HEADLINES Optical Illusion Is NOT Stress Test From Japanese Neurologist. Cancer Researcher 'Dr. Leo Ferreira' Was NOT Killed In Brazil Plane Crash. Candace Owens Did NOT Sign $25 Million Deal With ABC For Morning Show That's 'Going To Replace The View'. Nike Did NOT Announce End Of Contract With Brittney Griner. Toronto Star Did NOT Report About Canadian Politician Jagmeet Singh's Supposed 'Money-Making Scandal' . Photo Does NOT Show Ukraine Using Chemical Weapons In Russia's Kursk Region. Obama Did NOT Present Plan To 'Flood' Public Square With 'Raw Sewage' In 2022 Speech; He Described Propaganda Tactics. NO Record Michael Jordan Rejected $400 Million Offer from Disney Over 'Woke Ideologies'. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Always doubt what you see on the internet. Only believe something after doing some searching and checking the sources! 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: Optical Illusion Is NOT Stress Test From Japanese Neurologist -- Art From Ukrainian Graphic Designer To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-optical-illusion-is-not-stress-test-designed-by-japanese-neurologist-art-from-ukrainian-graphic-designer.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Let's talk about this in more detail. Will staring at an image designed by a Japanese neurologist measure your stress levels depending on how fast elements of the image appear to be rotating? botty: No, that's not true: The image is optical illusion art by Yurii Perepadia, a Ukrainian graphic designer. artiefast: I see you have more on your notepad? botty: Elements of the image may appear to rotate based on what's called the "peripheral drift illusion." The brain perceives movement in the direction of dark to light in adjacent areas of the graphic -- there is no scientific evidence backing the claim that optical illusions are related to stress levels. artiefast: Remember, not everything you see on the internet is as it appears - always double check your sources before believing in optical illusions as stress tests! SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Cancer Researcher 'Dr. Leo Ferreira' Was NOT Killed In Brazil Plane Crash -- It Was José Ferreira To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-cancer-researcher-dr-leo-ferreira-was-not-killed-in-brazil-plane-crash-it-was-jose-ferreira.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm wondering if this next thing is true? Did Leonardo Ferreira die in a Brazil plane crash in August 2024, as a post on X claimed? botty: No, that's not true: Leonardo Ferreira, the man shown in the video, confirmed to Lead Stories that he is alive and well. artiefast: Interesting! Please continue. botty: Another man with the same last name, retired professor José Roberto Leonel Ferreira, was killed in the crash, according to records. artiefast: I'm speechless. Even ChatGPT doesn't know what to say here. SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Candace Owens Did NOT Sign $25 Million Deal With ABC For Morning Show That's 'Going To Replace The View' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-candace-owens-did-not-sign-25-million-dollar-deal-with-abc-for-morning-show-thats-going-to-replace-the-view.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: We should probably look into this next one. Did conservative commentator Candace Owens sign a $25 million deal with ABC for her own morning show that is "going to replace The View"? botty: No, that's not true: A satirical website first made this claim in July 2024. The information published in August 2024 appears to be AI-generated and contains information from the satirical website. artiefast: What else do you know? botty: Neither ABC, nor Owens has announced an agreement for an Owens-hosted talk show, which would be widely reported news if it had occurred. artiefast: Remember, always fact-check before sharing sensational news stories online! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Nike Did NOT Announce End Of Contract With Brittney Griner To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-nike-did-not-announce-end-of-contract-with-brittney-griner.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I've heard some people talking about something, and I wonder if it is true. Did Nike announce the end of a contract with women's basketball star Brittney Griner after "a strong backlash from the online community" over Griner as too "woke"? botty: No, that's not true: Representatives for Griner told Lead Stories that the claim is false. artiefast: Can you elaborate on that? botty: Nike has made no such public announcement. artiefast: Remember, always verify information with reliable sources before sharing it online. SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Toronto Star Did NOT Report About Canadian Politician Jagmeet Singh's Supposed 'Money-Making Scandal' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-toronto-star-did-not-report-on-canadian-politician-singhs-supposed-money-making-scandal.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm probably not the only one online asking about the next thing. Did the Toronto Star, BBC and other major media cover a scandal involving Canadian politician Jagmeet Singh that supposedly "erupted" after he left his microphone on while on TV? botty: No, that's not true: Searches for coverage of this supposed money-making scandal on these news sites led to no results. artiefast: Thanks for the information. botty: The post on X that said this linked to a fake website that imitated the Toronto Star site. This fake website no longer exists. The Canadian political party that Singh heads, the New Democratic Party, told Lead Stories that there are "malicious" scam posts using images of him and other "prominent figures." artiefast: Remember, always verify the source before sharing juicy political scandals - fake news can be as elusive as Bigfoot! SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Ukraine Using Chemical Weapons In Russia's Kursk Region -- It's From Iraq In 2015 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-photo-does-not-show-ukraine-using-chemical-weapons-in-russias-kursk-region-its-from-iraq-in-2015.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I've got a question for you. Does an image of a post-blast orange cloud confirm that the Ukrainian Armed Forces used chemical weapons during their August 2024 incursion into Russia's Kursk region? botty: No, that's not true: The picture shared on social media was taken in Iraq in 2015. artiefast: Gee, who would have thought? botty: It's unrelated to Ukraine's surprise cross-border attack on Russian territory. artiefast: Remember, always verify the source and date of a photo before jumping to conclusions. SEGMENT 16 Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Present Plan To 'Flood' Public Square With 'Raw Sewage' In 2022 Speech; He Described Propaganda Tactics To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-obama-did-not-present-plan-to-flood-public-square-with-raw-sewage-in-2022-speech-he-described-propaganda-tactics.html 16 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, I saw something online the other day. When former President Barack Obama described a metaphorical plan in 2022 to "flood" the public square with "raw sewage," did he present it as either his own or as that of the Democratic Party? botty: No, that's not true: He was describing how propaganda works, not what he or the party was planning to do. artiefast: Do you have more? botty: He said this in a speech at Stanford University titled "Disinformation Is a Threat to Our Democracy." artiefast: Remember, always fact check before jumping to conclusions - Obama was talking about propaganda, not sewage! SEGMENT 18 Fact Check: NO Record Michael Jordan Rejected $400 Million Offer from Disney Over 'Woke Ideologies' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-no-record-michael-jordan-rejected-400-milion-dollar-offer-from-disney-over-woke-ideologies.html 18 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, Botty, can you look into this other thing for me? Did Michael Jordan reject a $400 million offer from Disney, saying he does not "collaborate with companies aligned with woke ideologies"? botty: No, that's not true: An AI detector found that the article that said so was 99.9 percent likely to be AI-generated. artiefast: I see you have more on your notepad? botty: The media didn't report that Jordan or his representatives rejected an offer from Disney. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before believing sensational headlines. And remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!