HEADLINES Video Does NOT Show Iowa Caucus Voters Throwing Random Scraps Into Paper Bag. Netanyahu Did NOT Say In October 2023 That 'America Is A Thing You Can Move Very Easily'. NO Evidence That 'White Hats' Arrested Campaign Staffer For Nikki Haley in Iowa . Video Does NOT Show 'US-Owned Cargo Ship ... Hit By A Missile Off The Coast Of Yemen' On January 15, 2024. Oprah Winfrey Was NOT Sent To GITMO On December 3, 2023. Synagogue Tunnels Discovered In NYC Are NOT Connected To Jeffrey Epstein Mansion. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: We have the first election fraud story of the season! And it is not what you'd expect. 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: Video Does NOT Show Iowa Caucus Voters Throwing Random Scraps Into Paper Bag -- Ballots Are Watermarked, Preprinted To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-video-does-not-show-iowa-caucus-voters-throwing-random-piece-of-paper-into-paper-bag-ballots-are-watermarked-preprinted.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I don't know what to believe about this thing. Do social media reactions to video showing Republicans putting ballots in a brown paper bag during the Iowa Caucus correctly assume an absence of election integrity measures at the caucus? botty: No, that is not true: Kelley Koch, the Republican chair of Dallas County, where the votes in the video were being tallied, told Lead Stories the ballots are preprinted with a watermark and were distributed at the caucus. artiefast: What else have you got there? botty: Voters were required to show identification to prove they were a precinct resident and to get an official paper ballot. The paper bags were selected ahead of time to be a simple vote-gathering mechanism. artiefast: "Before jumping to conclusions, let's remember to verify the facts and check the source before sharing videos like these." SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Netanyahu Did NOT Say In October 2023 That 'America Is A Thing You Can Move Very Easily' -- Recording Was Made In 2001 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-netanyahu-did-not-say-in-october-2023-that-america-is-a-thing-you-can-move-very-easily.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: What can you tell me about this, Botty? Did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describe the United States as "a thing you can move very easily" just one week after the October 7, 2023, Hamas invasion? botty: No, that's not true: The tape in which he made the remark reportedly was recorded in 2001. artiefast: Good you looked into it. botty: The footage was made public in media accounts for the first time in 2010, not in 2023 or early 2024. artiefast: "Before jumping to conclusions, let's remember the importance of fact-checking and verifying sources. It's always wise to dig deeper before sharing information." SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: NO Evidence That 'White Hats' Arrested Campaign Staffer For Nikki Haley in Iowa To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-white-hats-did-not-arrest-nikki-haley-campaign-staffer-in-iowa.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: People say you shouldn't believe everything on the internet. But here's a question. Did the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division arrest a staffer of 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley in Iowa in January 2024? botty: No, that's not true: There is no evidence that a Haley staffer was arrested, purportedly for handing out prepaid gift cards in exchange for votes for Haley in the Iowa caucus. artiefast: Glad someone did the research! botty: The website where this claim appeared is known for posting fabricated stories involving political and entertainment figures. artiefast: "Remember folks, always double-check your sources before sharing sensational stories. Don't let fake news take you for a ride!" SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'US-Owned Cargo Ship ... Hit By A Missile Off The Coast Of Yemen' On January 15, 2024 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-video-does-not-show-us-owned-cargo-ship-hit-by-missile-off-yemen.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm wondering if this next thing is true? Does a video shared on social media in January 2024 show a "US-owned cargo ship" that was "hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen"? botty: No, that's not true: The video clip was originally published online in May 2021. artiefast: Did you find out more? botty: It depicted a Singapore-registered container ship off the coast of Sri Lanka that was evacuated after a chemical fire caused an explosion. There was a missile strike on a ship off the coast of Yemen that was reported on January 15, 2024, but the clip shared in an Instagram post does not show that incident. artiefast: "Remember folks, before sharing videos, make sure to verify the date and location. It's easy to get caught up in the excitement, but accuracy matters!" SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Oprah Winfrey Was NOT Sent To GITMO On December 3, 2023 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-oprah-winfrey-was-not-sent-to-gitmo-on-december-3-2023.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: What do your sources say about this one? Was former talk show host Oprah Winfrey arrested and sent to Guantanamo Bay in early December 2023? botty: No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Winfrey is in Guantanamo Bay. artiefast: Tell me more, Botty. botty: She has posted as recently as January 15, 2024, on her verified social media accounts and has made public appearances since December 2023. artiefast: "Looks like Oprah's still free to give away cars and spread positivity, folks!" SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: Synagogue Tunnels Discovered In NYC Are NOT Connected To Jeffrey Epstein Mansion To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-synagogue-tunnels-discovered-in-nyc-are-not-connected-to-jeffrey-epstein-mansion.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Here's another question for you. Were the tunnels discovered under a Brooklyn synagogue in early January 2024 connected to the former mansion of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein? botty: No, that's not true: the New York City Department of Buildings stated that there's only a single 60 feet long tunnel under the facility, not nearly long enough to connect to the former Epstein property almost nine miles away. artiefast: That's good context. botty: Any tunnel connecting to Epstein's Manhattan mansion from the Brooklyn location would have to burrow under the East River and avoid multiple major subway tunnels and buried sewer, water, gas and electrical lines and the basements and footings under major buildings. artiefast: "Looks like those synagogue tunnels are just a case of underground gossip! Remember folks, always fact-check before digging into conspiracy theories." artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!