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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jan/27/tweets/Image-AI-Minneapolis-Alex-Pretti-Immigration/ PolitiFact | Social media users spread AI-manipulated image of Alex Pretti holding gun This image of the Minneapolis nurse, Alex Pretti, being held down by federal immigration agents isn’t real. It was manipulated using Google’s AI tool Gemini. politifact social media spread ai alex pretti holding gun users https://www.politifact.com/article/2026/mar/12/identifying-fake-war-imagery-us-israel-iran/ PolitiFact | Social media feeds are awash with Iran war misinformation. Here’s how to identify... Bad actors are overwhelming social media feeds with false imagery of the Iran war. Here’s how to spot misleading and AI-generated content. politifact social media iran war feeds awash misinformation https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/27/facebook-posts/social-media-posts-mislead-democratic-senators-rec/ PolitiFact | Social media posts mislead on Democratic senators’ records Just before the start of the Houston presidential debate, some Facebook users spread misinformation about the legislativ politifact social media posts mislead democratic records https://www.politifact.com/article/2026/apr/16/US-military-iran-videos-AI-crying/ PolitiFact | Social media clips of crying U.S. soldiers may be AI-generated. Here’s how to spot them Videos of AI-generated U.S. service members crying and saying they miss their families have been circulating on social media. Here’s how to spot them. politifact social media ai generated clips crying u https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jan/26/social-media/evan-kilgore-minneapolis-alex-pretti/ PolitiFact | Social media posts misidentify Alex Pretti shooter as Evan Kilgore Social media users shared conservative commentator Evan Kilgore’s photo and claimed he shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. That’s Pants on Fire. politifact social media alex pretti posts shooter evan