Reality Check by NewsGuard

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Welcome to Reality Check Podcast, an AI-generated podcast that helps you understand the false claims and conspiracy theories that shape our world—and who’s behind them. This podcast is based on the Reality Check newsletter published by a team of journalists at NewsGuard. We bring to you a wrap up of all of your favorite hits in the newsletters from the previous week. This podcast features AI hosts generated using Google's NotebookLM, but everything in the podcast is based on human reporting. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com

  1. 1d ago

    Reality Check Podcast: Republicans Cry Voter Fraud, A Fake World Cup Scandal, and AI Bots Fail on Iran War

    This week’s episode discusses how high-profile conservatives, including President Donald Trump, falsely claimed that California’s primary elections were rigged against Republican candidates. We also cover a Russian-made hoax that a top French soccer player accused France’s president of sexual harassment. We end by exploring a recent NewsGuard audit of leading AI chatbots, finding that the models remain vulnerable to Iranian disinformation.  Get full access to NewsGuard's Reality Check at www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/subscribe

    7 min

  2. May 30

    Reality Check Podcast: A Weight-Loss Drug Hoax and Russia’s Focus on Armenia

    This week’s episode explores how a database vulnerable to manipulation is being used by health hoax sites to draw a false correlation between GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and suicidal thoughts. We also cover Russia’s efforts to influence Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections, including by impersonating credible outlets to attack the Western-leading prime minister. Get full access to NewsGuard's Reality Check at www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/subscribe

    7 min
  3. Reality Check Podcast: Many Americans Think Trump ‘Staged’ Assassination Attempts; Tucker Carlson’s Pro-Russia Platform

    May 16

    Reality Check Podcast: Many Americans Think Trump ‘Staged’ Assassination Attempts; Tucker Carlson’s Pro-Russia Platform

    This week’s episode covers a recent NewsGuard/YouGov poll that found that one in four Americans believe Trump “staged” the attempt on his life at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Our AI hosts break down the striking partisan and age divides revealed in the survey, including that 42 percent of Democrats believe the attempted assassination at the July 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was “staged.” We also discuss the stunning pro-Russian shift of an ex-Zelensky aide, who advanced Kremlin propaganda on the Tucker Carlson Show. Get full access to NewsGuard's Reality Check at www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/subscribe

    14 min
  4. Reality Check Podcast: The ‘Staged’ Press Gala Hoax and a Bogus Cancer Link

    May 2

    Reality Check Podcast: The ‘Staged’ Press Gala Hoax and a Bogus Cancer Link

    This week’s episode covers the BlueAnon conspiracy that the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was orchestrated by the Trump administration, which received more than 90 million views across the social media platform X. We also discuss how anti-vax social media accounts are falsely claiming that rising cancer rates are caused by COVID vaccines. Get full access to NewsGuard's Reality Check at www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/subscribe

    7 min

  5. Apr 18

    Reality Check Podcast: Brands that Fund Health Hoaxes and the Microwaved Hungarian Puppy Claim

    This week’s episode covers a JAMA study’s finding that health care-related institutions, ranging from pharmaceutical companies to government health agencies, spent tens of millions in advertising dollars on news websites flagged by NewsGuard for spreading health misinformation. We also discuss Russian disinformation surrounding Hungary’s parliamentary elections, including that the anti-Putin party planned a Ukrainian-style coup in the event of a loss and that the incoming prime minister microwaved his puppy. Get full access to NewsGuard's Reality Check at www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/subscribe

    12 min

  6. Apr 4

    Reality Check Podcast: Iran War AI Fakes — and the Backlash Against Reality

    This week’s episode covers how misleading content including AI-generated visuals are being weaponized across the Iran conflict — and how that’s reshaping what people trust online. From a recycled battlefield image falsely portrayed as a U.S. soldier begging Iran for mercy to a viral AI-generated image of a missile inscribed with the slogan “No Kings,” we break down how these narratives spread across ideological lines and how the increasing presence of misinformation in social media and elsewhere online is eroding trust in authentic content. Get full access to NewsGuard's Reality Check at www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/subscribe

    15 min

  7. Mar 21

    Reality Check Podcast: Iran Labels Real Videos as AI Hoaxes

    This week’s episode covers a twist in the AI misinformation playbook: false claims that authentic content is actually AI-generated. From a real video of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused of being a deepfake video to AI-manipulated graphics overstating global fuel shortages, we break down two methods for how state-linked actors are using AI narratives to distort reality. Get full access to NewsGuard's Reality Check at www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/subscribe

    9 min

  8. Mar 7

    Reality Check Podcast: Iran Is Winning the Disinformation Battle

    This week’s episode covers NewsGuard’s extensive coverage on false claims surrounding the Iran war, from misleading visuals to AI tools repeating disinformation. We also tackle how Iranian state media has evolved to produce convincing AI propaganda targeted at its own population. Get full access to NewsGuard's Reality Check at www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/subscribe

    10 min
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Welcome to Reality Check Podcast, an AI-generated podcast that helps you understand the false claims and conspiracy theories that shape our world—and who’s behind them. This podcast is based on the Reality Check newsletter published by a team of journalists at NewsGuard. We bring to you a wrap up of all of your favorite hits in the newsletters from the previous week. This podcast features AI hosts generated using Google's NotebookLM, but everything in the podcast is based on human reporting. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com

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  • Creator
    NewsGuard
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © NewsGuard Technologies, Inc.
  • Show Website
    Reality Check by NewsGuard

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