Maarten Schenk
@mschenk.bsky.social
Fact checker. Co-founder of leadstories.com.
Cain Ransbottyn is terug?
Wie weet meer?
Wie weet meer?
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Cain Ransbottyn is terug?
Wie weet meer?
Wie weet meer?
To everyone exitedly posting X showing where an account is based surely will be the end of foreign ragebaiting slop accounts...
... Meta has had this feature for years and it *totally* fixed the problem there </sarcasm>
To coin a phrase:
"Grandpa doesn't check the 'about' tab." -- Me
... Meta has had this feature for years and it *totally* fixed the problem there </sarcasm>
To coin a phrase:
"Grandpa doesn't check the 'about' tab." -- Me
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
To everyone exitedly posting X showing where an account is based surely will be the end of foreign ragebaiting slop accounts...
... Meta has had this feature for years and it *totally* fixed the problem there </sarcasm>
To coin a phrase:
"Grandpa doesn't check the 'about' tab." -- Me
... Meta has had this feature for years and it *totally* fixed the problem there </sarcasm>
To coin a phrase:
"Grandpa doesn't check the 'about' tab." -- Me
Have you tried turning Cloudflare off and on again?
November 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Have you tried turning Cloudflare off and on again?
I was wondering why there suddenly was traffic on this old fact check again...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Now I know:
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
The President of the United States fell for satire from a left-wing troll...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Now I know:
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
The President of the United States fell for satire from a left-wing troll...
November 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I was wondering why there suddenly was traffic on this old fact check again...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Now I know:
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
The President of the United States fell for satire from a left-wing troll...
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Now I know:
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
The President of the United States fell for satire from a left-wing troll...
Belgische militaire MQ-9 Reaper drone draait rondjes in de buurt van Malmedy.
#drones #dronesightings #Belgium
#drones #dronesightings #Belgium
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Belgische militaire MQ-9 Reaper drone draait rondjes in de buurt van Malmedy.
#drones #dronesightings #Belgium
#drones #dronesightings #Belgium
Die "This is not a murder mystery"... Duidelijk veel werk in research en decors gestoken.
Jammer dat de dialogen precies af en toe door ChatGPT zijn geschreven.
Veel mini-speeches met expositie, vol met Wikipedia-achtige feitjes en weetjes.
Jammer dat de dialogen precies af en toe door ChatGPT zijn geschreven.
Veel mini-speeches met expositie, vol met Wikipedia-achtige feitjes en weetjes.
November 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Die "This is not a murder mystery"... Duidelijk veel werk in research en decors gestoken.
Jammer dat de dialogen precies af en toe door ChatGPT zijn geschreven.
Veel mini-speeches met expositie, vol met Wikipedia-achtige feitjes en weetjes.
Jammer dat de dialogen precies af en toe door ChatGPT zijn geschreven.
Veel mini-speeches met expositie, vol met Wikipedia-achtige feitjes en weetjes.
BREKEND: Beheer Belgische F-35 vloot van de luchtmacht overgedragen aan de NMBS...
October 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
BREKEND: Beheer Belgische F-35 vloot van de luchtmacht overgedragen aan de NMBS...
Bluesky users responding to the shit-dumping video....
October 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Bluesky users responding to the shit-dumping video....
Update: the White House account on Bluesky @whitehouse-47.bsky.social now has 6.8K followers vs. 550K+ accounts that have blocked it directly or via a blocklist according to ClearSky.
October 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Update: the White House account on Bluesky @whitehouse-47.bsky.social now has 6.8K followers vs. 550K+ accounts that have blocked it directly or via a blocklist according to ClearSky.
Update: that is not counting the 400,534 users who have blocked the account by subscribing to blocklists:
October 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Update: that is not counting the 400,534 users who have blocked the account by subscribing to blocklists:
The White House Bluesky account @whitehouse-47.bsky.social is currrently followed by fewer than 5000 accounts. Over 65.000 accounts have blocked it.
Source: ClearSky: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
Source: ClearSky: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
October 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The White House Bluesky account @whitehouse-47.bsky.social is currrently followed by fewer than 5000 accounts. Over 65.000 accounts have blocked it.
Source: ClearSky: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
Source: ClearSky: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
First impressions from #disinfo2025 in Ljubljana...
October 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
First impressions from #disinfo2025 in Ljubljana...
YouTube censoring @leadstories.com ?
No, just sensible precautions using automated filters against personal information leaks and an efficient and quick appeals process that (probably) used humans to restore a legitimate news story.
Here's the video in question:
youtube.com/shorts/GGqPV...
No, just sensible precautions using automated filters against personal information leaks and an efficient and quick appeals process that (probably) used humans to restore a legitimate news story.
Here's the video in question:
youtube.com/shorts/GGqPV...
October 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
YouTube censoring @leadstories.com ?
No, just sensible precautions using automated filters against personal information leaks and an efficient and quick appeals process that (probably) used humans to restore a legitimate news story.
Here's the video in question:
youtube.com/shorts/GGqPV...
No, just sensible precautions using automated filters against personal information leaks and an efficient and quick appeals process that (probably) used humans to restore a legitimate news story.
Here's the video in question:
youtube.com/shorts/GGqPV...
Yikes! Talk about an unfortunate cutoff...
October 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Yikes! Talk about an unfortunate cutoff...
Google's AI overview denies there is a sequel to "This is Spinal Tap"... right below thumbnails for the official trailer.
The stupidity of AI goes all the way up to eleven!
#spinaltap
The stupidity of AI goes all the way up to eleven!
#spinaltap
October 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Google's AI overview denies there is a sequel to "This is Spinal Tap"... right below thumbnails for the official trailer.
The stupidity of AI goes all the way up to eleven!
#spinaltap
The stupidity of AI goes all the way up to eleven!
#spinaltap
Proudly announcing governmental oversight actions resulted in speech from fact checkers being withheld from the public...
September 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Proudly announcing governmental oversight actions resulted in speech from fact checkers being withheld from the public...
Wonder if we'll see many TikTok refugees come over to Bluesky once US TikTok is sold to more Trump-friendly investors.
We'll be able to say we knew @bluescreen.blue when it still had 11.1K followers :-)
We'll be able to say we knew @bluescreen.blue when it still had 11.1K followers :-)
September 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Wonder if we'll see many TikTok refugees come over to Bluesky once US TikTok is sold to more Trump-friendly investors.
We'll be able to say we knew @bluescreen.blue when it still had 11.1K followers :-)
We'll be able to say we knew @bluescreen.blue when it still had 11.1K followers :-)
A viral fake story about a chihuahua joining a wolf pack is going round.
Let's compare search engine results for "chihuahua joins wolf pack":
Google: just copies of the hoax
DuckDuckGo: fact check in #1 position
Bing: irrelevant AI summary, images, then fact check
Yahoo: fact check in #1 position
Let's compare search engine results for "chihuahua joins wolf pack":
Google: just copies of the hoax
DuckDuckGo: fact check in #1 position
Bing: irrelevant AI summary, images, then fact check
Yahoo: fact check in #1 position
September 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A viral fake story about a chihuahua joining a wolf pack is going round.
Let's compare search engine results for "chihuahua joins wolf pack":
Google: just copies of the hoax
DuckDuckGo: fact check in #1 position
Bing: irrelevant AI summary, images, then fact check
Yahoo: fact check in #1 position
Let's compare search engine results for "chihuahua joins wolf pack":
Google: just copies of the hoax
DuckDuckGo: fact check in #1 position
Bing: irrelevant AI summary, images, then fact check
Yahoo: fact check in #1 position
All the English language fact checks about "Charlie Kirk" in Google's Fact Check Explorer since the shooting are by @leadstories.com and @snopes.com.
Seems @leadstories.com wrote about all the things that didn't happen, while @snopes.com wrote about what did.
toolbox.google.com/factcheck/ex...
Seems @leadstories.com wrote about all the things that didn't happen, while @snopes.com wrote about what did.
toolbox.google.com/factcheck/ex...
September 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
All the English language fact checks about "Charlie Kirk" in Google's Fact Check Explorer since the shooting are by @leadstories.com and @snopes.com.
Seems @leadstories.com wrote about all the things that didn't happen, while @snopes.com wrote about what did.
toolbox.google.com/factcheck/ex...
Seems @leadstories.com wrote about all the things that didn't happen, while @snopes.com wrote about what did.
toolbox.google.com/factcheck/ex...
Christopher Blair, A.K.A. Busta Troll, a man who has made a career out of trolling conservatives on Facebook by tricking them into liking and sharing fake content (that often got picked up and repeated by spam networks, influencers, etc.), just posted this.
The brakes are completely off at Meta...
The brakes are completely off at Meta...
September 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Christopher Blair, A.K.A. Busta Troll, a man who has made a career out of trolling conservatives on Facebook by tricking them into liking and sharing fake content (that often got picked up and repeated by spam networks, influencers, etc.), just posted this.
The brakes are completely off at Meta...
The brakes are completely off at Meta...
I found some pictures in my archive I took in 2022 of the peace vigil tent President Trump just had removed and which was in place since 1981:
www.cnn.com/2025/09/07/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/07/p...
September 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I found some pictures in my archive I took in 2022 of the peace vigil tent President Trump just had removed and which was in place since 1981:
www.cnn.com/2025/09/07/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/07/p...
Hey look, @mmasnick.bsky.social, ten billion users just arrived in Belgium!
August 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Hey look, @mmasnick.bsky.social, ten billion users just arrived in Belgium!
