{"id":2267767,"date":"2024-06-14T10:43:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T14:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-nbc-news-report-on-fbi-predicting-future-sociopaths-based-on-video-games\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T10:45:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T14:45:32","slug":"fact-check-did-nbc-news-report-on-fbi-predicting-future-sociopaths-based-on-video-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-nbc-news-report-on-fbi-predicting-future-sociopaths-based-on-video-games\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did NBC News Cover an FBI Prediction Linking Video Games to &#8216;Future Sociopaths&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-nbc-news-report-on-fbi-predicting-future-sociopaths-based-on-video-games%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2267767&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A photo shared on \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zuckerbergs-attempt-to-take-down-musks-twitter-is-tanking-further-and-further-each-day-data-shows\/\" title=\"Zuckerberg's bid to defeat Musk on Twitter is failing more each day, data reveals.\">social \u200cmedia platform<\/a> X claimed that NBC News reported the FBI is using data from games like\u2063 &#8220;Skyrim&#8221; and \u200d&#8221;Fallout&#8221; to predict future sociopaths.\u200c The picture shows \u2064a woman in an FBI vest and a screenshot \u200dof &#8220;Skyrim.&#8221; The caption questions how the FBI could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-strong-arms-smaller-competitor-with-data-demands\/\" title=\"Google Strong-Arms Smaller Competitor With Data Demands\">access user data<\/a>. However,\u2063 upon verification,\u200c this claim was found to be false. The image \u2062is digitally fabricated, and\u200d no such article\u200b exists \u2062on the NBC News \u2064website \u2062or their social media accounts. Additionally, unrelated but noteworthy current news mentions that\u2064 new FBI \u200bdata indicates a significant drop in \u2064violent crime and murder \u2063rates in the U.S. \u200dat the beginning of 2024.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p><span>A photo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AgoristN\/status\/1800606274704330775\"><span>shared on X<\/span><\/a><span>  allegedly shows an NBC News article reporting that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is using player data from games like \u201cSkyrim\u201d and \u201cFallout\u201d to \u201cpredict future sociopaths.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How do they get users player data? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fr67hNqxV7\">pic.twitter.com\/Fr67hNqxV7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Agorist Nexus (@AgoristN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AgoristN\/status\/1800606274704330775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally fabricated. No such article can be found on the NBC News website or social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>New FBI data has found that violent crime in the U.S. has dropped significantly at the start of 2024, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/10\/us\/us-violent-crime-rates-statistics\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. The murder rate in particular \u201ccould be headed for its largest annual decline ever,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>An X post alleges NBC reported that the FBI is using \u201cplayer data\u201d to assess the player\u2019s mental state. The post includes a photo of a woman in an \u201cFBI\u201d vest and a screenshot of the game \u201cSkyrim.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The alleged NBC News headline reads, \u201cRecent leak shows FBI uses player data to predict future sociopaths based on how players treat NPCs in games like fallout and skyrim.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do they get users player data?\u201d the post\u2019s caption reads.<\/p>\n<p><span>This image has been digitally fabricated, however. There are no results for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-bbc-news-publish-a-story-about-tom-hanks-being-arrested-for-child-pornography-possession\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did BBC News Publish A Story About Tom Hanks Being Arrested For Child Pornography Possession?\">alleged article<\/a> on the NBC News <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/search\/?q=recent+leak+shows+fbi+uses+player+data+to+predict+future+sociopaths\"><span>site<\/span><\/a><span>  or the outlet\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100059456233501\/search\/?q=recent%20leak%20shows%20fbi%20uses%20player%20data%20to%20predict%20future%20sociopaths\"><span>social<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nbcnews\/\"><span>media<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=recent%20leak%20shows%20fbi%20uses%20player%20data%20to%20predict%20future%20sociopaths%20(from%3ANBCNews)&#038;src=typed_query&#038;f=live\"><span>accounts<\/span><\/a><span>. Check Your Fact found no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=e7e0c1ca675d2d4f&#038;rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1076US1076&#038;sxsrf=ADLYWIJgSvf5gJvT7Eh__MOeM3Doy_rSmg:1718224904436&#038;q=FBI+is+using+player+data+from+games+like+Skyrim+and+Fallout+to+predict+future+sociopaths&#038;tbm=nws&#038;source=lnms&#038;fbs=AEQNm0BFzJJBokWCypWynESA-l_nQNjXnLRS-bE0pvWHFZ9SvvbD6U4s-dGWdvhfxrzmc14IqEoiJ89on4oBcfA4Ln2EIHPDjpkhOwDi2AIvVT8roKrn_rAkY3n4u_bHr5hh--hrN4Q_e-QT852pxm9a4PaN6n5CdEKi37YNBzD2jNydBze_emg1GSdrdm8fckrN_UYtiTYoXi5Kjv-DuiZ6Q7rK-BKNOQ&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwiBw8rI9taGAxXc_8kDHcl0EZcQ0pQJegQIBhAB&#038;biw=1920&#038;bih=911&#038;dpr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-an-israeli-clergyman-blessing-guns\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show An Israeli Clergyman Blessing Guns?\">credible news reports<\/a><\/a> about the FBI claim from NBC News or any other sources. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/11\/fact-check-viral-x-post-claims-fbi-got-bullied-into-deleting-pride-month-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(<\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/11\/fact-check-viral-x-post-claims-fbi-got-bullied-into-deleting-pride-month-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RELATED: Viral X Post Claims FBI \u2018Got Bullied\u2019 Into Deleting Pride Month Post)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The oldest iteration of the photo appears to have been posted on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/DivinityOriginalSin\/comments\/z8z2xf\/if_they_check_divinity_we_are_all_effed\/\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><span>  in November 2022 and has a label that says \u201cMeme.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact reached out to a CBS News spokesperson for comment and will update this piece accordingly if a comment is received. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral image on X claims an NBC News article reported the FBI uses data from games like &#8220;Skyrim&#8221; and &#8220;Fallout&#8221; to identify potential sociopaths. 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