Skid Row’ Woman Who Says She Was Paid 5 To Vote For Karen Bass Is Registered To Vote In Inglewood, Not Los Angeles

Did Shanekka Renee Johnson, who said in a video that she was paid 5 on Skid Row to vote for Karen Bass for Los Angeles mayor, actually vote for Bass?...

09 june 23h25

Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show HMOs Burned In Northern Ireland ’Tonight’ Following ’Attempted Beheading’ By A Refugee From Sudan -- 2025 Footage

Does a video from June 2026 show a fire lit by rioters in Belfast, Northern Ireland after a knife attack incident involving a refugee from Sudan? No,...

22h50

Fact Check: FAKE Mugshot Shows Woman Arrested For Disguising Herself As A Man To Enter A BBQ Competition

Is a mugshot real showing a Texas woman arrested for disguising herself as a man to win an All-Male BBQ Competition ? No, that’s not true: The post...

21h09

Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Man From Gaza Buried In Concrete By Israeli Soldiers

Does a photo show a man from Gaza buried in concrete by Israeli soldiers? No, that’s not true: Social media posts using this same picture first...

18h35

Fact Check: Fake Audio NOT Dwayne Johnson’s Voice Publicly Declining Invitation To White House UFC Event -- AI-Generated

Does a real video show Dwayne The Rock Johnson publicly declining the invitation to attend the UFC White House event? No, that’s not true: An AI...

17h12

Fact Check: Belfast Stabbing Victim From Viral Video Is NOT A 15-Year-Old -- Police Say Man In His 40s

Was the person injured in what news media described as an attempted beheading in Belfast as young as 15 years old? No, that’s not true: The...

16h51

Fact Check: Spanish Soccer Star Lamine Yamal Is NOT Missing World Cup In U.S. Over Palestinian Protest, Visa Issues

Is Spanish soccer star Lamine Yamal possibly missing the World Cup in the United States because of a Palestinian protest and visa issues? No, that’s...

08 june 23h14

Fact Check: Real Videos Show James Franco Making ’2319’ References -- It’s Unclear What He Is Talking About

Do real videos show actor James Franco making 2319 references? Yes, that’s true, but it is complicated: It is not clear what Franco is referring to...

22h00

Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows UFC Stage At White House With ’Welcome to Costco’ Banner -- Added By Google AI

Is there an image of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) stage at the White House, featuring a real banner that reads, in part, Welcome to...

20h17

Fact Check: HelloFresh DID Post Official, ’Happy Pride’ Statement About High-Fiber Food For ’Prepping’

Did meal delivery company HelloFresh write on social media during Pride Month that it offers high-fiber recipes for those who are... prepping ? Yes,...

19h49

Fact Check: Stephen Colbert Did NOT Post Video Commenting On Scott Pelley Being Fired From CBS -- It Is AI-Generated

Did Stephen Colbert record and post a real video discussing the firing of CBS and 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley? No, that’s not true: The...

17h47

Fact Check: FAKE Eurosport Video Report Says Kylian Mbappé Accused Emmanuel Macron of Sexual Harassment -- Copycat Website

Does a real Eurosport video report say French soccer star Kylian Mbappé accused French President Emmanuel Macron of sexual harassment? No, that’s not...

17h10

Fact Check: UN Women Did NOT Say It Had Documented 639 Rapes Within Ukrainian Armed Forces

Did UN Women publish a report saying it confirmed 639 rapes and over 3,000 cases of sexual harassment in the Ukrainian Armed Forces ? No, that’s not...

16h13

Fact Check: AI-Generated Video Falsely Reports Stephen Colbert Announced Plans With Scott Pelley For A ’60 Minutes’-style Program

Did Stephen Colbert announce plans to launch a 60 Minutes -style program with Scott Pelley? No, that’s not true: The TikTok creator labeled the video...

15h43

Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Missile Strike On Israeli Or U.S. Assets -- It Shows Malta Fireworks Factory Explosion

Does a video show an Iranian missile strike on Israeli or U.S. assets in early June 2026? No, that’s not true: The explosion shown in the video...

1781085494