HEADLINES Elon Musk Did NOT Withdraw $250 Million From Boy Scouts. Altered Video Has Cristiano Ronaldo Supporting 'Children Of Gaza'. NO 'Terrifying New Discovery' By Scientists About Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 Is Revealed In YouTube Video. Photo Does NOT Show Palestinians Performing Funeral Prayer In Rafah After Israeli Strike In Late May 2024. 31 Patent Citations Do NOT Prove Actor Terrence Howard Invented Virtual Reality. Video Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat. Photo Does NOT Show Statue of Liberty Art Built By Syrian Artist From Rubble. Image Does NOT Show Authentic Flyer Of 'Pedosexual' Addition To 'LGBT'. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: A lot of things happened today. But some things didn't. Check these out! 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 Withdraw $250 Million From Boy Scouts -- Claim From Satire Site To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-elon-musk-did-not-withdraw-250-million-from-boy-scouts-claim-from-satire-site.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: What do your sources say about this one? Did Elon Musk withdraw $250 million from Boy Scouts of America while being quoted as saying, "Not A Single Penny To Woke Organizations"? botty: No, that's not true: This claim originated from an article on a satirical website known for publishing fabricated content. artiefast: Oh, wow. botty: There is otherwise no publicly available or credible evidence to support this claim. artiefast: Well, looks like Elon Musk didn't pull a fast one on the Boy Scouts after all. Remember folks, always fact check before sharing juicy stories! SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Altered Video Has Cristiano Ronaldo Supporting 'Children Of Gaza' -- He Said 'Children of Syria' In Message Recorded Years Ago To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-altered-video-has-cristiano-ronaldo-supporting-children-of-gaza-he-actually-said-children-of-syria.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: OK, what about this one? Does a video on social media show Cristiano Ronaldo offering support to "children of Gaza"? botty: No, that's not true: The original video of soccer superstar Ronaldo was posted in 2016 and he said it was for the "children of Syria," not the children of Gaza. His voice has been altered to change the word "Syria" to "Gaza," and the background in the original video has been changed in the altered version. artiefast: Really, Botty? botty: The original video was published nearly seven years before the Hamas-Israel war that began on October 7, 2023. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before sharing videos online. Don't believe everything you see or hear without verifying first! SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: NO 'Terrifying New Discovery' By Scientists About Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 Is Revealed In YouTube Video -- It's Clickbait To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-no-terrifying-new-discovery-by-scientists-about-malaysian-airlines-flight-370-is-revealed-in-youtube-video-its-clickbait.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm looking for more context on the next thing. Did scientists make a "terrifying new discovery" about the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, a mystery that has been unsolved since the plane vanished on March 8, 2014? botty: No, that's not true: At the time of writing on May 29, 2024, there was no "terrifying new discovery" regarding the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. artiefast: I'd like to get more info. botty: An image of a submerged plane in a social media post making the claim showed signs of being generated with AI while another image appears to be from a movie set. artiefast: Remember, always fact check before sharing sensational claims online. Don't fall for clickbait! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Palestinians Performing Funeral Prayer In Rafah After Israeli Strike In Late May 2024 -- 2023 Photo To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-photo-does-not-show-palestenians-performing-funeral-prayer-in-rafah-after-Israeli-strike-in-late-may-2024.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I've got a question for you. Does a photo portray a funeral procession in southern Gaza after an Israeli strike on Rafah in late May 2024? botty: No, that's not true: The image predates this particular attack. artiefast: Can you elaborate on that? botty: It shows a different funeral that took place in central Gaza on December 25, 2023, much farther from the border between Gaza and Egypt in Rafah. artiefast: Remember folks, always double check the date and location before sharing photos online! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: 31 Patent Citations Do NOT Prove Actor Terrence Howard Invented Virtual Reality To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-31-patent-citations-do-not-prove-actor-terrence-howard-invented-virtual-reality.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I want to ask you something Botty. Do 31 patent citations prove actor Terrence Howard invented virtual reality? botty: No, that's not true: The U.S. artiefast: Good thing I asked. botty: Patent and Trademark Office says that Howard's idea was never patented in the United States, while the European Patent Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization websites show the patent process was never completed internationally. Additionally, there is no direct correlation between the number of times a patent or patent application is cited and the viability of an idea. artiefast: Well, looks like Terrence Howard won't be credited with inventing virtual reality anytime soon. Remember folks, just because it's on the Internet doesn't make it true! SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat -- Coriolis Effect DOES Affect Planes, Weather To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-video-does-not-prove-earth-is-flat-coriolis-effect-does-affect-planes-weather.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, what did you turn up about this? Does the Coriolis effect fail to affect aircraft trajectory, which proves that the Earth is flat, as is implied in a video shared on social media? botty: No, that's not true: A professor emeritus of physics and astronomy told Lead Stories that "the Coriolis effect is, of course, well known and thoroughly analyzed." Though airplanes experience Coriolis force, it is "pretty small and varies only slowly with the speed, latitude, and direction of the plane," he added. artiefast: Is that so? botty: The phenomenon is described by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as a force that affects weather patterns, ocean currents and air travel. The Federal Aviation Administration includes the study of the Coriolis effect in some of its curricula. artiefast: Remember folks, just because it's on social media doesn't make it true! Always fact check before sharing. SEGMENT 16 Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Statue of Liberty Art Built By Syrian Artist From Rubble -- It's Digital Media To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-photo-does-not-show-statue-of-liberty-art-built-by-syrian-artist-from-rubble.html 16 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: This one's out there on the internet. Does a photo of a replica of the Statue of Liberty, purportedly made from the ruins of a Syrian artist's house, confirm that it is real? botty: No, that's not true: The Statue of Liberty replica was made using a computer, creating a photomontage of rubble from a destroyed building in Syria, the artist has said. artiefast: I did not see that coming. botty: Also, a Google News search did not yield any credible documents that would back up this claim. artiefast: Remember, not everything you see online is as real as it seems. Always fact check before sharing! SEGMENT 18 Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Authentic Flyer Of 'Pedosexual' Addition To 'LGBT' -- It's Internet Creation To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/05/fact-check-image-does-not-show-authentic-flyer-of-pedosexual-addition-to-lgbt-its-internet-creation.html 18 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, I've heard you've been looking into this. Does an image show a legitimate "pedosexual" acceptance flyer that lumps pedophilia into the acronym LGBT? botty: No, that's not true: The "flyer" is a fabricated document designed and spread by online networks that are biased against LGBTQ+ causes. artiefast: Did you find out more? botty: Pedophilia is not an accepted sexuality under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. artiefast: Remember folks, just because it's on the internet doesn't mean it's true. Always fact check before sharing! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!