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Bill McCarthy

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Followers
35.6K
Account age
1 yrs
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This video Rudy Giuliani is claiming shows US airstrikes in Iran is misrepresented. In reality, it is footage of a massive fire that scorched a market in the UAE in 2020. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....33 views This video Rudy Giuliani is claiming shows US airstrikes in Iran is misrepresented. In reality, it is footage of a massive fire that scorched a market in the UAE in 2020. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.... Newsmax, which settled for $67 million and $40 million in two defamation cases brought over false 2020 election claims, has entered an "AI content partnership" with Meta "to support AI queries across Meta's apps and devices," the conservative TV channel announced.29 views Newsmax, which settled for $67 million and $40 million in two defamation cases brought over false 2020 election claims, has entered an "AI content partnership" with Meta "to support AI queries across Meta's apps and devices," the conservative TV channel announced. Neither of these videos, which have both gone viral, show recent US strikes on Iran. One is footage from a September 2022 fire engulfing a Changsha, China skyscraper. The other shows flames burning through a Hong Kong housing complex in November 2025. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....25 views Neither of these videos, which have both gone viral, show recent US strikes on Iran. One is footage from a September 2022 fire engulfing a Changsha, China skyscraper. The other shows flames burning through a Hong Kong housing complex in November 2025. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.... AI-generated maps of Canada's wildfires are circulating online, hallucinating details about the blazes' threat risk. Experts warned the fakes could deceive Canadians into fearing nonexistent fires -- or underestimating infernos that really are raging. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....20 views AI-generated maps of Canada's wildfires are circulating online, hallucinating details about the blazes' threat risk. Experts warned the fakes could deceive Canadians into fearing nonexistent fires -- or underestimating infernos that really are raging. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

📊 Post engagement

Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jul 10latest
19
Avg engagement / post
13–25
Typical post (engagement)
0.1%
Engagement vs followers
75/100
Very consistent reach
Nov 2024
On Bluesky since
Half of recent posts land between 13 and 25 likes + reposts (median 18) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.

🔥 Top post: NEW: Donald Trump resurrected long-debunked claims about fraud · 39 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
4.4 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 6 text · 6 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
33×
Follows 1.1K back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post NEW: Donald Trump resurrected long-debunked claims about fraud and foreign interference in the 2020 election, alleging that China stole millions of voter files and suggesting Venezuela could manipulate US voting machines. I fact-checked his speech: www.yahoo.com/news/politic.… ★ 39
There is a lot of horrowing footage out there of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that rattled Japan's Kumamoto prefecture, but this widely shared video is unrelated. The video shows a different quake that struck the country's Noto Peninsula … ★ 4 Newsmax, which settled for $67 million and $40 million in two defamation cases brought over false 2020 election claims, has entered an "AI content partnership" with Meta "to support AI queries across Meta's apps and devices," the conservat… ★ 29 This video depicting Donald Trump falling in front of his presidential limo has millions of views, but it is fake. The video's creator on TikTok admitted it was AI-generated. Real footage of the moment shows the US president moving ginge… ★ 16 AI-generated maps of Canada's wildfires are circulating online, hallucinating details about the blazes' threat risk. Experts warned the fakes could deceive Canadians into fearing nonexistent fires -- or underestimating infernos that reall… ★ 20 The World Cup may be over, but misinformation about football's biggest event continues to spread online. How much of what you have seen is real? Here is a thread of more than 40 AI-generated fakes and out-of-context clips debunked by @en… ★ 10 This video Rudy Giuliani is claiming shows US airstrikes in Iran is misrepresented. In reality, it is footage of a massive fire that scorched a market in the UAE in 2020. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.... ★ 33 In case you missed it: I live fact-checked Donald Trump's speech rehashing long-debunked claims about the 2020 election. Via @en.afp.com: www.france24.com/en/live-news... ★ 14 Fact Check: Trump's Primetime Speech Rehashing Election Claims www.barrons.com/news/fact-ch... ★ 18 Neither of these videos, which have both gone viral, show recent US strikes on Iran. One is footage from a September 2022 fire engulfing a Changsha, China skyscraper. The other shows flames burning through a Hong Kong housing complex in … ★ 25 This thread now contains more than 30 fact-checks, and only represents a fraction of the debunking and verification work our global @factcheck.afp.com team has done around World Cup misinformation. ★ 13 How misinformation is affecting the World Cup off the pitch | Deception Decoded www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/0... ★ 6

🦋 Handle & authenticity

Bluesky handle
@billmccarthy.bsky.social
A default .bsky.social handle — genuine, but not domain-verified. Confirm identity before a high-value deal.
On Bluesky since
Nov 2024
Joined after Bluesky opened to the public — a settled account with a real history.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2024 — 1 year ago.
👁️Averages 19 views per post.
📤Posts about 4.4× per week.
🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.

🕵️ Fake follower check

Estimated
76/100
Good Credibility score
92%
Real Real audience
Low Fake-follower risk
High Data confidence
  • Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Engagement (~0.1% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Bluesky.
  • Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
  • Verified account.

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Senior digital investigation journalist covering online mis- and disinformation for AFP • Formerly with PolitiFact and the Raleigh News & Observer • Duke alum • “The internet folks” - Stephen Colbert https://factcheck.afp.com/Bill-MCCARTHY

📸 Gallery

There is a lot of horrowing footage out there of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that rattled Japan's Kumamoto prefecture, but this widely shared video is unrelated. The video shows a different quake that struck the country's Noto Peninsula in 2024. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.... Newsmax, which settled for $67 million and $40 million in two defamation cases brought over false 2020 election claims, has entered an "AI content partnership" with Meta "to support AI queries across Meta's apps and devices," the conservative TV channel announced. This video depicting Donald Trump falling in front of his presidential limo has millions of views, but it is fake. The video's creator on TikTok admitted it was AI-generated. Real footage of the moment shows the US president moving gingerly but never collapsing. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.... AI-generated maps of Canada's wildfires are circulating online, hallucinating details about the blazes' threat risk. Experts warned the fakes could deceive Canadians into fearing nonexistent fires -- or underestimating infernos that really are raging. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.... This video Rudy Giuliani is claiming shows US airstrikes in Iran is misrepresented. In reality, it is footage of a massive fire that scorched a market in the UAE in 2020. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.... Neither of these videos, which have both gone viral, show recent US strikes on Iran. One is footage from a September 2022 fire engulfing a Changsha, China skyscraper. The other shows flames burning through a Hong Kong housing complex in November 2025. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

🔀 Audience overlap

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