HEADLINES
 Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern For 'Little Boy Approximately 3 Years Old' Found Walking Alone.
 Video Does NOT Show Hells Angels Riding To Aurora, Colorado To Fight Venezuelan Gang.
 Melania Trump Has NOT Filed For Divorce.

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bottyfast: Which of today's three hoaxes would you have fallen for?  Tell us in the comments!
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!.


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Fact Check: Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern For 'Little Boy Approximately 3 Years Old' Found Walking Alone -- It's Recycled Ruse
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artie: Do you have any information on this question?
 Were posts on Facebook about an "approximately 3 year old" toddler an authentic try to find the boy's parents?
botty: No, that's not true: Those posts were a version of an already debunked bait-and-switch scheme involving scam real-estate ads.
artiefast: Thanks for the information.
botty: The scam targets people with low incomes and tricks them into disclosing sensitive personal information.
artiefast: Remember, always verify the source before sharing a missing child post online.


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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hells Angels Riding To Aurora, Colorado To Fight Venezuelan Gang -- Was Recorded In Brazil In July 2024
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artie: Hey Botty, I heard you looked into this?
 Does a video on Instagram show Hells Angels going to Aurora, Colorado, to fight members of a Venezuelan gang after gang-related violence was reported in August 2024?
botty: No, that's not true: The video was first posted to TikTok on July 7, 2024, more than a month before local media reported gang violence in Aurora.
artiefast: Are there more details?
botty: Elements in the video and on the original poster's TikTok account suggest that the clip was recorded during a motorcycle parade in São ​​Paulo, Brazil. 
artiefast: Remember, always verify the location and date before sharing videos online - looks like these Hells Angels took a wrong turn to Colorado!


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Fact Check: Melania Trump Has NOT Filed For Divorce -- Poster Claims It Was 'Disinformation Experiment'
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artie: Here's something my friend told me, but I'm not sure it is real.
 Did Melania Trump officially e-file for divorce from Donald Trump over Labor Day weekend 2024?
botty: No, that's not true: This story originated with a faked screenshot that looked like Newsweek reporting. The image resembling a Newsweek tweet was posted to several social media platforms by data scientist and whistleblower Rebekah Jones, who later claimed this was a test.
artiefast: More people should know that.
botty: After the post spread on social media on September 1, 2024, Jones posted a seven-minute-long video on TikTok where she stated, "I posted something that is absolutely and completely fabricated and made up."
artiefast: Remember folks, always double check your sources before sharing juicy gossip!
artie: That's all folks!
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