bottyphone: What's your favorite type of music, Artie? artiephone: Definitely heavy metal, but only if it's made of actual metal. arthurphonefast: Attention! The Daily Not, 2023/11/02 arthurphone: Live in 3... 2... 1... 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: So, Botty, what do we have today? botty: Here's an overview of what didn't happen: bottyfast: Actor Jason Statham Did NOT Install Palestinian Flag On His Jeep. Elon Musk Did NOT Promote An Automatic Investment Platform On SABC News South Africa. 'Survey' Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Killed 3.5X More Americans Than COVID Virus . CNN Footage Does NOT Show Corpse In Shroud Moving. artie: So all of that didn't happen? Let's get down into details. SEGMENT 04 Fact Check: Actor Jason Statham Did NOT Install Palestinian Flag On His Jeep To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/11/fact-check-actor-jason-statham-did-not-install-palestinian-flag-on-his-jeep.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Have you heard about this next one, Botty? Did actor Jason Statham install a Palestinian flag on his Jeep amid the Israel-Hamas conflict in 2023? botty: No, that's not true: A close-up picture from a video included in the claim clearly shows that the man in it is not Statham, a well-known Hollywood actor. artiefast: And that's one more thing we've learned today! botty: Statham has not made any public comments about the Hamas-Israel conflict as of this writing. artiefast: "Well, folks, it turns out that Jason Statham didn't install a Palestinian flag on his Jeep. I guess you could say this rumor just drove off a cliff! Looks like someone mistook a stunt double for the real deal. Let's hope Jason doesn't get caught in a case of mistaken identity while he's busy kicking butt on the big screen!" SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Promote An Automatic Investment Platform On SABC News South Africa To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/11/fact-check-elon-musk-did-not-promote-investment-platform-on-sabc-news-south-africa.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I hope you can answer this one, Botty. Did Elon Musk promote an investing platform on SABC News South Africa? botty: No, that's not true: This video post uses inauthentic audio dubbed over an authentic video of Musk speaking during a Fox News interview in April 2023. artiefast: More people should know that. botty: No such report on the South African Broadcasting Corporation website was found. This resembles multiple prior posts making false claims that Musk announced a miracle investing platform on CNN and on the BBC. The posts are used to harvest the personal information of the unwary. artiefast: "Well, it seems like Elon Musk is not only a genius when it comes to technology, but also a victim of some creative editing. I guess even the richest man in the world can't escape the deepfake investment schemes. Remember folks, always fact-check before you invest your personal information!" SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: 'Survey' Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Killed 3.5X More Americans Than COVID Virus To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/11/fact-check-survey-does-not-prove-covid-vaccine-killed-3x-more-americans-than-the-virus.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Have you heard about this next one, Botty? Did a "survey" find that COVID-19 vaccines "killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus"? botty: No, that's not true: A medical professional who treats patients of long COVID told Lead Stories that the so-called survey "lacked scientific rigor" and could not be extrapolated to the broader public -- it was not scientifically sound and included methodological flaws. artiefast: I did not see that coming. botty: The claim originated in a blog post by Steve Kirsch, whose false claims regarding COVID-19 vaccines have been debunked by Lead Stories before. Survey respondents were primarily made up of Kirsch's already-established audience, meaning they were likely similarly minded people in the first place. artiefast: "Well, folks, it seems like someone's been cooking up some questionable data in their own little lab. I guess they forgot to add a pinch of scientific rigor and a dash of common sense. Maybe next time they should stick to baking cookies instead of spreading half-baked claims." SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: CNN Footage Does NOT Show Corpse In Shroud Moving -- Only The Cloth Cover Moves When Adjusted To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/11/fact-check-cnn-footage-does-not-show-corpse-in-shroud-moving-only-the-cloth-cover-moves-when-adjusted.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: OK, what about this one? Did CNN air footage of a Palestinian crisis actor wrapped in a white shroud pretending to be a corpse who moved their head instead of staying perfectly still? botty: No, that's not true: The CNN footage shows the body of a dead person wrapped in a shroud that was gathered and tied at their head. artiefast: Tell me more, Botty. botty: When a man adjusted the shroud, the gathered cloth shifted but this movement was not caused by a fake corpse moving. artiefast: "Well folks, turns out CNN isn't in the business of resurrecting the dead. That footage of a 'moving corpse' was just a case of a shroud getting a little too excited for its own good. Talk about a fabric malfunction!" artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!