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Thursday, November 28, 2024

No, 'AI Jesus' is not hearing confessions in a church

An art installation demonstrating the potential for AI to have a role in religion wasn't set up to take confession. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Checking the Facts

Thu Nov 28 2024

 
A crucifix is pictured at McFarlin United Methodist Church in Norman, Okla., on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.

An art installation demonstrating the potential for AI to have a role in religion wasn't set up to take confession.

Former US basketball player Karl Malone attends the NBA All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
 

Claim Trump appointed Karl Malone started as satire | Fact check

The claim originated from a satirical account. Trump can't appoint a new director for Child Protective Services because it is a state-run agency.

MIAMI, FL - JULY 23: A McDonald's restaurant is seen July 23, 2012 in Miami, Florida. The company announced that 2nd quarter profit dropped 4.5 percent. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
 

No evidence McDonald's offered 'hush money' to RFK Jr. | Fact check

There is no evidence McDonald's offered to pay Robert F. Kennedy Jr. $850 million in "hush money."

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 27: Former WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024 in New York City. Trump closed out his weekend of campaigning in New York City with a guest list of speakers that includes his running mate Republican Vice Presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Tesla CEO Elon Musk, UFC CEO Dana White, and House   Speaker Mike Johnson, among others, nine days before Election Day. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
 

No, Trump didn't name Hulk Hogan as education secretary | Fact check

There was no evidence to support the claim, which was made by a comedian, when it was made. Trump later picked an Oregon lawmaker for the job.

Defendant Nikita Zhuravel, who was detained in May 2023 under a law against offending religious believers' feelings after he burned a copy of the Koran outside a mosque in Volgograd city, attends a court hearing in the Chechen capital of Grozny, Russia, February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Chingis Kondarov
 

Russian's 14-year sentence for treason, not burning Quran | Fact check

The man was sentenced to 14 years for high treason. It came months after he was convicted of burning the Quran and started serving a shorter term.

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 6, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo
 

Parody account spread fabricated Trump quote on Ukraine | Fact check

There's no credible evidence Trump, as president-elect, said he would "make sure" Biden doesn't let Ukraine use U.S.-supplied missiles against Russia.

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a rally held by Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Greensboro Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. November 2, 2024. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe/File Photo/File Photo
 

Trump AG pick didn't post about probing Pelosi finances | Fact check

There's no record of the post on Bondi's X profile. The post was shared by a satirical X account whose "parody" label is omitted in the image.

Hobby Lobby in the Freedom Town Center.
 

Hobby Lobby's David Green not exec at Heritage Foundation | Fact check

The David Green who founded Hobby Lobby is not the same David Green who controls the purse strings at the Heritage Foundation.

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