Gordon Crovitz

A Russian influence operation falsely claimed Hungary's incoming PM microwaved his puppy, and Poland's opposition leader confidently repeated it: newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/the-microwav…

These diagnoses are all in need of a second opinion: Pro-Iran accounts are using AI to lie about the health of the leaders of the three warring nations. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/ai-misdiagno…

Did you see that video of a "captured U.S. pilot" on your feed this week? The footage actually predates the Iran war by nearly a year. It circulated in May 2025 — during an India-Pakistan dispute. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/the-captured…

Pro-Iran social media users are circulating an image purportedly showing an Iranian missile with the protest slogan “No Kings” inscribed — but the image is an AI-generated fake. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/ai-fakes-an-…

"When everything could be fake, it becomes easy to believe that anything is." — @RubinsonSofia, NewsGuard's Senior Editor of Reality Check newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/real-is-the-…

RFK Jr.'s organization Children's Health Defense is reviving the long-debunked claim that Wi-Fi is dangerous. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/rfk-jr-group…

AI deepfakes of Bill Clinton commenting on the Iran war have racked up 10.7 million views on YouTube — even though the former president has never actually weighed in on the conflict. NewsGuard found 144 of these videos before YouTube pulled the channels. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/bill-clinton…

25 days into the Iran war, NewsGuard has identified 50 false claims related to the conflict that collectively have garnered hundreds of millions of views — an average of two false claims a day. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/25-days-50-l…

AI YouTube channels are putting words in Bill Clinton's mouth about the Iran war — a conflict he hasn't publicly commented on. NewsGuard found 144 deepfake videos impersonating him with ads from Apple, Starlink, and Dell running alongside them. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/bill-clinton…

Misinformers are borrowing heavily from the health hoax playbook to spread misinformation about the ongoing meningitis outbreak in the U.K. Read about the four false claims NewsGuard has identified so far: newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/uk-meningiti…

An influence operation is targeting Hungary’s pivotal April 2026 parliamentary election with hundreds of AI-generated TikTok videos aimed at boosting Hungary’s pro-Russia Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and discrediting Orbán’s challenger, Péter Magyar. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/russian-infl…

Miss last week’s Reality Check? Catch up with NewsGuard’s Reality Check podcast, covering how Iran is labeling real videos as AI hoaxes. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/reality-chec…

Netanyahu’s “proof of life” video isn’t AI. Here’s how we know: newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/netanyahus-p…

Aided by a Google AI editing tool, Iranian state media claims that Australia’s fuel reserve is practically depleted, portraying the U.S. ally as sputtering due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/iran-oversta…

NewsGuard regularly tracks misinformers using AI to fabricate videos and images. Now, we're monitoring the opposite, which is equally deceptive: falsely labeling a real video as AI-generated to make people question what's true. More below:

Even Iran is exploiting the Epstein scandal. Pro-Iran accounts are sharing an image supposedly showing an Iranian missile inscribed with, “In memory of the victims of Epstein Island.” But the image was altered with AI to include the text. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/iranian-miss…

China is amplifying pro-Iran's war misinformation — pushing made up U.S. military failures and Iranian successes to undermine the West. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/china-pushes…

Iranian state media have fabricated an ever-growing list of Israeli officials they claim to have targeted and killed — Netanyahu, the director of Mossad, senior ministers, even their family members. None of it is true. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/iranian-deat…

Russian disinformation campaigns are meddling in local French elections. One Kremlin-linked op built a fake campaign site targeting a Paris mayoral candidate backed by Macron — less than two weeks before voters go to the polls. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/russia-has-i…

There is no evidence that Lyme disease was created as a bioweapon by the U.S. government, and anti-vaccine activist and CDC advisor Robert Malone’s claims do not hold up under scrutiny. Read more about this long-debunked claim in Reality Check: newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/cdc-advisor-…