HEADLINES 97% Of Guns NOT In Areas Of US That Account For 3% Of Gun Violence . Angela Merkel Is NOT The Daughter Of Adolf Hitler. U.S. Marines Did NOT Participate In Fiction Website's Fantasy of U.S. Customs And Border Protection Patrol Conspiracy. Parents' Refusal To Use Chosen Pronouns Was NOT Reason Child Was Removed From Indiana Home. Solar Flares ARE Real And CAN Disrupt Telecommunications Networks. Google Is NOT Sunsetting Gmail On August 1, 2024. Video Does NOT Show Donald Trump Shoving Man At Mar-A-Lago. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Don't believe everything on the internet, they say. Here are some examples! 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!. SEGMENT 04 Fact Check: 97% Of Guns NOT In Areas Of US That Account For 3% Of Gun Violence To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-97-percent-of-guns-not-in-areas-of-us-that-account-for-3-percent-of-gun-violence.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, Botty, can you look into this other thing for me? Are 97 percent of the guns in the United States located in areas that account for only three percent of gun violence? botty: No, that's not true: Gun violence experts told Lead Stories that different statistics demonstrate a correlation: In regions where gun ownership is more prevalent, there is a corresponding increase in gun-related fatalities. artiefast: What else do you know? botty: This is supported by data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, data at less than the statewide level, as illustrated in the claim, is difficult to come by, one of the experts said. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before spreading statistics like wildfire. It's not always as black and white as it seems! SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Angela Merkel Is NOT The Daughter Of Adolf Hitler To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-angela-merkel-is-not-the-daughter-of-adolf-hitler.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Could you dig into this? Is Angela Merkel the daughter of Adolf Hitler? botty: No, that's not true: Merkel, the former German chancellor, was born in 1954 in Hamburg, West Germany. artiefast: Do go on. botty: Hitler died on April 30, 1945, almost a decade before Merkel was born. Merkel's parents were Horst and Herlind Kasner, as her biography on Britannica states. Hitler had no children and only married Eva Braun the day he killed himself in 1945. artiefast: Well, that rumor is about as accurate as a blindfolded dart throw. Remember folks, always fact check before spreading wild theories! SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT Participate In Fiction Website's Fantasy of U.S. Customs And Border Protection Patrol Conspiracy To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-us-marines-did-not-uncover-us-customs-and-border-protection-patrol-conspiracy.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Let's talk about this in more detail. Did United States Marines arrest two United States Customs and Border Protection Patrol agents for accepting bribes from immigrants for entry into the United States on February 19, 2024? botty: No, that's not true: This claim appeared on a website that publishes fabricated content. artiefast: That's unexpected. botty: Also, the United States Marine Corps does not have jurisdiction to arrest customs and border patrol officials. artiefast: Looks like someone's been watching too much Homeland Security: Miami Beach Edition! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Parents' Refusal To Use Chosen Pronouns Was NOT Reason Child Was Removed From Indiana Home -- Care For Eating Disorder, Mental Health Were Needed To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-parents-refusal-to-use-chosen-pronouns-were-not-reason-child-was-removed-from-indiana-home-care-for-eating-disorder-mental-health-needed.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: This one seems interesting too, Botty. Did the Indiana Department of Child Services remove a child from their home because the parents refused to call them by their preferred pronouns, as a social media post suggests? botty: No, that's not true: The complex situation outlined in Indiana court documents state that the child's removal from the home was not based on the fact that the parents did not accept the child's transgender identity. artiefast: Is that all you know? Or is there more? botty: The child was determined to need services because they have an eating disorder that jeopardizes their health. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before jumping to conclusions. It's important to verify the full story before sharing information. SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Solar Flares ARE Real And CAN Disrupt Telecommunications Networks To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-solar-flares-are-real-and-can-disrupt-telecommunications-networks.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Can you shed some light on this issue? Are solar flares not real, thus incapable of disrupting telecommunications networks, as a post on Instagram suggests? botty: No, that's not true: Solar flares are well-documented bursts of electromagnetic energy emitted by the sun during geomagnetic storms, and a large body of evidence proves they exist and have far-ranging effects. artiefast: Oh, I see now. That's fascinating. botty: Flares disrupt radar, gps and other radiowave-based systems, according to recognized experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Those affects depend on the intensity of each flare. It is, however, unlikely that the high-intensity solar flares that occurred on February 21 and 22, 2024, contributed to widely reported cellular network outages, as one news report suggested. Network operators attributed it to a terrestrial force: human error. artiefast: Well, looks like the sun is just trying to spice up our phone calls with a little interference! SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: Google Is NOT Sunsetting Gmail On August 1, 2024 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-google-is-not-sunsetting-gmail-on-august-1-2024.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I guess I could Google this, but I might as well ask you. Did Google send out a notification that it would end Gmail service on August 1, 2024? botty: No, that's not true: The company denied that, and no credible sources reported that the announcement in question has ever been made. artiefast: Gee, who would have thought? botty: Early posts about the end of Gmail came from accounts known for posting trolling content. artiefast: Well, looks like we can keep sending those cat videos through Gmail for a little while longer! SEGMENT 16 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Donald Trump Shoving Man At Mar-A-Lago To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-video-does-not-show-donald-trump-shoving-man-at-mar-a-lago.html 16 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: What can you tell me about this, Botty? Does video footage show Donald Trump shoving a man at Mar-a-Lago, the Florida resort the former president calls home? botty: No, that's not true: Another video of the incident makes clear it was a friendly pat. artiefast: I should have known that! botty: Additionally, the man who was allegedly "shoved" by Trump debunked the claim, writing "[H]e patted me on the back and walked away." artiefast: Looks like someone needs to adjust their glasses before jumping to conclusions! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!