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Investigations
Long-form dossiers on the hoaxes, deepfakes, and death rumors that go viral — each one stamped with a verdict and printed with every source on the record.
International
John Mark Dougan: American Fugitive Running Russian Disinformation
Dougan served as a Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy before fleeing prosecution for Russia in 2016, where he later gained asylum and reported citizenship and built a network of fake news sites tied to the Kremlin's Storm-1516 disinformation operation.
FILED SEP 9, 2026 · UPDATED SEP 9, 2026 · 7 SOURCES
International
Who Bombed the Iranian School? Experts Say America — Trump Says Iran
Independent munitions experts and Bellingcat identified a US Tomahawk missile at the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran, where a strike on February 28, 2026 killed well over 150 people, most of them schoolgirls. Trump said Iran bombed its own school. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Pentagon's own preliminary investigation say otherwise.
FILED SEP 7, 2026 · UPDATED SEP 7, 2026 · 34 SOURCES
International
Internet Research Agency: Russia's Troll Farm That Reached 126 Million Americans
The IRA ran its US operation on a monthly budget exceeding $1.25 million by September 2016, organized into graphics, data-analysis, IT, and finance departments — and Facebook later estimated its content reached roughly 126 million Americans.
FILED SEP 7, 2026 · UPDATED SEP 7, 2026 · 8 SOURCES
International
India-Pakistan Karachi Invasion Claim: War Misinformation During Crisis
Videos and TV broadcasts during the May 2025 India-Pakistan crisis falsely claimed Indian forces had struck and captured Karachi, with some outlets calling it a full invasion.
FILED SEP 6, 2026 · UPDATED SEP 6, 2026 · 7 SOURCES
International
10 Indian Leaders Deepfaked: Inside Pakistan's AI Disinformation Blitz
A pro-Pakistan X account fabricated AI videos of PM Modi, India's Army Chief, and eight other officials to frame India as an Israeli ally in the Iran war. Forensic analysis of the @InsiderWB deepfake campaign targeting Indian leaders in March 2026.
FILED SEP 6, 2026 · UPDATED SEP 6, 2026 · 28 SOURCES
International
A UNICEF Survey Measured Gaza's Recovery. Viral Posts Are Using It to Claim the Famine Never Happened.
A mid-2026 UNICEF nutrition survey found low acute malnutrition in Gaza today. Viral posts and the State Department are citing it as proof the 2025 famine was fabricated — but UNICEF says the survey measured conditions nine months after the famine, and never claimed to disprove it.
FILED AUG 23, 2026 · UPDATED AUG 23, 2026 · 4 SOURCES
International
The Caracas Mirage: AI-Generated Images Fuel Disinformation After Maduro Capture
The January 3, 2026 capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro created a verification gap that AI-generated images and audio quickly filled — and forensic watermark analysis, not instinct, is what exposed them.
FILED AUG 20, 2026 · UPDATED AUG 20, 2026 · 8 SOURCES
International
Brazil Supreme Court Bias Claims: Examining the Evidence
Claims of systematic bias in Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) decisions lack supporting evidence. Analysis of Alexandre de Moraes's role, X/Twitter ban, and claims of judicial overreach.
FILED AUG 19, 2026 · UPDATED AUG 19, 2026 · 19 SOURCES
International
Brazil Election Integrity Claims: Debunked Fraud Allegations Persist
Comprehensive fact-check of persistent false claims about Brazilian electronic voting machines and 2022 election fraud. Court rulings, international observer reports, and a military audit all confirm no evidence of fraud.
FILED AUG 18, 2026 · UPDATED AUG 18, 2026 · 11 SOURCES
International
The Fake Iranian Nuclear Quote That Fooled Netanyahu, Fox News, and the US Senate
A single unverified social media post became "proof" Iran was building a bomb — cited by Israel's prime minister, aired by Fox News, and repeated by a US senator, before anyone traced it back to its source.
FILED AUG 14, 2026 · UPDATED AUG 14, 2026 · 3 SOURCES
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