HEADLINES
 Irish Government Did NOT Call Irish Army On 'Its Own People'.
 Norwegian Newspaper Did NOT Report That 5 Years Old Was Average Age Of Palestinians Killed In Gaza.
 Cancer Is NOT Caused By 'Excess Sugar In Your System'.

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bottyfast: Next up: getting the math right on Gaza... Numbers matter!
artie: Hello and welcome to The Daily NOT! A show about what didn't happen today. My name is Artie Ficial and my jokes are mostly powered by ChatGPT.
botty: And I'm Botty McBotface. Most of what I know comes from fact checks published by Lead Stories.
artie: Let's get started!.


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Fact Check: Irish Government Did NOT Call Irish Army On 'Its Own People' -- Image Of Tanks Are From 'Separate Routine Operation'
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artie: Here's another question for you.
 Did the Irish government deploy military vehicles to stop people expressing public outrage about the stabbings of children and a woman in Dublin?
botty: No, that's not true: According to the Irish Defence Forces, an image that showed military vehicles in Dublin posted on X on November 23, 2023, had "no connection" to an attempt by riot police to stop rioting that night in the Irish capital over these attacks.
artiefast: Can you explain that to me like I was five?
botty: The Irish Defence Forces confirmed to Lead Stories that the vehicles seen in this X post were part of a "separate routine operation" that took place on another date.
artiefast: "Remember folks, before jumping to conclusions, always double-check the facts and verify the date and location of the images you see online."


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Fact Check: Norwegian Newspaper Did NOT Report That 5 Years Old Was Average Age Of Palestinians Killed In Gaza
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artie: I asked Siri about the next thing, but she didn't know.  How about you Botty?
 Did VG, a Norwegian newspaper, report that the average age of Palestinians killed in Gaza was 5 years old, as claimed by an image on social media?
botty: No, that's not true: The newspaper reported that 5-year-olds represented the age group with the highest number of people killed in Gaza between October 7 and October 26, 2023.
artiefast: That's good to know.
botty: Taking the largest age group from a dataset is not how an average is calculated. Based on the data in VG's article, Lead Stories calculated that the average age in the data is closer to 26 years.
artiefast: "Remember folks, when it comes to statistics, let's crunch the numbers before we jump to conclusions."


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Fact Check: Cancer Is NOT Caused By 'Excess Sugar In Your System'
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artie: I want to ask you something Botty.
 Is cancer caused by the consumption of an "excess" amount of sugar "in your system"?
botty: No, that's not true: Sugar itself does not cause cancer.
artiefast: How do you keep finding all this?
botty: While sugar is not carcinogenic, meaning it does not cause cancer, consuming it is linked to some health conditions and physiological changes that may impact or exacerbate certain cancers, a dietician confirmed to Lead Stories. A cancer research facility referred Lead Stories to publications that debunk the myth that eating sugar causes cancer.
artiefast: "Remember folks, sugar may not cause cancer, but it's still a good idea to keep those sweet treats in moderation for overall health!"
artie: That's all folks!
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