Days before Moldova holds pivotal elections on Sunday, a Kremlin-linked propaganda machine has succeeded in spreading false claims of corruption targeting the former Soviet republic’s pro-Europe government, NewsGuard found. Read our report: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/new-kremli...

Watch this NewsGuard Academy video to learn how to use Google’s reverse image search to track down the original context of a photo or video — this one-minute trick can help save you from being duped. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-con...

NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: The UN Deliberately Stalled Donald Trump’s Escalator at the September 2025 UN General Assembly www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/did-the-un...

False claims — including that the Amish don’t have autism because they are not vaccinated — surged online following the Trump administration’s Sept. 22 press conference. Read more in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/bogus-vacc...

Social media users on both sides of the political spectrum are falsely claiming that Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from Disney’s ABC network led to two lawsuits: one filed by Charlie Kirk’s wife, and another filed by Kimmel. Both claims are bogus. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/kimmels-di...

Social media users often make false claims about how major companies and brands support or oppose specific candidates. This NewsGuard Academy video demonstrates how to locate and understand corporate campaign finance data. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-det...

NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: Israel’s Chief Rabbi Wrote a Letter Consoling Charlie Kirk’s Family Eight Days Before His Assassination, Pointing to Israeli Involvement in His Death www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-det...

Anti-Israel social media influencers are citing a letter from Israel’s chief rabbi — incorrectly dated 9/2, before Kirk’s assassination — as proof that Israel orchestrated the attack. In fact, the letter was composed on 9/12. The earlier date was a typo. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/letter-wit...

Russian influence operations are likely to continue to frame Europe’s peacekeeping efforts as Western aggression to discourage U.S. involvement, given past practices detailed by NewsGuard. Read our work tracking pro-Kremlin propaganda campaigns: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/kremlin-pr...

Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state media are exploiting Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Here’s a thread on how U.S. adversaries are weaponizing the shooting by spreading false narratives that advance their geopolitical interests: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/russian-ch...

Once again, the Russian influence operation known as Storm-1516 has zeroed in on France as President Macron has stepped up his support for Ukraine. Read the details in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/kremlin-pr...

Pro-Kremlin propagandists are using forged maps and AI-generated videos to discredit and divide the West, seizing on Western plans to deploy peacekeeping forces to Ukraine after any ceasefire with Russia. Read it in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/kremlin-pr...

Be skeptical of the government’s VAERS database that RFK seems about to invoke to make people scared of COVID vaccines. Read more about this unverified database in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-an-unv...

PolitUkladchik, a Russian AI-generated satirical news program “demonstrates how the Kremlin is beginning to use AI as a tool for spectacle and as a shield for plausible deniability,” writes @mckenziefsadeghi.bsky.social in a Reality Check Commentary. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/russias-de...

In this NewsGuard Academy video, learn how to spot imposter and parody accounts by checking the verification badges and other characteristics of an account. Watch a clip here, and the rest in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-int...

NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week:” Trump’s Oval Office Address About Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Was AI-Generated Read the details in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/trumps-add...

After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, AI ‘fact checks’ are issuing contradictory or outright false information, amplifying confusion in the vacuum left by reliable real-time reporting. Read more in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/after-kirk...

Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe top August falsehoods; NewsGuard’s Reality Gap Index holds at 64 percent Read the details: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/nearly-two...

Pro-Kremlin accounts are citing a bogus video mimicking news outlet Bellingcat to claim that Ukraine is sacrificing vulnerable civilians. Read more about it in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/ukraine-no...

Miss last week's Reality Check? Catch up with the latest episode of NewsGuard's Reality Check Podcast, covering Trump’s phony health crisis and AI’s growing false claim rate. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/reality-ch...

If you spend time on TikTok, you’ve probably encountered deceptive “engagement farms.” Today’s video shares the telltale signs of engagement farms, so you can navigate your TikTok feed without being exploited and deceived by bad actors. Watch a clip: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-spo...

NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: An Image Shows Donald Trump With a Deformity on His Forehead, Suggesting He Has a Serious Health Problem www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-spo...

NewsGuard today published its anniversary edition of the AI False Claims Monitor, the monthly benchmark for how AI tools handle provably false claims. For the first time, NewsGuard de-anonymized the results and named scores for the top LLMs. www.newsguardtech.com/ai-monitor/a...

RFK Jr. exploits “anger over what’s awful about the American healthcare system to vilify the people and destroy the programs that are the only star performers and remaining safeguards,” writes NewsGuard co-CEO Steven Brill in a Reality Check commentary. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/the-warped...

Social media users are citing numerous out-of-context and manipulated images to claim that Donald Trump is seriously ill, or even dead. While his current health is unknown, much of this so-called evidence is fake. Read more in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/bogus-evid...

NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: The U.K. Government May Ban the English Flag www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/uk-banning...

Ever come across a quote from a notable figure shared online that looks a little suspicious? Today’s NewsGuard Academy video walks you through the best sources for verifying its authenticity. Watch a clip below. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-ver...

Today, in Reality Check: Retsef Levi, the head of a new federal COVID vaccine task force, is a COVID myth superspreader. Levi has a long record of spreading false claims about COVID vaccines, including that they are linked to miscarriages. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/cdcs-new-v...

Conservative accounts spread a screenshot suggesting Gov. Newsom’s office cursed at Bed Bath & Beyond. NewsGuard confirmed the screenshot is fabricated. Read the details in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/no-gov-new...

Conservative social media users, angered by family-style restaurant Cracker Barrel’s rebranding efforts, are falsely claiming that the chain’s chief executive stated, “MAGA doesn’t have to eat here.” Read it in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/under-atta...

A fake screenshot of a headline can spread faster than a correction. NewsGuard explains how to use Google advanced search to confirm whether a headline ever actually appeared on an authentic site. Watch a clip below, and find more in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-deb...

A Russian influence operation is targeting Anna Hakobyan, the wife of Armenia’s Prime Minister, with the baseless claim that she stole millions from a children's cancer charity. Read it in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/pro-russia...

No, rabies is not a “mild virus” that “dies when washed with soap.” Read about the false claim in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/no-rabies-...

In today’s Reality Check, we expose Russian use of an AI-generated photo to suggest Trump made visiting European leaders wait for hours, and we unpack how a Kremlin-linked campaign targets Armenia ahead of upcoming elections. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/russia-fak...

We are aware of Russian influence campaigns impersonating NewsGuard employees. Official NewsGuard emails follow the format of [email protected] — anything else is a scam.

Anti-Israel users are falsely claiming that Norway’s government pension fund — the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund — fully divested from all of its Israeli assets, framing the supposed move as a major win for the pro-Palestinian movement. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/no-norways...

NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”: Trump Declared “Martial Law” in Washington www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/liberal-so...

In today’s edition of Reality Check, we break down the hoaxes surrounding the Trump-Putin Summit, and debunk the claim that Norway’s Wealth fund fully divested from Israel. Read it here: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/falsehoods...

Learn how to use the free online archival tool, the Wayback Machine, to track changes to webpages — because sometimes, timing is everything. Watch a clip here, and the full video in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-to-use...

Social media users are falsely claiming that a new map feature on Instagram automatically shares a user’s precise location unless they turn it off, violating users’ privacy. Read about it in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/instagram-...

NewsGuard is yet again targeted by a Russian propaganda campaign — a sign of how Russia’s well-funded propaganda apparatus aims to obfuscate and to overwhelm factcheckers, with the ultimate goal of eroding trust entirely. Read it in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/russian-ca...

Today in Reality Check: -Venezuela didn’t offer $50 Million reward for Epstein files -Pro-Iran sources claim California is seceding from the union due to U.S. support for Israel -Instagram falsely accused of violating user privacy with new map feature www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/venezuelas...

NewsGuard’s "False Claim of the Week": Russia Captured Two UK Colonels and an MI6 Agent in Ukraine in July 2025 www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/i/170445573/...

Miss last week's Reality Check? Catch up with the latest episode of NewsGuard's Reality Check Podcast, covering RFK Jr., DOGE's 'Big Balls,' and Obama's Martha's Vineyard estate. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/reality-ch...

Social media users are falsely claiming that Barack Obama sold his Martha’s Vineyard estate to businessman Les Wexner, a former close associate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Read it in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/obama-fals...

Today in Reality Check, NewsGuard unpacks three false claims related to COVID-19 vaccines that RFK Jr. advanced to explain his cancellation of $500 million in government-funded mRNA vaccine projects. Read it here: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/rfk-jr-cit...

Decades-old data is fueling a false claim from pro-Russian social media accounts: that BMW is selling luxury cars to Russia in defiance of EU sanctions. Read it in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/pro-kremli...

Silence is telling: Even when evidence of hostile foreign manipulation is clear and well-documented, tech platforms are slow to respond, if they respond at all. Read about NewsGuard’s experience being targeted by a Russian foreign influence campaign. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/russias-la...

NewGuard has become the target of a Kremlin-backed propaganda operation. We’ll take the impersonation and baseless accusations of bribes to be confirmation we’re doing something right. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/russias-la...

Anti-Trump social media users are falsely claiming that President Donald Trump announced that his planned $200 million White House ballroom will be funded by taxpayers. Read the details in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/taxpayers-...