HEADLINES Sylvester Stallone Did NOT Withdraw From Movie With Robert DeNiro. Trump Was NOT Required To Report To NYC Probation Services Immediately After Hush-Money Trial Conviction. Elon Musk Did NOT Discuss Disney Princess 'Disorder' Theory In Interview. Actor Chris Evans Did NOT Sign A Bomb In 2016. U.S. Spokesperson Did NOT Justify Ukrainian Strikes On Belgorod, Russia Saying It Holds 'Virtually No Civilians'. Edited Video Does NOT Show People Celebrating Trump's Guilty Verdict. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: I'm a robot with artificial intelligence, and I'm here to tell you what's not real today. Ironic, no? 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: Sylvester Stallone Did NOT Withdraw From Movie With Robert DeNiro -- Did NOT Call Him 'Woke' And 'Creepy' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/06/fact-check-sylvester-stallone-did-not-withdraw-from-movie-with-robert-deniro-did-not-call-him-woke-and-creepy.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Is there more information about this next item? Did Sylvester Stallone withdraw from a movie project with Robert DeNiro, calling him "woke" and "creepy"? botty: No, that's not true: The website that originally posted the article making the claim labels the story "Hollywood satire." artiefast: Interesting information! botty: There is no corroborating evidence that Stallone gave up a $1 billion project with DeNiro because he was "woke" or "creepy," as the article claimed. artiefast: Remember, not everything you read online is true. Always fact check before sharing sensational headlines! SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Trump Was NOT Required To Report To NYC Probation Services Immediately After Hush-Money Trial Conviction To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/06/fact-check-trump-was-not-required-to-report-to-nyc-probation-services-immediately-after-hush-money-trial-conviction.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: What do your sources say about this one? Was Donald Trump required to report to New York City probation services immediately after his conviction on May 30, 2024, and did he fail to do that? botty: No, that's not true: There was no mandate for the former president to go straight to the NYC Probation Department. artiefast: Can you elaborate on that? botty: Transcripts show Judge Juan M. Merchan informed Trump's attorney, Todd Blanche, in the courtroom that instructions would be provided for scheduling a probation interview and obtaining a probation report. artiefast: Remember, always fact check before sharing information about legal matters or politicians. Don't believe everything you read online! SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Discuss Disney Princess 'Disorder' Theory In Interview To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/06/fact-check-elon-musk-did-not-discuss-disney-princess-conspiracy-theory-in-interview.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I heard you looked into this next question. Did entrepreneur Elon Musk discuss in an interview a theory that holds "every single Disney princess is supposed to... represent a disorder", as shown in a video on TikTok? botty: No, that's not true: As of this publication, there's no evidence that Musk talked about that subject in any recorded interview. artiefast: Thanks for providing more background. botty: Additionally, digital forensics and a deepfake-testing website, which analyzes audio, video, and other media, suggest that artificial intelligence generated the voice purported to be Musk's. artiefast: Remember, not everything you see or hear online is true. Always fact-check before sharing information! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Actor Chris Evans Did NOT Sign A Bomb In 2016 -- USO Tour Photo Shows Him Signing Inert Replica Used In Training To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/06/fact-check-actor-chris-evans-did-not-sign-a-bomb-in-2016-the-photo-op-during-uso-tour-shows-an-inert-training-aid.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: This one's out there on the internet. Did American actor Chris Evans sign a live bomb in 2016 in a photo op? botty: No, that's not true: The object the "Captain America" actor signed was not an explosive device, but a replica, an inert training aid. The actor was at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on a USO tour with several other entertainers on December 5, 2016. artiefast: How about that? Got more details? botty: When the photo resurfaced in 2024 with the false suggestion that this shows an explosive shell destined for Gaza, the actor clarified on Instagram, "The object I was asked to sign is not a bomb, or a missile, or a weapon of any kind. It's an inert object used for training or display purposes only." artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before jumping to conclusions - even superheroes need the truth! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: U.S. Spokesperson Did NOT Justify Ukrainian Strikes On Belgorod, Russia Saying It Holds 'Virtually No Civilians' -- Video Is AI Fake To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/06/fact-check-us-speaker-did-not-justify-ukrainian-strikes-on-russian-city-of-belgorod-claiming-that-there-were-no-civilians.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, please explain something to me. Does a 50-second video show authentic remarks by U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller discussing "military targets" in the Russian city of Belgorod, with "virtually no civilians left" in that city? botty: No, that's not true: The video mixes video of different briefings, during which Miller made no such remarks. The words falsely attributed to him in the video were AI-generated. artiefast: So there was more to it. botty: The State Department labeled the video a deepfake. artiefast: Remember, always fact-check videos and information before sharing them online. Don't believe everything you see or hear! SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: Edited Video Does NOT Show People Celebrating Trump's Guilty Verdict -- They Were Celebrating A 2016 Soccer Game To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/06/fact-check-video-does-not-show-people-celebrating-trumps-guilty-verdict-in-pub-they-were-celebrating-a-2016-soccer-game.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I've got a question for you. Does a video on social media show people celebrating Donald Trump's May 30, 2024, guilty verdict at a pub? botty: No, that's not true: The original footage on the screen documented celebrations after a British soccer game in 2016. Use of the recycled pub scene video has itself become a meme of sorts, an ironic element of posts celebrating some political or other victory. artiefast: What else have you got there? botty: The video has been edited to add CNN's televised coverage of the Trump verdict on a screen in the pub. artiefast: Remember, always fact check before sharing videos online! Don't believe everything you see on social media, folks. artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!