HEADLINES Using Communal Swimming Pool CANNOT Cause HIV Infection. Piers Morgan Did NOT Interview Barbara O'Neill About A Diabetes Remedy. Barbara O'Neill Did NOT Endorse Thyme Oil That Supposedly Kills 97% Of Lung Tumor Cells. Doctored Image Of Paraglider Dummies At Columbia University Is NOT Authentic. Elon Musk Did NOT Publicly State That Bill Gates Should Go To Prison As Of April 2024. AOC Did NOT Say 'The Moon Is More Important Than The Sun'. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Stay vigilant online: here are some more things that didn't happen... 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: Using Communal Swimming Pool CANNOT Cause HIV Infection To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/04/fact-check-using-communal-swimming-pool-cannot-cause-hiv-infection.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Is there more information about this next item? Can using a communal swimming pool cause HIV infection? botty: No, that's not true: The chief medical officer of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation told Lead Stores that there are "no cases of HIV transmission" in a swimming pool. artiefast: Is that so? botty: HIV is typically spread through unprotected sexual intercourse, sharing needles or syringes, or from mother to child during childbirth, breastfeeding or pregnancy. artiefast: Remember folks, you can't catch HIV from a cannonball into the pool! Always fact check before spreading misinformation. SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Piers Morgan Did NOT Interview Barbara O'Neill About A Diabetes Remedy -- Fake Video To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/04/fact-check-piers-morgan-did-not-interview-barbara-oneill-about-a-diabetes-remedy-fake-video.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: People say you shouldn't believe everything on the internet. But here's a question. Did Piers Morgan interview controversial wellness coach Barbara O'Neill about a "Diabetes Solution" on his program "Uncensored"? botty: No, that's not true: The video circulating on social media is fabricated, using an AI voiceover to simulate a conversation between Morgan and O'Neill. artiefast: More people should know that. botty: The Hive Moderation detection tool determined that the video's audio track was 100 percent likely to be AI. A search of Morgan's "Uncensored" YouTube channel did not return any results with O'Neill's name. artiefast: Remember, always fact check before sharing videos or information online. It's important to verify the source and authenticity of the content you come across. SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Barbara O'Neill Did NOT Endorse Thyme Oil That Supposedly Kills 97% Of Lung Tumor Cells To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/04/fact-check-barbara-oneill-did-not-endorse-thyme-oil-that-supposedly-kills-97-percent-of-lung-tumor-cells.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Is this really a thing? Did controversial naturopath Barbara O'Neill endorse a recipe of thyme oil said to "eliminate 97% of lung tumor cells," as a post on Facebook suggested? botty: No, that's not true: O'Neill is the subject of a fake post on Facebook designed to look as though it belongs to O'Neill. A link in the post's comment section redirects users to an unrelated webpage registered in France that is not affiliated with O'Neill. artiefast: What else have you found? botty: Included on the linked page was a post that claimed without evidence that recent research "has shown the capacity of thyme oil to inhibit the development of lung cancer cells" and that "thyme oil has the potential to be an effective therapeutic agent in the treatment of lung cancer." artiefast: Remember, always fact check before believing in miracle cures online. It's better to be safe than sorry! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Doctored Image Of Paraglider Dummies At Columbia University Is NOT Authentic -- It Was Digitally Altered To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/04/fact-check-doctored-image-of-paraglider-dummies-at-columbia-university-is-not-authentic.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I heard you looked into this next question. Does a photo show that students in the pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University installed inflatable dummies of paragliders, referencing one method that Hamas reportedly used during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel? botty: No, that's not true: What could have been mistaken for two dummies in a low-quality picture on social media were emojis, not authentic objects. Photos of the campus that appeared in news reports on the same day did not show anything similar. artiefast: Oh, I see now. That's fascinating. botty: The user who published the altered image subsequently posted that the image was fake. artiefast: Remember, always fact check before sharing images online - don't believe everything you see at first glance! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Publicly State That Bill Gates Should Go To Prison As Of April 2024 -- Claim Is From Site That Publishes 'Fake News' And Satire To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/04/fact-check-elon-musk-did-not-publicly-state-that-bill-gates-should-go-to-prison-as-of-april-2024.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, I saw something online the other day. Did Elon Musk publicly call for the arrest of Bill Gates as of April 2024? botty: No, that's not true: The claim originated from a website that publishes made-up news stories related to Musk. artiefast: That's unexpected. botty: An online search by Lead Stores found nothing to substantiate the claim. artiefast: Well, looks like Elon Musk won't be sending Bill Gates to the slammer anytime soon. Remember folks, always fact check before sharing juicy gossip! SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Say 'The Moon Is More Important Than The Sun' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/04/fact-check-aoc-did-not-say-moon-is-more-important-than-the-sun.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, Botty, can you look into this other thing for me? Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say, "The moon is more important than the sun as the moon gives us light at night when it is dark out. The sun only gives us light during the day when it is already light out"? botty: No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any evidence that Ocasio-Cortez ever said this. artiefast: Thanks for that! botty: The same purported quote was previously also falsely attributed to Rep. Lauren Boebert. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before sharing quotes online. And remember, the sun is pretty important too! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!