HEADLINES Elon Musk, Kelly Clarkson Did NOT Promote Weight Loss Gummies In A 2023 Interview. Video Does NOT Show 1982 US Government Program Testing For 'Dimensional Travel'. Blurring In Free Palestine Protest Video Was NOT Specific To Women's Legs. New Zealand Health Data Does NOT Prove 20 Percent Of Vaccinated Died After COVID-19 Immunization. Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian Soldiers Wearing WWII German Helmets. War Exceptions Are NOT New For 2024 Insurance Policies. Wernher von Braun Was NOT The Founder Of NASA. Episode 9 Of Season 24 Of 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict A Solar Superstorm . Australian Government Did NOT Advocate COVID-19 Vaccination Without Consent During Sedation. Apeel Produce Coating Does NOT Contain Unidentified Or Harmful Ingredients. Peter Doocy, John Berman Did NOT Report That 100 Earthquakes "Just Hit" Yellowstone In December 2023. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Happy New Year! Welcome to our first episode of the year... 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: Elon Musk, Kelly Clarkson Did NOT Promote Weight Loss Gummies In A 2023 Interview To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-elon-musk-and-kelly-clarkson-did-not-promote-weight-loss-gummies-in-a-2023-interview.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Can you shed some light on this issue? Did music artist Kelly Clarkson and Tesla CEO Elon Musk promote weight-loss gummies in a 2023 televised interview? botty: No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Musk and Clarkson promoted such a product. artiefast: Good you looked into it. botty: Lead Stories has previously reported on fake websites that use celebrities' likenesses to scam viewers into buying weight-loss products. artiefast: "Looks like someone's been gummy dreaming about weight loss in the future! Remember folks, always double-check before you buy into celebrity endorsements." SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 1982 US Government Program Testing For 'Dimensional Travel' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-video-does-not-show-1982-us-government-program-testing-for-dimensional-travel.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I heard you looked into this next question. Does a video show a 1982 United States government program that was testing for "dimensional travel"? botty: No, that's not true: The video is from a sci-fi filmmaker Kane Parsons. artiefast: Did you find out more? botty: The footage is readily available on YouTube and is part of his series of found footage horror shorts titled "The Backrooms." artiefast: "Looks like someone got caught in a sci-fi time warp! Remember folks, always double-check the source before believing in interdimensional travel experiments." SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Blurring In Free Palestine Protest Video Was NOT Specific To Women's Legs To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-blurring-in-free-palestine-protest-video-not-specific-to-womens-legs.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Have you found any more detail about this? Was a video, showing people in Wales singing in support of Palestine, blurred to comply with Sharia law -- to hide the bare legs of the women who were wearing shorts? botty: No, that's not true: The video was first posted on TikTok without the blurring and was apparently added when another account reuploaded the video to Instagram, a platform with a policy of limiting the reach of Reels videos carrying watermarks and logos -- a sign which may indicate the content is recycled. artiefast: Gee, who would have thought? botty: Because the blurring does not consistently obscure all of the women's bare legs in the scene or only their bare legs, there is no evidence the blurring served any purpose other than removing a watermark. artiefast: "Looks like someone got a little trigger-happy with the blur tool! Remember folks, always double-check the source before jumping to conclusions." SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: New Zealand Health Data Does NOT Prove 20 Percent Of Vaccinated Died After COVID-19 Immunization To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-new-zealand-health-data-does-not-prove-20-percent-of-vaccinated-died-after-covid-19-immunization.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm dying to find out what you found out about this. Does New Zealand health data prove that 20 percent of vaccinated citizens died after COVID-19 vaccination? botty: No, that's not true: The agency wrote, "We assure people there is no evidence whatsoever that vaccination is responsible for excess mortality in New Zealand and that they can continue to have confidence in vaccines." artiefast: Tell me more, Botty. botty: Two experts that Lead Stories spoke with independently confirmed that the information in an article represented an "erroneous conclusion" based on flawed data that was not analyzed in a methodologically sound manner. artiefast: "Remember folks, always fact-check before spreading information. In this case, the New Zealand health agency assures us that there is no evidence of excess mortality due to vaccination. Let's trust the experts and have confidence in vaccines." SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian Soldiers Wearing WWII German Helmets To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-video-does-not-show-ukrainian-soldiers-wearing-ww2-german-helmets.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, Botty, can you look into this other thing for me? Does a viral video portray Ukrainian soldiers in 2023 wearing "WW2 era German helmets"? botty: No, that's not true: The footage shows a traditional reenactment event in Belgium. artiefast: I should have known that! botty: Nothing in the video links the men wearing historic uniforms to Ukraine. artiefast: "Looks like someone needs a history lesson before hitting the share button!" SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: War Exceptions Are NOT New For 2024 Insurance Policies To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-war-exceptions-are-not-new-for-2024-insurance-policies.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm really curious about this next one. Did insurance companies Cigna and UnitedHealthcare add new text that denies health care if a person has been affected by a war in 2024? botty: No, that's not true: This language has been included in Cigna's and UnitedHealthcare's insurance policies in the past. artiefast: Good thing I asked. botty: Lead Stories found multiple examples of this clause in policies during previous years. artiefast: "Looks like Cigna and UnitedHealthcare are just sticking to their old war stories in their insurance policies. No surprises here!" SEGMENT 16 Fact Check: Wernher von Braun Was NOT The Founder Of NASA To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-werner-von-braun-was-not-the-founder-of-nasa.html 16 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: What can you tell me about this, Botty? Did German-born rocket engineer Wernher von Braun found the National Aeronautics and Space Administration? botty: No, that's not true: The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 29, 1958, led to the formation of NASA. artiefast: Thanks for that! botty: It was not the work of a single person or of von Braun, who did not work for NASA at that time. artiefast: "Looks like we've got a little rocket misfire here! Turns out, von Braun didn't launch NASA, but hey, he still had a blast with his own rocketry!" SEGMENT 18 Fact Check: Episode 9 Of Season 24 Of 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict A Solar Superstorm To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-episode-9-of-season-24-of-the-simpsons-did-not-predict-a-solar-superstorm.html 18 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, Botty, can you look into this other thing for me? Does a social media post accurately summarize the events portrayed in an episode of "The Simpsons" -- that a solar superstorm struck Springfield, causing an electromagnetic pulse that led to a complete shutdown of the town and internet access? botty: No, that's not true: The 2013 Simpsons episode mentioned in the social media post -- Episode Nine of Season 24 -- does not feature a solar superstorm. artiefast: More information always helps. botty: The fictional event that caused the blackout in the Simpsons' town of Springfield stemmed from Homer Simpson neglecting his job at the local nuclear power plant, according to a Simpsons fan site, unofficial episode transcript and show review. artiefast: "Looks like someone needs to brush up on their Simpsons trivia before hitting that share button!" SEGMENT 20 Fact Check: Australian Government Did NOT Advocate COVID-19 Vaccination Without Consent During Sedation To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-australian-government-did-not-advocate-covid-19-vaccination-without-consent-during-sedation.html 20 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I've got a question for you. Did the Australian government recommend vaccinating patients for COVID-19 without consent, while the patient was under sedation? botty: No, that's not true: There is no official support for such a claim. artiefast: Thanks for looking into that. botty: The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, part of the nation's Department of Health, stated the opposite in an advice document dated April 6, 2022: "Sedation should not be used as a measure to enforce compliance with vaccination requirements." artiefast: "Looks like someone's been spreading some sedation misinformation. Remember folks, always fact-check before sharing!" SEGMENT 22 Fact Check: Apeel Produce Coating Does NOT Contain Unidentified Or Harmful Ingredients To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-apeel-produce-coating-does-not-contain-ingredients-harmful-to-human-health.html 22 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Here's another question for you. Does the Apeel produce coating Organipeel contain an "unidentified coating" that is falsely labeled as organic and that could be harmful to human health? botty: No, that's not true: Though it may be applied to organic produce, it is neither considered an organic product by regulatory agencies nor does the company claim it to be. artiefast: Thanks for looking into that. botty: Orangipeel is a coating used to delay produce spoilage and is primarily made of a derivative from plant oils but it also contains citric acid. artiefast: "Looks like the Apeel produce coating is just as transparent as their ingredients! No unidentified or harmful stuff here, folks." SEGMENT 24 Fact Check: Peter Doocy, John Berman Did NOT Report That 100 Earthquakes "Just Hit" Yellowstone In December 2023 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-peter-doocy-john-berman-did-not-report-that-100-earthquakes-just-hit-yellowstone.html 24 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: We should probably look into this next one. Did journalists Peter Doocy or John Berman report that 100 earthquakes "just hit" Yellowstone National Park and that such earthquakes may lead to an "eruption"? botty: No, that's not true: There is no evidence that either journalist reported such news. artiefast: Can you elaborate on that? botty: Additionally, a video mentioning such a report does not show any clips of either journalist saying that. The video also mixes in footage from the floods that closed park roads in 2022. artiefast: "Remember folks, before you hit that panic button, make sure to double-check your sources and separate fact from fiction. Don't let a shaky video shake your trust in reliable journalism!" artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!