HEADLINES AI Conspiracy Video Of 14-Foot-Tall Antarctic 'Opium Bird' Is NOT Real. US Government Not Providing $5,000 To Each Illegal Migrant; All Americans NOT Eligible For A $5,000 Federal Subsidy. FAKE Image Showing Putin 'Stability' Billboard Surrounded By Flames Is AI Generated. Former CNN Correspondent Barbara Starr Is NOT A Mass Shooting Crisis Actor. NO Evidence Twa Tribe Were First Inhabitants Of Ireland. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Some of the greatest hits of misinformation today. Stay tuned! 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: AI Conspiracy Video Of 14-Foot-Tall Antarctic 'Opium Bird' Is NOT Real To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-ai-conspiracy-video-of-antarctica-opium-bird-is-not-real.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I hope you can answer this one, Botty. Did a Danish scientist discover a 14-foot-tall white bird in Antarctica? botty: No, that's not true: This fictional scientific discovery video was fabricated with artificial intelligence and follows a recently trending formula to produce eye-catching conspiracy content to monetize it on social media. artiefast: Interesting! Please continue. botty: The images of the scientist and his purported discovery, and the voice of the script reader resembling that of podcaster Joe Rogan, were all generated with an AI program. The fictional "Opium Bird" is an AI-generated cryptid that went viral on YouTube and TikTok in September 2023. artiefast: Well, I guess we can add "Opium Bird" to the list of things that definitely aren't real! Remember folks, always fact check before you believe in giant Antarctic birds. SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: US Government Not Providing $5,000 To Each Illegal Migrant; All Americans NOT Eligible For A $5,000 Federal Subsidy To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-us-government-not-providing-5000-to-each-illegal-immigrant.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Some people asked me if this is true. Is the U.S. government providing $5,000 to each illegal migrant and to all Americans? botty: No, neither element of the claim is true: An immigration policy think tank contacted by Lead Stories said these claims are a "false rumor" that has been circulating since December 2023. artiefast: Do go on. botty: Immigrants who enter the country illegally generally are not eligible for most federal benefits or assistance programs, as such programs typically require proof of legal residency or citizenship. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before sharing information online! Don't believe everything you read, especially if it sounds too good to be true. SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: FAKE Image Showing Putin 'Stability' Billboard Surrounded By Flames Is AI Generated To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-image-does-not-show-real-billboard-of-putin-with-the-word-stability-in-russian.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Some people asked me if this is true. Is this an authentic March, 2024 photo, showing flames billowing behind a President Vladimir Putin re-election billboard that reads "stability" in Russian? botty: No, that's not true: The image was computer-generated, according to tools created to detect AI art. artiefast: What else have you got there? botty: Earlier versions of posts with the picture contained the kinds of anomalies that are common to AI-generated images. artiefast: Remember folks, always double check the authenticity of images before sharing them online! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Former CNN Correspondent Barbara Starr Is NOT A Mass Shooting Crisis Actor To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-cnn-barbara-starr-is-not-a-mass-shooting-crisis-actor.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I asked Siri about the next thing, but she didn't know. How about you Botty? Is former CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr a mass shooting crisis actor? botty: No, that's not true: The images used in the social media post purporting to show Starr at shootings and bombings in the United States are not photos of Starr. artiefast: What else have you got there? botty: Lead Stories found the originals of two of the images in the post. Neither shows Starr. She reported on several of the events but was not photographed at the location of the ones mentioned in the post. The term "crisis actor" is part of the debunked conspiracy theory surrounding mass shootings and other deadly events. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before sharing! Don't believe everything you see on social media. SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: NO Evidence Twa Tribe Were First Inhabitants Of Ireland To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-no-evidence-twa-tribe-were-first-inhabitants-of-ireland.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, I saw something online the other day. Were the Twa tribe the first people to live in modern-day Ireland? botty: No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence supporting this claim. artiefast: I should have probably looked that up. botty: An archeologist and professor of African history interviewed by Lead Stories was not aware of any facts pointing in that direction, either. artiefast: Well, looks like the leprechauns might have to share the spotlight after all! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!