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29 August 2024

Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz did not write Guardian opinion article about ‘dancing on stage naked’

A screenshot circulating of an article which appears to have been authored by Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s running mate, Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz, has been altered.

29 August 2024

California did vote for Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential nominee

Thousands of people have shared a video supposedly showing US Vice President Kamala Harris’ home state California passing on assigning delegates to her at the DNC, but this isn’t the full story.

28 August 2024

Yes, Secret Service agents pictured at rally where Donald Trump was shot wore earpieces

An image is being shared on social media with false claims it shows that Secret Service agents pictured around Mr Trump did not have earpieces in.

22 August 2024

Video of Michelle Obama’s DNC speech where she seems to call herself a gay man is altered

The audio in a clip of her speech to the Democratic National Convention has been manipulated.

22 August 2024

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz video in front of a communist poster has been edited

The original video shows the pair in front of a poster referencing Mr Walz’s previous role as a high school football coach.

21 August 2024

Old photo of Donald Trump used to claim assassination attempt was ‘fake’

According to online posts, the photo shows that Mr Trump’s ear was not really injured.

21 August 2024

Doctored Hitler photo shared in wake of Trump assassination attempt

Theories that the assassination attempt was staged have circulated widely on social media since the shooting in July.

13 August 2024

‘Kamala Harris escort images’ appear to be AI-generated

The pictures were likely created with artificial intelligence and there’s no evidence at all for the claim that the US Vice President used to be a sex worker.

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Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz did not write Guardian opinion article about ‘dancing on stage naked’

California did vote for Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential nominee

Yes, Secret Service agents pictured at rally where Donald Trump was shot wore earpieces

Video of Michelle Obama’s DNC speech where she seems to call herself a gay man is altered

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz video in front of a communist poster has been edited

Old photo of Donald Trump used to claim assassination attempt was ‘fake’

Doctored Hitler photo shared in wake of Trump assassination attempt

‘Kamala Harris escort images’ appear to be AI-generated

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