HEADLINES Iceland Has NOT Banned 'Covid Shots' As Of December 5, 2023. Bruce Springsteen Did NOT Wear 'Keep America Trumpless' Shirt. Nurse Tiffany Dover Did NOT Vanish From Public Eye, Stay Silent After Fainting From COVID Vaccine In 2020. Kevin Costner Did NOT Promote Hair Growth Product 'RenewHairX'. Video Of Man Entering Store Empty Of Shoppers On Black Friday Was NOT In Biden's Economy. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: What do Bruce Springsteen and Kevin Costner have in common? They were both victimized by fake ads. Stay tuned! 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: Iceland Has NOT Banned 'Covid Shots' As Of December 5, 2023 -- At-Risk People Encouraged To Stay On COVID Vaccine Schedule To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/12/fact-check-iceland-has-not-banned-covid-shots-as-of-december-5-2023.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm really curious about this next one. Did Iceland ban COVID-19 vaccinations? botty: No, that's not true: The Nordic nation has not banned COVID vaccines as of this publication and was actually encouraging at-risk populations to maintain a recommended vaccine schedule. artiefast: I did not know that. botty: Social media users and publications that pushed the false information regarding a ban did not provide verifiable evidence to support or corroborate the claim. Lead Stories determined that the claim originated in an article that misreported content from a Substack blog post published by Sasha Latypova, who has previously been debunked for presenting false material about vaccines. artiefast: "Remember folks, always fact-check before sharing information online. Don't let false claims go viral!" SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Bruce Springsteen Did NOT Wear 'Keep America Trumpless' Shirt -- Photo Has Been Altered To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/12/fact-check-bruce-springsteen-did-not-wear-keep-america-trumpless-shirt-photo-has-been-edited.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I hope you can answer this one, Botty. Did singer Bruce Springsteen wear a shirt that reads, "KEEP AMERICA TRUMPLESS"? botty: No, that's not true: The text on the shirt was added after the photo was taken. artiefast: And that's one more thing we've learned today! botty: Lead Stories found two credible sources, Vice and Getty Images, that show photos of Springsteen in the same pose, but with no text on the T-shirt. artiefast: "Looks like someone tried to give The Boss a political makeover, but the truth is, Springsteen's fashion choices are still rockin' the classics!" SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Nurse Tiffany Dover Did NOT Vanish From Public Eye, Stay Silent After Fainting From COVID Vaccine In 2020 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/12/fact-check-nurse-tiffany-dover-did-not-disappear-from-public-eye-stay-silent-after-fainting-from-covid-vax.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm wondering if this next thing is true? Did nurse Tiffany Dover disappear from the public eye and stay silent after she fainted after receiving the first COVID-19 vaccine? botty: No, that's not true: She has public social media accounts where she posted in the weeks after getting the shot, several times in 2021 and throughout 2023. artiefast: I did not see that coming. botty: Dover spoke publicly about fainting after the COVID vaccine in a video she posted on her Instagram and TikTok accounts on April 10, 2023, as well as an interview with NBC News on April 10, 2023. artiefast: Remember, before jumping to conclusions, it's always a good idea to verify the facts and check reliable sources. SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Kevin Costner Did NOT Promote Hair Growth Product 'RenewHairX' -- Video Has Fake Voiceover Added To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/12/fact-check-kevin-costner-did-not-promote-hair-growth-product-renewhairx-video-has-fake-voiceover-added.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I've got a question for you. Did celebrity Kevin Costner recently refute rumors that he had a hair transplant and share a personal testimonial about the positive results he has seen since he began using the roll-on hair growth product RenewHairX? botty: No, that's not true: A fake audio track promoting a product was dubbed over Costner's voice in a video clip taken from a 2008 guest appearance on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." artiefast: So there was more to it. botty: Costner was not discussing treatments for hair loss but discussing how he was a late bloomer and had a growth spurt in his late teens. artiefast: "Looks like Kevin Costner's hair growth secret is still a mystery, but at least we know he had a growth spurt in his late teens!" SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Video Of Man Entering Store Empty Of Shoppers On Black Friday Was NOT In Biden's Economy -- This Was UK In 2017 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/12/fact-check-video-of-man-entering-empty-store-on-black-friday-was-not-result-of-bidens-economy-this-was-uk-in-2017.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Here's something my friend told me, but I'm not sure it is real. Was a Black Friday video of a lone man entering a store empty of shoppers taken in the U.S. in 2023, reflecting the U.S. economy under President Joe Biden? botty: No, that's not true: This video was shot in the United Kingdom in November 2017. artiefast: I did not expect that. botty: A BBC News correspondent posted this video on what was then Twitter, now X, in 2017, and a news article about the video from the U.K. outlet The Independent was published in November 2017. artiefast: "Looks like this Black Friday video took a wrong turn at the Atlantic Ocean! Remember folks, always double-check the facts before jumping to conclusions." artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!