HEADLINES Elon Musk Did NOT Call For Tyson Foods Boycott As Of March 23, 2024. Putin Did NOT Discuss Black Jesus In Major Speech. Ukrainian Defense Official Oleksiy Danilov Did NOT Describe Moscow Concert Hall Attack As 'A Lot Of Fun'. 'Sám Shevchenko', 'Samel Hydruskli' And 'Samuel Hydenko' Are NOT Names Of Moscow Concert Hall Suspects. Buzz Aldrin Did NOT Post That 'The Apollo 11 Missions' Were 'Staged'. Video Does NOT Show A 'Corpse' In A Bodybag Smoking A Cigarette After Moscow Attack. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Who didn't say what today? We'll help you avoid falling for several fake quotes in today's episode. 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: Elon Musk Did NOT Call For Tyson Foods Boycott As Of March 23, 2024 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-elon-musk-did-not-call-for-tyson-foods-boycott-as-of-march-23-2024.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: This one's out there on the internet. Did Elon Musk encourage a boycott of Tyson Foods as of March 23, 2024? botty: No, that's not true: There is no such statement on Musk's X account. artiefast: Thanks for that! botty: The claim originated from a satirical website, and Musk doesn't appear to be involved in calls for a boycott of Tyson Foods at the time of writing. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before jumping on the boycott bandwagon. Don't believe everything you read online! SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Discuss Black Jesus In Major Speech -- Both Sound And Contents Of The Address Were AI-Generated To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-putin-did-not-discuss-black-jesus-in-a-major-speech.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm dying to find out what you found out about this. Did Vladimir Putin proclaim that Russia will embrace "the guidance of Black Jesus"? botty: No, that's not true: A video claiming to be an authentic fragment of a Sky News live broadcast of an address by Putin was digitally doctored. artiefast: Can you elaborate on that? botty: The original sound was replaced by an AI-generated voice reading an AI-generated text. artiefast: Well, I guess even AI can't resist a good conspiracy theory! Remember folks, always fact check before sharing anything online. SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Ukrainian Defense Official Oleksiy Danilov Did NOT Describe Moscow Concert Hall Attack As 'A Lot Of Fun' -- It's A Deepfake To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-ukrainian-defense-official-oleksiy-danilov-did-not-describe-moscow-concert-hall-attack-as-a-lot-of-fun.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm looking for more context on the next thing. Did Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, describe the Moscow concert hall attack on March 22, 2024, as "a lot of fun"? botty: No, that's not true: The video purportedly showing an interview with Danilov is a deepfake, created from two other videos, with a synthetic voice track. artiefast: Oh, wow. botty: Additionally, the website of a software company specializing in AI voice generation analyzed the audio and concluded that it's "very likely" that the audio file was generated using their product. artiefast: Remember, always verify the source of videos and audio clips before sharing them online. Don't believe everything you see or hear! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: 'Sám Shevchenko', 'Samel Hydruskli' And 'Samuel Hydenko' Are NOT Names Of Moscow Concert Hall Suspects To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-sam-shevchenko-sam-hydruskli-sam-hydenko-are-not-names-of-moscow-concert-hall-attackers.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, what did you turn up about this? Are Sám Shevchenko, Samel Hydruskli or Samuel Hydenko the names of any of the suspects in the deadly March 22, 2024, concert hall attack in Moscow, Russia? botty: No, that's not true: In the wake of mass shootings, naming "Sam Hyde" and variations of that name as a shooter is an often-recycled internet meme. artiefast: Is there more info? botty: It plays on the name of Sam Hyde, an American comedian and podcaster. Lead Stories could find no evidence that anyone with these three names was named as an attacker or a suspect. artiefast: I'm speechless. Even ChatGPT doesn't know what to say here. SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Buzz Aldrin Did NOT Post That 'The Apollo 11 Missions' Were 'Staged' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-buzz-aldrin-did-not-post-that-the-apollo-11-missions-were-staged.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Here's something my friend told me, but I'm not sure it is real. Did former astronaut Buzz Aldrin post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the Apollo 11 mission, which allowed American astronauts to set foot on the moon for the first time, was "staged"? botty: No, that's not true: Aldrin's official X account does not indicate that he ever made such a statement. artiefast: Is there more info? botty: Claims that Aldrin, who participated in the Apollo 11 mission, has called the moon landing fake or said it didn't happen have been repeatedly debunked. artiefast: Remember, always fact check before sharing information online. Don't believe everything you read, especially when it comes to historic events like the moon landing. SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A 'Corpse' In A Bodybag Smoking A Cigarette After Moscow Attack -- It's A 2020 Scene From A Music Video To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-a-video-of-a-corpse-in-a-bodybag-smoking-a-cigarette-does-not-show-evidence-of-a-russian-propagandists-fakery.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I've got a question for you. Does a video circulating on social media show a Russian propagandist's outtake -- a live actor having a cigarette break while pretending to be a corpse after the deadly March 22, 2024, music venue attack in Moscow? botty: No, that's not true: This video - which has been used in disinformation repeatedly - does show actors. artiefast: Indeed? botty: This is a behind-the-scenes view of the production of the 2020 music video for the song "Never Ever" by the Russian rapper Husky. There is no evidence to support claims that the footage shows a propagandist staging scenes from the 2024 shootings. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before sharing videos online. Just because it looks real, doesn't mean it is! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!