HEADLINES Footage Does NOT Show Gazans Preparing To Fake Injuries To Influence World Opinion. Photos Do NOT Document Donald Trump Kissing Melania And Ivanka On The Mouth. Video Does NOT Show Harvard Protesters 'Replaced' U.S. Flag With Palestinian Flag. New German Law Does NOT Introduce Fines For Incorrect Pronouns To Address Trans People. Post Mislabels As 'Current' A 4-Year-Old Der Spiegel Caricature Of 'Fire Devil' Trump Wielding Lit Match. NO Record Keanu Reeves Rejected $1.7 Billion 'Woke' Movie Offer And Said 'Woke Mind Virus Should Be Destroyed'. Video Does NOT Show Robert De Niro Yelling At Anti-Israel Protesters. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Photos and videos on the internet are not always what they seem. Several good examples 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: Footage Does NOT Show Gazans Preparing To Fake Injuries To Influence World Opinion -- It Shows Actors In TV Drama To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-footage-does-not-show-gazans-faking-injuries.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: This one seems interesting too, Botty. Does a viral video capture people in Rafah applying makeup in order to fake injuries? botty: No, that's not true: The claim mislabels a behind-the-scenes video from the production of a Palestinian TV series, not real-life scenes taking place in Gaza on May 6, 2024. artiefast: And that's one more thing we've learned today! botty: The project premiered on March 12, 2024. artiefast: Remember folks, always double check your sources before jumping to conclusions. Just because it's on the internet, doesn't mean it's true! SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Document Donald Trump Kissing Melania And Ivanka On The Mouth -- Timing And Angles Mislead To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-donald-trumps-kisses-to-melania-and-ivanka-were-not-on-the-mouth-misleading-photo-angles.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, I've heard you've been looking into this. Do two photos posted to social media accurately document that Donald Trump kisses both his wife and his daughter on the mouth, the latter more warmly? botty: No, that's not true: Although there is no evidence of photo manipulation, neither photo fully captures either of the kisses. In both cases, Donald Trump was photographed in the process of planting a peck on the cheek of his wife Melania, and of his daughter Ivanka. artiefast: Some people will be happy to hear that. botty: The photos, taken about 16 months apart, were selected from the precise moment and angle where the profiles, and lips, seem to touch -- but video footage from the events shows that in both instances Trump's kisses were planted on the cheek, not the lips. artiefast: Remember, not everything you see on social media is as it seems. Always fact check before sharing photos or information! SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Harvard Protesters 'Replaced' U.S. Flag With Palestinian Flag -- U.S. Flag Was Not Flying At The Time To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-video-does-not-show-harvard-protesters-placing-us-flag-with-palestinian-flag-there-wasnt-us-flag-flying-at-the-time.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I've got a question for you. Does a video show pro-Palestinian protesters at Harvard University replacing the U.S. flag with a Palestinian flag at a university building? botty: No, that's not true: The Palestinian flags were raised when U.S. flags were not flying at the building. artiefast: Always good to get more info. botty: The Palestinian flags were removed by campus officials shortly after they were raised by protesters. artiefast: Remember, always fact check before jumping to conclusions. Don't believe everything you see on the Internet! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: New German Law Does NOT Introduce Fines For Incorrect Pronouns To Address Trans People -- It Punishes Forced Outing To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-new-german-law-does-not-introduce-fines-for-misgendering-trans-people.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: What can you tell me about this, Botty? Did Germany pass a law that includes fines of up to 10,000 euros for using a wrong pronoun while referring to a transgender person? botty: No, that's not true: The law specifically says that what is punishable is a malicious disclosure of that person's birth gender or of their deadname (the name they used prior to transition) without their consent. artiefast: So there was more to it. botty: It does not include fines for misgendering. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before spreading misinformation. And remember, it's always better to ask someone their pronouns than assume! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Post Mislabels As 'Current' A 4-Year-Old Der Spiegel Caricature Of 'Fire Devil' Trump Wielding Lit Match To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/social-media-image-does-not-show-2024-der-spiegel-magazine-cover-of-trump-holding-lit-match-calling-him-fire-devil.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, I've heard you've been looking into this. Does a social media post from April 2024 show a "current" cover of German news magazine Der Spiegel, featuring Donald Trump with a lit match and a headline that calls him a "Fire Devil"? botty: No, that's not true: The Der Spiegel edition shown was published in 2020, not 2024. artiefast: And that's one more thing we've learned today! botty: Additionally, according to a Lead Stories translator, the headline more appropriately refers to Trump as a "firebug," not a "Fire Devil." artiefast: Remember folks, always double check the date before sharing something online. Don't get burned by fake news! SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: NO Record Keanu Reeves Rejected $1.7 Billion 'Woke' Movie Offer And Said 'Woke Mind Virus Should Be Destroyed' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-no-record-keanu-reeves-rejected-1-point-7-billion-dollar-woke-movie-offer.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm looking for more context on the next thing. Did Keanu Reeves reject a $1.7 billion "woke" movie offer after saying "woke mind virus should be destroyed," as a social media post claimed? botty: No, that's not true: The claim was first published on a self-described satire website, and an analysis using a third-party tool determined that it was 99.9 percent likely to be an AI-generated story. artiefast: I did not see that coming. botty: The article was subsequently repeated on social media without any indication that it came from a satire site, nor that it was AI-generated. There is no record of the actor having either been offered such a deal or having declined one. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before sharing sensational stories online. And remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is! SEGMENT 16 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Robert De Niro Yelling At Anti-Israel Protesters -- He Was Rehearsing For An Upcoming Netflix Series To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-video-does-not-show-robert-de-niro-was-yelling-at-anti-israel-protesters-he-was-rehearsing-for-an-upcoming-netflix-series.html 16 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, please explain something to me. Does a video show actor Robert De Niro yelling at anti-Israel protestors? botty: No, that's not true: A spokesperson at Netflix told Lead Stories that this video was taken during the rehearsal of an upcoming series. artiefast: So there was more to it. botty: Lead Stories found photographs on Getty Images of De Niro in the same clothing he was wearing in the claim. The caption to these photos cited him as being "seen on ... set." artiefast: Remember, not everything you see online is what it seems. Always double check before jumping to conclusions! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!