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A doctored picture of actor Emma Watson made her cleavage look larger for clickbait purposes.

Emma Watson's Cleavage Was Digitally Altered for a Misleading YouTube Ad

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Jordan Liles

Dec 15, 2023 The ad that featured the star of "Harry Potter" and "Little Women" appeared to claim, without pr ...

Idris Elba Exposed Tyler Perry for Portraying 'Harmful Stereotypes' of Black Men, as Videos Claim?

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Taija PerryCook

Nov 17, 2023 The clips surfaced after Perry appeared on Kelly Ripa's podcast to discuss a new documentary and ...

A Black woman and man hold hands while looking at the camera. The woman is smiling at the camera, while the man holds his hand loosely in a fist, with his index finger pointing towards the woman. The woman is wearing a black dress, while the man is wearing a black jacket and pants.

Viral Videos Spread Unfounded Claims About Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade's Relationship

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Nov 8, 2023 Videos that spread the claims had millions of views across TikTok and YouTube.

A white woman appears worried. Next to her on the bottom of the screen, the image says, "It is not acceptable." An image next to her and above the words shows two images, one of a white man and the other of the same white woman. A yellow arrow points from the man to the woman, who appears distraught.

Celebrity Gossip Videos Spread False Claims After Matthew Perry's Death

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Nov 1, 2023 Videos that spread the false information had millions of views across TikTok and YouTube.

Ricky Gervais Exposed Tom Hanks' 'Disappointment' Over Gervais 'Exposing Hollywood Elites'?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Oct 12, 2023 We had to read the title of the YouTube video more than once to comprehend the claim.

Dear YouTubers: Fulton County DA Fani Willis Was Not Indicted for Indicting Trump

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Jordan Liles

Aug 30, 2023 A prominent YouTube creator made the false claim about the Fulton County, Georgia, District Atto ...

Donald Trump Released a 'First Day Out' Jail Rap Song?

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Aleksandra Wrona

Aug 28, 2023 The rumor surfaced as the former president surrendered to authorities on election-interference c ...

Videos with AI Voices Promote Unsupported Rumors About Death of Obamas' Chef, Tafari Campbell

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Jordan Liles

Aug 21, 2023 The July 23 death of the Obamas' chef, Tafari Campbell, brought with it a number of misleading r ...

A log or transcript purported to show text messages from the final communications of the OceanGate Expeditions Titan submersible which was meant to explore Titanic.

Was the Titan Sub's Text Message 'Transcript' or 'Log' Released?

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Jordan Liles

Jul 6, 2023 Social media users appeared to be taking the viral "log" at face value, despite there being no e ...

Did YouTube Star MrBeast Buy Out a Neighborhood in NC for His Employees?

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Damakant Jayshi

May 10, 2023 The YouTube celebrity is known for his philanthropy, though he has also faced criticism over it.

Is YouTuber MrBeast Dead?

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Alex Kasprak

Mar 17, 2023 MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has been the target of death hoaxes on multiple occ ...

YouTube removed a video for a paid ad that promoted an odd ice hack or an Alpine ice hack for a diet supplement named Alpilean.

YouTube Removes 'Odd Ice Hack' Weight Loss Ad for Alpilean, Citing Scam Policy Violation

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Jordan Liles

Jan 5, 2023 "This video has been removed for violating YouTube's policy on spam, deceptive practices, and sc ...

A misleading YouTube video showed Andrew and Tristan Tate trolling an interviewer months before their arrest in December 2022.

That YouTube Video of Andrew Tate 'Trolling Interviewer After Getting Released from Jail' Is Old

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Jordan Liles

Dec 30, 2022 The video was uploaded on Dec. 30, 2022, with the title, "Andrew Tate TROLLS Interviewer After G ...

Tom Selleck is not dead, nor did he experience sad news or endorse CBD gummies.

Tom Selleck Is Not Dead, Despite 'Sad News' Rumors

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Jordan Liles

Dec 27, 2022 The death hoax about the film and TV star spread in Facebook posts and YouTube videos.

Online posts said there was very sad news and that Simon Cowell was dead, but it was a death hoax.

Simon Cowell Is Not Dead, Despite 'Very Sad News' Death Hoax

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Jordan Liles

Dec 1, 2022 The death hoax for Cowell showed a doctored picture of former U.S. President Bill Clinton paying ...

Verified YouTube channels are pushing altered thumbnails on Fox News videos on accounts called Fox News Alert.

Verified, Unofficial 'Fox News' YouTube Channels Spread Disinformation

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Jordan Liles

Oct 1, 2021 Unofficial "Fox News Alert" YouTube channels with millions of subscribers posted altered video t ...

Did Taylor Swift Say 'We Should FORGIVE' YouTube's Logan Paul?

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Arturo Garcia

Jan 8, 2018 A Twitter account posing as the E! cable network fabricated "forgiveness" statements by both Swi ...

YouTube did not say we are officially removing the skip ad button nor did they say it's for the mental healths sake of our advertisers.

Fake Tweet Says YouTube Will Be 'Removing the Skip Ad Button'

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Jordan Liles

Oct 27, 2022 The fake tweet was in a Reddit post entitled "13/6/2024."

Social media users claimed a Pop Rocks video ad was a real TV commercial from the candy company.

Is This Pop Rocks Ad a Real and 'Banned' TV Commercial?

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Jordan Liles

Oct 18, 2022 Social media posts claimed that the video was a real commercial for the Pop Rocks candy product ...

A TikTok video supposedly showed a garbage truck bursting into flames.

Is the 'Garbage Truck Bursts into Flames' Video Real?

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Jordan Liles

Sep 23, 2022 A video shows a garbage truck spewing a liquid and bursting into flames after pulling up to a ho ...

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Emma Watson's Cleavage Was Digitally Altered for a Misleading YouTube Ad

Idris Elba Exposed Tyler Perry for Portraying 'Harmful Stereotypes' of Black Men, as Videos Claim?

Viral Videos Spread Unfounded Claims About Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade's Relationship

Celebrity Gossip Videos Spread False Claims After Matthew Perry's Death

Ricky Gervais Exposed Tom Hanks' 'Disappointment' Over Gervais 'Exposing Hollywood Elites'?

Dear YouTubers: Fulton County DA Fani Willis Was Not Indicted for Indicting Trump

Donald Trump Released a 'First Day Out' Jail Rap Song?

Videos with AI Voices Promote Unsupported Rumors About Death of Obamas' Chef, Tafari Campbell

Was the Titan Sub's Text Message 'Transcript' or 'Log' Released?

Did YouTube Star MrBeast Buy Out a Neighborhood in NC for His Employees?

Is YouTuber MrBeast Dead?

YouTube Removes 'Odd Ice Hack' Weight Loss Ad for Alpilean, Citing Scam Policy Violation

That YouTube Video of Andrew Tate 'Trolling Interviewer After Getting Released from Jail' Is Old

Tom Selleck Is Not Dead, Despite 'Sad News' Rumors

Simon Cowell Is Not Dead, Despite 'Very Sad News' Death Hoax

Verified, Unofficial 'Fox News' YouTube Channels Spread Disinformation

Did Taylor Swift Say 'We Should FORGIVE' YouTube's Logan Paul?

Fake Tweet Says YouTube Will Be 'Removing the Skip Ad Button'

Is This Pop Rocks Ad a Real and 'Banned' TV Commercial?

Is the 'Garbage Truck Bursts into Flames' Video Real?

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