Science
Fact-checks of science, space, climate, and research claims.
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- The post accurately states that researchers are actively investigating a boat-shaped stru… — Mostly true 75/100tiktok · Oct 15, 2026 · @afrwszf51 archive · view post ↗
The post accurately states that researchers are actively investigating a boat-shaped structure near Mount Ararat in Turkey, with drilling and excavation commencing in 2026. However, the claim that Noah's Ark has been definitively "found" is an overst…
- The Instagram post by Jake Coppen outlines a playbook for building and scaling consumer a… — Mixed 59/100instagram · Oct 7, 2026 · @jake.coppen archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post by Jake Coppen outlines a playbook for building and scaling consumer apps, using his golf app, Scratch AI, as an example. While the general marketing advice provided in the post aligns with established industry practices, the speci…
- The Instagram profile @askmarcmalcolm appears to be an AI-generated synthetic profile. Th… — Misleading 35/100instagram · Oct 4, 2026 · @askmarcmalcolm archive · view post ↗
The Instagram profile @askmarcmalcolm appears to be an AI-generated synthetic profile. The imagery consistently displays hallmarks of AI generation, such as porcelain-like skin, overly symmetrical facial features, and a somewhat unnatural appearance.…
- High-risk financial/audit claims are not supported by primary or independently auditable… — Mixed 49/100instagram · Sep 11, 2026 · @theclaudeportfolio archive · view post ↗
High-risk financial/audit claims are not supported by primary or independently auditable evidence; available sources mostly show reporting or repetition of the claims rather than proof. The post accurately reports on our AI provider's September 2026 …
- The post accurately reports that AI researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from our AI provider… — Verified 90/100instagram · Sep 9, 2026 · @aaronparnas archive · view post ↗
The post accurately reports that AI researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from our AI provider on September 8, 2026, citing concerns that AI companies are "racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives." This event is conf…
- The video is a compilation of images and animated content related to the COVID-19 pandemi… — Mostly true 75/100tiktok · Sep 8, 2026 · @ale111568 archive · view post ↗
The video is a compilation of images and animated content related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It accurately shows Joe Biden receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, an event that occurred multiple times, including in 2021 and 2022. The video also features imagery…
- The post claims that scientists have confirmed multiplayer dreaming is coming and that co… — Mixed 59/100tiktok · Sep 6, 2026 · @tw1st515 archive · view post ↗
The post claims that scientists have confirmed multiplayer dreaming is coming and that communication in dreams is possible through REMspace inc. While REMspace inc. is a legitimate startup founded in 2023 that conducts research on lucid dreaming and …
- The video is an openly stylized/animated piece, not real footage — what's graded here is… — Misleading 35/100tiktok · Sep 5, 2026 · @usa.top.list archive · view post ↗
The video is an openly stylized/animated piece, not real footage — what's graded here is what the post actually says. The TikTok post claims to identify the most cancer-causing burger chains in the U.S., ranking McDonald's as number one and suggestin…
- The Instagram post accurately describes findings from early-stage research indicating tha… — Mostly true 65/100instagram · Sep 5, 2026 · @elixirofscience archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post accurately describes findings from early-stage research indicating that a deoxyribose-based gel shows potential for hair regrowth in animal models, with a mechanism involving improved blood circulation and angiogenesis. However, th…
- The Instagram post from @valorgi presents a series of claims about global scientific and… — Misleading 25/100instagram · Sep 1, 2026 · @valorgi archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post from @valorgi presents a series of claims about global scientific and medical breakthroughs. While some of the areas of research mentioned are indeed active, the post significantly exaggerates the current state of these advancement…
- The Instagram post accurately details the launch of Accelerated Understanding (AU), an AI… — Verified 92/100instagram · Aug 31, 2026 · @theartificialintelligence archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post accurately details the launch of Accelerated Understanding (AU), an AI startup founded by Anima Anandkumar and Benedikt Jenik. The post correctly states that the duo turned down a significant offer from Jeff Bezos's Project Prometh…
- Openly AI-made image — graded on what the post actually says. The TikTok post describes a… — False 15/100tiktok · Aug 30, 2026 · @wujaszeks1 archive · view post ↗
Openly AI-made image — graded on what the post actually says. The TikTok post describes a planet named "Earth 2.0" with specific characteristics, including its location, mass, atmospheric compounds, signs of life, transmitted signals, large moving ob…
- Openly AI-made image — graded on what the post actually says. The TikTok post describes a… — Misleading 39/100tiktok · Aug 28, 2026 · @wujaszeks1 archive · view post ↗
Openly AI-made image — graded on what the post actually says. The TikTok post describes a planet named "Earth 2.0" with unusual characteristics and events, including a transmitted signal and changing orbit. The author explicitly labels the content as…
- VerifyMate's forensic analysis of the video identifies it as AI-generated / synthetic med… — Misleading 25/100tiktok · Aug 26, 2026 · @hrwz06 archive · view post ↗
VerifyMate's forensic analysis of the video identifies it as AI-generated / synthetic media — this footage is not authentic. The post claims China issued a public service announcement (PSA) advising its citizens not to respond to aliens and to notify…
- The post accurately states that speeding does not save a significant amount of time on dr… — Verified 85/100tiktok · Aug 24, 2026 · @cartdabart archive · view post ↗
The post accurately states that speeding does not save a significant amount of time on drives, a finding confirmed by 5 sources. Multiple studies and mathematical analyses confirm that the time saved by speeding is often far less than people anticipa…
- Openly AI-made video — graded on what the post actually says. The post accurately states… — Mostly true 65/100tiktok · Aug 24, 2026 · @mrvex_onyt archive · view post ↗
Openly AI-made video — graded on what the post actually says. The post accurately states that a solar storm was predicted to hit Earth in 2025, potentially causing geomagnetic storms, radio blackouts, power outages, and disruptions to satellites, cel…
- The post accurately reports on the contents of Dr. Anthony Fauci's recently released diar… — Mostly true 79/100instagram · Aug 13, 2026 · @balleralert archive · view post ↗
The post accurately reports on the contents of Dr. Anthony Fauci's recently released diary entries, which detail a private phone call between Barack Obama and Fauci on November 4, 2021. During this call, Obama reportedly called Donald Trump Jr. "a f*…
- The post features a video of an AI conference in Shanghai and a caption discussing AI's e… — Mixed 50/100instagram · Aug 10, 2026 · @thedantemunoz archive · view post ↗
The post features a video of an AI conference in Shanghai and a caption discussing AI's environmental impact and lobbying efforts. The video appears to be an authentic recording. The caption accurately states that data centers used about 1.5% of glob…
- VerifyMate's forensic analysis of the video identifies it as AI-generated / synthetic med… — False 15/100tiktok · Aug 10, 2026 · @durty_gio archive · view post ↗
VerifyMate's forensic analysis of the video identifies it as AI-generated / synthetic media — this footage is not authentic. The video purports to show a leaked meeting about a zombie apocalypse, detailing a fictional virus named 'Crypto Necrophagia …
- The post falsely claims there is no Uyghur Muslim genocide in Xinjiang, China, and that r… — False 25/100tiktok · Aug 10, 2026 · @professor_garrido archive · view post ↗
The post falsely claims there is no Uyghur Muslim genocide in Xinjiang, China, and that reports are solely Western propaganda. Numerous international bodies and governments have documented extensive human rights abuses, including mass arbitrary deten…
- The post falsely claims there is no Uyghur Muslim genocide in Xinjiang, China, and that t… — False 25/100tiktok · Aug 10, 2026 · @professor_garrido archive · view post ↗
The post falsely claims there is no Uyghur Muslim genocide in Xinjiang, China, and that the narrative is Western propaganda. This is contradicted by numerous reports from international bodies, governments, and human rights organizations that have doc…
- The Instagram post accurately reflects investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen's statemen… — Mostly true 79/100instagram · Aug 4, 2026 · @4xvirals archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post accurately reflects investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen's statements on The Joe Rogan Experience regarding an MIT-trained biologist, Aafia Siddiqui, who is currently in a mental institution in Texas. Jacobsen reported that plan…
- The images in this post appear AI-generated or illustrative, but the factual claims below… — Mostly true 65/100threads · Aug 1, 2026 · @faranaz_ibraimo archive · view post ↗
The images in this post appear AI-generated or illustrative, but the factual claims below are independently verified. The post accurately attributes the quoted statements to John Mearsheimer, who has made similar analyses in 2026 regarding a US-Iran …
- The post accurately states that 774 new laws went into effect in Texas on September 1, 20… — Mostly true 75/100tiktok · Jul 31, 2026 · @divjifi3654 archive · view post ↗
The post accurately states that 774 new laws went into effect in Texas on September 1, 2023, covering various topics such as armed officers in schools, fentanyl overdose classifications, and restrictions on transgender athletes and gender-affirming c…
- The video is an openly stylized/animated piece, not real footage — what's graded here is… — Misleading 35/100tiktok · Jul 30, 2026 · @asmr_pop88688 archive · view post ↗
The video is an openly stylized/animated piece, not real footage — what's graded here is what the post actually says. The TikTok post presents highly sensationalized and exaggerated claims about airplane cleanliness. While studies have shown that cer…
- The post accurately states that the FDA has accepted a petition from Sterigenics U.S., LL… — Mostly true 68/100tiktok · Jul 30, 2026 · @houston.namati archive · view post ↗
The post accurately states that the FDA has accepted a petition from Sterigenics U.S., LLC to allow the irradiation of raw enriched wheat flour with up to 30 kGy of ionizing radiation to kill E. Coli and salmonella. This petition was filed on June 5,…
- The TikTok post features a speaker discussing Gary Brecker's claims about a "missing elem… — Mixed 45/100tiktok · Jul 29, 2026 · @ageless_secrets archive · view post ↗
The TikTok post features a speaker discussing Gary Brecker's claims about a "missing element" causing people to operate at 55-60% of their normal state, and that L-theanine is the key to becoming "superhuman." While Gary Brecker has made similar gene…
- The Instagram reel from @buzzedlabs, published on July 28, 2026, authentically depicts a… — Mostly true 79/100instagram · Jul 29, 2026 · @buzzedlabs archive · view post ↗
The Instagram reel from @buzzedlabs, published on July 28, 2026, authentically depicts a segment from a dating game show featuring Katrina and Sheldon. The video shows Katrina expressing a preference for a partner without children, and Sheldon subseq…
- The post accurately states that Burkina Faso ordered a Bill Gates Foundation project off… — Verified 90/100threads · Jul 27, 2026 · @bill221024 archive · view post ↗
The post accurately states that Burkina Faso ordered a Bill Gates Foundation project off its soil permanently. This event, specifically the halting of the Target Malaria project, was confirmed by 5 sources in August 2025 due to safety and ethical con…
- The Instagram post features Anthony J. Perano, a federal court attorney with over 35 year… — Verified 85/100instagram · Jul 27, 2026 · @peranolaw archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post features Anthony J. Perano, a federal court attorney with over 35 years of experience in student loan and bankruptcy law, discussing the ability to discharge student loans through bankruptcy. His claims about changes in federal law…
- The TikTok post makes several false and misleading claims about the Golden Gate Bridge. T… — False 10/100tiktok · Jul 26, 2026 · @ghostinfocus archive · view post ↗
The TikTok post makes several false and misleading claims about the Golden Gate Bridge. There is no credible evidence of the US government hiding something beneath the bridge, nor were underwater quarters sealed in 1937 as described. Claims about cha…
- The post accurately describes a major overhaul of US research spending proposed by the Wh… — Verified 95/100instagram · Jul 24, 2026 · @kaizenexecutive archive · view post ↗
The post accurately describes a major overhaul of US research spending proposed by the White House, aiming to redirect approximately $200 billion in annual federal R&D away from universities towards individual scientists, AI-focused labs, and ARPA-st…
- The Instagram post accurately presents findings from the research firm SemiAnalysis regar… — Verified 85/100instagram · Jul 23, 2026 · @ai.rise.co archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post accurately presents findings from the research firm SemiAnalysis regarding the potential API-equivalent costs of our AI provider's our AI model Pro and our AI provider's our AI model Max plans when utilized to their theoretical max…
- The TikTok post accurately states that scientists are making breakthroughs in aging rever… — Mostly true 65/100tiktok · Jul 23, 2026 · @kanekallaway archive · view post ↗
The TikTok post accurately states that scientists are making breakthroughs in aging reversal using AI, including the discovery of Yamanaka factors in 2006 and the Nobel Prize in 2012 for cell reprogramming. our AI provider has indeed enhanced Yamanak…
- The post accurately reflects John Mearsheimer's views that the United States cannot defea… — Mostly true 75/100threads · Jul 23, 2026 · @phiriim0506 archive · view post ↗
The post accurately reflects John Mearsheimer's views that the United States cannot defeat Iran, a sentiment he has expressed in various recent publications and interviews. While the exact title of a column mentioned in the post, 'The US Cannot Defea…
- The Instagram post from @pubity, published on July 20, 2026, accurately states that the o… — Mostly true 69/100instagram · Jul 21, 2026 · @pubity archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post from @pubity, published on July 20, 2026, accurately states that the ocean covers most of our planet, with over 70% of Earth's surface being water. It also correctly highlights that only a small fraction of the ocean has been explo…
- The TikTok post accurately describes a recent scientific breakthrough where Ewingella Ame… — Verified 90/100tiktok · Jul 20, 2026 · @drbenmiles archive · view post ↗
The TikTok post accurately describes a recent scientific breakthrough where Ewingella Americana bacteria, found in Japanese tree frogs, demonstrated 100% tumor elimination in mice with colorectal cancer. The bacteria target cancer cells, thrive in lo…
- The post presents a mixed bag of information regarding turmeric and joint health. While i… — Mixed 45/100instagram · Jul 20, 2026 · @peopleafteranesthesia archive · view post ↗
The post presents a mixed bag of information regarding turmeric and joint health. While it correctly states that turmeric contains curcuminoids with anti-inflammatory properties and may help with joint comfort, the prominent on-screen text makes high…
- The Instagram post accurately summarizes recent UCLA research from 2026 indicating that c… — Mostly true 85/100instagram · Jul 20, 2026 · @grit.n.gains archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post accurately summarizes recent UCLA research from 2026 indicating that creatine may have cancer-fighting properties by energizing immune cells, specifically T-cells and dendritic cells, to combat tumors. The post also includes a cruc…
- The Instagram post accurately states that the liver and kidneys are the body's primary de… — Mixed 65/100instagram · Jul 17, 2026 · @bodytruth.ig archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post accurately states that the liver and kidneys are the body's primary detoxification organs and that sweat can contain small amounts of heavy metals. It also correctly highlights research linking regular sauna use to cardiovascular h…
- The post claims champagne is the healthiest alcohol, offering benefits like being keto, l… — Misleading 25/100instagram · Jul 16, 2026 · @rich_somers archive · view post ↗
The post claims champagne is the healthiest alcohol, offering benefits like being keto, low in calories, having no carbs or sugar, and improving memory and skin. However, current scientific consensus indicates that no amount of alcohol is risk-free, …
- The TikTok post presents a visually engaging compilation of natural wonders, and most of… — Mostly true 75/100tiktok · Jul 16, 2026 · @unknownshorizons archive · view post ↗
The TikTok post presents a visually engaging compilation of natural wonders, and most of its claims about these locations are accurate, such as Lake Natron calcifying animals while flamingos thrive, Salar de Uyuni acting as a giant mirror, and Caño C…
- The TikTok video presents several claims about animal behavior, most of which are support… — Mostly true 79/100tiktok · Jul 15, 2026 · @mrfantog8sb archive · view post ↗
The TikTok video presents several claims about animal behavior, most of which are supported by scientific research. The anecdotes about a Rottweiler's gentle behavior towards baby animals, the universality of infantile features, and a leopard caring …
- The TikTok video accurately states that gold is largely impractical for tools and weapons… — Mostly true 79/100tiktok · Jul 15, 2026 · @poraman.hn.119 archive · view post ↗
The TikTok video accurately states that gold is largely impractical for tools and weapons, yet has driven significant historical conflicts and exploration. The claim that humans' attraction to shiny objects, including gold, is an evolutionary instinc…
- The post claims that New York's share of the nation's millionaire population dropped from… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · Jul 14, 2026 · @headlines.360 archive · view post ↗
The post claims that New York's share of the nation's millionaire population dropped from 12% to just over 8%, resulting in nearly $11 billion in lost tax revenue, citing a new study by the National Taxpayers Union. This information is, including rep…
- VerifyMate's forensic analysis of the imagery identifies it as AI-generated / synthetic m… — False 10/100threads · Jul 13, 2026 · @candice_rice73533 archive · view post ↗
VerifyMate's forensic analysis of the imagery identifies it as AI-generated / synthetic media — this imagery is not an authentic photograph. The post claims that Earth's gravity will disappear for seven seconds on August 12, 2026, and that scientists…
- The Instagram post accurately conveys that scientific and medical breakthroughs are const… — Mostly true 68/100instagram · Jul 5, 2026 · @luxury archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post accurately conveys that scientific and medical breakthroughs are constantly occurring and often go unnoticed by mainstream media. While the general sentiment is verified, some specific claims within the carousel, such as the comple…
- The Instagram post highlights several significant scientific and technological breakthrou… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · Jul 4, 2026 · @execute archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post highlights several significant scientific and technological breakthroughs, most of which are supported by recent news and scientific reports. These include advancements in Down syndrome research, eye drops for vision correction, ar…
- The post presents two photographs, one from 1920 and another from 2022, depicting a coast… — Misleading 25/100threads · Jul 2, 2026 · @manonaledgeltd archive · view post ↗
The post presents two photographs, one from 1920 and another from 2022, depicting a coastal area. While the existence of such photographs is plausible, the post's claim that they show no significant change in sea level is misleading. Scientific data …
- The Instagram post accurately states that there are historical mysteries that continue to… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · Jul 2, 2026 · @ein_q8 archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post accurately states that there are historical mysteries that continue to puzzle humanity, and that these include unreadable manuscripts and ancient ruins. Reputable sources like Britannica, National Geographic, and History.com indeed…
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