HEADLINES Texas Children's Hospital Did NOT Announce It Would 'No Longer Treat Unvaccinated Children' in December 2023. Ministry Of Education In Gaza Did NOT 'Officially Announce' End Of 2023/2024 Academic Year 'As All Students Have Been Killed'. NO Evidence Elon Musk Is Associated With Device Claiming To Reduce 'Your Heating Bill To Basically $0'. Zelenskyy Did NOT Buy A $20 Million Mansion In Vero Beach, Florida. Lia Thomas Did NOT Say She Would Swim With A Men's Team. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Is Elon Musk selling space heaters instead of space rockets now? Find out... 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: Texas Children's Hospital Did NOT Announce It Would 'No Longer Treat Unvaccinated Children' in December 2023 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/12/fact-check-texas-childrens-hospital-pediatric-clinics-did-not-announce-they-will-no-longer-treat-unvaccinate.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Here's something my friend told me, but I'm not sure it is real. Did Texas Children's Hospital announce in December 2023 that it would "no longer treat unvaccinated children"? botty: No, that's not true: A hospital spokesperson told Lead Stories that this claim is "not true." artiefast: Thanks for that! botty: Even if it were true, it would be illegal. Texas enacted a state law, effective September 1, 2023, that prohibited clinicians from refusing services to patients enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) based on their vaccination status. artiefast: "Remember folks, always fact-check before sharing news, and make sure to verify the date and location!" SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Ministry Of Education In Gaza Did NOT 'Officially Announce' End Of 2023/2024 Academic Year 'As All Students Have Been Killed' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/12/fact-check-ministry-of-education-in-gaza-did-not-announce-end-of-academic-year-as-all-students-have-been-killed.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So Botty, what is the actual story here? Was the academic year in Gaza suspended because "all students" have died? botty: No, that's not true: Available data suggests that most schoolchildren are still alive, even though the Hamas-Israel war has disrupted their education. artiefast: Interesting! Please continue. botty: While international organizations have drawn attention to the death toll among minors in the war, none state that Gaza's entire school-age population -- some 625,000 children, according to UNICEF -- have been killed in the fighting. artiefast: Remember, it's important to verify information before sharing. The academic year in Gaza has been disrupted due to the war, but reports of all students being killed are not accurate. SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: NO Evidence Elon Musk Is Associated With Device Claiming To Reduce 'Your Heating Bill To Basically $0' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/12/fact-check-no-evidence-elon-musk-is-associated-with-device-claiming-to-reduce-your-heating-bill-to-basically-0.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: This one's out there on the internet. Is Elon Musk associated with a device that claims to cut "your heating bill to basically $0"? botty: No, that's not true: There's no evidence the SpaceX founder has any connection to the heating unit being peddled on the internet. artiefast: Oh, I see now. That's fascinating. botty: A picture of Musk holding the device in an online article about the product appears to be created using photo editing. artiefast: "Looks like Elon Musk's involvement in cutting heating bills is just a hot air hoax. Remember, always fact-check before investing in any 'revolutionary' devices!" SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Zelenskyy Did NOT Buy A $20 Million Mansion In Vero Beach, Florida To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/12/fact-check-zelenskyy-did-not-buy-a-20-million-dollar-mansion-in-vero-beach-florida.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Is there more information about this next item? Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy a $20 million mansion in Vero Beach, Florida? botty: No, that's not true: A post making the claim includes photographs of a house for sale in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, which is more than 200 miles from Vero Beach. artiefast: I'm relieved to hear that. botty: The property's listing agents told Lead Stories the claim isn't true and confirmed that the house is still on the market. artiefast: "Looks like someone needs a geography lesson! Turns out Zelenskyy's mansion is still up for grabs in Ponte Vedra Beach, not Vero Beach. Better double-check those Google Maps, folks!" SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Lia Thomas Did NOT Say She Would Swim With A Men's Team -- Claim Is From Satire Site To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/12/fact-check-lia-thomas-did-not-say-she-would-swim-with-a-mens-team-claim-from-satire-site.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Have you found any more detail about this? Did Lia Thomas decide to swim with a men's team after facing "extreme criticism" for transitioning and swimming with female teams? botty: No, that's not true: This claim about the transgender woman swimmer comes from a satirical website that has a history of fabricating content surrounding popular topics. artiefast: Did you find out more? botty: The site says in its About section that it brings "the freshest fake news, some sassy analysis, and a good dose of satire." Lead Stories found no credible reports about what would be a newsworthy statement if Thomas had actually said she would swim with a men's team. artiefast: "Looks like someone got caught in the deep end of satire! Remember folks, always double-check your sources before diving into the news pool." artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!