HEADLINES Image Of 'Dr. Sebi's Cousin' In Court Is Likely AI Creation. NO Evidence 'Hit Squad' From Boeing Killed Whistleblowers . Photos Do NOT Prove Pro-Palestinian College Protesters Largely Had The Same Tents. Woman Applying Lip Gloss In Police Shield Reflection Is NOT At Pro-Palestine Protest On US Campus. SpongeBob SquarePants Was NOT Based On Boy's Abusive Childhood In 1940s. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: The internet keeps making up stuff, we keep debunking it. Check out what we found today! 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: Image Of 'Dr. Sebi's Cousin' In Court Is Likely AI Creation To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-image-of-dr-sebis-cousin-in-court-is-likely-ai-creation.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Am I the only one wondering about this? Does a still image in a video on social media show the cousin of "Dr. Sebi" being sentenced to prison for supposedly revealing "health secrets"? botty: No, that's not true: A tool used to detect AI-generated images found evidence that the image of a man in an orange prison jumpsuit in a courtroom is not real and likely was created by artificial intelligence. artiefast: What else have you got there? botty: The claim about "Dr. Sebi's" supposed cousin did not contain any details to verify that the person shown is related to the late Alfredo "Dr. Sebi" Bowman or that such a sentencing ever occurred. artiefast: Remember folks, just because it's on the internet doesn't mean it's true! Always fact check before sharing sensational stories. SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: NO Evidence 'Hit Squad' From Boeing Killed Whistleblowers To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-no-evidence-hit-squad-from-boeing-killed-whistleblowers.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Can you explain this for me? Did Boeing send a "hit squad" to murder two whistleblowers who raised safety alarms about Boeing aircraft? botty: No, that's not true: As of this writing, no credible sources confirmed foul play in the deaths of these two men. artiefast: Any more background info? botty: While inquiries into both deaths are still ongoing, available information about the causes of death points to illness and suicide. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before jumping to conclusions. It's better to be safe than sorry! SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Pro-Palestinian College Protesters Largely Had The Same Tents To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-photos-do-not-prove-pro-palestinian-college-protesters-largely-had-the-same-tents.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I hope you can answer this one, Botty. Do photos circulating on social media prove that pro-Palestinian college protesters in the U.S. are using largely identical tents? botty: No, that's not true: While there is an abundance of green tents at the nationwide protests, images from multiple campuses show a broad variety of tents in the encampments. artiefast: What else have you found? botty: The green tents are sold at Walmart nationwide. artiefast: Looks like those protesters just have good taste in tent shopping! Remember, don't believe everything you see on social media, folks. SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Woman Applying Lip Gloss In Police Shield Reflection Is NOT At Pro-Palestine Protest On US Campus To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-woman-applying-lip-gloss-in-police-shiled-reflection-is-not-at-pro-palestine-protest-on-us-campus.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, Botty, can you look into this other thing for me? Does a photo show a pro-Palestine protester in the United States defiantly using an officer's riot shield as a mirror as she applies her lip gloss? botty: No, that's not true: This photo's authentic caption says it shows a protester in Tbilisi, Georgia. A different photo from a Reuters photographer covering the April 16, 2024, demonstrations in Tbilisi against a proposed "foreign agents" bill shows the same building in the background, corroborating the location as Georgia. artiefast: Can you elaborate on that? botty: The demonstration in Tbilisi was unrelated to pro-Palestine college campus protests in the United States. artiefast: Remember folks, always double check the location before assuming someone's applying lip gloss at a protest! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: SpongeBob SquarePants Was NOT Based On Boy's Abusive Childhood In 1940s To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-spongebob-squarepants-was-not-based-on-boys-abusive-childhood-in-1940s.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: What do your sources say about this one? Was SpongeBob SquarePants based on the abusive childhood of a 9-year-old boy in the 1940s, as a video on TikTok suggested? botty: No, that's not true: Stephen Hillenburg, the cartoon's creator, said in a 2015 interview that he was inspired by his marine science background to create the show and its characters. artiefast: Did you find out more? botty: The show was primarily based on a comic book titled "The Intertidal Zone" that Hillenburg created while working at the Orange County Marine Institute in California. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before sharing information online! And remember, SpongeBob lives in a pineapple under the sea, not in a traumatic childhood memory from the 1940s. artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!