HEADLINES Man in Meme Did NOT Rape 12-Year-Old But Was Part of Gang That Did. Turkish Olympian Yusuf Dikec Did NOT Spontaneously Get Interested In Sport Shooting During Divorce . Mike Tyson Did NOT Say He's Willing To Box 'Olympic Dude'. Jack Black Did NOT Receive Lifetime Ban From Academy Of Country Music Following Bandmate's Comments About Trump. Project 2025 Does NOT Claim 'Only Valid Family' Is Working Father, Stay-At-Home Mother, Their Children. NO 'Leaked Footage' Of Trump Shooter And BlackRock CEO Holding Gun. NO Evidence Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Biles Is Retiring Or 'Expecting A Baby' As 2024 Paris Games Wrap Up. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Here is your daily overview of false or misleading stories going around on the internet. Stay frosty! 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: Man in Meme Did NOT Rape 12-Year-Old But Was Part of Gang That Did -- He Was Convicted for Sexual Assault To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-man-in-meme-did-not-rape-12-year-old-girl-but-was-part-of-gang-that-did-he-was-convicted-for-sexual-assault.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Is this really a thing? Did a man with a darker skin tone and Arabic-sounding name get away with the rape of a 12-year-old girl in the U.K. with a sentence of only community service while two men convicted of anti-immigrant or racist activities got jail time? botty: No, that's not true: The man pictured in the rape case was a 15-year-old member of a gang led by other defendants who together were sentenced to over 36 years in prison for the rape. artiefast: Tell me more, Botty. botty: He was not convicted of the rape like the others but of sexual assault and received a suspended prison term on top of community service. artiefast: Remember, always fact check before sharing memes - you never know what's lurking behind those pixels! SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Turkish Olympian Yusuf Dikec Did NOT Spontaneously Get Interested In Sport Shooting During Divorce To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-turkish-olympian-yusuf-dikec-did-not-spontaneously-get-interested-in-sport-shooting-during-divorce.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I've got a question for you. Did a Turkish mechanic, Yusuf Dikec, discover a passion for sport shooting while going through a "particularly frustrating divorce mediation" and did he send his ex-wife a message from the Olympic podium that he wants his dog back? botty: No, that's not true: This origin story is satire, in reality he has been an internationally competitive sport shooter since 2001. artiefast: Can you elaborate on that? botty: Now retired, Dikec began his career as a non-commissioned officer in the Turkish Gendarmerie and soon was assigned to the Ankara Gendarmerie Sports Force. artiefast: Remember, not everything you read online is true. Always fact-check before sharing a story, especially if it sounds too outrageous to be real. SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Mike Tyson Did NOT Say He's Willing To Box 'Olympic Dude' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-mike-tyson-did-not-say-hes-willing-to-box-olympic-dude.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: What can you tell me about this, Botty? Did Mike Tyson announce he wants to box against "Olympic Dude," a derogatory reference to female boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria's team? botty: No, that's not true: Tyson's representative told Lead Stories: "This is absolutely false." Lead Stories could find no news reports about Tyson making such a statement. artiefast: Can you elaborate on that? botty: Social media posts about the announcement offered no evidence that Tyson ever said he wanted to box Khelif, who was falsely accused during the Paris 2024 Olympics of being born a man and transitioning to a woman. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before sharing sensational news - especially when it involves a knockout punch! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Jack Black Did NOT Receive Lifetime Ban From Academy Of Country Music Following Bandmate's Comments About Trump To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-jack-black-did-not-receive-lifetime-ban-from-academy-of-country-music-following-bandmates-comments-about-trump.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Could you dig into this? Did the Academy of Country Music place a lifetime ban on entertainer Jack Black after his bandmate made comments about the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump? botty: No, that's not true: The false report was posted on a self-proclaimed "fake news" website. artiefast: Good thing I asked. botty: There also is no evidence that the Academy of Country Music proclaimed that Black was banned. artiefast: Remember folks, always double check your sources before spreading rumors - especially if it involves a ban on Jack Black from the Academy of Country Music! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Claim 'Only Valid Family' Is Working Father, Stay-At-Home Mother, Their Children To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-project-2025-does-not-claim-only-valid-family-is-working-father-stay-at-home-mother-their-children.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: What do your sources say about this one? Does Project 2025 say, "The only valid family is a working father married to a stay-at-home mother and their children"? botty: No, that's not true: Nowhere in Project 2025's book "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise" does it say that. artiefast: And that's one more thing we've learned today! botty: Instead, it states, "Families comprised of a married mother, father, and their children are the foundation of a well-ordered nation and healthy society." artiefast: Remember, always fact check before sharing information. Just because it sounds outrageous doesn't mean it's true! SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: NO 'Leaked Footage' Of Trump Shooter And BlackRock CEO Holding Gun -- FAKE AI-Generated Still Images To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-no-leaked-footage-of-trump-shooter-and-blackrock-ceo-holding-gun-fake-ai-generated-still-images.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Could you dig into this? Is there leaked footage showing BlackRock CEO Larry Fink carrying a gun as he walks with Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who tried to assassinate Donald Trump? botty: No, that's not true: The still photo that's a thumbnail preview to a YouTube video is a fake AI-generated image. artiefast: Is that all you know? Or is there more? botty: The scene in the photo does not appear in the YouTube video at all. artiefast: Remember, always verify the source of images and videos before sharing them online. Don't believe everything you see at first glance! SEGMENT 16 Fact Check: NO Evidence Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Biles Is Retiring Or 'Expecting A Baby' As 2024 Paris Games Wrap Up To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-no-evidence-simone-biles-is-retiring-or-expecting-a-baby.html 16 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm looking for more context on the next thing. Did Olympian Simone Biles reveal that she's pregnant and announce she will retire when she finishes competing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, as a Facebook post said? botty: No, that's not true: At the time of writing, Lead Stories did not find any evidence on her social media nor on credible sports news sites that Biles made such an announcement. artiefast: That's unexpected. botty: Though the Facebook post attributed the report to FOX News, a representative of FOX told Lead Stories the network published no such report. artiefast: Remember, always fact check before sharing news about celebrities or public figures! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!