HEADLINES FEC Filings Show Trump Attempted Shooter DID Donate $15 To Democrat Org ActBlue. NO Proof That Trump's Truth Social Stock Had Unusually Busy Short Selling Before Assassination Attempt . Photo Does NOT Show Trump Shooter Crooks Wearing Yarmulke, Synagogue Representatives Say. Sphere Did NOT Show 'Blue Screen Of Death' OR 'BSoD' During CrowdStrike Outage. Video Does NOT Show FBI's Janeen DiGuiseppi At Rally Where Trump Was Shot. Trump Did NOT Appear With Bandage On 'Wrong Ear' At Republican National Convention. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Another day, another batch of false stories on the internet. Will it ever stop? Probably not... 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: FEC Filings Show Trump Attempted Shooter DID Donate $15 To Democrat Org ActBlue To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-trump-shooter-did-donate-15-dollars-to-democratic-org-actblue-fec-filings-show.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: This one seems interesting too, Botty. Did the man who tried to assassinate Republican nominee Donald Trump donate $15 to the Democrat online fundraising platform ActBlue or was it some other person as some people on social media claimed? botty: Lead Stories confirmed through Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing reports that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man identified as the shooter, did donate $15 to ActBlue in 2021. artiefast: Interesting information! botty: We cross-referenced Crooks' address listed on the FEC filing with his Pennsylvania state voter registration form, and they do match. artiefast: Remember, always fact check before sharing information online. It's important to verify sources and double-check the details before spreading any news. SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: NO Proof That Trump's Truth Social Stock Had Unusually Busy Short Selling Before Assassination Attempt To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-no-proof-trumps-truth-social-stock-had-unusually-busy-short-selling-before-assassination-attempt.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: We should probably look into this next one. Did short selling for Trump Media "more than double" between July 1 and July 12, 2024, making the stock "plummet one day before the assassination attempt" against the company's co-founder, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump? botty: No, that's not true: The company, which owns the Truth Social platform, saw an upward trend that started on July 10, 2024 -- three days before the shooting at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania. artiefast: That's good context. botty: Posts on social media recycled erroneous financial filings that covered June, not July, and did not show any data specific to short selling. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before spreading misinformation - accuracy matters more than sensationalism! SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Trump Shooter Crooks Wearing Yarmulke, Synagogue Representatives Say To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-shooter.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: OK, what about this one? Does a photo on social media show Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks wearing a yarmulke? botty: No, that's not true: Representatives of Congregation B'nai Abraham Synagogue in Butler, Pennsylvania, told Lead Stories they know the person in the photograph and that he's not Crooks. artiefast: Gee, who would have thought? botty: According to the congregation's statement, Crooks never "attended any event or service" at their synagogue. artiefast: Remember folks, always double check your sources before jumping to conclusions - especially when it comes to photos circulating on social media! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Sphere Did NOT Show 'Blue Screen Of Death' OR 'BSoD' During CrowdStrike Outage -- Image Is Doctored, From 2023 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-sphere-did-not-show-blue-screen-of-death-during-crowdstrike-outage-image-is-doctored-from-2023.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Have you found any more detail about this? Did the Sphere in Las Vegas show a "blue screen of death" or "BSoD" on July 19, 2024, during the global Windows outages caused by a CrowdStrike software defect? botty: No, that's not true: The image on social media that makes this claim is doctored and has been circulating on the internet since at least 2023. artiefast: Oh, wow. botty: The post also erroneously said the Sphere is in Los Angeles, not Las Vegas. artiefast: Remember folks, always double check your sources before sharing viral images - especially if they involve giant spheres and computer glitches! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show FBI's Janeen DiGuiseppi At Rally Where Trump Was Shot To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-video-does-not-show-fbis-janeen-diguiseppi-at-rally-where-trump-was-shot.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Can you explain this for me? Does video from the campaign rally where former President Donald Trump was shot show Janeen DiGuiseppi of the FBI? botty: No, that's not true: The woman in the video is not DiGuiseppi, the FBI said. artiefast: Thanks for the information. botty: The FBI told Lead Stories that DiGuiseppi, assistant director of the Insider Threat Office at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., was not at the rally. artiefast: Remember, always verify the source before jumping to conclusions - don't believe everything you see on the Internet! SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Appear With Bandage On 'Wrong Ear' At Republican National Convention -- Edited Video To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-trump-did-not-appear-with-bandage-on-wrong-ear-at-republican-national-convention-edited-video.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, I've heard you've been looking into this. Did Donald Trump wear a bandage on the "wrong ear" -- the left one -- at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 15, 2024? botty: No, that's not true: The video that makes this claim has been flipped on a horizontal axis, reversing everything in the scene as a mirror would. The former president was wearing a bandage on his right ear when he made an unannounced appearance on the first evening of the convention. artiefast: Thanks for looking into that. botty: It was his first time in public after the assassination attempt on July 13, 2024, when his right ear was grazed by a bullet at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally. artiefast: Remember folks, always double check your sources before jumping to conclusions - especially when it comes to videos that may have been flipped! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!