The daily check-in

Trending, checked.

Twice a day we pull the posts going viral on TikTok, Instagram, X and Facebook and run them through the record. Each entry is a published verdict — what we found, why, and the sources behind it.

132 checks

Did Ronald Koeman use abusive language in a press conference?

TikTok · Multiple old videos (Moscow 2026, past Houthi attack footage) falsely circulating as recent Oct 2026 attacks. BoomLive fact-check identifies specific videos and sources. Yahoo News and Al-Monitor coverage of false framing. TikTok category active with misinformation. · resurfaced

Misleading

The video uses authentic-looking press-conference footage of Ronald Koeman after the Netherlands’ 1-1 (Morocco won on penalties) Round-of-32 exit, but its abusive, xenophobic lines (in the provided transcript/subtitles) are not supported by reputable coverage and appear to be added or manipulated. Koeman did defend his tactics, but he did not—according to mainstream reporting—use the extreme language shown in the TikTok.

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Did Google update its satellite images for Gaza?

X · Barry Andrews MEP post: 1.8M views; Ali Abunimah: 4.1M views; Linda Mamoun: 721K views; Al Jazeera thread: 82.2K views; Mastodon trending with 173+ shares across 170 accounts Oct 1-2

True

TRUE — Google has published updated satellite imagery of Gaza that is visible on Google Maps/Google Earth and multiple independent news organisations reported that those images show widespread destruction and neighbourhoods reduced to rubble.

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Did a flydubai flight experience a violent cockpit altercation?

X · Multiple X posts with 50K-100K+ views each; Saudi medic video viral on X; widespread coverage by Times of Israel, CNN, Al-Monitor; trending across Middle East/Africa regions

True But

The post correctly reports a violent cockpit altercation, a stabbing, and an emergency diversion and landing at Tabuk on 30 Sep 2026. The broader claim of an 18,400 ft drop in under two minutes and the precise 'nearly 100 kts' overspeed figure are not consistently supported by primary tracking data: ADS‑B/Flightradar24 reconstructions show an extremely rapid loss of altitude (examples ~14,000+ ft in under a minute) and high ground speeds, but the exact numbers cited in the post vary across sources.

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Did Japan ban Israeli tourists from entering the country?

X · One X post claimed 1.3M+ views; multiple posts on Facebook, X using 'BREAKING' language; spread during Israel-Gaza protests at Japanese embassy

False

False — there is no evidence Japan has enacted a nationwide ban on Israeli tourists. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to list Israel for short-term visa exemption and multiple independent fact-checkers have debunked viral posts claiming a ban.

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What happened during the Flydubai flight cockpit altercation involving a Russian and Ukrainian pilot?

X · Early posts cited 'Israeli Army Radio' saying the crew were Russian and Ukrainian. Later NEXTA and Lord Bebo shifted it: a Ukrainian and a Russian who were flying as passengers landed the plane. Snopes, Kashif and APA covered it.

True But

The Flydubai flight emergency and cockpit altercation on 30 September 2026 is corroborated by multiple news reports, but the post’s specific claim that 'Israeli Army Radio' reported the fight was between a Russian pilot and his Ukrainian assistant is only partly supported and is disputed by other sources and later statements.

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What happened on the Flydubai flight on September 30, 2026?

X · One Objective post quotes the attacker as saying 'I'm going to bomb the plane, Death to America, Death to Trump - Allahu Akbar' over cockpit video. End Wokeness: 'Muslim co-pilot stabs pilot and tries to take down plane'. Both embedded by WND.

True But

Reputable news organisations confirm that on Sept. 30, 2026 a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv experienced a cockpit stabbing and an attempted crash; passengers and crew subdued the attacker and the aircraft landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The social‑media caption correctly identifies the violent incident but mixes or amplifies details (exact passenger/child counts and quoted slogans) that are not corroborated in major reporting.

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Did the co-pilot stab the pilot on Flydubai flight?

X · Heidi Bachram post: 'video of the flight from Dubai plunging as the co-pilot appears to have tried to crash it'. Netanyahu said the pilot tried to crash the plane (Euronews/Newsweek); Flydubai says motive unclear, investigation underway (Newsweek).

True But

Contemporaneous reporting by major news organisations and statements by authorities confirm that a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Sept. 30, 2026 experienced a violent cockpit incident in which one pilot stabbed the other and an apparent attempt to crash the plane occurred; the aircraft was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia and landed safely. Passenger-count specifics (174 passengers, 27 children) appear in several local reports but are not uniformly given as an official manifest figure.

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Did Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska hold Israeli passports?

Facebook · Mimikama (DE/AT) debunked it on 29 Sep and Maldita (ES) on 30 Sep. Maldita found Google SynthID watermarks on both images. The images first appeared in Aug and Sep 2026 and are spreading again now. · resurfaced

False

The pictured Israeli passports for Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska are manipulated forgeries. Multiple fact-checking organisations and Ukraine's counter-disinformation centre have analysed and debunked these images; there is no credible evidence the documents are authentic.

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Did NATO just drop a new promotional clip?

X · The X post had over one million views; Facebook copies in English and Italian say NATO 'just dropped' the clip. New coverage on 29 and 30 Sep shows it is still spreading. · resurfaced

Misleading

The video is an authentic NATO promotional video originally published on NATO's official YouTube channel on 7 July 2024; the post's claim that NATO 'just dropped this new promotional clip' is false/misleading, and the characterization of the clip as purely 'war propaganda' is an opinion. The video's content matches NATO's stated message about allied solidarity and support for Ukraine.

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Is Russia staging propaganda videos in Oleshky?

X · 'Olechky' in Google Trends FR (500+, 29 Sep); covered by Euronews (28 Sep), Kyiv Independent editorial, Kyiv Post & RTE (30 Sep); tennis player Oliinykova and musician Pivovarov posted 'google Oleshky'; 'Save Oleshky' banner at football match.

Can't Verify

The X post accurately records an intelligence assessment made public by Ukraine's foreign minister on 30 September 2026. Multiple reputable outlets quote Sybiha's statement, but independent on-the-ground confirmation of the specific allegation that Russia is preparing dozens of staged videos coercing residents was not found in public reporting.

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Did a video show a Houthi strike on Yanbu Industrial City?

X · About a dozen separate clips claimed as Houthi strikes on Riyadh, Yanbu, Jizan and Riyadh airport circulated 28-30 Sep amid a live escalation; Saudi autocomplete suggests 'الحوثي يقصف الرياض' and 'الحوثي يقصف مطار الرياض'.

Misleading

The video shows a real, large fire but is being circulated with a caption that claims it depicts a Houthi strike on Yanbu Industrial City; Arabic fact-checkers have flagged the clip as unrelated/out-of-context, so the post's caption is misleading.

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What happened on Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv?

X · Top Google Trends item in IL (5000+), KE (1000+), ZA, NG; wall-to-wall coverage (ToI, JPost, Newsweek, Fox, Al Jazeera). Passenger post says a crew member attacked the pilot with a knife; right-wing outlets (Geller) headline 'Screaming Allah Akbar'.

True But

The post mixes verified and unverified elements: it correctly reports that Flydubai flight FZ1073 was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia after a violent cockpit incident in which one pilot was reportedly stabbed and passengers and crew restrained an attacker. Specific technical claims (for example that the attacker "disabled the aircraft's systems") and the identification of a pictured passenger by name ('Yaniv') are not corroborated in major, reputable reporting.

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