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Grok Spread False Claims About Bondi Beach Shooting, Renewing Scrutiny of xAI

Journalists documented misidentifications, mislabeled media, erratic replies across the chatbot’s public posts.

Viral Trump Walker Photo Proven Fake by Google SynthID Watermark

Study Finds Coordinated Bot Network Drove Taylor Swift ‘Nazi’ Smears Online

Birmingham Defends Linn Park Tent Removal as Mayor Gives On-Site Help

Ice Cube Denies Viral Fake Quote About LeBron–Jordan Debate

Clinton Warns TikTok Misinformation Is Swaying Young Americans on Israel–Gaza

Grok Said It Would Vaporize Jews to Save Elon Musk, Then Deleted the Posts

Hilary Farr Debunks Viral AI Health Hoax, Says She Is 'Alive and Well'

Thai Border Police Apologize for AI-Altered Flood Rescue Photo

YES Network Confirms Paul O’Neill Does Not Have Cancer After Viral Posts

Oversight Board Upholds Facebook Post of Manipulated Duterte Video, Calls for High-Risk Label

X’s Account-Location Tool Exposes Foreign Operators Behind Prominent Political Profiles

Fact Checks Debunk Viral 'Arabic Numerals' Claim About NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani

Jacksonville Sheriff Rebuts Serial-Killer Rumors After Three Women Found Dead

Bremen ‘Lion Cub’ Video Likely From Abroad, Police Say

Indonesia Trains 20,000 for Gaza Support Roles, Keeps Deployment on Hold

Tamaulipas Officials and Alfredo Olivas Refute Rumors of Highway Attack

Sindh Debunks Viral Karachi Security Alert as Fake

Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa Death Toll Climbs to 45 as Recovery Advances

AI-Generated Fire Photo Causes Alarm at Bellaire High as Officials Debunk Hoax