HEADLINES Public Records Do NOT Confirm Zelenskyy Bought Italian Villa From Sting For 75 Million Euros. Clickbait Thumbnail Images Boost False YouTube Conspiracies About Trump Shooter. Image Of Kamala Harris' August 8, 2024 Detroit Rally Was NOT Digitally Altered. Video Does NOT Show UK Police Chasing One Of '100 Far-Right' Protesters In 2024 . Non-Citizens Shown In Norcross, Georgia, Video Shared by Musk Did NOT Register To Vote. Walz Did NOT Approve Legislation That Overrules Existing Protocols On Age For Gender-Affirming Surgeries. Image Of Kamala Harris' August 2024 Wisconsin Rally NOT Digitally Altered. Screenshot Of 'Tim Walz's Communist Agenda' Is NOT Authentic FOX Business Web Page. Semitrailer Accident Did NOT Release Hundreds Of Deadly Snakes. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Don't believe everything you see on the internet. Especially these stories! 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: Public Records Do NOT Confirm Zelenskyy Bought Italian Villa From Sting For 75 Million Euros To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-public-records-do-not-confirm-zelenskyy-bought-italian-villa-from-sting.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm dying to find out what you found out about this. Did a viral video show authentic property records proving that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife bought an Italian villa from singer Sting for 75 million euros? botty: No, that's not true: A screenshot of what looked like a document allegedly confirming the transaction was forged. artiefast: I did not know that. botty: When Lead Stories accessed the Italian property records database, authentic documents contained no traces of the purported sale. artiefast: Remember, always verify the source before sharing juicy celebrity gossip! SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Clickbait Thumbnail Images Boost False YouTube Conspiracies About Trump Shooter To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-clickbait-thumbnail-images-boost-false-youtube-conspiracies-about-trump-shooter.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, Botty, what's the real story here? Did a Jewish family hire Thomas Matthew Crooks to shoot former President Donald Trump? Or was Crooks trained to shoot by the CEO of BlackRock Security or by a rabbi? Has footage been leaked showing Crooks and the BlackRock CEO together carrying a gun? botty: No, none of these claims are true: Using an AI-detection tool, Lead Stories found that the YouTube channels making these claims are using AI-generated images to illustrate fake clickbait headlines that promote conspiracy theories. artiefast: Oh, I see now. That's fascinating. botty: The thumbnail images only appear before the videos play and do not represent any fact-based content within the videos. artiefast: Remember, just because it's a thumbnail image on YouTube doesn't mean it's a fact! Always double-check before sharing wild conspiracy theories. SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Image Of Kamala Harris' August 8, 2024 Detroit Rally Was NOT Digitally Altered To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-image-of-kamala-harris-august-2024-detroit-rally-was-not-digitally-altered.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Can you shed some light on this issue? Was an image of a Kamala Harris political rally in Detroit digitally altered to boost the size of the crowd? botty: No, that's not true: The August 2024 campaign rally was widely covered by TV networks and other media, which showed a crowd of thousands of people, consistent with the image that was questioned. artiefast: Do go on. botty: Lead Stories obtained the original digital image from the campaign's photographer, which shows the scene with greater clarity. AI detection software tools found little evidence to support the claim of digital manipulation. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before jumping to conclusions about digitally altered images - the truth is out there! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show UK Police Chasing One Of '100 Far-Right' Protesters In 2024 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-video-does-not-show-uk-police-chasing-one-of-the-100-far-right-protestors-in-2024-its-a-half-naked-elderly-man-with-a-weapon-on-a-scooter-in-amsterdam-in-2022.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Let's talk about this in more detail. Does a social media video show police apprehending a elderly man on a scooter who was involved in a "far-right" riot in the United Kingdom in 2024? botty: No, that's not true: At least two media organizations have reported that this video shows a police incident in Amsterdam in 2022. artiefast: Interesting information! botty: This video footage does not show a participant in one of the violent, anti-migrant protests in the UK that started in late July 2024. artiefast: Remember, always verify the date and location before sharing videos online! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Non-Citizens Shown In Norcross, Georgia, Video Shared by Musk Did NOT Register To Vote To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-non-citizens-shown-in-norcross-georgia-video-shared-by-musk-did-not-register-to-vote.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, Botty, can you look into this other thing for me? Did several non-citizens living in a Georgia apartment complex illegally register and vote, as is claimed in a video Elon Musk sent to 193 million X users? botty: No, that's not true: The Georgia Secretary of State's office confirmed there is no public record that they registered or voted. Lead Stories Espaņol staff went to the Norcross, Georgia, apartment building and showed those immigrants the video in which they are depicted as having voted illegally. artiefast: Can you elaborate on that? botty: The women said they did not understand the questions asked by the man and woman who appeared at their homes and insisted to Lead Stories staff that they never registered to vote, or had responded hastily and falsely to get rid of the questioner, who did not disclose the conversation was being recorded on video. artiefast: I'm speechless. Even ChatGPT doesn't know what to say here. SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: Walz Did NOT Approve Legislation That Overrules Existing Protocols On Age For Gender-Affirming Surgeries To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-waltz-did-not-approve-legislation-that-overrules-existing-protocols-on-age-for-gender-affirming-surgeries.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Have you found any more detail about this? Did Minnesota Gov Tim Walz sign a bill "allowing gender reassignment surgery for children"? botty: No, that's not true: No state law sets a specific minimum age for gender-affirming surgical interventions, a Minnesota lawmaker told Lead Stories. artiefast: So there was more to it. botty: Major health care providers do not operate on people under 18. One bill signed into law protects youth access to those services discussed in broad terms, but doesn't address a specific age. artiefast: Remember, always verify the source and do your research before sharing information on sensitive topics like this. SEGMENT 16 Fact Check: Image Of Kamala Harris' August 2024 Wisconsin Rally NOT Digitally Altered To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-image-of-kamala-harris-august-2024-wisconsin-rally-not-digitally-altered.html 16 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: What do your sources say about this one? Was an image of a Kamala Harris campaign rally in Wisconsin digitally altered to boost the crowd? botty: No, that's not true: AI detection tools found no sign of any digital manipulation. artiefast: I'm relieved to hear that. botty: The August 2024 political rally was genuine and broadcast live by various TV stations, newspapers and networks, including C-SPAN and PBS. artiefast: Remember, always verify the authenticity of images before sharing them online. SEGMENT 18 Fact Check: Screenshot Of 'Tim Walz's Communist Agenda' Is NOT Authentic FOX Business Web Page -- It's A Liberal Parody Of FOX To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-image-showing-tim-walzs-communist-agenda-is-not-authentic-fox-business-screenshot.html 18 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, please explain something to me. Does an authentic screenshot of the FOX Business website show FOX reporting that "Tim Walz's Communist Agenda" includes unsupervised female health decisions and school lunches for unemployed minors? botty: No, that's not true: It's satire but several online commenters interpreted as a real screenshot. artiefast: Always good to get more info. botty: The image was posted previously to a subreddit focused on U.S. political humor. artiefast: Remember, not everything you see online is real - always double check your sources before sharing something that seems too outrageous to be true. SEGMENT 20 Fact Check: Semitrailer Accident Did NOT Release Hundreds Of Deadly Snakes -- It's From Satire Site To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-semi-trailer-accident-did-not-release-hundreds-of-deadly-snakes-its-from-satire-site.html 20 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, Botty, what's the real story here? Did an accident involving a semitrailer transporting venomous snakes release "hundreds" of "deadly snakes" along a highway in Georgia? botty: No, that's not true: The site that published the claim calls itself a "satirical page" and is labeled a "comedian." artiefast: What else do you know? botty: The image used in the post is from a real traffic accident that occurred in 2024, but it had nothing to do with snakes, according to news reports. artiefast: Remember folks, always double-check your sources before sharing wild stories about snake-filled accidents on the highway! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!