AI images falsely show pope falling down a set of stairs

Photographs and videos are spreading online as evidence of chaotic scenes from the June 2025 protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids, but many are old, falsely labeled and taken out of context. Let’s look at the facts.

A video is spreading on social media along with the claim that it shows Ukraine’s drone attack on four Russian airbases in June 2025, but the clip above was taken from a video game. Let’s look at the facts.

A photograph supposedly shows a movie theater ceiling that collapsed in Argentina in May 2025 during a screening of "Final Destination: Bloodlines" — a horror movie series known for depicting people dying in freak accidents — is going viral, but this image shows an unrelated incident at a Washington state theater in February. Let’s look at the facts.

A social media rumor claims Harvard University is launching a series of free online courses that includes understanding the constitution and recognizing a “dictatorship takeover” in response to Trump administration actions targeting the school, but Harvard did no such thing. Let’s look at the facts.

As President Donald Trump and musician Bruce Springsteen traded criticisms and insults in May 2025, a rumor circulated online that Attorney General Pam Bondi said it was illegal “to call yourself ‘The Boss,’’’ referring to Springsteen’s longstanding nickname. But the quote isn’t real. Let’s look at the facts.

An image of a graphic with CNN’s logo showing India suffering more losses than Pakistan in their recent conflict is widely circulating on social media, but the statistics and graphic are both made up. Let’s look at the facts.

A story about former President Bill Clinton receiving a $17 million helicopter as a gift from Saudi Arabia spread on social media in May 2025, following headlines about President Donald Trump’s plan to accept a luxury jet from Qatar. But the story is a work of fiction. Let’s look at the facts.

An image from May 2025 supposedly showing a headline from The New York Times reporting that Pope Leo XIV was a founding member of the “anarchist” autonomous zone in Portland, Oregon, is spreading on social media, but the headline isn’t real and the paper never published it. Let’s look at the facts.

A story about former NFL player Peyton Manning doing a kind act is receiving plenty of engagement on social media, even though this incident is fictional and this image was generated with artificial intelligence tools. Let’s look at the facts.

A poll asking if three Democratic senators should be investigated for stealing money from Ukraine via a “mysterious” shell company is going viral after being shared by an account resembling White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s social media page. But the post is from a self-described parody account and the accusation is baseless. Let’s look at the facts.